(Flashback )
Danny held Lindsay in his arms until the paramedics got to her and loaded her on to a gurney. Once in the ambulance and on the road Lindsay started to flat line and Danny just screamed "Montana, baby you can't leave me. We were going to have a baby and I need you to do that I don't think I could raise this baby on my own." He cried as the paramedic pumped at her bruised chest.
( End Flashback )

Danny and Lindsay were arriving at the newest scene. He held up the crime scene tape so Lindsay could walk under it before he walked under it himself. Lindsay walked to the body while Danny went to talk to the on
scene officer about what he found.
"So what do we have and do we have any ID?" He asked as he turned to look at Lindsay.
"Well, a couple teens were cutting through here and saw him, one whipped out a cell called 911. And no ID." The officer said pointing to a young teenaged boy and girl.
"Ok did they touch the body or any officers?"
"No said they knew he was dead so they called, and as far as I know no officer has touched him ."
"Ok thank you." Danny said as the officer nodded his head and left. Danny walked towards Lindsay and sat his kit down and pulled on a pair of gloves.
"So what do we have Linds?"
"Two gun shot wounds, one to the chest the other to the lower abdomen, both through and through." She answered with a little smirk on her face.
"Danny I saw you looking at my ass a second ago." She said and he blushed.
"I'm sorry." Danny said with a little disappointment in his voice.
"Its ok we're married but, not at work ok, and especially not when a guy is dead on the street." She said while putting a hand on his left cheek.
"At home then?" He asked with a little confidence in his voice.
"Yes, now get to work." Lindsay ordered then bent back down to the body. And Danny went in search of the bullets.
About 3 hours later everything was collected and ready for the lab, all that was left was for Sid to come get the body. An hour later Sid arrived got the body and headed for the ME's office and Danny and Lindsay headed to the lab with the evidence.
As soon as Danny and Lindsay arrived back at the lab they unloaded the evidence and went strait to processing it.
"Hey, Danny do you want to finish up here or do you want to see what Sid found?" Lindsay asked looking at her fiancé.
"No I'll finish here you go see what Sid's found." He said while walking over to a microscope with a piece of evidence in his hand.
"Ok I'll be right back." With that she left.
Lindsay entered the ME's office where Sid was finishing sowing up the vic up.
"Hey Sid what did you find?"
"Well his name is Victor Hansen, ex-con. The first bullet went strait through his heart and the other didn't hit any thing the first bullet was the one that killed him."
"Well if the first bullet killed him why did the killer shoot him in his stomach as well."
"Maybe to make sure he was dead."
"Maybe, thanks Sid."
"No problem Lindsay." Sid shouted as Lindsay left and headed back upstairs.
Lindsay walked back into were Danny was sitting with a strange look on his face.
"Danny what's wrong?"
Danny didn't answer.
"Danny?"
"Is it the case? Daniel Dominic Messer answer me!"
"Montana I can't be on this case."
"Why not?"
"Because I know the vic."
"How Danny?"
"His name is Victor Hansen…. he's a Tanglewood boy." He said with tears in his eyes.
"Danny everything is gonna be ok." She replied while walking up to him and hugging him.
"No Lindsay its not gonna be ok, their back and probably gonna come for me or you.. and I can't let them hurt my family."
"Danny maybe we should talk to Mac about it get us both a different case?" She suggested.
"Yeah because I finally got you to say 'yes' to marring me and you did, I just don't want to loose you or the rest of my family that's coming in 9 months."
"Danny I wanna ask you something?"
"Ok what?"
"Why did you get involved with the Tanglewood boys in the first place?"
"I don't know I was 18 and stupid. I figured nothing would go wrong with just one two nights out on the town with them and Louie was with them and I knew he wouldn't let them hurt me but, they did they killed Louie probably going to hurt you, the baby or me and I don't know what to do to stop them."
"Danny we'll catch them." Lindsay said walking up to Danny and hugging him.
"Yeah but, not before someone gets hurt or killed." He had tears rolling down his face as he said that.
"Danny, its gonna be ok alright."
She kissed his head then left for the break room.

Lindsay entered Mac's office and sat down on the couch.
"Mac, I need to talk to you."
Mac looked at her and replied.
"I'm guessing it's about the case?"
"Yeah…. um the Tanglewood boys are in this." She said with a worried look on her face.
"Oh and your worried about Danny."
"Yes and he's worrying about me or the baby getting hurt."
"Well do you want me to switch you guys to different case?"
"Yeah that would be good." Lindsay said while walking up to Mac and hugged him.
"Lindsay I might put surveillance on the Tanglewood boys just to be safe."
"Ok thank you Mac."
"No problem Linds." He said hugging her before she left his office.
Lindsay walked back to her office and saw Danny with his head in his hands and tears rolling down his face. She walked up to him wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his temple.
"Danny, I talked to Mac and he's gonna put Stella and Hawkes on our case and us on their case."
"Ok."
"Danny you gotta tell me what is exactly is bugging you about this."
"Linds its complicated and a long story."
She pulled her desk chair out and sat down and crossed her legs elegantly.
"We have time." She said with a little smirk.
He just smiled and started the story.

'Danny began his story about what's bugging him.'

