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North of Blue Cove, Delaware
Monday December 24
Jarod looked through the hole in the door. Inside Lyle was seated on the edge of the bed with his handcuffed hands propping his head up on his knees. Jarod became more and more disgusted at Lyle as he watched him, 'How could someone allow his own daughter to be kidnapped?' Jarod continued to watch Lyle as he pulled out the keys and started to unlock the door. Lyle's head never came up as he was deep in thought. When Jarod started to open the door Lyle finally looked up. Lyle saw nothing in Jarod's face, but when he looked into his eyes he saw rage and disgust.
'I wonder if he knows?' Lyle asked himself.
Jarod then approached Lyle and grabbed his arm and led him out the door. As Jarod pinched the nerve in Lyle's arm he felt the pain in his arm first before the numbness began to set in. Lyle didn't utter a sound, not wanting to show any emotion to the Centre's lab rat. Jarod led him down the hall, and as they walked they passed a room where Lyle saw Broots and Debbie together.
'Damnit... he got away and he got the kids...' "Where's Simone?" he asked trying to put as much concern in his voice as possible - part of which was genuine. Jarod merely looked over at him and glared at him as they continued walking.
'There... he knows... ' Lyle thought as fear filled his mind. It then crept into his heart, 'Oh my god what's he going to do with Simone? I never thought about this happening... what's he going to do with me?'
"Jarod where's Simone?" he asked this time with more concern in his voice. When he got no reply he really started to worry. He then tried to break loose from Jarod's grip, which was surprisingly easier to do than he thought. He then raced down the hallway in the direction they were already heading down. After about fifteen feet Sam stepped out of an alcove in the wall and clothes-lined Lyle who then ended up on his back gasping for breath through the pain he felt in his ribs. As the pain subsided Lyle looked up to see Sam and Jarod looking down on him and then reaching down and each grabbing one of his arms. Lyle just looked at Sam with rage, how dare a Centre employee betray him.
Jarod and Sam then proceeded to drag Lyle's body down the hall to another room where a chain was hanging down from the ceiling and a darkened mirror was on one side of the wall. As they entered Jarod left Lyle's side and walked over to a table in one corner and retrieved a small syringe. At the same time Sam was busy punching Lyle a few times in the ribs and face, in his mind he wanted to do much more. Jarod then walked over to Lyle's body which was now on the floor and drew a sample of Lyle's blood. The two then raised Lyle's body and placed the chain of his handcuffs on the end of the chain hanging down from the ceiling. Lyle's feet were barely able to touch the floor.
Even though he had only been dealt a few punches, he was in quite a bit of pain and was bleeding from some cuts on his face. Lyle then raised his head and looked at both Jarod and Sam, "Where's Simone?"
Jarod was the first to reply, "Lyle you can stop with the concerned father act... I do applaud you for your performance, it was a wonderful performance and delivery, however it's getting a bit old now."
"What are you talking about Jarod?" he asked this time feigning too much innocence. "Sam what are you doing helping him?"
"Helping repay him... " he told Lyle as he punched him in the stomach. "You bastard! You had my son kidnapped... and you even had your own daughter kidnapped," he told him as he delivered another blow.
"We know about Troy Lyle. It's over. You lose once again... except this time you lose more than your thumb..."
"What are you talking about Jarod? I had nothing to do with this! I just want Simone back!" Lyle told his audience.
Jarod then walked over to the mirror and flipped a few switches as Sam rotated Lyle to face the window. Through the window Lyle could see Simone sitting at a table. His eyes went wide at seeing his little girl alive and well. "What-"
Jarod cut him off though before he could finish his question. "You see this switch here Lyle? Well it's connected to the vents in that room. When I flip this switch a deadly gas will be released into the room where Simone is. She will die in less than three minutes." Both Sam and Lyle looked over at Jarod in shock, they didn't think he had it in him to hurt someone else, let alone a four year old girl.
Lyle tried to recover from the shock, "You wouldn't dare..." he told him.
"In the first thirty seconds she won't feel anything, but it will then start to penetrate her system. She'll first probably fall out of her chair or slump over the table. She'll then start to convulse, becoming more and more violent with each second. After about two and a half minutes her body will start to shut down, and her heart will stop pumping starving her head and body of oxygen... at which point she will die shortly thereafter."
"What are you talking about? She's done nothing!! Let her go Jarod!" Lyle screamed at Jarod.
"Lyle you seem to value her life very little in so far that you would willingly have her kidnapped. If you her father don't care about her, why should I? Besides who knows what else you might do to her, I think it'll be better if I just end it now for her so that she doesn't suffer anymore with you..."
"Jarod you can't... she's got nothing to do with this!"
"You're right, she doesn't really. Maybe I'll just use her like you did..." Jarod told Lyle with a smirk on his face.
"What are you talking about?"
