"Stuart Campbell?" He muttered, recognizing the man he had seen when he sent private investigators to C&D. But just to be sure, he asked. "Who's that? "Oh, that's Mr. Stuart Reeds. He works with the financial sector." The receptionist commented.
"Reeds." He repeated. "Play the footage."
The feed started and Owen watched carefully, his heart racing when he saw Leonica walking into the Hall.
She was had been there and she followed him.
But why?
"Pause." He pointed at the screen the moment Leonica turned the corner leading to where he assumed was the storage room.
"Mr. Lee, I don't think this is-"
"Shut the fuck up." Owen hissed, "Do as I say or I'll smash your damn face."
The guard whimpered and played the footage again.
He watched Leonica turn the corner, walk towards the storage room and enter and after not Stuart, not her.
and after that, everything went silent. No one came ou
QUE,
Can you pull up the cameras inside the storage ro
*ND,
there aren't a
I any. I told you, there's a blind spot." The guard answered.
""shit" Owen hissed and turned his back to the screen.
Leonica was in there with Stuart
Shit. Shit. Shit! With the curse word playing over in his head like a mantra, he rushed in the direction of the Storage r Disappointment and dread washing over him when he got there and it was empty. "Mr. Lee?" The receptionist called out from behind him, trying to catch her breath.
Owen spun around, pointing his finger at the receptionist. "You, call the cops."
""Wha
"Do as I say or God help you."
"Mr. Lee, what's going on?"
"You ask too many questions." He hissed, "Call the fucking cops now.
H
room.
As the receptionist rushed off, the lat guard from before rushed into the room. "Mr. Lee, I.. I saw something in the parking lot through the CCTV, you should probably come see it "
the security room, watching the video the man had played and his eyes
entrance of the building, a gate leading directly to a back
a clear view and showed a black van, a woman being dragged out and
who Owen was s
nagging feeling turned into dread, tear
She was taken
Escape Gone Wrong.
from head to toe in Norway's original police uniform, asked Owen as they stood in the security office. Owen narrowed his eyes, looking weirdly at the man in front of him. Had he honestly just asked that question after watching the
to not lose his patience with the man. "Are you not going
officer looked at his partner. They both shared a look
there's nothing we can do." He said and Owen's brows twitched. "Excuse me?" He
an investigation opened and only then will we be allowed
remain with that Psycho until then?" Owen asked, glancing
soon as the report has been submitted, we'll
So just please wait
both useless. No, in fact the
He muttered.
look for
II
when the voice of a third party
"What's going on here?"
see
squeezed out from behind him, looking somewhat
saw the police cars outside..." She
The sound of his voice once
morning." The
gaze landed on Owen, a glare present "And what are you doing
none of your business." Owen responded sharply and turned back to the security guard, muttering a few things to him which Gabriel did not pay attention to as he turned to question the
Lee here, claims that Ms. Romero
Gabriel's expression crumbled. "Kidnapped?"
anything until a
Gabriel
"Yes.
stood there, Owen Grabbed a pen and
to let them handle this." He muttered
you mean
exactly what it sounds like." Owen spat, walking taster in an attempt
"Stop."
ignored him and
said stop!" Gabriel commanded, this time reaching out and grabbing him by
off." Owen muttered, shaking his arm off. "I don't have
"Then make time."
"Do you not know how to read the
worried about her, alright?" Gabriel
it." He said and turned around walking
going?" He called
that Campbell
his eyes. As
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