"Mr. Adams, are you okay?" someone whispered nearby.

Zachary shook his head as he reached the conference room door. He overheard the police chief saying, "There are lots of abandoned buildings in the area. We'll start searching those first - kidnappers often take their victims there."

"Keep your phones on, everyone. We need to stay reachable in case the kidnappers try to contact us."

"Abandoned buildings..." Zachary muttered under his breath. These ...