Well...I'm back. I know it's been years and I know I promised to finish this story and then life got super complicated and the story kinda fell to the waste side. And then Chase got canceled and my head just wasn't in it. But my Chase fetish recently returned and the only way to fulfill it was to get back into fanfiction so...here it is. Please let me know if any of you are still out there and wanting more of this story. I don't own any of the Chase characters and all mistakes are my own. Also, I am kinda rusty on uploading documents so if something messes up let me know in a review and I will do my best to fix it!

An hour later Annie was getting very impatient. She still felt extremely nauseous even though she hadn't eaten any solid food for several hours. Maya had hooked her up to a bag of fluids that was now depositing the last few drops into her vein, and she felt a little stronger but not necessarily better. She wanted Jimmy, and she wanted him now. Daisy could tell she was getting more and more frustrated with every passing minute. She pulled her cell out of her pocket as she slipped out the door escaping the bunks. "Marco, what the hell is taking so long?" she asked when he answered. "We are about to pull into the garage now. We hit a little glitch when Jimmy tried to walk out of the hospital ama and almost passed out. He's still a little off, but they finally released him since he was obviously going to leave no matter what they told him. How's Annie doing?" Daisy shook her head, "How do you think? She is worried sick." Marco sighed, "Well, we are on our way in the building, see ya in a minute."

Daisy walked back into the bunks as Maya was putting a bandaid on Annie's arm she had just removed the needle. "That should tide you over for a while, but I want you to try and eat something soon." Annie shook her head and turned a little more pale if that was even possible, "Just the thought of food makes me wanna puke. I cannot eat right now. Just please, let me wait on Jimmy."

"He just pulled up. He'll be in here in just a minute," Daisy informed the two women. Annie perked up a little and tried to sit up, wincing as her stomach tightened. "Annie, just stay down, he's almost here," Maya said as she put a hand on her shoulder. Just then the door opened and a rough looking Jimmy walked in. As soon as he laid eyes on Annie she started to tear up, all of her pent up emotions quickly resurfacing. He made his way to her bed and slowing sit down. "It's okay Boots, I'm here." He leaned over and took her into his arms. She was shaking as she grabbed onto him. Tears were streaming now and uncontrolled sobs escaped. "Don't ever...do that to me again. I thought…" she trailed off unable to finish. "Sshh, I know, I know. I'm sorry...so sorry. It's okay now. Calm down Annie," he held her for several minutes before he felt her begin to pull herself together.

She was aching now, the pain starting to grip her as she unconsciously moved her hand over her stomach. This didn't go unnoticed by anyone. Jimmy pulled back and looked her in the eyes. "You need to rest Annie. Your overstressed and you're hurting. I'm not going anywhere." She nodded, closing her eyes to the pain and the stares.

Jimmy rose slowly and went to Maya, pulling her across the room. "Maya, how is she?" Maya shook her head, "As good as to be expected I guess. She was dehydrated so I gave her some fluids but that will only help for a little while. She needs to eat soon, but first she needs to rest. She's obviously in a substantial amount of pain, which I'm sure is caused from the stress. I can give her something to help her rest but I think you staying with her right now is going to be the best medicine. How are you, still having any dizzy spells?"

He shook his head, "Not since the hospital. I'll be fine, I'm more worried about her." "I know you are Jimmy, but you have to take care of yourself too. Why don't you lay down with her for a while? I'm gonna run to the hospital and grab a few supplies and then I will be back to check on both of you. Daisy can wake you in a while to make sure you are doing okay."

Jimmy nodded as he motioned Daisy to them. "Bouff get anything from the cell phone?" Daisy shook her head, "Diablo had turned it off by the time Bouff looked into it. What about Marco and Luke?"

"They were headed to Bouff to go through security footage from Annie's apartment. I'm not holding my breath though. He's too smart to let us see anything that he doesn't mean for us to." Jimmy rubbed the back of his neck, trying to soothe the tension the headache had caused. He then walked back over to Annie as Maya and Daisy made their way out the door.

She scooted over to make room for him in the bed. He crawled in beside her and took her back into his arms. She put her head on his chest and wrapped her arms around him. He could tell by her tenseness that she was still in pain. "Just try to relax Annie, let me know if it gets worse."

She nodded and did what he said. Within a few minutes she was lightly dozing. The pain was still very much present but exhaustion won out in the end. Jimmy felt her relax more and more and before he knew it Daisy was waking him. "Hey cowboy, how ya feelin?" she asked quietly so she wouldn't wake the still sleeping Annie.

He wiped his eyes, careful not to move too much. "Decent I guess. We get anything from the footage?" "Yes and no," she said skeptically. "They paraded Jess right in the front door Jimmy. Looked right at the security cameras. It looked like they had her drugged but you could still tell how terrified she was. Then about ten minutes after you called us, we seen them leave. Diablo even turned around when he got to the door of the building and blew the camera a kiss. Other than that, nothing. They must have parked down a street with no traffic cams because they hit an alley across from Annie's and that's where we lost them."

Jimmy rolled his eyes. Just then Daisy's cell vibrated. She checked the message from Marco and instantly looked to Annie and closed her eyes. "What is it?" Jimmy asked slightly alarmed. Daisy took a breath, "Your buddy Brad from the media is in the bullpen with a video tape. Sounds like Diablo and his father were serious about going public."

Jimmy closed his eyes and took a breath, "I haven't even told her about Jess yet. She can't handle anymore Daisy. She's already past her breaking point. What the hell is the best call here?" Daisy just stared into space. She didn't know what to tell him. Everything just kept getting worse.

