Stalked

Chapter 2

"Tony, do you think it's a good idea for Gil to come here? I mean, if Sara's stalker finds him here, he could be in danger too." says Cath as she paws through Sara's most recent gift.

"Honestly Cath, I don't know, he's her husband and she needs him, he has a right to know." says Tony as he pulls Cath into his arms. "I'd better go, I need to interview Sara's neighbours." He kisses her head and heads out, turning to say, "Let me know if you find anything useful."

"Okay, speak to you later." says Cath and she goes back to working on the items in the box. The box was hand delivered to the reception at the lab. Again, the face is not visible on CCTV and the best description we can find is that he's a white male, 30 – 40 years old with stubble. The first item Cath picks from the box is a photo of Sara and Gil on their wedding day. Only, this is no longer a happy or romantic picture as Gil's face has been completely scratched off. Hand written, in blood red ink, on the back of the photo is a message for Sara. Cath clears her throat and reads it aloud to herself. "My darling Sara, I know we are not together at this time but I promise we will be together soon. I love you more than Gil ever could, if he loved you like I do, he would be here with you. Treasuring you, holding you and touching you. I love you my Angel and I can't wait for us to be together." Cath throws the photo onto the steel counter top and proceeds with everything else in the box, more photos, love letters and inappropriate toys. At the bottom of the box, there's a sketch, a hand drawn sketch of Sara lying naked on a bed. Cath starts to feel nauseous, so she steps back from the desk and takes some deep breaths. She's just starting to feel better when Hodges walks in rambling on about chemicals and numbers. She quickly she loses her patience. "Just get to the point Hodges." she snaps.

"Okay, the chocolates Sara received had a note in the box right?" he says, more of a statement than a question. "The note said to eat the chocolates before sleep."

"And?" spits Cath.

"So anyway, I tested all of the chocolates in the box and they are all laced with date-rape drugs. Enough to knock somebody unconscious for at least five hours. I think our stalker was planning to..."

"That's enough Hodges." snarls Cath.

"I was just saying." he hits back, earning a death glare from Cath. "Okay, bye." he says and shuffles out.

Cath reaches for her phone, she phones Tony and Nick with this new information and heads out for some fresh air.

Sorry, I know it's a short but Chapter 3 will be up in a few hours.

Lynne