International Affairs 19

Cordelia blinked, trying to cope with the simple yet horrifying order. During the last two days, she had been gagged several times and watched how others had been silenced; thus, she had some experience about »convincing« gags. The only problem was that it was monstrous to do that to another woman herself.

She avoided looking at the kneeling Janine and let her eyes wander over the clothesline. There were just three pairs of panties left: Tina`s black lacy ones, Ulinka`s pink ones and a red pair originally worn by Linh. Cordelia suddenly felt the wadded panties in her own mouth much more intense and she shuddered at the sheer thought. But on the other hand, she knew she would have to use them on Janine if she wanted to »convince« Linh. Cordelia hated to do that, but even more, she hated if she would suffer more than Janine did.

»If I could help her to make an escape, I would do it! But now, all I can do is to make myself a bit more comfortable!«

She tried to apologize to herself for what she was doing. Then, she went over to the three pairs of panties and considered what to do with them, picking them one by one. In addition, she took the pink tape roll and, suddenly driven by some vivid images, another thing that might become useful.

Cordelia slowly went back for Janine. Alex was standing behind her and had loosened the buckles of her gag. He held one hand clamped over Janine`s mouth to prevent her from spitting out her gag and grinned:

»Ready when you are, Curly!«

Cordelia blushed at the sheer thought of becoming Alex`s accomplice, but what choice did she have. She placed everything she was carrying on the mattress and then one by one inspected the panties. What would Linh consider to be convincing?

The pair Tina had worn was the most substantial, but would that be the only category that mattered? So, she reluctantly brought every pair to her nose. The fragrance again reminded her of her own gag and she shuddered, but forced herself to hold every pair to Janine`s face, too. The other woman grunted and tried to turn her face, cringing her nose. Avoiding to look at her eyes, Cordelia slowly balled up the black lacy pair. Then, she stepped closer to Janine.

»Mph! Nnngg!«

She took a deep breath. If they would ever get free, there would be no way Janine could forgive her. But this thought was washed away by the simple atavistic mantra of »better her than me!«.

So, she took Alex`s place behind Janine, grabbed her scalp and forced her to arch back her head. She then fixed her head between her thighs, squeezing them tight, and placed one of the clothespins on Janine`s nose. The other`s eyes widened and she tried to break free, but Cordelia just increased the grip on her head with her legs.

With her free hand, she removed the loose gag and then pressed the wadded panties against Janine`s lips. She fumed, let out muffled screams and panted heavily, but Cordelia suddenly knew exactly how to work efficiently. From time to time, she loosened the clothespin, allowing Janine to suck in just enough air to not suffocate or faint. With her other hand, she thoroughly stuffed the black silk wad deeper and deeper into the other woman`s oral cavity. She vaguely felt Janine`s teeth, upholstered by the cloth, and heard her gurgles and moans. Finally, when the packing was dense, Cordelia took Linh`s panties and began to pack them on top. She removed the clothespin, but Janine seemed to have lost her fighting spirit anyway.

The second pair didn`t fit in and so, she pressed the red cloth against her lips before beginning to wind the pink tape over her mouth and around her head until Janine`s lower head was hidden under a shiny surface. So far, so good.

Cordelia now took the third pair that more or less matched the color of the tape. She now would hood Janine with these, just like she had hooded her with the white pair of panties. Janine tried to shake her head, but soon, the crotch part was over her nose. Cordelia now took the small zip tie she had taken from the table, gathered the panties at Janine`s nape and fixed the crumpled material so the panty hood was tight and slightly squeezed her nose. Above, she wound another ten rounds of tape.

Linh inspected Janine`s gag whilst Cordelia stood there panting and trying to cope with what she had been forced to do. She lowered her head and tried to ignored the muffled scream when the Asian tested Janine`s gag by pinching her nipples. Then, she turned towards Cordelia and said:

»You silenced her quite efficiently, Curly. However, you have to admit that you more or less copied what she did to you. So, I am afraid that Wet Volcano has won. However, let`s first take care of something else.«

Still exhausted from her latest ordeal, Cordelia offered no resistance as Alex now pulled the white armbinder over her arms and fixed the shoulder straps. Then, he pulled and tightened the laces until her elbows were crushed together, forcing her to arch back her shoulders and to thrust out her breasts. Linh closely examined his work and nodded approvingly, but then, she frowned.

