Rose was driving to Richard's place, as he had texted her the address. Having not had a good night's sleep, she massaged her eyes momentarily. It would have been not easy to do so, as her motivation to put Elliot behind bars was stronger. The navigation system told her to make a right on a specific street, and when she did so, a dreadful feeling slowly overcame the Detective. Rose tightened her grip on the wheel.

The destination was three minutes away, and the dread wouldn't go away, making Rose feel that something was wrong. She stepped on the gas pedal to accelerate until she arrived at Richard's place. Once the car was parked, Rose got her phone and called Richard to inform him of her arrival.

There was no response. 

"He knew that I was coming. He and Alexandria wouldn't go off without telling me unless..." Rose immediately ran toward Richard's place, and from afar, she noticed what looked like feet. The more she noticed that someone was lying on the floor. When getting to the person, Rose noticed it was a delivery person. "What in the-!?"

"Hey, what's the fuss!?" One of the neighbors opened their door; it was an older man. "There's a lot of noise going around, and I can't watch my show! I-" Rose bumped into the older neighbor, who immediately went to Richard's condo. When seeing everything, the neighbor was shocked. 

Other neighbors began to open their doors to take a peek and see what was happening. Rose ignored the watchful eyes and looked inside Richard's condo. Inside, Richard was seen lying on the floor unconscious. Before entering, there was a faint scent; it was a smell Rose was familiar with. "Does anyone have a face mask? Anything!?" 

Another neighbor went inside his condo and came out moments later with a face mask, which he gave to the Detective while seeing the unconscious men. Rose got her phone and phoned Maxwell. Before he could respond, Rose ordered him to get law enforcement to Richard's place and to keep a lookout for any suspicious activity. 

The call ended, and Rose texted him Richard's directions and then got out her gun, not knowing if there was someone else in the condo. She slowly entered his room and looked around to ensure there was no one else. While looking around, Rose noticed that Alexandria wasn't seen. Her eyes widened; her heart beat rapidly.

"Hnnnmmmm, Alexandria...?"

Rose immediately looked at Richard, went and knelt beside him. "Richard!? Are you Richard Hart!?"

Richard slowly woke up as he lifted himself. Once fully awake, he felt dizzy. "What...?"

"You and the delivery driver were unconscious. Where is Alexandria!?"

The mention of Alexandria made Richard alert. "Alexandria!? She's not here!?" Richard tried to get up, but the dizziness made it difficult. 

Rose got up and noticed something at the corner of her eye: a smoke bomb. She went and grabbed it while analyzing it. Smoke bombs could be used for many things; SWAT and other law enforcement would use them to deter riots and difficult perpetrators. However, if Richard and the delivery man were unconscious, then there was another type of substance. Smoke bombs that can render people unconscious were illegal, and the only places that they could be purchased were... "I see. So he got this thing from that place!"  She went to Richard and helped him stand. "Richard, I'm Detective Rose, the one you spoke with. I'm sorry I must tell you this, but Alexandria is gone."

"What!? Damn it! I can't believe I got fooled!" Richard punched the floor; he noticed the delivery man was still unconscious, but some of his neighbors stood by. "I shouldn't have-"

"There is no use to think what one could have done. It is obvious that Elliot did this and that he has Alexandria."

Richard pounded on the floor, horrified and foolish for letting everything happen. He feared for Alexandria and what would happen to her. "Damn it! What the hell are we going to do!? Elliot killed her friends and neighbor! He is going-!"

"Calm down, Richard. I called for backup." She then instructed the neighbors to leave the building since law enforcement had been called. Many were reluctant, but Rose threatened to arrest them for disobeying law enforcement. People eventually listened, and they began to leave. 

Rose then knelt beside the delivery man and felt for a pulse; he was still breathing but barely. 

"So what are we going to do next? Elliot could be anywhere!"

"Relax! He left a clue for us." The smoke bomb was motioned out. "These type of smoke bombs are illegal and are not easy to find. The only place one can buy these are from the dark web."

Richard looked at the smoke bomb and remembered that when smelling the smoke knocked him unconscious. It would have made sense if something powerful was not legally sold. "Okay, so how will this help us?"

"If this was bought from the dark web, then Elliot must have an account with them. One of my coworkers has an account to catch criminals and watch people were are after. I ensured to block of any chance for him to escape. If I were Elliot, I would try to trick law enforcement by getting a new identity; an easy way it to go to the dark web since many sites illegal things."

"So the only way to find him is to keep an eye on his account? How do we know if he will use his account?"

"He will. We found a lot of paperwork and we found some information regarding his purchases. Once my coworker arrives, we will get to work."