"How about I hold her life for hostage, you can save her life if you give me the information I want. You see there is an antidote for the drug if it is administered within the first two minutes. So what do you say Lyle? You going to share information with me?"
Lyle looked into Jarod's eyes trying to figure out if he was serious about it all, "You're lying... you wouldn't hurt her..." Jarod then looked down at his watch and flipped the switch.
"Nooo! Jarod turn it off!" he yelled.
"The gas has already been released into the air, it's only a matter of time now... you can still save her with this antidote," he told him as he pulled out another syringe filled with a clear solution. He continued to wave the syringe in front of Lyle's eyes, "Fifteen seconds have passed."
Lyle and Sam were both looking intently through the window looking at Simone, watching for any reactions she may have. Sam looked at Jarod with a questioning look. After about twenty-five seconds, Simone started to sway and then after a few seconds her body slumped backwards over the chair.
"Thirty seconds... she seems to be responding much faster than I thought... maybe it's because she's smaller... maybe she doesn't have three minutes after all," he stated rather coldly as he looked at Simone through the window.
Lyle looked at Simone and then at Jarod, not really believing it all quite yet. When her body started to shake, he started to believe. "Jarod help her!!" he yelled pleading for her life.
"What was that Lyle? Does that mean you are going to tell me everything I want?"
Lyle looked from Jarod back to Simone who was starting to tremble worse. He then looked back at Jarod and gave his answer, "Yes I'll tell you whatever you want... just give her the antidote!!" Jarod continued to look at Lyle studying his face. "Please!!! Give it to her!"
Jarod then walked out of the room with the syringe in his hand. Lyle and Sam looked through the window waiting for the door to open, which it finally did as Jarod walked into the room and walked over to Simone's twitching body. He knelt down beside her and grabbed her in his arms and tried to immobilize her as much as possible before administering the drug into the side of her arm. He continued to hold her as her body started to tremble less and less, until her body finally relaxed in his arms. She then looked up at Jarod who was calming her down and stroking her head. Once she was sufficiently calmed down, he then left the room once again and walked back to the room with Lyle in it.
"Now I expect your cooperation from here on out, otherwise Simone will suffer with either this same drug or some other. Her well being resides in your hands and the amount of cooperation you plan on giving me."
Lyle merely nodded his head as he continued to watch his Simone through the window.
For the next few hours Jarod asked Lyle question after question. Throughout which Lyle was threatened and beaten when an unsatisfactory answer was given, only once more was Simone verbally threatened. Through out the interrogation Lyle kept his eyes on Simone. Lyle had been broken.
Monday December 24
Jarod looked through the hole in the door. Inside Lyle was seated on the edge of the bed with his handcuffed hands propping his head up on his knees. Jarod became more and more disgusted at Lyle as he watched him, 'How could someone allow his own daughter to be kidnapped?' Jarod continued to watch Lyle as he pulled out the keys and started to unlock the door. Lyle's head never came up as he was deep in thought. When Jarod started to open the door Lyle finally looked up. Lyle saw nothing in Jarod's face, but when he looked into his eyes he saw rage and disgust.
'I wonder if he knows?' Lyle asked himself.
Jarod then approached Lyle and grabbed his arm and led him out the door. As Jarod pinched the nerve in Lyle's arm he felt the pain in his arm first before the numbness began to set in. Lyle didn't utter a sound, not wanting to show any emotion to the Centre's lab rat. Jarod led him down the hall, and as they walked they passed a room where Lyle saw Broots and Debbie together.
'Damnit... he got away and he got the kids...' "Where's Simone?" he asked trying to put as much concern in his voice as possible - part of which was genuine. Jarod merely looked over at him and glared at him as they continued walking.
'There... he knows... ' Lyle thought as fear filled his mind. It then crept into his heart, 'Oh my god what's he going to do with Simone? I never thought about this happening... what's he going to do with me?'
"Jarod where's Simone?" he asked this time with more concern in his voice. When he got no reply he really started to worry. He then tried to break loose from Jarod's grip, which was surprisingly easier to do than he thought. He then raced down the hallway in the direction they were already heading down. After about fifteen feet Sam stepped out of an alcove in the wall and clothes-lined Lyle who then ended up on his back gasping for breath through the pain he felt in his ribs. As the pain subsided Lyle looked up to see Sam and Jarod looking down on him and then reaching down and each grabbing one of his arms. Lyle just looked at Sam with rage, how dare a Centre employee betray him.
Jarod and Sam then proceeded to drag Lyle's body down the hall to another room where a chain was hanging down from the ceiling and a darkened mirror was on one side of the wall. As they entered Jarod left Lyle's side and walked over to a table in one corner and retrieved a small syringe. At the same time Sam was busy punching Lyle a few times in the ribs and face, in his mind he wanted to do much more. Jarod then walked over to Lyle's body which was now on the floor and drew a sample of Lyle's blood. The two then raised Lyle's body and placed the chain of his handcuffs on the end of the chain hanging down from the ceiling. Lyle's feet were barely able to touch the floor.
