Chapter Fifteen:

Rescue Mission

    Cheryl couldn't believe her ears, they had found the location of Emily. "Brief me when I get  back to the office, get a SWAT team ready to go, I'll be there in less than 10" she told Matt. Cheryl flipped her phone off she was about to explain everything to Lia but she didn't have to "go, go" Lia ordered her, already putting together what was going on. Duff came into the room at the exact moment with Lia's laptop. "Take Duff too" Lia said "You'll need everyone for this"

    Cheryl nodded her head in agreement "do me a favor, check Emily's Cell phone see if you can get a location on it"

    Lia nodded as Cheryl grabbed Duff's arm and pulled him out the door "I'll explain on the way" she told him as she caught his confused look "and I'm going to have an officer placed outside your door"

    "Ok, now go get the bad guy" Lia said

    Cheryl hit the sirens in the car, she made excellent time, she was back to the office within five minutes, she gave Duff as much information as she could. She didn't really know much herself.

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    Emily was once again resting on the bed in the back room of the cellar. She knew what was coming, she could hear Marshall preparing himself. She wanted to fight, she really did but she didn't have any strength left, she was so tired. It started again and than it was over as quick as it started. Marshall lay back on the bed placed his arm around her waist, he whispered "I love you" in her ear. She automatically cringed at those words, Marshall didn't like that. He raised himself from the position he was. He straddled her and with one hand pinned her bound hands behind her head. He peered down into her eyes, first Emily thought it was going to happen again but instead Marshall said "say it back" Emily looked up at him confused, she didn't understand what he meant, he repeated his request "tell me you love me" he order her. Emily was going to give in to his demands, he was hurting her wrists and she just wanted him to leave her alone, she figured if she obeyed him it would please him and at this point making him happy was a better plan than pissing him off. "I said tell me you love me bitch!" Marshall ordered again. "I....."she stumbled, the imagine of Matt floated into her thoughts and she found her strength. Emily looked up at Marshall and said "I love Matt" and then she spat in Marshall's face and the room went dark.

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       Cheryl and Duff had practically  ran up the twenty flights of stairs to reach the CNU, both to pumped with Adrenaline to bother waiting for the elevator. Frank and Matt already had a tactical team waiting. Once Cheryl arrived Frank called the room to order and began to give everyone a briefing on what they had found out. "OK everyone, we all know that Emily has been missing for three days and we had no leads  until now that is. The CSU guys found Emily's laptop underneath the seat of her car that was driven into Lake Charles and they were able to find a search on it that Emily performed right before she disappeared, it was for information on an old abandoned farmhouse just outside the city. After doing a little more digging, we discovered that the farmhouse actually belonged to Marshall's great aunt and no one has lived there since her death in 1995. In addition, we just got confirmation from the locals that a woman meeting Marshall's MO was found not even a mile from that farmhouse. We believe that Emily is at the farmhouse" Frank explained. Matt could tell that many people in the room were not convinced, the chances of Emily being there was a million to one but it was the only lead they had. Than Cheryl's cell went off, Mathers flashed across the screen, "Carrera" she said

    "I got a weak single coming from Emily's phone" Lia said into the phone "the GPS coordinates are 38.90 latitude and 120.00 Longitude, that is just outside of the city"

    "Thanks" Cheryl replied. "Do you have the GPS coordinates for the farmhouse?" she asked

    Matt answered "Yeah Em had looked up the coordinates, it's 38.90 latitude and 120.00 longitude, why?" Matt asked

    "Because that's where she's to" Cheryl answered.

    Twenty-five minutes later, Cheryl, Duff, Matt, Frank, Max, Samantha and the SWAT team were parked about a thousand feet away from the farmhouse, they could actually see it in the distance. They were smart enough not to have their sirens going, any sudden noise could set Marshall off, and they didn't want him to panic. Frank placed the blueprints of the farmhouse, that they had managed to get their hands on, across the hood of the jeep. "OK according to these there is a cellar, so if I were some crazy nut job, that's where I would keep my hostage" Frank said.  

    "I agree" Cheryl said "I want Sierra one which will consist of Duff, Max, and myself, to enter the house, make sure it is clear for Sierra Two to enter which will consist of Frank, Samantha, and Matt , you three are to go for the cellar while Sierra three consisting of SWAT team members will fan out around back to guarantee that Marshall does not escape."   

    "Good plan, except you can't be on a Sierra, Cheryl you're agent in charge, you can't be entering hot zones like this you have to stay out here and commend" Frank pointed out

    "There are exceptions to every rule, I need to help save Emily. You have your orders, just follow them. Lastly, Marshall is a dangerous person, don't hesitate to shoot if the situation warrants itself, but don't forget above all this is a rescue mission."

      Everyone nodded and set of to get into position. Sierra One entered first, busting in the front door. Duff leading, headed to the living room to find no one "Clear" he called. Cheryl followed entering the dinning room to find no one "clear" she called. Lastly, Max entered the kitchen to find no one and called "clear." With the upstairs of the farmhouse clear, it was Sierra Two's turn to enter, all three headed towards the  door that led to the cellar, with one strong kick Frank was able to break it down, they entered carefully walking down the stairs knowing at any moment Marshall could jump out. But he never. Matt reached the button of the stairs first, therefore he was the first to see Emily. She was hanging there upside down bound, gag and barely conscious. All of Matt's training left him as he ran over to her without clearing the room first. Matt carefully released the ropes that were keeping her up, holding her in his arms he removed the gag and untied her arms and legs. "Matt?" Emily said in just above a whisper

    "Yeah it's me." Matt answered "where's Marshall?" he asked as Frank and Samantha checked out the rest of the cellar.

    "Don't know, I pissed him off and when I woke up he was gone" Emily answered clinging on to Matt, she still wasn't convinced he was really there.

    "It's all clear here" Frank said

    "Ok, let's get her out of here" Matt said

    But it wasn't going to be as simple as that. After all Marshall was a very smart individual. He had heard them come, he had heard them enter his house, but it didn't matter he was prepared for this. Armed and hiding in the shadows under the steps, the one place no one looked, he had been waiting for his moment. As Matt stood up, wrapping his arm around her waist to help her walk, Marshall was presented with his moment. He jumped out from his hiding spot and started to shoot. Bullets began to fly across the room and when the dust finally settled, there was a body lying on the floor.

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