»Now, the corset seems a bit loose in comparison!«

Cordelia gasped and moaned, but the Asian indeed managed to tighten the corset a little more. Now, every breath was quite strenuous and made her chest heave. With a smile, she tightly buckled the waist strap around her reduced waist, pulling her trapped hands between her buttocks. Then, she rummaged through the box again and produced some small straps. They looked like small belts and three were white, two of them pink.

»They are matching our armbinders and gags! But why is there one more for me?«

Alex now made Janine stand up and Linh stepped behind her. The policewoman looked at Cordelia with an angry glance and she wanted to lower her head, but resisted and answered her look. After all, she had not done anything the other hadn`t done, too!

Linh had fixed the two pink straps to the ring at the tip of Janine`s fingers and now reached between her legs from the front, grabbing one of these straps. Janine closed her eyes and gasped, but instead of pulling it through her crotch, she instead pulled it slightly to the side, so it followed the line of her triangle of pubic hair. When she had buckled the strap in place, the other followed on the other side and now, two tight pink lines framed Janine`s labia and pubic mound, just like the seams of a pair of panties would have done. The straps had been pulled tight and chaffed the tops of her inner thighs, but sure, it was better than a crotch rope.

Now, it was Cordelia`s turn and she forced herself not to moan as she felt Linh`s fingers between her legs. Indeed, the two straps bit into the soft flesh, but since they avoided the most sensitive parts and only framed them, it was tolerable. Yet, she felt that the third strap still was dangling from the ring on the top of her armbinder.

Linh went on her knees, her face close to Cordelia`s pubic mound. She was holding a small can in her left that contained some colorless balm. Linh put some on her fingers and said:

»Do you know what I always found so fascinating about that part of our female anatomy?«

»Nnnggggg!«

Cordelia stiffened and reared up when she felt Linh`s wet fingers brush over her labia, from deep between her legs up to her clit. The touch was soft, but nevertheless embarrassing and frightening.

»Though everything`s so soft, it sometimes is locked more solid than an iron door.«

She had reduced her voice to a whisper and brought her mouth so close Cordelia could feel her breath on her pubic mound. Linh now turned her hand and whilst her thumb remained on her clit and slightly pressed against it, her index and middle finger brushed down her labia again.

»Of course, every door can be opened, either by force or by using the right key!«

»Uuuhhmmmm! Mmhhmmph!«

»Another possibility is to persuade the door keeper to open the gate. So, you know where the last strap is going, Curly. The only question is how it will be for you. Would you prefer an agonizing line of fire or just a little reminder of your helplessness?«

Cordelia groaned. It was a terrible, humiliating choice and she instinctively clenched her muscles. But on the other hand, Linh was right. She would not be able to prevent her from applying the crotch strap. The two options were either humiliation – or humiliation and pain.

Squeezing her eyes shut and letting out a mew of sheer desperation, Cordelia relaxed her muscles. This and the use of the balm allowed Linh to pull the strap between her legs without hurting her. She also held word and didn`t pull the strap too tight as she buckled it to her waist strap. Tight enough it hurt a little bit and also tight enough she could never remove it from where it now irritated her, but it was tolerable. However, the strap was there, reminding her of its presence on every slight move she made. It was a dissuasive feeling and Cordelia felt even more helpless than before.

Linh now took two more of the tight black hoods and pulled them over their captive`s faces. Then, she said towards Alex:

»Please, take the black bag from the box. Then, we can go and make these two comfortable. Say Goodbye to Melons!«

What followed was the sound of a slap on naked flesh, followed by a faint moan: obviously, Linh had slapped Nancy`s butt for a last time. Then, Cordelia felt a grip on her shoulder and she was led towards the door.

The walk wasn`t far, but with her ankles cuffed, she could only take small steps and on any of them, she felt the crotch strap rub her soft flesh. Still, it didn`t hurt more than a little, but it felt more than humiliating. And though she knew it was both irrational and also exactly what her captors had intended, she envied Janine who had been spared at least this cruelty.

After some yards, they had to get up some steps. Cordelia was held by Linh to not fall, but nevertheless, she had to hop step by step. She was all too aware of how that made her thrust out boobs bounce and in addition, it was just exhausting to do any physical effort wearing the tight corset. So, though it had been just some ten steps, she panted heavily and felt sweat on her skin when she was led some more yards. Cordelia felt she was leant against a concrete wall and she just tried to catch breath as she heard some strange sounds: there were steps, some creaking and rustling and then, the muffled protests of Janine. Cordelia couldn`t see, but she guessed that Janine was somehow trussed up for the ride. Then, she heard Linh`s voice again as she ordered Alex to hand her the bag.

