The moon slowly moved across the sky as the pair slept. As it passed directly overhead of the farmhouse a car's headlights came into view down the road. Those headlights then very quickly turned off as the occupants spotted the farmhouse. The car moved forward much more slowly in the dark and eventually pulled over on the opposite side of the road from the house. Two men got out of it and stealthily crossed the road. One gestured to the other and they split up, each going around one side of the house. Meeting up around the back they saw the hidden car and nodded at each other.
A sound had woken Justin. He blinked his eyes and rubbed them with his hand to wipe the sleep from them. He was confused but could feel his body was alert, subconsciously reacting to something. Holding himself still he listened, but it was his eyes that caught the shadowy figure moving past the bedroom window. His mind was suddenly burning, they had been found. Slipping off the bed he padded through the small house and opened the lone door. His knife was in his hand and he held it up and ready to strike. He circled around the house to the right where he had seen the shape.
Behind the house one of the men went back around to the front, going around the left way. He made it to the door without incident and opened it up, wary that it was unlocked. It didn't take him long to spot the chained up basement door and realise the house was empty. Pulling out his own knife he removed the chains and descended into the basement. With the light still on he could see there was a lone occupant in the room, a girl chained up to the wall. "Addison? It's me Liam, your father sent us." he whispered urgently.
The other stayed behind, looking over the car for any clues. It was locked but that was only a temporary obstacle as he crouched down and pulled out a lockpick. Working quickly he soon had the door open and stood back up. It was only that motion that saved him, as he saw Justin's approaching form from the corner of his eye. Spinning around desperately he tried to pull out his own weapon as the gangster lunged forward, stabbing for the man's stomach. The pair went down together as they grappled for the blade.