“But the note says not to, Walter. What if we never see Logan again? Maybe we should just pay the ransom.”
“We can’t trust him. Even if we pay, there’s no guarantee he’ll return Logan. The police can help—they can arrest him before he has a chance to hurt our son.”
Reluctantly, Abby agreed, and they drove to the police station. But just as they were about to get out of the car, Walter’s phone buzzed with a new message.
“This is your first and last warning. If you enter that station, your kid goes into the bay. Get the money to the location I mentioned.”
Abby gasped, fear escalating. Walter scanned the area for the kidnapper, but there were too many people. With no other options, they decided to pay the ransom. As they rushed to the bank, Abby felt ill, and Walter had to take her home.
Once Abby was settled, Walter went to the storage lockers with the ransom money, hoping to find the janitor. But after a brief chase, the man revealed he was just a courier, hired to collect the money and unaware of Logan’s whereabouts.
Crushed and desperate, Walter returned home only to find Abby and all her belongings gone. He frantically called her, but she didn’t answer. Then it hit him—Abby had orchestrated the kidnapping of their son. Heartbroken, Walter wasn’t defeated. The money he had given was fake, and he was determined to get Logan back.
Walter went to the hospital where Logan was born and found a doctor willing to help. Together, they tricked Abby into thinking Logan needed urgent medical treatment. Soon after, Abby arrived at the hospital with Logan, only to be arrested by waiting FBI agents.
As Abby was led away, she hurled a final, shocking insult. “Logan isn’t even yours! You couldn’t get me pregnant, remember? He’s James’s son!”
Walter froze, devastated by the revelation. But his love for Logan was stronger than any betrayal. Holding his son tightly, he declared, “I don’t care. I will adopt him if I have to. I will watch him grow up while you two rot behind bars.”
In that moment, nothing else mattered. Logan was safe in his arms, and Walter knew he would do whatever it took to give his son the life he deserved.