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"5021 Ida, 10-1, 10-1

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"5021 Ida, 10-1, 10-1. 4200 South Racine. My partners, Officer Kim Burgess and Detective Riley Mitchell, are missing. There's blood, signs of violence. Squad standby."

"Stand by. A 10-1 has been called. All units, stay off the air. Head over to 4200 South Racine."

"Squad, roll every car you've got. I need this street blocked off. I need an ambo here right now."

"5021 Ida, Cars are one block out."

The conversation on the air that Jay would never forget. His feet stopped in their tracks, his body completely unable to move. All the voices and noises around him stopped, replaced by a buzzing sound in his ears going along with the sound of his heart thumping against his ribcage. His breath hitched in his throat, unable to fonction anymore.

"Talk to me, Ruzek, what's going on?"

"Sarge, Kim's car is here. She is not and neither is Riley. I think somebody grabbed them. I need the team here now."

"Copy that. We're on our way." Was the sentence that got him moving again. He ran towards his truck, driving straight to Adam's location - where Riley should've been along with Kim.

The whole team ran towards Adam as soon as they arrived on scene. "Row house is clear. I checked the gangways. There's nothing except for blood smears. I'm guessing they dragged them towards the back, had a car waiting."

"All right, just show us what you saw first." Voight spoke, all of them walking along with him.

"All of their gear. Vests, guns, everything. I mean, they would've never taken that off, not without a struggle." Adam pointed towards their gears and Jay's chest tightened. Hailey glanced at him shortly before focusing back on Adam and Voight.

"There's not enough blood for a major injury. If they were dead, they would've left the bodies." Voight pointed out, ignoring the glare he got from Adam. The mention alone of their bodies made Jay want to throw up. He could feel the bile running up his throat and his mouth start to salivate. She couldn't be dead, there was no way.

"We'll start knock and talks, pull cameras quick." Hailey reacted quickly, knowing there was no room for waiting around.

"Good, move."

Adam turned to Voight right as Hailey ran off. "Boss, this is one of Roy's LKAs. I mean, he has to be involved, right? He and Kent, they gotta have them."

Jay agreed, "They drug them back here, had a car waiting, shoved them inside."

"So let's get some people down here to help find them. Call Trudy, have her initiate a Plan IV. Kev, I want a full perimeter formed, the items bagged and tagged. Get forensic scrubbing. Let's go." Voight sent them off, keeping his eyes on the gear.

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Riley woke up in a car, feeling another body alongside hers. She subtly turned her head, noticing it was Kim that was lying with her. Reassured, she turned back and saw Kent driving the car. She knew she was still bleeding and she felt weak.

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