[b]Emma - Building - Ellis/Monica[/b]

Emma was surprised by the boy's speed, and she had to force herself not to fire a shot the moment he moved. She found herself backed into the wall, the guy's knife against her throat. Doing her best to stay calm, she kept the barrel to his chest. "Hey!" She said, shifting under the blade, he had a size advantage on her (but then again, so did most people...), but she could end it all with the pull of her trigger. 

She leaned back as far as she could into the wall, and pushed against his chest, putting a couple feet between them. "Two choices - be a douchebag, and I can shoot you, or put the knife down and let us talk this out and possibly not have to kill anyone."

[b]Abram - Hotel - Samantha/Liam/George[/b]

When Samantha curled close to him, he didn't try to comfort her. He waited until she was finished, supporting her the while. When she seemed okay enough to address the situation, he let her talk. 

He smiled to the kid when Sam introduced him. "Hey, little man." He said, then turning to Leah, "This is Leah. How bout the two of you give me and your friend a minute to talk, then we can get somewhere safer."

He turned to the man, a sad and understanding expression dawning his face. "Abram Chamberlin. I'm sorry for whatever just happened here. We're gonna do everything we can to help you get your friends back."