A/N: Shorter than the others, but only because Chapter 5 was too long to merge the two, and this had to be in this episode. This is the last chapter of the episode, and then I will be moving on to Episode 4.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own these characters or the show.

Unbidden thoughts rushed through Sarah's mind. Danny Dyson. This is what happened to him. What do they want with him? We've got to get him out of here.

Just then, she received a text message from Cameron.

CANNOT ACQUIRE HIM. TOO MUCH RISK. T-888 AND AT LEAST 4 HIGHLY TRAINED HUMANS. WE WILL TRACK THEM DOWN LATER.

Sarah sighs. Cameron knows her too well. But there must be some way. Sarah searches her mind, trying to find a way, but isn't able to do so without risking the life of her son and herself.

John knows it's the best plan. He doesn't like it, but he at least knows it. And he knows that being a leader is making decisions like these. Risking someone else's life for the overall mission. He promises to himself that he will do everything in his power to rescue Danny Dyson.

"We can track them through traffic cameras, right?" he asked Cameron.

She replied, "John Henry can."

"We need to make sure we can identify these men, find out who they are, who they work for, and what they're doing. Danny could be an important asset to either side, so he is a priority as well." Plus, we owe it to Terissa, John thought to himself.

John's attention was brought back to the men when he heard three consecutive gunshots ring through the air. He looked up just in time to see the three men that had brought Danny fall to the ground. The T-888 had executed them. The Triple-8 retrieved the briefcase and the boy while the boss and the driver got back into the car. The Triple-8 joined them, bringing along Danny, and they drove away.

Ellison had been restless for the past few days. At the request of Ms. Weaver, he had continued his job as Head of Security until such time as she needed him for something else. He felt much like he had in the days following his realization that Sarah Connor was, indeed, telling the truth all these years.

He was still allowed access to the basement, but hadn't been able to bring himself to travel down there, for reasons unknown to him. But today was different. He was tired of doing nothing. There had been few security issues that demanded his attention. His job over the past few days had mostly entailed processing the paperwork for security clearances. Though this was a significant amount of work (as security clearances were re-set every week), it still wasn't enough to keep him busy and his mind distracted.

So Ellison ventured down to the basement. He knew that Weaver and John Henry weren't even in the building, which comforted him. He still wasn't comfortable around Weaver, and now was less comfortable around John Henry.

He exited the elevator, then made his way down the hall. On his way to John Henry's "room", his eye caught sight of the lab. Mr. Murch was there, working on some project Ellison knew he would never come close to understanding. He'd spent little time in the lab and decided now was as good a time as any to familiarize himself with it.

He stood there for a few seconds, waiting for Murch to become aware of his presence. Then it occurred to him Murch was probably not going to become aware of his presence as he was incredibly focused on his current project. So Ellison cleared his throat.

Murch practically jumped at the sound and turned his attention from his project to Ellison.

"Mr. Ellison, I didn't realize you were there."

"Of course not. What you're working on is probably way more interesting than anything I have to say."

Ellison could tell that Murch was trying not to outwardly agree with him, but his body language told Ellison what Murch was really thinking.

"So what are you working on now, Mr. Murch?"

"I'm finishing up John Henry's wireless satellite communication chip."

"You mean he's not wireless now?"

"Well, he's wireless, obviously," Ellison detected a hint of annoyance from Murch, possibly from not being in on the decision to disconnect John Henry and build and insert a chip into his head. "But he isn't able to connect to the internet via his chip in the way that he could connect to the internet before. He can connect when there's a strong wi-fi network in the area, but Weaver wants him to be able to connect to the internet at any time."

"That's a lot of power."

"Power of information, maybe, but nothing more."

Ellison knew from the stories that that's similar to what the people who first built Skynet thought as well. He knew now that he'd have to keep an eye on this development. Who knows how this could affect John Henry?

