I opened the door to find a handsome police officer ringing the doorbell. I was about to ask if there is a problem but hesitated for a moment distracted by the intense look in his eyes.
"There is a dangerous rapist in the area miss, we are close to apprehending him. There is no need to be alarmed. We are checking houses to make sure people are safe. May I come in and check the premises please?" he said with an authoritative tone in his voice.
I opened the door wider to allow him in.
"Miss, may I have a drink of water please?" he asked as he entered the hall.
"Are you alone in the house?" he asked as we made our way along the hall in the direction of the kitchen .
"I am the only one here. I do expect my husband home soon." I explained.
As I reached for the kitchen door I felt a handcuff slip around my wrist and ratchet closed with a single amazingly fast motion. A strong arm appeared around me pulling me off balance by my chest. I don't even remember doing anything constructive to stop this.
By the time I regained my balance my wrists were tightly secured behind me in hand-cuffs. These were not cheap play cuffs these felt like the real thing and there was no escape. I made an attempt to scream but there was already a hand in front of my mouth. As I opened my mouth to scream the strong hand forced in some sort of cloth. At the same time I felt something push on the backs of my knees and I collapsed to the floor. I felt something wrapped around my head over my mouth holding the cloth into place and then it was pulled very tight and secured.
It had taken but a few seconds to go from being free and confident to being down on my knees, unable to call for help and defenceless.