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A Note: Next chapter will be what round one looks like and what it puts Booth through. There is no beta for this story so all mistakes are mine. I am sorry it took me so long to bring you all a new chapter but life gets in the way. Enjoy!

He snaps awake. Booth gets up and paces. He searches in his mind for a good plan but there is nothing. There must be something though. Anything. He doesn't want to wait for the "first round". He racks his brain again for some answer or clue. He's left blank so he grabs his coat and heads for the Jeffersonian. Maybe one of the squints will have an idea.

During the drive his mind wanders back to his dream. The only one he can have any more. He wishes it would stop. It's pure torture. He has yet to be able to finish the dream. What is it with him and dreams? Booth isn't sure he wants to know. He lets the thoughts slip from his conscious and gets out of the car at the Jeffersonian.

Hannah sits alone at the apartment. She feels so out of place. It's not something she feels often and hadn't felt that way when she first arrived. But now, it was like she didn't belong. At the Jeffersonian her help was appreciated, however, that was it. There was no extra conversation outside of finding Temperance. Well, not with her anyway. As far as Seeley was concerned, well, she wasn't sure that he was even aware that she existed. He still hadn't been home at least not when she was there. Hannah assumed he came home some time to change. At a loss on what else to do she decided to go back to the Jeffersonian.

When she arrives Seeley is sitting in a kind of circle with the others and they seem to be trying to figure something out. Hannah waits quietly. Maybe, she'll get to talk to Seeley. See if he has found out anything about Temperance. She doesn't get the chance though because the conversation ends and he leaves the building quickly. Hannah steps closer to the group.

She takes a deep breath and asks, "Is there anything new on Temperance?"

The question is readily answered. Angela repeating what Seeley has told them. Hannah doesn't know what to say. The group in the meantime scatters. Hannah goes and offers her help to the others but they all turn her down. Defeated Hannah makes her way back to the apartment.

Booth returns to his office and hopes that maybe Cam, Angela and Hodgins can think of something. Or that Angela can find something on the voice recording that will help. For now he is left to wait for round one with no way to stop it. Sitting down at his desk a message pops up on his computer screen. It wants to know if he'll accept a live video feed. He clicks it and Bones shows up on his screen. She's bound and gagged. A masked man walks into view turns towards the camera and asks laughingly, "Ready for round one Agent Booth?"

Unable to answer the kidnapper he sits horrified. The kidnapper replies, "I'll take that as a yes, then." He removes the gag from her mouth. He tells her that she is going to let him know the best places to cut. Seeley Booth squirms in his seat. Upon giving a quick signal to an agent so they can try to trace the feed his eyes rest back on the screen. The man turns sideways looks in the direction of Booth as he inquires, "So, where do I start, Miss Brennan?"

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