Jimmy gently scooted out from under Annie. He stood up feeling much better than before. "Stay with her, don't leave her side." Daisy nodded as she watched Jimmy head for the bullpen.

Brad was pacing back and forth when Jimmy walked in. Marco had taken the tape to Bouff to see what was on it but according to Brad it was very disturbing. "Jimmy, why the hell is your phone off? I've been calling you for an hour. I figured you would want this tape as soon as possible. My boss is pissed but I told him this was a top priority case and there is no way we could air any footage until you guys knew about it. But Jimmy...we aren't the only news station in Houston…"

Jimmy held his hands up "Slow down Brad, what time did the tape come in?" "About two and a half hours ago. It was dropped off at the secretaries desk and marked urgent. The guy must have made a real impression on Debbie cause she personally ran it straight to my boss. It's just dumb luck that I was in his office when she dropped it off."

Jimmy nodded, "Okay...okay," he pulled his thoughts together and glanced up as Marco entered the bullpen quickly followed by a green looking Luke. Marco was shaking his head, "It's not good Jimmy. The son of a bitch has the whole thing on tape. Including Jess accusing William Frost of murder. I think they are sending a message."

Jimmy pointed at Marco and Luke, "Get on the phone to every news station in the city and tell them if they have received this tape not to air it. If they do they will be facing obstruction charges and they will have to deal with the Marshal service coming down on them. I want every copy of this tape in this office within the next few hours. You got it?"

"Yea, got it," Luke nodded, running to his desk to get started. Marco stepped closer to Jimmy, "You may wanna prepare Annie as best you can. Chances are, if the news stations don't release this tape, or at least a part of it, Diablo will have it on social media or youtube really soon. And no matter how bad we may want to, there is no way we can stop it."

Jimmy sighed. He knew Marco was right. He also knew on top of everything else, they now had the chief to consider. Jimmy decided the best thing to do first is to go see what all the tape consisted of. That would let him know what had to be told to the chief right away and what might could wait until later when hopefully Annie was stronger.

Jimmy felt light headed after watching the tape in its entirety. They had included everything, from Jess begging for her life, to accusing William Frost of the murder of Mary Hendrix and admitting that she lied about everything back then. She went as far as to say that William paid her off to accuse Vasquez. After that it showed them as they entered Annie's apartment. They captured every detail of Jess's murder. Every cut and stab. The brutal rape. Jess went from fighting and begging for her life to completely giving up and surrendering. By the time Jimmy arrived, Jess was unconscious from blood loss and shock. The tape then showed Jimmy calling out and entering the bedroom. It showed how they jumped him from behind and then how they stood over his still body. They took his cell phone and then went to the bed and Diablo kneeled over Jess. He then turned to the camera and smiled as he pushed his knife into her neck and slid it across. Her body shook for a moment before becoming deathly still, blood pooling around her wound. Diablo then went to Jimmy and lifted him up into a sitting position. He grinned at the camera again and held the knife to his neck. That's when Juan Vasquez entered the picture. "Not now son, let's take him…" he trailed off when he looked like he heard something. "We gotta go, leave him for now," Juan said as he ran to the camera and turned it off.

"He heard sirens," Bouff said. "I focused in on the background noise and that's what made them decide to leave you. Thank God huh?"

Jimmy nodded, "Yea...close call." He knew they could have easily killed him if they had wanted, but until now, Jimmy didn't realize just how close he had came. The realization made him sick to his stomach. Seeing his lifeless form in the hands of Diablo. How the hell had the father son team made it this long without getting caught. It's like they were one step ahead all the time. Like they knew what the Marshal's next move was before it was ever made.

He made his way back to the bullpen to see if Luke and Marco had any luck gathering any more tapes. "He sent one to every major news broadcasters in Houston. I have each tape being sent over immediately. The companies weren't very happy about it but they understood it was evidence in an ongoing investigation. Jimmy nodded, "Good work guys. Listen…" he motioned for them to come closer and lowered his voice, "I want this whole place checked for listening devices. Somehow these guys are staying one step ahead of us all the time and I'm wondering how they have been that lucky. Either they are listening in somehow, or they have someone on the inside."

Luke nodded, "I'm on it." He hurried out of the bullpen towards Bouff's office.

Jimmy turned and headed back to the bunks to check on Annie. When he entered he was relieved to see she was still sleeping. Daisy glanced up from her phone she had been playing on. "She's exhausted, hasn't moved since you left. What did you find out from Brad?"

Jimmy explained everything and then asked Daisy to give Luke and Marco a hand. "Okay Jimmy, but remember that Annie is not the only one that had a hard day. You need to rest and take care of yourself. I will get some food for you two in just a bit so lay down and rest and I will wake you up in an hour or so. Don't worry Jimmy, we will do everything that needs doing."

He nodded and watched her leave, closing the door quietly behind her. He watched Annie sleep for a few minutes, noticing her eyebrows crease slightly every once in a while. A sign that even though she was sleeping, there was still a discomfort very present. He eventually eased himself down beside her. She nestled closer and her wrapped his arms around her. He was asleep shortly after, dreading the hours ahead. He knew he would have to break all the news to Annie all too soon.

Well, there is the next installment. Please let me know if anyone is still out there wanting more of this story. Again I apologize for letting everyone down by not finishing this when I promised I would but hopefully I can keep my head in it long enough to see it through! Drop me a review and let me know if you all are still interested!