Blanche.

[You're welcome.]

But why kidnap us if they're just going to let us go? I seriously doubt it's for ransom.

[They could definitely get money for the lot of them, but that really doesn't fit with the whole "sit tight until we let you go" thing.]

Keeping us from the party for some reason?

[It's a reasonable suggestion, but why? It really doesn't make any sense. It's a holiday party. Big deal. He didn't even want to go to it in the first place.]