Author's Notes: The song When You Come Back to Me Again is by Garth Brooks.
There's a ship out, on the ocean
At the mercy of the sea
It's been tossed about, lost and broken
Wandering aimlessly
I force myself to speak, "Do we know it's her blood?" The look on Warrick's face tells me. It has to be. It's the only thing that makes sense. But I don't want to believe it. "Have Greg run it. We can't take any chances." He nods reluctantly and leaves.
And God somehow you know that ship is me
Nick and Sara remain in the office, looking at me. The question on their faces is obvious, what do we do now?
'Cause there's a lighthouse, in the harbor
Shining faithfully
Pouring its light out, across the water
For this sinking soul to see
That someone out there still believes in me
I steady myself before I begin to talk again. "Nick, go help Archie. We weren't able to keep the guy on the phone long enough for a trace, but there might be some clues in the background noise." When he's left, I turn to Sara, "Talk to me. Tell me everything you guys found at the car."
On a prayer, in a song
I hear your voice and it keeps me hanging on
For the next half hour, Sara meticulously goes over everything they found, and I listen intently, determined not to miss a thing.
Raining down, against the wind
I'm reaching out 'til we reach the circle's end
When you come back to me again
We're going to find her. Even if it's too late, we're going to find her. Even if she's gone, I have to know that there was nothing else that I could do.
There's a moment we all come to
In our own time and our own space
I have to know.
Where all that we've done, we can undo
If our heart's in the right place
We all meet together in my office again. Warrick goes first, "the blood's definitely hers. There was also a bullet. She was shot, Gris."
I fight the tears, "Could she still be alive?"
This time, Greg speaks, "There was a lot of blood." He isn't able to go any further. He doesn't need to.
Nick clears his throat, "We might have something."
All eyes turn to him and Archie. Nick nods to Archie, who takes over. "In the background we found what sounds like a small plane taking off."
On a prayer, in a song
I hear your voice and it keeps me hanging on
Sara turns to me, "her car was found less than two miles away from a private airstrip".
Raining down, against the wind
I'm reaching out 'til we reach the circle's end
This is it, this is what we need. I grab my things and head out the door, calling back to the team as I do. "Warrick, call Brass, tell him where we're going, that we need back-up units with us. Nick and Sara, come with me."
When you come back to me again
"We don't have much time".
And again I see my yesterday's in front of me
Unfolding like a mystery
As Nick drives, it's all I can do to keep from telling him to go faster. We're so close, I know it. A single phrase repeats itself in my mind, again and again, "Please don't let us be too late. Please don't let us be too late. Please�"
You're changing all that is and used to be
After a point, we don't really know where we're going, and our entourage slows down. She's probably somewhere in the vicinity, but where? Eventually, we arrive at a house. A man comes out, covered in blood. We all get out of our cars, guns drawn.
On a prayer, in a song
I hear your voice and it keeps me hanging on
Raining down, against the wind
I'm reaching out 'til we reach the circle's end
He pauses, and looks at us. I can't help but wonder if this is the guy. Then he glances toward his car.
When you come back to me again
And I see the wisp of red hair.
When you come back to me again
TBC
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