CSi: Things That Go Bump In The Night, Part 2

by A Rhea King

For a month, Greg and Nick’s stalker has haunted them, planted contaminated evidence, and discredited them, all to drive them to the edge. Now he has made a move on their lives, broadcasting it live for the world to watch. WGAW 1241562

1. Chapter 1: Present

Things That Go Bump in the Night, Part 2

by

A. Rhea King

PRESENT

Since it first came online in 1969, the Internet became a worldwide phenomenon. Only a virus or plague matched the speed and length of reach the Internet had into even the most unpopulated areas. The Internet had become a place where one could hide from the world, and yet be seen by everyone. That was exactly what Blaine Juhl counted on as he hit record on his Panasonic PV-GS320. The camcorder was equipped to record his feed live to his server somewhere else in the building he had chosen, but the image had all the qualities of an amateur – shakiness, uneven lighting, mono sound. For now. That was going to change, but he felt it was the best way to start his newest movie – his first movie that would share with the world his favorite hobby – murder.

Blaine smiled into the camera, cleared his throat, and began, "Welcome to my newest horror movie I call, things that go bump in the night. Over the coming days, I will treat you to the best horror movie you will ever witness. If you have small children, you should make them watch."

Blaine cackled as he pulled the camera back.

"My two victims asked, nay, begged their supervisor, not to send them on a job together. Their co-workers should have believed them when they said they didn't know anything about the contaminated evidence or questionable pictures. It made it easy for me to grab them right from under their co-worker's noses. My unwilling participants should be waking up about now--" Blaine looked at his watch. "And realizing they are... Well, going to die. But how, you ask? Let me show you the limitless possibilities to kill a person."

Blaine hit a button on the switchboard next him and looked up at the bank of a dozen monitors. He had wired this place himself and had seven different angles to choose from for his victims. The rest were surveillance of the grounds. Petra had always warned him to be overly cautious because occasionally the police actually hired people with brains, and they might solve his puzzle before he was ready for them to. He smiled, watching the one that showed a side view of Nick and Greg. They were just starting to come to and it made Blaine giddy that his pleasure would soon began