Meanwhile upstairs, Cordelia Burnham awakens and turns on the light on the beside table. She nudges her husband.
Cordelia: Honey! Wake up!
Everett (rubbing his eyes and sitting up): Baby, what's the matter?
Cordelia: Remember that cop we ran into tonight with the flat tire?
Everett: Yeah.
Cordelia: I was just thinking---somebody said the guy who took Tess was dressed as a cop. What if the man we talked to tonight was the kidnapper?
Everett: Oh Geez! If that's true, we let him get away!
Cordelia: He was heading south, towards Virginia. Like he was trying to flee the state. We have to get in touch with Russell Gault now!
Everett: He's in his car---wait, maybe the station can patch us through. I'll call now.
Tess has gotten off an exit, and is heading back towards Breckenridge. Then all of a sudden, her car begins to die out. She manages to pull off to the side of the road, and it completely stalls. She tries starting it, but nothing works. She notices the CB and decides to call for help.
While Tess is calling for help, Quentin is driving the white pickup truck. He's back on the highway, and his desperate search for Tess begins.
Russell, Kane, Paul, and Mario are just crossing the Virginia state line and Paul has woken up when Russell's CB crackles. All the men get the shock of their life when Tess' voice comes over the CB....
Tess: Hello? Can anyone hear me? This is Tess Sherwood. Quentin Michaels kidnapped me, but I escaped. But my car died. I'm somewhere on I-95 in Alexandria, Virginia. I don't want to leave the car, and it's dark. If anyone can hear me, I need help. Please find me. Somebody, anybody, please....
End of Episode 17
Next on come nightfall....
Cordelia and Everett confirm already bad news.
Deanna learns Eliza is pregnant.
A carnival becomes the setting for a night of terror.
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