Thanks, Dave.
This poor chapter was plotted long ago and subsequently revised multiple times. It started with the kidnapping dragging out over multiple days, but I'm glad I condensed it all into some 12 hours. You're right, the waiting was excrutiating, and writing it was too. I did start off with a little recap to lull readers into complacency, and I'm glad it worked. I usually like to start chapters with dialogue and maybe something shocking, but decided a slow boil to begin would work better here.
The Epilogue will be up sooner than later.