Note; So I guess I forgot to let you guys know this. This fanfic takes place one year after the game. I'd love to have some suggestions about what you guys want. :3

I'm wondering if I should do a chapter with Riley. Would that interest you guys?

Disclaimer; I do not own any characters from this game. They belong to Quantic Dream... Except for Riley... He's mine. XD

Warnings; This contains spoilers from the game. There is violence, drug reference, and mature content in future chapters.

Pairings; Carter Blake x Norman Jayden

Chapter IV

Jayden looked at the door of the apartment and moved his hand knocking on it loudly in hopes that the journalist was home. After a second he knocked again, Blake glared at the door before looking over to Jayden. "Coming!" A females voice was heard from behind the door, Jayden could hear the padding of bare feet against the hardwood floor. The door opened and Madison looked from Jayden to Blake, her eyes then moved back to Jayden who opened his mouth to introduce himself. "Jayden? What the hell are you doing back here?" She asked arching an eyebrow remembering saving Shaun with the man while Ethan was in prison.

"Blake and I have some questions we'd like to ask you." Jayden said knowing that showing their identification cards was pointless; she knew them from her job.

"Come in. Sorry about the mess I was just getting ready to leave." Madison said moving out of the way so the two men could come in. She shut the door behind them and led them to the couch. "Make yourself at home." She said running a hand through her hair, Jayden looked around then sat down on the couch, watching as Madison sat in the chair. Blake was doing his usual thing and looked around the loft, snooping for lack of better words.

"Leave? Where are you headed?" Jayden asked trying to find a way to word his question about the paper without getting her more involved in the Ghost case. He'd rather not have to worry about her becoming the next target for Riley.

"The Cross Road Motel, don't ask why… but going there helps me sleep." Madison said with a shrug before curiously looking over to Blake who was heading back towards them.

"Have you been doing any research on the current case?" Jayden asked arching his eyebrow wanting to know if he would have to worry about her safety during this investigation.

"No. I did some background research on it and noticed that all the reporters working on the case wound up dead, so I'm trying my best to stay out of this one. That's another reason I'm going to the motel, if I can get some rest then maybe I won't be so paranoid about Riley." Madison said easily, it was a lie, but inventing stories was a good way to receive information. In fact she had been doing more research on the bodies found here before they knocked on the door. "Why do you need help or something?"

"We want to know why your fingerprints are at the scene of a recent crime, Ms. Paige." Blake said, annoyed with the whole buddy act the two of them were putting on. He didn't buy her shit for a second, from what he saw while looking around she was definitely still doing a report on the case. An annoyed look took over Jayden's face as he looked from Blake to Madison who held a confused look on her face. Jayden hesitated then pulled an evidence bag out from under his suit jacket and held it out to her.

"This was found in the victim's mouth." Jayden said watching Madison take it and stare at the paper in shock, she shook slightly and looked back up to Jayden.

"Do… do you know who it is?" She asked a worried expression on her face.

"Not yet." Jayden said leaning back on the couch and tenting his fingers holding a calculating look on his face. "This is obviously yours, so why was it in the mouth of the latest victim." Madison shook her head and quickly gave him back the paper.

"I… I gave it to Glenn Sanders; I was hoping he could give it to Britney for me… Do you think it's Glenn? I gave this to him before he disappeared." Jayden blinked at the news and looked over to Blake wondering why the man had withheld that information from him.

"How long has he been missing?" Jayden asked with a glare at Blake who just smirked, before he looked back to Madison.

"About a week and a half… maybe two…" Madison suggested with a shrug, shifting uncomfortably in her seat. "Britney reported him missing a day or two later, I also talked to her to see if she got that," she pointed towards the paper, "but she never did." Madison added with a shrug, her and Britney may not have gotten along but they still saw each other here and there, in fact they had gone over a lot of information on Riley a few of times the past month.

"How long ago did you stop your research?" A hint of concern in his voice, Madison shifted then ran a hand through her hair.

