UNTITLED - PART 1

By Emma

Maggie's just received a death threat in the mail. Dash enters and Maggie hastily shoves the paper in her handbag
Dash: You right Maggie?
Maggie: Yeah I'm fine.
Dash looks at her for a second then walks away. Maggie grabs her coat and goes to work.

*At the Station*
Maggie sits at her desk with a heap of paper work staring of into the distance.
PJ: Maggs?
Maggie blinks startled.
Maggie: PJ! um..... not now, I've got to hand this into the boss by Lunch.
Maggie goes to collect the lunches with PJ. She takes her handbag with her but leaves it in the car. PJ stays in the car while Maggie goes in to the pub. PJ's feeling lousy so he looks in Maggie's handbag for a Panadol. He finds the treat and puts it in his pocket to read later.
Dash is working late with PJ so Maggie's at home by herself. She makes herself a cup of tea and goes to sit down and read the Newspaper.

-At the Station-
PJ's working late and is restless. He goes into the Kitchen to get another Panadol then remembers about the paper. He reads it, and quickly rings Maggie. She picks up and he asks her about the threat. She starts to say something but is cut out by the phone going dead.
PJ: Maggs...... Maggie?
Dash: PJ what's wrong?
PJ: Its Maggie.
They hop in the car and speed over to Maggies. They arrive to find the door open. They take out their guns and creep inside.
Dash: PJ!
PJ rushes in to the living room to see blood splattered over the couch and the coffee table toppled and smashed. PJ swears under his breath.

-The station, the next day-
Nick walks into PJ's office.
Nick: Forensic just called. Its all Maggie's blood, there is definite signs of a struggle and there was a bullet extracted from the back of the couch.
PJ: (sighs) I hope she's all right.
Nick: We all do, mate.
Adam runs in. There's been gunshots fired at the Dunken's old Farm. PJ rushes out but the boss stops him.
Boss: Ok, McKinley and Cooper in one car and Schultz and PJ in the other. Vest's on. Keep me posted.
All: OK boss.

-At the Farmhouse-
PJ and Nick go round the back, and Adam and Dash go in the front. A thorough search of the house found some blood, 2 bullets but nothing else.
PJ: We'll have to send these blood samples off to forensic, but I'm betting they're Maggie's.
Nick: Or they could be a totally unrelated case. Your grasping at straws PJ.

-At the station-
PJ sits at his desk staring off into space. The phone rings and PJ quickly answers it.
PJ: Hello?
He can hear raspy breathing on the other end then a faint "PJ?"
PJ: Maggie! Where are you?
Maggie: I'm.... I'm at the......
Suddenly there is a cry of pain and a dull thud
PJ : MAGGIE!
"You'll never have to worry about her again." A throaty chuckle follows.
PJ : Who is this?
But all he hears is the empty dial tone.

-PJ's house-
PJ is sitting on the couch when the doorbell rings. PJ walks to the door wandering who it could be. He opens the door to find two jars of blood just outside.

-the station, the next day-
Boss: The bloods all Maggie's.
Dash: How long can someone survive with losing that amount of blood?
PJ: Long enough for us to find her, I hope.

* *

Maggie sits up trying to ignore the painful throbbing in her head. She sees a dark patch around her. When she looks closer she realises its blood - her blood. She slumps against the floor when the barrel of a revolver strikes her head.

* *

PJ gets another call at work.
Its me.
PJ: who are you?
Ahhhh. You're getting mad. Sorry, I don't give out my name publicly.
PJ: What do you want?
You see... I'm getting tired of lugging round a body with me.
PJ: Is Maggie still alive?
She hasn't gained consciousness for mmmmm...... 46 hours
PJ :
I've still got her..... if you release Robert Doyle I will dump her in the state forest.
PJ: What do you want with Robbie?
He was my best customer. We made a deal and it fell through because your police constable sent him to jail. (yelling) But now she's paying the price (in an evil voice)
PJ then hears the dial tone.
The boss walks into his office.
Boss: What was that all about?
PJ fills him in.
Boss: Try tracing the call.

5 minutes later
PJ bursts into the bosses office.
PJ: Tracing centre says the calls came from that old CAVAX building. I'm going to check it out.
Boss: OK, take McKinlay with you.
PJ turns to run towards the door
Boss: and PJ.
PJ turns
Boss: Be careful.

At the CAVAX building
PJ and Dash grab for their guns. PJ kicks in the door. They hunt around the first couple of rooms. PJ's portable buzzes.
PJ: Yes boss?
Boss: The electric company's called.
PJ: What?!
Boss: The elevators been used in the last few days.
PJ: So is Maggie being held captive in an elevator?
Boss: It looks that way, or his been transporting her around
PJ: Do you know what level its on?
Boss: Its on the.....
PJ is suddenly struck from behind. The portable clatters to the ground.
PJ is dragged away.

PJ awakens to a dimly lit room. He is bound and gagged. Groggily he sits up trying to place the painfull throbing in his head. He remembers the case. He quickly looks about for Maggie. She is no-where in sight. He manages to loosen the ropes a little then finally undoes them. He removes his gag and unties the rope binding his feet. He gets up dizzily pauses for a while and walks over to the door, its locked. A blast of cool air hits him on the face. He looks up to see an air vent. After much pulling and tugging he removes it, hoists himself up and climbs inside.

Meanwhile.....
Dash tries to buzz PJ, realising something's wrong she requests for back-up.
Shultz and Cooper arrive.
Shultz: Whats happened so far?
Dash: I've been trying to talk to PJ on the portable but he's not answering. Somethings strange.... The elevators been moving round.
Adam: We'll check it out..... you try and find PJ.
Dash: Alright.

PJ's crawling through the vent when he reaches a rusty section. It collapses under his weight and he is knocked unconsciecess on the impact of landing.
Dash hearing the thud runs upstairs to see an non-moving PJ. Dash immediately calls for an ambulance. Dash calls the others.
Adam: What is it?
Dash: I've just found PJ, he was lying on the floor appearing to have fallen out of an air-conditioning duct. But he seems to have rope burns around his wrists and ankles. I think he was held hostage at sometime.
Adam: Right... well we haven't seen anything at this stage but we've contacted (the nearest police station) and their sending more back-up.
Dash: Good we'll need it.

On the roof we see a guy with his back to us carrying Maggie over his shoulder. He steps into a helicopter that you can't see from the ground.
It quickly takes off.
Seconds later the rest of the Heelers plus back up come charging through
Dash: Did you see if his still got Maggie.
They shake their heads.
Boss: Right. I want this building combed through. There's hope for her yet.

The heelers gather at the entrance of the building. Maggie hasn't been found.
Shultz: Well I'm going to call in at the hospital to see how PJ is.
Boss: Good idea. I'll follow.
Adam and Dash are working a late together.
They arrive at the station to see PJ working at his desk.
Dash: PJ!!!
Adam: What are you doing here?
PJ: Well... I wasn't doing much good solving my case lying in bed was I?
Dash shakes her head in amazement

PJ: There's been a report of a helicopter crash in a field just outside the old dunken farm. I had to wait here to inform someone.
Adam: Lets go!
On the way they request for back up to join them.
They arrive to see the remains of a helicopter burning. Inside there's a body burning.
PJ rushes over to it and pulls it out.
The body is burnt beyond recognition.
PJ: Oh God
Then he sits down his face white.

END PART 1

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