"What exactly is bugging me is… I don't wanna lose you or the baby… I mean I finally got you and I don't wanna lose you." Danny said while moving a little closer to Lindsay and putting a hand on her non existing bump.
"Danny how many times do I have to say this, we're not going to get hurt." Lindsay stated.
"I know but… I mean I already lost Louie to Tanglewood, I don't wanna lose the two most important people in the world to me to Tanglewood too." He had tears rolling down his face as he said this. Lindsay reached up and wiped the tears with her thumb.
"Danny we'll get these guys and they'll never hurt us, ok."
Danny nodded and said "Ok."
"Alright I'm gonna go to lunch you wanna come?"
"Yeah let's go." He said grabbing his jacket and putting a protective arm around her waist they left for the diner down the street.
….
The waitress walked up to Danny and Lindsay's table and asked "What can I get you both?" Danny looked down at the menu then placed his order.
"Um I'll take a cheeseburger and fries. Honey, what do you want?"
"Salad , no croutons and ranch dressing on the side."
"Anything to drink?" The waitress asked.
"I'll take a diet Pepsi. Lindsay?" Danny answered then asked Lindsay. "Water." The waitress nodded her head then went to get the order.
Danny looked at Lindsay on the other side of the booth. "Lindsay, is something wrong?"
"No, nothings wrong." She answered with a sigh. Danny got up at sat down on the other side where Lindsay was sitting. He put his hand on her barely visible baby bump. Lindsay smiled.
5 minutes later the waitress came back with their order.
Danny and Lindsay ate their lunch, paid the bill then left to get back to work.



It had been 3 hours since the fight with Lindsay and Danny was getting worried. He tried to call her on her cell phone.
Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring... 'Hey you reached Lindsay Messer I can't get to the phone right now, leave a message and I'll get back to you.' Beep. "Babe, it's me, I'm sorry about earlier in the lab. I know I shouldn't' have snapped at you. Please Baby I need to know your ok. I love you. Call me, bye." Danny finished his message and hung the phone up.
'Please Montana be ok.' He said to himself.
Lindsay was being tied to a chair when her phone was ringing and the man took the Iphone out of her left pants pocket and looked at the screen and saw a picture of Danny on it. The man took the phone and took the battery out of it than put it in his pocket then left the room. After the door closed Lindsay began to cry.
'Danny please find me.' Lindsay thought to herself.
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The man got into the other room and grabbed the things he was going to need, and told his boys to follow him into the other room, then put the battery back into Lindsay's phone then, dialed Danny's number.
Danny was walking towards his apartment when his phone went off. "Finally she got my message." He said before answering the phone.
"Montana, I'm glad you got my message." He said happily.
"Well, actually she didn't get your message." The man snickered. Danny eminently knew who the man was on the other end of the phone.
" Where's my wife Sonny?"
" Whoa Messer chill. Let's say she's tied up at the moment." He laughed.
"Hey guys let's show Messer what's happening to his precious 'Montana'!" The Sonny yelled out to someone else.
Sonny put the phone on speaker then gave one of the other men a video camera to film the beating. He walked over to Lindsay and took the tape off her mouth and slapped her across the face and Lindsay let out a scream of pain. Then Sonny took a bat and hit Lindsay's legs and she screamed in pain again.
All Danny could do was listen in horror as he heard his wife scream out in pain.

"Sonny leave her alone!" Danny yelled through the phone.
Sonny heard what Danny said and picked up the phone and said; "Oh, you want me to leave her alone? Let me think and see if I can do that... Nope can't!" Sonny slammed the phone shut then went back to Lindsay and hit her again with the bat again. "Alright guys, I think that's enough for now." He put the tape back onto Lindsay's mouth then they all left the room.
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The phone went dead and Danny said to himself; '****, their beating my wife and I can't do anything to help her. Oh, god what if they make her miscarry, I don't think she can handle losing the baby, hell I don't think I can't handle losing the baby either.'
Danny tried to call Lindsay's phone back but, it went straight to voicemail.
"Damn it!" Danny screamed out loud causing people to stop and stare at him. Tears started to come down his cheeks as he continued his walk to his apartment. He decided to call Mac and tell him about the phone call.

Ring, Ring, Ring
"Taylor." Mac said as he answered the phone.
"MAC!" Danny screamed through the phone.
"Danny what's wrong?"
"It's Lindsay...We had a fight earlier and I...tried ...to call her.. and Sonny Sassone answered it... they started to...beat her...while I was on the...phone!" Danny sobbed through the phone.
"Ok, Danny listen to me, come to the lab and we'll put a recorder on your phone and try to track Lindsay's phone. Don't worry we'll find her."Mac said trying to calm Danny down.
"Ok.. Mac."
"Alright I'll see you when you get here." Then Mac hung the phone up.
Lindsay was sitting in the chair tied and gagged. She was crying her eyes out after what Sonny and the other men did to her.
"Oh, god.. please let the baby be ok. I can't bear the thought of losing it." Lindsay said to herself.
Just in the other room Sonny was taking the video tape and putting it into a big yellow envelope along with a letter then, writing 'Danny Messer: NYPD Crime Lab, 10649 23rd street New York, New York 59710 then sealed the envelope as he walked out of the room and out to the street to take the letter to the post office .

TO BE CONTINUED.