Rescue Her

A Way Out

*4409 South Cicero*

"Morning, guys." Kevin greeted as he met up with Ana and Hank, who was sporting a pair of sunglasses. "We got a female DOA. She took one in the head, one in the chest. Offenders fled on foot, westbound. We got a grid search going up now."

"Okay." The older man nodded.

"We have lots of witnesses." Hailey chimed in, walking over with Kim at her side. "The bus was doing its regular route, five stops. The driver came over the intercom to say that there was an engine malfunction, so the driver went to the back of the bus twice to check on it."

"The back of the bus?" The brunette repeated in confusion.

"That's what they said." The blonde shrugged.

"They stopped in this lot here. Driver said everyone needed to stay in their seats due to the malfunction." The female Officer began.

"Yeah." Hank motioned for her to continue as they ducked under a strip of red tape.

"Three passengers weren't willing to do so. Two male, Hispanic, 20s. One female, Asian. Young, 18 or so." Kim listed.

"They wanted off?" Kevin guessed.

"Yeah. So they came to the front of the bus, tried to get off, the driver tried to stop them, a struggle ensued, and one of the guys shot the driver twice." Hailey summarized as they approached the bus.

Ana cracked a small smile behind her mask upon seeing that Jay was already there.

"The driver's name is Joy Cleming. Uh, she worked for the company for six years, and she was holding that in her hand." He explained, handing Hank a peice of paper inside an evidence bag which the brunette peered at over his shoulder.

"Do you need help? Yes help me." The shorter woman read aloud and her husband could practically hear the frown in her voice.

"What are you thinking?" The older man inquired.

"Experience tells me sex trafficking." She murmured.

"Hey." Adam called before he could reply. "Bus company's here."

The two Sergeants exchanged one last glance before the elder of the two walked off with their two Detectives in tow.

*District 21: Bullpen*

The head of security for the bus company confirmed Ana's suspicions and Adam and Kim had found the name of their sex trafficking victim.

"Transportation team got her ID off the flight manifest. Her name is Willa Tan, 20 years old. She flew into Midway from Sedona late last night." The female Officer reported from her place at the whiteboard, crossing her arms as her male counterpart took over.

"Looks like she was there for the holiday weekend, checked into one of those massage, bath, hotel, eat, and treat places." He listed in slight confusion.

"A spa resort." Kim corrected with a small glare.

"Right. That's the name." Adam nodded, sheepishly. "Uh, I spoke to the front desk manager. Willa checked in on Thursday. She did some massages, some studying in the lobby, and then caught the red-eye back to Chicago."

"Is she from Chicago?" Hailey wondered.

"She is a student at Northwestern originally from Michigan. I'm trying to get in touch with the family." The male Officer replied while walking over and taking a seat at his desk.

"Okay, what about the men?" Hank inquired from his usual spot next to Ana.

"We had less luck there. CPIC said there was no pop on facial rec. They weren't on the flight manifest into Chicago. Looks like they hopped onto the bus from right outside the terminal." Kim observed.