»Time for your reward for winning the competition, Wet Volcano!«

»MMhhrrrmmmm! Nnnngggg! Uuhhmmmm!«

Cordelia shivered at Janine`s muffled screams, but then, she heard another sound, too: a faint buzzing. And she knew that there was only one thing that could both produce such sounds and cause Janine to be so upset: a vibrator.

The fact she couldn`t see what Linh was doing was rather a curse than a blessing, for the sounds provoked Cordelia to imagine Janine writhing helplessly whilst Linh was tormenting her with the vibrator. And then, after some time, the inevitable happened: Janine`s moans became less panic driven and angry and sounded more relaxed. Finally, there were deep groans accompanied by an occasional sigh until suddenly the buzzing stopped, causing a questioning scream.

»Not so impatient, Wet Volcano, you have a long journey ahead of you! Now, time to get our last guest ready!«

Cordelia heard steps and a second later, the hood was pulled from her head. She blinked and saw that they were standing in front of the building, close to a ground of dirty gravel. On that, two cars were parked and on top of each roof, a ski box had been fixed. Whilst that of the car farther away was closed, the lid of the one right in front of her stood wide open and Linh was balancing on the car`s roof. With dismay, Cordelia realized how she was supposed to travel.

Alex put a hand on her butt and maneuvered Cordelia on the car`s engine hood. When she raised her head, she could look inside the ski box and could see Janine lying in it. The box had been upholstered with a blanket, but that was not what made Cordelia gasp.

Janine was lying on her back or rather her bound arms, forcing her to arch her back and to thrust out her boobs even more. Her knees had been strapped to the box`s sides, forcing her legs into a rhomboid position since her ankles were still cuffed. However, Cordelia couldn`t help staring on two other details: Janine`s breasts were not only thrust out, her nipples stood hard and erect and between her legs, something pink was protruding from her labia. Her wet and swollen labia. Even through the panties and stocking covering her nose, Cordelia could sense the fragrance of Janine`s arousal and her middle glistered wet. The vibrator, a big pink one with a protruding knob to also stimulate the clit, had been shoved deep inside her and then had been fixed to the box`s floor by another strap. From the end of the intruder, a cable led to an opening in the box.

They now placed Cordelia upon Janine, forcing them to lie face to face – and breast to breast. However, that was not the only places their nude bodies got into contact. Cordelia mewed when her pubic mound was pressed against Janine´s and she felt the hot skin there. Quickly, Alex loosened Janine`s ankle cuffs and retied them above Cordelia`s calves to ensure she could not get up. Then, patting her butt, Linh said to her:

»Since it has really been a close match between you and Wet Volcano, you may perhaps be able to benefit from her reward a little, too. Maybe, you have noticed the cable fixed to her vibrator? It is connected to the car`s battery, but with a small device added: when I start the car, the little toy will start, too; but the faster the car gets, the less it vibrates. So, you may decide whether you prefer a fast ride on the Highway or stop and go in the city!«

Linh giggled and clawed her fingers into Cordelia`s buttocks. Then, she jumped from the car and Alex closed the lid. Cordelia mewed when everything went black and she immediately felt a growing claustrophobia. It was a double ski box, but it was quite flat and so, the lid pressed against her bound arms and butt, forcing her even closer against her naked companion. Already, she air tasted musty and Cordelia knew that, no matter how long the ride would be, it would feel like an eternity.

***

Nancy forced herself to remain calm when she heard the steps of Linh and Alex fade out as they led the last two captives out of the cellar. She had overheard that they would also take some more luggage with them and so, they would sure come back one or two more times before they would leave her alone. So, she decided to remain as quiet and still as possible and not to waste the little strength she still had left inside her.

The way she had been tied to the stick she was dangling from had been done with some expertise, so her weight was distributed, since she was fixed on five different places. However, Nancy had already experienced that this was only a very small solace.

The ropes that held her upper body pressed against her ribs and made breathing a bit difficult, meaning that from time to time Nancy had to arch her back to ease the pressure. That, however, forced her to thrust forward her pelvis and when she did so, she felt the crotch rope turn from painful to agonizing. Her blindfolded eyes were wet with tears and she had bitten hard into the ball of panties filling her mouth to oppress her screams. Nancy already was covered with sweat and she knew that when the big man would come for her in a few hours, she would be in quite a mess, unable to put up much of a resistance.

