Skyler's Chance

Townsend Hall

Skyler starts to come to, moaning as she tries to open her eyes. Realizing there's a mask over them, her head shot up and she goes to move her body. Both her hands and feet are bound to the chair she's sitting in. Shit. Trying not to panic, she thinks back at what happened that led up to this. She went to the police station and her dad wasn't there, Phil took her to the lake so she can take a break on the shore, he points to something across the lake and then the pinch and her world goes black. That son of a bitch. Trying to think and control her breathing so she doesn't alert them she's awake, she flexes different muscles to see if anything is injured or broken. Ok, nothing is broken, no injuries just the small burn on her neck from what could only have been a taser. No sexual assault, noticing she is still fully clothed, but her cell phone, pistol, and knife were all gone. Hearing muffled voices, she sits quietly and tries to concentrate on hearing. She recognizes them, Phil and A.J. That fat bastard is working with them. Hearing foot steps, she hangs her head pretending she's still knocked out. The footsteps stop in front of her, she hears just two people breathing, one more heavily so she thinks it's Phil because he's out of shape, and they must be checking to see if she is still out. Then something smacks her leg, hard, and she screams. Shit.

Alvarez and some of his men pull up to the red cook house to talk to Darby. Knocking on the door, He waits on the porch, not wanting to go in since he is not wearing a mask and doesn't want to inhale the chemical fumes. Darby comes out of the kitchen a few minutes later, and walks out to the porch to meet Alvarez. "Where's my money, Ese?" Darby slides his mask onto his forehead, "I'll have it this evening. Do you know where my daughter is? Hale told me someone called her to Charming P.D., claiming I was locked up. They told her no, but when Hale wanted to talk to her, she bolted." Alvarez shook his head, "No, but we will keep a look out. I'll call you later to set up a meet for the money." Turning and walking off the porch, Alvarez turns back, "Maybe you should ask the Sons. Maybe she is hiding in Charming, and as much as we don't like them, they would know." Darby nods, "Yea, guess so. I need to find her, she's all I have." Alvarez nods, "Family is important, Ese. If we see or hear anything, I'll let you know." He climbs onto his bike, and the Mayans ride off. Darby sits down on the porch, taking in some fresh air and staring out at the woods across the street. Realizing A.J. and his idiot side kicks haven't been around, he starts to get suspicious. Something isn't right, and as much as he is at odds with the Sons, he needs to find his babygirl.

Church is in session, the Sons sitting around the Reaper table, when Jax notices Phil isn't back yet. "Yo, where is Phil and Skyler?" The others shrug when Juice speaks up, "I'll trace their phones now." Pulling out his laptop, he gets to work. Kozik is realizing how much of an asshole he's been to her, and starts to get upset as he watches Juice get to work. "We are going to Townsend Hall tonight to take care of Zobelle. Jax, Tig, Bobby, and Opie will be with me. The rest of you, find Phil and Skyler, bring them back here." Before he can continue, Juice gets a hit. "Last known area they were in was at the lake. Reception stopped after that, so either both of their phones are dead, or they were shut off." Clay stubs out his cigar, "Ok, let's get ready to go. Something isn't right, and I have a feeling something bad happened." As the Sons leave the room, Juice is still working on his laptop. Kozik hangs back and sits back down next to him. "Hey man, are you sure there is nothing else you can do?" Juice shakes his head, furiously tapping on the keys. "Hey Koz, Juice, we need to leave now." Happy stands at the chapel doors, guns in hand. Kozik gets up to walk out when Juice gets a hit, Phil turned his phone back on. "Hey, I found Phil. He's heading back this way."

Standing on the porch of Townsend Hall, Jax is still hesitant to go through with the plan. Stepping back, Clay can sense the tension, "What is it now, son?" Jax shakes his head, "Doesn't matter now. We are here." Closing his phone, Opie steps onto the porch, "That was Chibs, he said Phil is heading back to the clubhouse now. Skyler's cell is still off, but she is probably with him." Clay nods, "Ok, on my count, get ready," cocking their guns, they stand next to the door, "3,2,1." Kicking the door in, they storm into the hall, looking for Zobelle and his men, thinking they are crashing an Aryan Brotherhood meeting. Instead, they are met with families having dinner. Clay notices Zobelle on stage, and raises his gun as Jax pulls it down,"What the hell are you doing? " Clay gets pissed, "Now or never!" Raising his gun up again, with families screaming and scrambling to leave, he points at Zobelle when A.J. raises his gun and fires at the Sons. Clay fires off a few rounds at A.J. as Zobelle dips down and runs out the back door. Jax grabs Clay's gun and they start to struggle with a tug of war. Tig sees flashing lights and yells at them, " Hey, cops. We gotta go." Clay jerks his gun back, as Bobby pushes him away from Jax, "Not now, let's go. Back door." Running towards the back, they run through the doors and stop in their tracks. Cops surround them from every angle, shining lights and pointing guns at them, as one yells "FREEZE, PUT YOUR WEAPONS DOWN AND YOUR HANDS UP!" The Sons comply, slowly. Jax is even more pissed. He knows they were set up.