Lucky's heart beat wildly in his chest as he heard Elizabeth's voice on the other end of the phone. "Elizabeth?? Are you all right? Where are you?"
"I don't know, Lucky. I don't know where I am. But it doesn't matter because there's no way I can get out of here. I had to call you and tell you I love you, and I'll always love you."
His voice was desperate as he spoke. "Elizabeth, I need to know where you are so I can come and get you. I'm going to find you."
He could hear her start crying softly. "I don't know. He locked me in the trunk when he brought me here...I don't know. There's no way you can find me. I'm never going to see you again.
" NO!! Elizabeth, don't say that. You're going to see me again. I promise I'll find you. I'll never give up looking for you."
"Lucky, don't. Don't. It won't do any good. Do you really think he's going to let me live? I don't know what he's going to do but...there's no way. Not for me anymore. That's why I wanted to say goodbye..."
"I won't say goodbye to you, Elizabeth." He felt the tears stinging his eyes and his voice was barely audible. "I won't. I know Tom has you. I won't let him win this time. I love you. Just hang on to that thought.
"I can't, Lucky. He's killing me already."
"What has he done to you? Please tell me what he's done to you. Tell me he hasn't hurt you again." As he asked the question, he felt himself breaking out in a cold sweat. He needed to know, yet dreaded, the answer.
"He's hurt me ever since he came into my room and took me. But if you mean has he raped me again, no. He hasn't. He tried and he couldn't, and he hasn't tried again."
Lucky had held his breath while he waited for her answer and finally let out a long deep breath. The fact that she had not been raped again was one of the only things he could think of to be grateful for now. That and the sound of her sweet voice, still alive and talking to him. "Thank God. Elizabeth, I've been out of my mind since you've been gone. I can't sleep. I can't eat. You have to help me find you. There has to be some clue as to where you are. How long were you in the car? Do you know?"
"I don't know. There's nothing you can do, Lucky. I've accepted that, now you have to too."
"No. I'll never accept that. Never. You know that. Elizabeth, I will never give up hope. I'm going to find you and bring you home, no matter what it takes."
"Don't! Lucky, please don't say that! There's no way, and if you try something then something bad will happen to you. He said so...he said he was going to do something to you. I won't have you getting hurt or dying because of me! Just let me go...let me go. He could hear her crying uncontrollably.
"You think I care about myself? I don't care what he does to me. You're the only one who matters." He spoke softly now. "I'll never let you go, Elizabeth. Don't you know that?"
"I care Lucky. I care. It's bad enough that I'm here at all, that I know I'm going to die and that I'll never see you again. I couldn't bear it if I had to worry that something was going to happen to you too."
"Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself. I'm a Spencer, remember? Nothing will happen to me, I promise. Sweetie, how did you get to a phone?"
"He gave it to me. I don't know why, and he'll probably take it away soon and I know I shouldn't have...but I had to call you. I had to talk to you one last time."
"This is not the last time! Elizabeth, listen to me." He could hear her sobbing as he spoke to her. He was silent for a moment, wishing there were something he could do to stop her crying, to give her a reason to hope. "Just keep thinking about how much I love you and how hard I'm going to work to find you. Can you do that for me? Please stop crying and really listen to me. I love you. I love you more than my life, and I'm going to come and get you."
"How much you love me is all I think about. I mean there's other things...like I'm hungry. I'm so hungry, but even so I always know you're out there somewhere, and that you love me, and you're the most wonderful thing that's ever, ever happened to me."
"I'm out here trying to find you. Please don't ever forget that. You're the best thing that ever happened to me, too. Before you my life was just…well, it was just my life. Now you're my life and I won't live it without you."
"Lucky, he broke my bracelet. He took it away from me." He could barely understand her, she was crying so hard.
"I know, honey. I know. He sent it to me. I fixed it for you though. Just before you called. So as soon as I find you I can put it back on your arm where it belongs."
"He sent it to you? Lucky....don't do anything." Her voice rose as she pleaded with him. "Don't try to do anything! He said he wanted you to come here, he's going to do something I know…"
Lucky suddenly heard a man's voice on the other end of the phone. "Hello, is this Lucky? Lucky Spencer?"
"Elizabeth? Where is she? Tell me where she is you son of a bitch!!"
"She's here on the floor crying. You two damn near made ME cry. I don't think I've ever seen a better or more tragic love story than the one that's here right before my very eyes"
"If you lay a hand on her, I'll kill you. I'll kill you with my own bare hands"
"Oops...guess I'm dead then. She sure does feel good doesn't she? Now you know what I saw in her in the first place don't you?" His voice was cold, maniacal and Lucky could hear Elizabeth in the background, hysterical, screaming, "Lucky! Hang up! Hang up the phone now!"
"Tell me where you have her. Let me come and get her, please."
Tom laughed cruelly. "And ruin the end of this lovely little drama. Not a chance. Ow, shit! You little bitch!" Lucky heard Elizabeth cry out behind him.
"What did you do to her? Tell me!!!"
"Why don't you come see for yourself?"
"What? Are you going to tell me where you are?"
"No, I'm going to bring you where she is."
Lucky heard Elizabeth, still pleading, "Lucky, don't....oh God, don't!"
"Tell me! Tell me right now where you are."
"Not that easy, Slick. I'm sure you know where the docks are in Port Charles, don't you?"
"You know I do."
"Meet me there after dark tomorrow night. I'll bring you to her. But one thing Lucky...."
"What?"
"If you bring anyone with you...any cops, anyone....if you're bugged or anything other than completely and totally alone....she's dead. Only I know where she is, and only I can feed her and let her out if I want to. Something happens to me...no one will ever find her till it's far, far too late."
Lucky heard the click as the connection was broken. He began to pace the room as he desperately pleaded into the now dead phone line. "Let me talk to Elizabeth again, please… Answer me!!. Hello, hello??"