In enforced silence, the blonde listened as Linh and Alex were carrying things from the cellar. Then, she heard approaching steps.

»So, it`s time to say Goodbye, Melons! I just wanted to send you a last message from the Fräulein!«

Nancy let out a fluttering breath as Linh now kissed her right nipple. Then, the Asian withdrew and a moment later, she pinched the erect bud.

»Nnnnggggg!«

»Oh, your former colleague also wanted to say Goodbye!«, Linh giggled. Then, she added:

»And, last but not least, here is how I want to say Farewell!«

Nancy wailed as Linh gave her crotch rope a sharp tug. Dangling helplessly, the last thing she heard from her captors were Linh`s vanishing steps and her bright laughter.

***

As Cordelia had guessed, Tina and Ulinka had been stowed inside the other ski box, arranged quite similar to how Cordelia and Janine were trussed up. Ulinka was lying on her back, her knees strapped to the box`s side walls, and then, Tina had been placed upon her. The difference in sizes meant that Tina`s head was embedded between Ulinka`s breasts whilst her own, nipple-clamped boobs pressed against the blonde`s belly.

Since Ulinka`s lower legs were still free, Linh removed Tina`s elbow cuffs to tie Ulinka`s ankles above the redhead`s calves. Tina moaned; it was a relief to have more freedom in her arms and to no longer have to thrust out her ample boobs, but the way they grinded over her companion`s skin felt awkward and in addition, it made the clamps tear on her nipples.

Before she closed the lid, Linh fixed a small box close to Ulinka`s side.

»This is an invention of mine. I put it on random intervals, something between one and fifteen minutes. Just to ensure you will have a funny and entertaining ride, even without crotch ropes!«

She pressed a small button and a second later, the box vibrated. Since it touched Ulinka`s side, the blonde twitched and squirmed and let out a high-pitched mew. Then, when the tickling sensation had stopped, she panted heavily.

»Of course, the tickling will also be on a random note: sometimes longer, sometimes shorter. Just try not to wet yourself, Sweet Cheeks!«

Laughing, Linh closed the lid. A minute later, both cars drove off.

***

Both Cordelia and Janine stiffened when the car started. At the same moment, the vibrator had come to life at maximum level, sending vibrations through Cordelia`s lap, too, and the buzzing almost drowning their muffled moans. Janine writhed in her bonds, forcing Cordelia to partially join her moves. She wanted to get away, but the lid forced her to remain where she was, her naked boobs pressed against that of the other and her pubic mound grinding over Janine`s nude middle.

»Mmhhmmmph!«, she protested. Janine answered with a grunt and some heavy panting and Cordelia understood: she was trying her best to fight down her arousal, but Linh had already stoked the fire and so, it would be a matter of time until her will would be broken.

The car now accelerated and the vibrator ceased, causing Janine to relax a bit. Cordelia shifted her hips a bit, feeling with uneasiness the protruding end of the vicious toy. She allowed herself to take a deep breath, too – when the car suddenly came to a halt again and the vibrator buzzed almost aggressively.

It had been a short stop at a red traffic light, but when the car drove on again, the two helpless captives could almost hear Linh laugh.

***

Since she had found out about it, Ulinka`s ticklishness had always seemed rather unspectacular to Tina: something that could be made fun of sometimes, but for most of the time, it didn`t matter. Now, however, it added to no small amount to their torture.

Whenever the small box came to life, Ulinka could not help reacting to it and twitched and squirmed, causing quite some rubbing and grinding of the two naked and increasingly sweaty bodies. Since they both were thoroughly gagged, it also meant that they were getting exhausted more and more.

»If the trip lasts much longer, we may faint or even suffocate!«

She knew that Ulinka didn`t react to the tickling on purpose and could do nothing about it; since the stimulations were at random, she could not even prepare for it. But after the third or fourth spasm outburst of Ulinka, Tina would have loved to have her friend`s nerves cauterized.

»If only we could get free!«

Tina had a little freedom to move, since only her wrists were cuffed. In addition, she could slide backwards a bit. It allowed her to get some distance between her and Ulinka`s pubic mounds, but the position was more than inconvenient and so, Tina had chosen not to do so if she could avoid it.