Even though he had only been dealt a few punches, he was in quite a bit of pain and was bleeding from some cuts on his face. Lyle then raised his head and looked at both Jarod and Sam, "Where's Simone?"
Jarod was the first to reply, "Lyle you can stop with the concerned father act... I do applaud you for your performance, it was a wonderful performance and delivery, however it's getting a bit old now."
"What are you talking about Jarod?" he asked this time feigning too much innocence. "Sam what are you doing helping him?"
"Helping repay him... " he told Lyle as he punched him in the stomach. "You bastard! You had my son kidnapped... and you even had your own daughter kidnapped," he told him as he delivered another blow.
"We know about Troy Lyle. It's over. You lose once again... except this time you lose more than your thumb..."
"What are you talking about Jarod? I had nothing to do with this! I just want Simone back!" Lyle told his audience.
Jarod then walked over to the mirror and flipped a few switches as Sam rotated Lyle to face the window. Through the window Lyle could see Simone sitting at a table. His eyes went wide at seeing his little girl alive and well. "What-"
Jarod cut him off though before he could finish his question. "You see this switch here Lyle? Well it's connected to the vents in that room. When I flip this switch a deadly gas will be released into the room where Simone is. She will die in less than three minutes." Both Sam and Lyle looked over at Jarod in shock, they didn't think he had it in him to hurt someone else, let alone a four year old girl.
Lyle tried to recover from the shock, "You wouldn't dare..." he told him.
"In the first thirty seconds she won't feel anything, but it will then start to penetrate her system. She'll first probably fall out of her chair or slump over the table. She'll then start to convulse, becoming more and more violent with each second. After about two and a half minutes her body will start to shut down, and her heart will stop pumping starving her head and body of oxygen... at which point she will die shortly thereafter."
"What are you talking about? She's done nothing!! Let her go Jarod!" Lyle screamed at Jarod.
"Lyle you seem to value her life very little in so far that you would willingly have her kidnapped. If you her father don't care about her, why should I? Besides who knows what else you might do to her, I think it'll be better if I just end it now for her so that she doesn't suffer anymore with you..."
"Jarod you can't... she's got nothing to do with this!"
"You're right, she doesn't really. Maybe I'll just use her like you did..." Jarod told Lyle with a smirk on his face.
"What are you talking about?"
"How about I hold her life for hostage, you can save her life if you give me the information I want. You see there is an antidote for the drug if it is administered within the first two minutes. So what do you say Lyle? You going to share information with me?"
Lyle looked into Jarod's eyes trying to figure out if he was serious about it all, "You're lying... you wouldn't hurt her..." Jarod then looked down at his watch and flipped the switch.
"Nooo! Jarod turn it off!" he yelled.
"The gas has already been released into the air, it's only a matter of time now... you can still save her with this antidote," he told him as he pulled out another syringe filled with a clear solution. He continued to wave the syringe in front of Lyle's eyes, "Fifteen seconds have passed."
Lyle and Sam were both looking intently through the window looking at Simone, watching for any reactions she may have. Sam looked at Jarod with a questioning look. After about twenty-five seconds, Simone started to sway and then after a few seconds her body slumped backwards over the chair.
"Thirty seconds... she seems to be responding much faster than I thought... maybe it's because she's smaller... maybe she doesn't have three minutes after all," he stated rather coldly as he looked at Simone through the window.
Lyle looked at Simone and then at Jarod, not really believing it all quite yet. When her body started to shake, he started to believe. "Jarod help her!!" he yelled pleading for her life.
"What was that Lyle? Does that mean you are going to tell me everything I want?"
Lyle looked from Jarod back to Simone who was starting to tremble worse. He then looked back at Jarod and gave his answer, "Yes I'll tell you whatever you want... just give her the antidote!!" Jarod continued to look at Lyle studying his face. "Please!!! Give it to her!"
Jarod then walked out of the room with the syringe in his hand. Lyle and Sam looked through the window waiting for the door to open, which it finally did as Jarod walked into the room and walked over to Simone's twitching body. He knelt down beside her and grabbed her in his arms and tried to immobilize her as much as possible before administering the drug into the side of her arm. He continued to hold her as her body started to tremble less and less, until her body finally relaxed in his arms. She then looked up at Jarod who was calming her down and stroking her head. Once she was sufficiently calmed down, he then left the room once again and walked back to the room with Lyle in it.
"Now I expect your cooperation from here on out, otherwise Simone will suffer with either this same drug or some other. Her well being resides in your hands and the amount of cooperation you plan on giving me."
Lyle merely nodded his head as he continued to watch his Simone through the window.
For the next few hours Jarod asked Lyle question after question. Throughout which Lyle was threatened and beaten when an unsatisfactory answer was given, only once more was Simone verbally threatened. Through out the interrogation Lyle kept his eyes on Simone. Lyle had been broken.
