Bewitched Hearts

21. A Game to Frame

"You're under arrest. You don't have a choice but to surrender!" Paul yelled as he pointed the gun at Gary's car.

Just then Damien reached the place and ran to Paul. He looked around at all the officers in position and was a little relieved that they had caught the man.

"What happened?" He asked Paul as he looked at Gary's car.

"Nothing. He still hasn't gotten out or made a move." Paul informed him.

Damien started to go towards the car angrily with clenched fists but Paul stopped him.

"Don't, Damien! Danny is in the car. We cannot risk it."

Damien stepped back and looked back at Gary's car.

"You have to get down! You have no chance to escape!" Damien yelled with anger-filled voice.

Back in the car, Gary looked around to see if there was any way he could escape but he found none. He groaned in frustration and banged the steering wheel. He looked at Danny and suddenly an idea popped into his head. He moved into the backseat and held Danny up. He slid to the door and opened it.

When everyone saw the door open, Damien signalled everyone to be ready for whatever was to come.

Gary slid Danny out first and exited the car behind her as he held her with one hand and put a knife to her throat with the other.

"Let me go and I will leave the girl," Gary announced as he looked around the men.

The same scene from the day Kevin was killed flashed in front of Damien's eyes and he stiffened. His eyes were hard and cold as he looked at Danny who was unconscious.

"Damien!" Paul whisper yelled at Damien who seemed lost.

Damien came out of his trance and looked at Paul as he asked him what to do with his eyes.

Suddenly something came into Damien's brain and he looked back at Paul, "I will distract the guy. You signal to James, he's right behind the guy, to hit him on the head." He explained to Paul as quietly as possible.

"Are you absolutely sure? He has a knife to her." Paul expressed his doubts but Damien nodded he was sure.

"I'll talk to him."

Damien took a few steps forward and Gary's eyes widened.

"Don't come near. I'll slit your little girlfriend's throat." Gary threatened and smirked.

"You leave her. And we let you go." Damien proposed to him.

"Ha! I may not have studied but I'm not dumb, boy!" He let out a throaty laugh and Damien clenched his teeth.

"But your girlfriend was a hard wire. She did give me a tough struggle." Gary let out.

"Why do you want her?" Damien inquired.

Gary laughed loudly, "Are you sure you're a cop? You were quite stupid to shoot me in the knee the other day." He didn't answer the question and changed the topic.

"Why didn't you just kill her?" Damien kept to his questions.

"Do you want me to? I can!" He said and pressed the knife harder into Danny's throat and Damien panicked.

"Stop!" He said quickly.

"That's what I thought!" Gary huffed, "you know you have a pretty bad aim for a cop. Why shoot my knee when you could've gone for the heart?" He tried further to agitate Damien.

Damien was very close to losing his cool so he looked back at Paul who gave him a nod and Damien sighed.

"What? What are you up to?" Gary asked them as he saw their interaction, "I will kill her and I'm not kidding."