There had, during their involuntary moves, been another detail Tina had only realized after she had been lying there, panting and trying to collect some strength. It seemed that one of the box`s locks was a bit loose: just enough to raise the lid on one side for two or three millimeters. It had been enough to let in a small glimpse of light – just enough to make Tina see the gap. A gap that only appeared if she pressed against the lid with her back.

Electrified, Tina had pushed forward to increase the gap, but it had been to no avail: with her hands cuffed, she could only use her back to press against the lid and this meant she had to push hard against Ulinka`s chest, making it all but impossible for any of them to breathe. After a short time, Tina had slid back and thought of another escape.

By squirming, she could just reach the other lock, but this turned out to be rock solid. Ulinka`s knee straps were also out of reach. Tina swallowed some saliva, ignoring that it had been filtered by another woman`s panties.

»If only I had my wrists free! Then, I could push myself upwards without choking Ulinka! If we wait until the car stops, I could push up the lid some more and maybe cause attention!«

She felt for her handcuffs. These were of course no toys that could be opened easily by a child, but real police handcuffs. Tina tried if she could get her hands through the shackles, but they had been applied too tied, even for her slender wrists and sweaty skin.

There were some rumors about tricks that enabled escape artists to open such handcuffs and as a former policewoman, Tina knew a few of these tricks. The only problem was that she would need a small metal stick.

»The stick of an earring would do! But even if I had put on mine, they would be out of reach!«

»Mhrr-«

Her frustrated groan stopped when she remembered something. Something that perhaps was just scratching over her skin, but she had not noticed it so far. Ulinka still was sporting her belly ring – and that was quite similar to an earring, at least for the purpose Tina needed it for!

Tina squirmed and brought her arms to her side as far as she could manage. When her fingers brushed over Ulinka`s side, the blonde reacted and squirmed, accompanied by a very hoarse squeal. Obviously, the various tickle attacks had tested her limits.

»Sorry, Sweet Cheeks, but you may thank me later!«

The redhead bit down on her gag and continued to squirm and push her hands forward, trying to get closer to Ulinka`s belly button. Ulinka squirmed helplessly and protested through her gag, but Tina now was determined. Her fingers touched something made of metal and then – then, the vibrating box started once again and this time, the spasms of Ulinka also pushed Tina around quite heavy.

Panting and with sweat running into her eyes, Tina lay upon her friend when the assault was over. The belly ring had been so close! However, she knew that she was losing strength by the minute.

»The damned box has just stopped! So, I might have at least a minute!«

Ignoring the stars she saw in front of her eyes and also Ulinka`s dreadful groans, Tina started another attempt and this time, she managed to grab the belly ring. With numb fingers, she could remove it and even keep it in her fists when the box forced Ulinka to twitch another time.

Now bathed in sweat and completely exhausted, Tina rested upon Ulinka`s heaving breasts and had to combine all remnants of strength and willpower she had to try to get the belly ring`s stick into the small hole of the handcuffs` lock. She was about to give up when suddenly, she fet the grip on her left wrist cease.

»Mph! Uhhmm!«, she tried to voice her enthusiasm. Ulinka just didn`t react, but after some minutes of recreation, Tina brought her hands down to Ulinka`s sides, trying not to tickle her again. The blonde mmphed when Tina touched her, but then, she stiffened: obviously, she had realized that she had gotten her hands free.

Tina thought of reaching for her gag, but before she could try that, the car slowed down. It was now or never!

With a last giant effort, Tina did something like a push up, pressing against the lid with all her might. There was a glimpse of light and she could feel a gush of fresh air.

PLONK!

As the name said, ski boxes were designed for putting skis in it – and skis usually didn`t try to get out on their own will. Of course, they had locks to prevent the content to be stolen, but they were simple plastic boxes, no bank safes. So, the effort of Tina pushing against the lid that was held by only one functioning lock anyway sprung open and Tina rose like a box devil.

Alex, though just one yard away, hadn`t noticed anything yet. He was cursing about the traffic jam. Not so much because of the slow progress they made, for he would have to spend the night somewhere at a remote place anyway. But he feared that someone might see the two naked, bound, gagged and hooded women on the back seats.

