"Mrs. Ferguson," the man said, smiling. He turned on a dim light in the room, then closed the door behind him. "You have no idea how glad I am that I found you. You're perfect. Just what we need."
Laura was obviously confused. What was this man talking about?
After the man removed the tape from her mouth, she immediately asked "Who are you? Why am I here? Are you ransoming ..."
The man held up his hand, stopping her. "To answer your first question, my name is Dr. Louis DeGonia."
"Doctor?"
"To answer your third question ... no, we aren't ransoming you. You're far too important to us to sell you off."
"Then why ..."
"Ah, yes. Your second question." He paused, then smiled, before answering.