"A couple days before I gave that to Glenn… I promised Britney I'd help her out with what I had, figured my work should go somewhere instead of lay around and collect dust. Plus she pays well; I've done this with her before when I first started." It was more information than needed but she figured she might as well tell them more than needed to get out of this interrogation quicker. She just wanted to get out of this place so she could get proper rest at the Cross Road Motel; it had helped last time her insomnia acted up this badly so she just figured why not try again.

"It seems odd that you'd work with another reporter." Jayden commented Madison shrugged once more running a hand through her hair; it was a nervous habit of hers.

"Well, were not really working together. We actually don't get along, but we might as well help each other out then deal with new reporters. It's a tough line of work if you don't know or make deals with the right people." Madison said offhandedly noticing Blake's impatience about the whole thing.

"Do you have this same deal with Glenn?"

"No. Just Britney, can't really do much with an anchorman." She said with a kind smile, which faded as she thought of how they found the paper in a victim's mouth. "So… You think the body's Glenn's?"

"I'm not at-"

"God damn it Jayden we're wasting our time here. She doesn't know shit, let's just go back to the station and do some real work." Blake stated in annoyance. Jayden shot Blake a glare over his shoulder, he was getting sick of Blake's dominance act; no matter what the older man did to him he had no control over Jayden. The anger he had towards the man just seemed to have boiled over at the man's statement, before he knew it, he found himself on his feet and in Blake's face.

"I'm trying to do my job here, Blake! Maybe everything would go over smoother if you actually told me something about the case! I mean, I get here, I see a crime scene and then I'm stuck informing you Perry, and Ash, about the killer who has decided to make this place his new home! You could have at least told me someone was recently abducted, that would make finding out about the body a lot easier to take in. You guys called me in to get Riley back behind bars, Blake, how the fuck can I do that if you're leaving me in the fucking dark! You withholding information from me is not going to get me out of this fucking place any sooner. Do you really think I enjoy being here, and taking your shit all day!?"

"We don't even need you here, Norman, why don't you go back to Washington. So far you haven't done shit aside from waste my fucking time!"

"That's funny coming from you! I mean after all you did waste both of our times when you decided it was necessary to ra-"

"I don't get what Perry sees in you!" Blake interrupted, already knowing where Jayden was going with that sentence. As much as he would love to rub Jayden's nose in it, he definitely did not need the publicity attention from Madison, so why not turn the tables? "You're a fucking junkie who can't do shit without needing his fucking fix!"

"I'd rather be that then a Psychopathic lunatic, who thinks waving my gun around and acting big will get me far in life! How the fuck did you get to be a cop anyway, I highly doubt you were able to pass the mental health examination!"

"I've had enough of your bullshit, Norman!" Blake hissed grabbing the collar of the other man's shirt. Madison blinked as she looked back and forth between the two men who were now arguing with each other, hearing the junkie thing about Jayden she arched a brow wondering if she look farther into that or not. Hell it would make for an interesting story, but now that it seemed like Blake was about ready to beat the living shit out of Jayden she decided she should intervene.

"Sorry to interrupt! But maybe Britney would be more help?" Madison said loudly over the two, who both stopped and looked at her. Jayden felt embarrassed and awkward after losing his temper with Blake in front of someone else. He hated making scenes but the lack of tripto and the constant pestering thoughts of yesterday had him a little on edge. Pulling himself away from Blake, who slowly released the death-grip like hold on his shirt, he walked over to Madison.

"Sorry about that… If you think of anything that could be important feel free to call." Jayden said handing her his card; she gave a weak smile before walking them out the door. Madison gave a heavy sigh as she leaned against the door, slowly looking over her shoulder and out the peep hole. She turned away from the door and began to walk back towards her room, staring at the business card in her hand.

"A junkie, huh…? Well it would make for a great story; he'd lose his badge though…" Madison muttered to herself, sure it would be one hell of a story, but Jayden was a great Profiler. Without him on the case the killings would probably never be stopped, at least he had some background information on the killer. "Time to get the hell out of this place…" Madison said, walking over to her already packed suitcase.