The car had tinted side and rear windows and in addition, he had draped a blanket over the headrests of the front seats to cover the two girls, but in the car in front of him, he had seen two children who obviously were bored. He had nervously responded to their waving, forcing a smile on his face, but what if they detected something strange and informed their parents? He glimpsed at the blanket and could hardly resist bending backwards and seeing if Katja and Leonie were still there. He could hear a faint moan from one of them and then, there was another sound. People were shouting and then, he saw something in the side mirror: a police motorcycle was approaching on the verge.

»Fuck!«

Alex still had his gun, but he wasn`t someone to fight to the death. Now, he saw other things happen outside: people coming from their cars, pointing at it – or rather at the roof of the car.

»Help! Please, this man-«

The voice sounded hoarse, but Alex recognized it as coming from directly above his head. For a second, he considered taking one of the girls as a hostage, but then, he slowly got out of the car. He staggered and saw Tina, kneeling in the open box, still naked and the duct tape hanging loosely around her neck. Alex saw that the policeman had dismounted his bike and he raised his hands before the man had even drawn his gun.

»I-it`s over«, Tina breathed. Then, she collapsed and sank down on Ulinka, sobbing and giggling with relief at the same time. Ulinka answered with a deep long groan.

Some time later, another police car had arrived, followed by an ambulance. By then, some people had already partially freed the four captives. Since none of these friendly persons was a policeman or a locksmith, all except for Tina were still in handcuffs and since neither any of them had dared to mention it nor anyone had dared to touch them there, both Katja and Leonie still sported their tight crotch ropes. But at least, they were ungagged and rescue was coming and despite the fact they all still were stark naked, they felt nothing but relief.

Then, the medics arrived, together with more policemen. It was only when some blankets were raped over their shoulders that the four exhausted girls fully noticed that they were nude in front of quite a crowd and they slightly blushed. And yet, they just felt relief and when Alex was put in handcuffs and pushed into the police car, Tina even managed to smile.

A few minutes later, Ulinka was lying inside the ambulance where she was checked by a medic, but it turned out that she had not been harmed seriously and just suffered from dehydration and a few slight scratches on her body.

»That could have been my fault«, Tina thought and with a blush, she secretly plucked the nipple clamps from her breasts, sighing with relief. She was sitting on the narrow bench opposite to the bed, a blanket draped over her shoulders, and sipped from the water they had given to her. Beside her, Leonie sat, her blanket wrapped tightly around her body and pulled up to her chin. She was physically okay, but feeling embarrassed since one of the policemen had recognized her. He hadn`t behaved anything but professional, but nevertheless, Leonie just could not stand his presence.

To her surprise, it was Katja who seemed the least affected by their ordeal. She was sitting outside on the engine hood of the police car. The blanked she had been given had partially slipped and the policemen talking to her could not help looking at her naked beauty. Katja still showed marks of her ordeal, like the red rope mark around her slender waist from which a vertical line disappeared between her legs. Also, the look in her eyes told that she had gone through something. But Katja forced herself to make her statement.

»W-we were blindfolded, but it was the cellar of an abandoned building, quite big – please, you have to save Nancy!«

Her mentioning the name of the tall blonde made the dams broke and Katja burst into tears, but now, Tina felt she had recovered enough to make a statement, too. After a while, both Ulinka and Leonie talked, too. Meanwhile, a Detective Inspector had arrived, too and the police collected all information the freed damsels could give to start an investigation.

It had turned out that they were on a Highway some 20 miles south of Frankfurt. Meanwhile, they had been given an oversized T-Shirt each and therefore felt covered when talking to the man. The only problem was that the ambulance didn`t offer a toilet, but they would leave for the hospital as soon as Alex`s car had been towed to the forensics.

»So, one victim of whom you only know her first name is still inside that building you were held captive? Well, we have already sent some 20 men to the area we are thinking she could be kept, but there are literally hundreds of buildings and unfortunately, you couldn`t be more precisely. However, this will be a matter of a few hours more or less. We are more concerned about the whereabouts of Sonja Schmidt, Cordelia White and another police officer that could be Detective Chief Inspector Janine Bott, according to your descriptions. If we don`t get this man to talk and cooperate, we have no idea where they are!«

He sighed and looked apologetically at the four women. Katja took a handkerchief and cleaned her nose, but suddenly, Leonie rose.

»I might help to get at least Sonja free! When they – packed her for transport«, the girl shuddered from the memory of how they had trussed up her colleague, »I could see and hear a few details that might help to locate her!«

»Well, tell me!«, the Detective Inspector demanded, trying to hide his impatience.

***