Author's note: Sorry this chapter is s short, guys. I still think you'll like it. In this chapter, we will unravel something very important to this story. This chapter continues right after chapter 6, so go back and re-read if you forgot, or read it for the first time. Enjoy. Don't forget to review.


"What do you mean, 'you know where my wife is'?...Is-is she okay? Is she hurt?" Jim asked Detective Campbell.

"That I can't tell you..." David sighs. "About two years ago...I was involved in a case just like this one...Anyway, it was a young girl...who went missing. She was missing for six weeks until they found her."

"Dead...or alive?"

"...Dead..." He whispered. "Everything about that case is the same as this one...except for one thing..."

"What?"

"The young girl had her cellphone with her...she never did call for help, though. Her captors must've taken it from her."

"What makes you say that?"

David leaned in closer to Jim. "Because, every week, a video would be sent out to all of her contacts on her phone."

"What kind of videos?"

"Videos of these two men- the same men everytime... they'd wear these...weird masks...their voices would be distorted...they almost looked like the devil...one of them had '666' tatooed on his right hand...and the videos would be of them...beating her...and raping her." Jim was stopped cold by David's words. "It was really horrible..."

"A-a-and you're sure these are the same guys?" Jim asked, terrified.

"Well...no...I'm not sure...but it's a possiblity."

Jim sighed a big sigh. "And you never caught these guys?"

"Well...no. After her body was found it became a cold case."

"Why?"

"An officer of the law requested it."

"That didn't seem even a little suspicious to you?"

"It did! Hell, I even tried to go to go to court to re-open the case, but the department never gave me his name...It couldn't put the tag on him."

"We have to find this guy...the only reason anyone would want to close the case was to stop the police from finding out who the killer was. He find this guy...we find the killer."

"We can't. The department took his name off the radar...he's impossible to find."

"How badly do you want to find this guy?"

"More than anything."

"I have plan, but you gotta be willing to do this."

"Lay it on me."

Jim and David are in the records room of the police station. All the lights are off except for the two flashlights that they are carrying.

"This is wrong."

"Hey, I wanna find my wife alive, and you want to get revenge on this guy...we both need to be here."

"I- I could lose my badge for this."

"Yeah? And I could lose my wife...which is more important?"

Jim continued flipping through files. "What's the case file?"

"12993-2012"

"Ah...here we go...'Stephanie Murphy'." Jim opens the file and flips through the papers.

"I should go." David said, heading toward the door.

"Fine...go...I'll find what I need. And I'll find my wife, and you'll never find this killer...go ahead and walk out that door."

"Are you blackmailing me?"

"Call it whatever you want."

"So...you don't care about finding this killer, do you? All you want is to find your wife, and you don't care who you step on along the way?"

"I'm just doing what it takes to save my family. And if that means I have to step on a few toes to do it...so be it."

"You...ass. You're and ass, Jim! You're gonna let this guy roam the streets to kill more innocent people...and you don't care...as long as you save your wife?"

"Absolutely."

"You're insane."

"Call me whatever you like, Dave."

"What if this guy comes after her again? What are you gonna do then?"

"Look, if you don't stay, you don't find this guy's name...without his name...you can't find the killer. EIther way. I find what 'm looking for."

"Not if I report you!"

"Go ahead...you think I care?"

Jim walks up to David. "Can you live with that on your conscience? You put away the only guy who can find this killer...this is the only way we can figure this out...You're going to spend the rest of your life wondering how much better it would be if you weren't consumed--obsessed with this case. I am willing to do whateve it takes for my family--for my wife and kids...we are able to find this guy and bring him down...but if you aren't willing to take this risk...this one little risk that could cost you your job...or sanity...Then walk out that door, and don't come back." David stood there a moment, not saying a word. Jim turned back around to the files. "Whatever." He whispered to himself.

"You're looking at the wrong file...it's the one next to it."

"Jim turned back around to see David behind him, pointing at a file on the shelf. Jim picked it up and read the name outloud.

"Denise...Campbell..." Jim looked at David in shock.

"You're right...Protecting your family is the most important thing in the world. You're willing to do it...but I couldn't."

"I don't understand."

"Jim, what your wife did to protect her family was noble. And what you're doing is remarkable...but I wasn't there to protect Denise...I couldn't handle being a bad parent...letting my daughter be killed...it was all too much. I didn't think my family could handle other people talking about it...the press...That's why I requested the case be closed."


Author's note: I'm so proud. lol, i didn't have to edit my story at all. :) Next chapter might be hard to read. I'm warning you. Review, please. :)