In the truck, driving to Zeira Corp, Sarah expressed her anger. "We could have taken them. Especially once they shot the other guys. We might not be able to find them again."

"We will. We're going to track them using the traffic cams. That's where we're going now. We'll be prepared this time."

"John, that might not work."

"Well, it's a better plan than going at them back there."

"John..."

He cut her off, "This is the plan. It's done. There's no use in arguing."

Sarah was silent the rest of the car ride.

"They pulled out onto Broadway between 4th and Garril." John instructed John Henry as he pulled up the traffic cameras from that area.

"Right there," Cameron pointed out the black town car on the screen. "The time stamp matches up with my records."

The car turned North and continued on Broadway towards 4th. John Henry pulled up the traffic cam at 4th and jumped to the corresponding time frame. They easily found the car as it turned right to go East.

"We don't know how far they're going, so this could be awhile," Cameron stated.

Sarah had stayed behind with Weaver in her office while the others went with John Henry.

"Will this work?" Sarah asks Weaver.

"I cannot predict the future, but there is no foreseeable reason for it to fail. While we're waiting, there's something I'd like to show you Ms. Connor. It just recently came to my attention and I thought you might be interested in it."

Weaver walked across the room to her computer as Sarah looked on, worried about what was coming, and trying to prepare herself.

After 20 minutes of following the car around L.A., John was noticeably restless. Just as Cameron moved to massage his shoulders, John tensed up even more.

"Where'd it go?"

Cameron looked back to the screen. John Henry had pulled up the next traffic cam, but there was no footage found. The screen was blank.

John Henry quickly assessed the situation, checking nearby traffic cameras and replied, "It seems as if all of the traffic cameras in this four-block radius have been disabled."

"Well, check to see if they ever leave that four-block radius."

John Henry obliged, silently. As he searched the surrounding cameras, John turned to Cameron.

"Cameron, this was supposed to work. If we can't find him..."

She cut him off, "Shhh, John, of course we'll find him. It's a four-block radius, not a whole city."

"They have not exited the area, unless they have switched vehicles."

John got right to work. "Good. Then we'll split up and canvass the area. John Henry, you'll stay here and monitor the cameras to make sure they don't leave."

"John, we still should identify the men."

"John Henry, can you work on that as well?"

"Yes, John. However, I have no data to base the search on. The traffic cameras do not show their faces."

Cameron spoke up, "I have their images stored on my chip."

"Then you can upload it to me," John Henry suggested.

"Only if John takes my chip out and you upload it from there."

They both looked at John, waiting for him to agree.

John fought himself. The last thing he wanted to do after everything that had happened was hand over Cameron's chip to John Henry again. But he knew it was the only way, and that there was no reason not to trust John Henry.

"Okay. But only for a few minutes."

John brushed the hair back from Cameron's face, her chip in his other hand. He stood up and walked across the room to connect it to the computer.

Once connected, the data jumped directly to the footage from the meet. However, the data is interspersed with footage of John. John reminded himself to ask Cameron about this later.

"I have saved the facial images of all of the men. You may disconnect her chip now and reinsert it."

John sighed, relieved it hadn't taken long. As he reinserted Cameron's chip, John Henry brought up his search. He opened up one for each man. Images flash by as they are being compared to the faces of each man. Cameron reboots, giving John a reassuring smile.

One of the searches stopped. The photo matches. John Henry read aloud the information as John and Cameron joined him.

"Christoph Mercer. He deals in an assortment of different weapons, including technological weapons. There appears to be no obvious ties to anything related to Skynet or The Turk."

The other searches had found matches now, and John Henry reported the results. "The other men are part of a gang. They are what the people on the street call 'thugs-for-hire.'"

"So Mercer just hired them to kidnap Danny? Explains why they were so disposable to him." John thought about the next move.

"Let's go find this Christoph Mercer."

The footage played on the large projection screen before Sarah.

"No. It's not true. It can't be."

NOTE: This story is continued in Episode 4: Important People.