It was early the next morning, the wrestlers not getting much sleep. Matt, Nick, and Kenny had asked to talk with Hunter and Stephanie. The room was filled with silence.
"This whole thing…" Matt says. "We don't know exactly what they are going through. Or how this will affect them."
"Right," Hunter says. "This goes beyond anything we've ever experienced before."
"The only people that are going to understand, really understand what they went through are the others taken as well," Matt says. "Now, I don't know about you. But I want to do what is right for them, regardless of how it reflects on us. The fans already know something is up."
"I've seen how you guys have been the past few days," Stephanie says. "You are great leaders."
"Well, we try," Kenny says. "I just cannot with good conscious tear these guys a part after all this is done. We have to put them first, above everything else."
"I agree with you," Hunter says. "I just wish I could have stopped it all from happening in the first place."
"These things happen, you can't change the past," Kenny says. "All you can do is focus on the present."
Ollie and Jensen arrive at the scene. They are ushered in through the trees. Ollie looks back at the road.
"It's shielded from view," Ollie says.
"There are two sets of tire tracks," The forensic tech tells them. "One's from a larger vehicle. We found blood in the trunk."
"Blood?" Jensen asks.
"It was a small amount," The forensic tech says. Ollie leans down to look at the ground.
"What is that?" Jensen asks.
"Glucose test strip, it's been used," Ollie says. "This seems deliberate."
"We didn't find any needles," The forensic tech says.
"Did you check the car?" Ollie asks.
"No, sir, we were waiting for you," The forensic tech says. Ollie stands up going over to the car. First thing he notices is the handcuffs on the backseat. There were three types, real handcuffs with the key still inside, police grade and just the regular zip ties.
"The glove box is opened," Jensen says. He sighs looking at the three phones on the median. "Kyle's phone is fucking trashed, battery and everything. The others are mostly intact."
"They had to have copied his stuff onto another device," Ollie says. "We know he has a glucose monitor, right?"
"Yeah, he uses the Eversense E3," Jensen answers. "You think they'd help us out?"
"Can't hurt to try," Ollie says. He looks behind Johnny's car. "They kept driving. There's two different tracks." Jensen turns on the car, the screen coming on. "Anything?"
"His GPS sent him to the parking lot where we found Kyle's car," Jensen says. "Check on the bottom of the car, see if there's a tracker. Whoever kidnapped them, didn't drive to that parking lot, which means he had help. We didn't find any other cars other than Kyle's." Ollie bends down sliding underneath the car.
"Yup," Ollie confirms. "There's a tracker."
"How would they have gotten that on his car?" The forensic tech asks.
"It was probably during a taping," Jensen says. "Their cars are sitting there all day pretty much."
"Maybe the others will know something," Ollie says, getting helped up by his twin brother. "They were being stalked for a while. We know who was doing the stalking?"
"The Buck's said something about Russo having stalked before. Hunter said Nash and Hall also have experience." Jensen says. He looks up when he hears a couple car doors shut.
"Media?" Ollie asks. Jensen just nods. "Just what we fucking need."
Kendall arrives back at the hotel. He wanted to give the leaders a heads-up as to what they were planning on doing. This'll be not just local news but national. To his surprise he finds the leaders in the conference room. Tony and Cody weren't present.
"Ryder?" Kendall calls her over.
"Yes, sir?" Ryder asks.
"Call up to Cody and Tony's room?" Kendall requests.
"Right away, sir," Ryder says. Kendall knocks on the door not wanting to interrupt.
"Come in," Hunter says.
"Hello, Officer Kendall," Nick says.
"Hello, Nick," Kendall says. "What are you meeting about?"
"Just…putting an end to this feud between us," Matt says. It takes almost 15 minutes before Ryder comes down the stairs with the two men.
"So sorry, sir," Ryder says. "Had to break up a fight."
"Who were fighting?" Kenny asks.
"Punk and Cena," Ryder says. "Orton and Cabana were on Punk's side, that didn't make Cena very happy. I told him to go walk it off. This is why I don't work with wrestlers."
"We aren't all like that," Cody says.
"No, but most of you are," Ryder says. "Should I stay, sir?"
"No need," Kendall says. "Thank you." Cody and Tony both come into the room, Cody sitting next to Kenny, Tony sitting next to Nick. "We are planning on releasing the names of the kidnappers and the kidnapped to the media."
"Do you think that's…wise?" Kenny asks, nervously. Matt just takes both of his lovers hands in his holding them close to his chest.
"We have to trust Officer Kendall," Matt says. "He wouldn't be doing it if there wasn't a reason."
"We can get a lot more information this way," Kendall says. "If they were spotted anywhere. If anyone had any encounters with the kidnappers before. Ollie said that there were two tire tracks, one from a large vehicle."
"Couldn't this put them in more danger though?" Hunter asks. "Could piss them off more than they already are."
"This is the best option," Kendall says. "We may ask for your rosters to also talk with the media. Someone there has to be feeling guilty about what they are doing."
"I doubt it," Nick says, scoffing. "But we'll do anything to bring them home."