The SWAT team goes upstairs, still finding empty room after empty room. Joan is in the kitchen, trying to think. Where is he? Where would this man keep him?
She's looking at the floor and sees a small puddle of water at the base of a china cabinet that was completely empty of china. Joan frowns and goes up to it, crouching to look at the floor.
There's a footprint with half of it obscured under the cabinet.
"Help!" she calls to the SWAT member stationed downstairs. He runs into the kitchen to see her using all her strength to slide the cabinet over. He helps her, and together they uncover a door.
The SWAT member opens the door and starts down the stairs, gun in one hand and flashlight in the other. Joan follows.
When the flashlight sweeps over the crumpled form of Ted chained to the pipe, Joan gasps in shock and races down the stairs and is on her knees in front of him in seconds.
"Ted! Oh god..." She throws a glance at the SWAT member over her shoulder. "Call an ambulance, NOW."
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Date: 2021-07-04 05:34 am (UTC)She's looking at the floor and sees a small puddle of water at the base of a china cabinet that was completely empty of china. Joan frowns and goes up to it, crouching to look at the floor.
There's a footprint with half of it obscured under the cabinet.
"Help!" she calls to the SWAT member stationed downstairs. He runs into the kitchen to see her using all her strength to slide the cabinet over. He helps her, and together they uncover a door.
The SWAT member opens the door and starts down the stairs, gun in one hand and flashlight in the other. Joan follows.
When the flashlight sweeps over the crumpled form of Ted chained to the pipe, Joan gasps in shock and races down the stairs and is on her knees in front of him in seconds.
"Ted! Oh god..." She throws a glance at the SWAT member over her shoulder. "Call an ambulance, NOW."