Well here it is New Year's Eve... it's almost midnight... I told myself I would get this chapter posted before New Year's ... yes! ! I did it.. enjoy and be safe :) goodbye 2017 / hello 2018

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Starsky woke with a jolt, his sapphire eyes with the look of shock, as Captain Dobey stood over him. Dobey stared at Starsky wanting to speak, but unable to, as if trying to read Starsky's mind.

Starsky looked as if he had seen a ghost, and maybe... he had. "I know where Hutch is," left his lips before his brain told it to." Well not exactly, but...t... t...The words trailed off...

"what?" Captain Dobey said, with a puzzled look, as his eyes never left Starskys.

Starsky pointed toward the window, "the mountains" he said,..."where in the mountains" Dobey replied. Starsky looked blank, "I don't know" frustrated, he kicked the trash can that sat between him and the window...

Starsky said, "all our lab work, all the people working on finding Hutch, what good has it done" Captain Dobey yelled, "don't you think I know that Starsky!"

Starsky continued, "Nothing has turned up until now, from a dream, ...a dream Cap. ...my dream." A tear left Starsky's eye and touched his lips, that single tear dropped to the floor...

..He left the office quickly without a word, Captain Dobey looked down, as he rubbed his head...

Starsky had seen another vision... of Hutch, ...he made his way to his Torino, started her up, and started to drive... ...toward the mountains...

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Dobey was still looking down when Huggy entered his office. He looked up very quickly, a harsh look cast shadows on his face.

Huggy remarked," "Dobey my man, I didn't mean to interrupt anything". Dobey said, " no leads,...it all leads to ...dead end ...after dead end"...He tossed reports on his desk, Dobey continued, "I'm afraid Starsky is ... well... if... Hutch...is"...he just scratched his head. "Starsky just left" is all the Captain said.

"That's why I'm here" Huggy remarked, "I have some information about Kite, the word on the street is that she was in a real big hurry to leave Bay City."

Dobey said, "why," as harsh lines formed between his eyes. "Someone was hot on her trail" Huggy said, with a puzzled look... Dobey said, "well who was he or she".

Huggy said, "well let me finish my story Captain." Dobey looked frustrated, and he said, "well I don't have all day."

Huggy continued, "someone from her past, that's why she was trying to sell the necklace." He stopped, and looked down, a look of sadness... "she... well ..wanted this person to catch her trail, and get as far away from Bay City and a certain tall blond" ...

Dobey said, "how do you know this is accurate information Huggy."

Huggy handed Dobey a small book, "because my good Captain, it's all in Kite's own handwriting" He shows Dobey the writing. He continued, "this book... Kite's journal, was in Hutch's mailbox, I went over to check his mail, and get the newspaper."

Dobey listened, as Huggy continued.

"Someone mailed this to Hutch's place, who or why?" Huggy looked puzzled, "There's no return address." Dobey held the journal... He finally said, "I'll get Piper to check the handwriting, see if its legit."

Huggy points to Kite's words, "I've never seen anything like these two, it's like there souls are one."

"I was going to lose Hutch anyway to a certain brunet. Then I realized I never really had him. If not together they would surely"...her words trailed off...

"Hutch needs Starsky, and Starsky needs Hutch, there no good apart." It looked as if a tear had dropped and dried, for all to see, a tear that would scar this page for eternity. "I could never luv Hutch the way Starsky does"...

Captain Dobey chimes in, "look what she said here," ..."I must lead him away from Hutch,"

Huggy remarked, "she was afraid for...not her life, but for Hutch's" Captain Dobey flipped pages in the book, and he said, "there's names, dates, times." he looked up. Captain Dobey's eyes meet Huggy's. Dobey said, "we have everything right here, if this is legitimate."

Huggy suddenly had a look of disappointed on his face, "well not everything Cap." ...

Dobey said, "what do you mean it's all right here." Huggy breathed in deeply, and said, "not where she was going or where she was from." Huggy said, "she only refers to him as a mistake, the dude who was after her ... there's ..no name."

Huggy continues, "she does speak of the old place in the mountains, Look here" Huggy said, "off highway ¿¥... then it's looks like coffee or something was spilled on this page, and a few others."

Dobey said, a disheartened sound in his voice, "it's not legible,... damn." He looked at Huggy, "Starsky said, "he knew where Hutch was...the mountains."

Captain Dobey went to his phone he said, "this is Captain Dobey, patch me to Sergeant Starsky." Putting his hand over the phone he looked at Huggy, and he said, "the best I can do is let Starsky know about Kites journal."

The voice on the phone said, "sorry Captain were just getting static, but will keep trying." With a look of disappointment, the Captain said, "you do that, let me know as soon as you reach Sergeant Starsky."

He hung up the phone with a look of despair...Huggy said, "I'll run by Starsky's on my way back to The Pitts, he probably just needs some alone time."

Dobey said, "ok," He looked at the journal he still held, "I'm going to get a cup of coffee, take this down to Piper, try to make since of this" as he held the book up.

Huggy reached over, and he put his hand on Dobey's shoulder. Huggy said, "we both want the same thing, Hutch back alive, with Starsky." Dobey agreed, "there no good apart, there more then just partners... there brothers"

Huggy smiled, "always, if one breaks, the other responses"... "One knows what the other is thinking" added Captain Dobey...Huggy remarked, "there deeper then brothers, well there blood brothers."

... Minnie was standing by the door, "seen it to " she said, "ones no good without the other."

" It's heartbreaking " Minnie said, "down right heartbreaking"... Dobey handed her a handkerchief. She walked away drying her eyes, she continued, " I luv those two."

"If Hutch does not make it back alive, well , Starsky will go off on the deep end, and he won't come back from it." She dried her eyes, "you can bet on that" Minnie said, sadly...

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Hutch opened his eyes, how could he still be alive, how could he still be breathing.

He touched the gravestone with tears in his eyes. Put his hands on the words Kite Hutchinson, "I'm sorry babe." The moon was breaking up some of the darkness, he saw a shadow on the gravestone. He slowly turned...

it was the little girl, she was shaking with fear.

Hutch said, as he wiped the tears from her face. "It's ok sweetheart, I won't let him hurt you."

She said, "my name is"...