Kendall sighs, staring at the screen in front of him.
"You think Lethal would know about it?" Becky asks.
"It looks like this was earlier on in his life," Kendall says. "We can ask though. If he's done this before then he has to have more victims."
"Should we tell…" Becky starts to ask, sighing. "Should we let the others know?"
"I promised them full transparency," Kendall says. "No secrets."
"Okay, I'll pack everything up," Becky says. Kendall nods, looking down at his phone.
"Ollie, have you got anything?" Kendall asks.
"I don't think they are in Alabama, sir," Ollie says.
"Then…where the hell are they?" Kendall asks. "I'm going back to the hotel, we found some new information about Martini. He has a history of kidnapping people, the case was dropped though. It said something about over a dozen victims. He changed his name to try and get away from his past."
"No wonder they wanted him to be involved," Ollie says.
"Call me if you find anything else," Kendall says.
"Will do, sir," Ollie says.
Kendall enters the hotel, seeing that Ryder had already gotten the wrestlers down from their rooms.
"We have some new information that may be hard for you all to hear, but I promised you I wouldn't keep anything from you," Kendall says.
"How bad is it?" Matt asks.
"We believe that one of the kidnappers, Martini, has done this before. He was never convicted because the case was dropped before it could go to trial. He changed his name in order to get a job at ROH," Kendall explains.
"What did he do to the people he kidnapped?" Nick asks.
"Sexually assaulted them over a period of 2 days to…" Kendall says, looking down at his notes. "The longest he's ever held someone was 7 days."
"He have a partner?" BJ Whitmer asks.
"Yes, they believe he had a partner, but they could never identify who that partner was," Kendall says. "If he had this many victims, he wouldn't have been able to stop."
"But if Montel was involved, wouldn't he have trouble…doing it without him?" Whitmer asks. "Earlier on in Martini's career maybe. Everyone I can think of…is there, with him. Roderick, Kyle, AP, Cole. The only one that isn't, isn't here right now."
"And who would that be?" Kendall asks.
"You talking about Jacobs?" Matt asks. "He…he always said it was a consensual relationship."
"I don't think it was," Corino says. "No way in hell did it start off consensual, Martini basically stalked him backstage, wouldn't leave him alone."
"I'll get him down here," Jericho says.
"Seth?" Hunter asks. Seth and Nick share a look. Matt looks at him, confused.
"Nick?" Kenny asks.
"It was basically…" Seth says, sighing. "Nick and I had an agreement. Pretty sure some of the others here did too. Protect the ones we could. I took the place of Roderick."
"And I took the place of Cole," Nick says. "It only lasted a few years. He knew who was off limits. I never gave in. Guess he got bored trying."
"I had a similar deal with Colt," Sami Zayn says. "Nothing sexual ever happened, but we were like bodyguards for some of the kids, making sure no one got hurt."
"I mean, even if it did start off non-consensual doesn't mean anything, right?" Dalton asks.
"Well, that depends, Dalton," Kendall says.
"On what?" Dalton asks. This whole conversation has him confused.
"You want us to leave?" Hunter asks.
"Dalton, why don't we go into the conference room?" Kendall says. "We aren't done with you quite yet. Can you stay put?"
"Of course," Hunter says.
"We're going in with him," Matt says. Dalton stands up, and being led into the conference room.
"How long did it last?" Kendall asks.
"2 years I think," Dalton says.
"And you said that it was not consensual at first?" Kendall asks.
"Yeah, I mean I don't remember much about that first time because he got me drunk but I'm certain I said no," Dalton says. "I kept denying his advances which pissed him off because he thought I was like my character. Sure, I'm flamboyant and flirty, but I don't sleep around."
"What did you mean, started off as?" Kendall asks. Dalton shrugs.
"After a while, I kind of got used to it," Dalton says. "He kept me isolated for a few months so I was only with him on the road. By the end of those few months, he told me that I was his. And I just gave in."
"I think you were brainwashed into thinking you were consenting," Kendall says. "What happened at the end that made him say you were his?"
"We made love," Dalton says. "Without me…struggling or telling him no."
"Dalton, your relationship was not consensual," Kendall says. "You were manipulated. Did he have any rituals that he did?"
"Rituals?" Dalton asks.
"Did he do something every time you two had a sexual encounter?" Kendall asks.
"A bath or a shower," Dalton says. "He'd carry me to the bathtub and clean me off. Most of the time he'd make me orgasm, even if I already did before."
"He didn't do that with me," Nick says. "But our relationship was strictly oral and hands."
"He said something about finding the perfect pet," Dalton says. "Someone who wouldn't get old. Someone that could grow to truly love him."
"Are we any closer to finding them?" Matt asks.
"No," Kendall answers truthfully. "But I am certain that we will hit a break here soon."
"I hope so," Kenny says. Kendall stands up going back out into the lobby.
"Hunter?" Kendall asks. "You mind if I ask your NXT guys a few questions?"
"Sure," Hunter says. "Kids!" Hunter shouts, all of the NXT superstars rushing over to him.
"We found a tracker on Johnny's car," Kendall says. "We think it has been there for a while, possibly as long as a month. I know that it was a while ago, but did you see anyone looking or acting suspicious?"
"I don't know," Bobby says. "By the time we were all finished, we just wanted to get home."
"It isn't like we are out there all the time," Candice says.
"Blue car, white strip on the side, hula hoop dancer thing on the dashboard, and a parking sticker hanging from the window," Dexter Lumis says.
"Wow…uh…okay," Kendall says.
"I am going to assume that whoever it was, knew Johnny's schedule," Dexter says. "I only saw it when Johnny was there. There was another car when Roderick and Kyle were there. Pretty sure that one was a black SUV. Didn't think anything of it at the time. We have trainers and guests coming all the time, but maybe I was wrong."
"You happen to get any license plates?" Kendall asks.
"Only the black SUV," Dexter answers. "The number 2 followed by Sweet."
"That's Nash," Hunter says. He looks over at Ace who quickly answers his phone.
"Whoa, whoa, hey, slow down!" Ace shouts. "You…you talked to him? Is he okay?! I'm going to put you on speaker, so the officer can hear you."
"Cornette called me," Shane says. "Hayes and a few of the men kidnapped were in the room."
"Do you know who was in the background?" Kendall asks.
"No, but I recorded it, I recorded the call," Shane says. "He was making Donovan choose."
"Choose?" Kendall asks.
"Who would be saved and who wouldn't be," Shane says. "He tried so hard to offer himself up, but I guess because Donovan wasn't part of the plan, he couldn't take anyone's place. Donovan wouldn't…he wouldn't choose. I think Hayes was playing Russian Roulette. It ended before he gave his answer. I'm on my way there now."
"Thank you," Kendall says.
"I do remember a few names though," Shane says. "Hayes said that they were taken. Janela, Cutler, Silver, Strong, Cole, and…uh…shit! All I know is that they said those two would be fun to punish together?"
"Trent and Cassidy?" Candice asks.
"Curt and Zack?" Hunter asks.
"Maxwell and Spears?" Chuck suggests.
"Max! Yes! No, Spears wasn't the other one," Shane says. "Sammy?"
"MJF and Sammy?" Jericho asks. "Are you sure?"
"They said they were roommates," Shane says. "Something about them having chemistry? There was a lot happening in the background, I'm probably missing so much. I just can't get his voice out of my head. Why call me?"
"It is another one of his mind games," Angels says.
"Just get here as quickly as you can," Kendall says. This may be the lead that they were looking for.
