Chapter Eight

Strahm was getting his ass kicked by Hoffman. Peter threw the last punch, knocking him to the floor.

Strahm grabbed Victoria by the collar and slammed her into the coffin. Mark quickly got up and Strahm shoved him inside, sealing the two.

"I got you mother fuckers!" He sighed in relief, slightly smiling at his accomplishment. "Tell me how to get out of here!" Strahm demanded.

Hoffman pointed down to the recorder and held Victoria close.

"However, if you choose not to, you will never be heard from again and your body will never be found. You will simply vanish." the tape continued. The coffin began to sink into the ground. "I ask you Special Agent Strahm..have you learned enough to trust me? You have ignored my warning do if you do not, this room will forever be your tomb. And my legacy will become yours."

The walls began to close in on him while Hoffman and Victoria were safe in the coffin.

"Make your choice.." the tape ended.

Strahm tried to hold the walls back but didn't help. He then began to try and open the coffin. Victoria rested her head on Hoffman's shoulder.

"Tell me how to stop it you son of a bitch!" Strahm yelled. "I know who you are! I know!"

The walls were close enough for Strahm to start climbing but it was too late. The wall pressure crack his bone, exposing the bone. In the coffin, it rained blood. Hoffman smirked while Victoria closed her eyes. The last glimpse of Strahm was his body being crushed to death.


Mark and Victoria were sealed inside the coffin. The blood racing down the glass as the coffin haulted.

Victoria pushed the door open, standing to the side to put her heels on.

"You did great my protege." He rasied her face with his hand.

Victoria smiled and walked along side with him. Mark opened up the metal breaker box and pressed the green botton.

"Come with me. We have to collect the remains of Peter Strahm." He smiled at her.

Tori nodded and ran to the car to the car to fetch him some pliars. "What do we need from him?" She asked, walking in with Peter's corpse on the ground.

Hoffman pointed up. "His hand. This will come of great use to us. Trust me."


Mark an Victoria were listening to Simone and Eddie's trap.

Victoria had changed into black skinny jeans and a black corset shirt with a coverup.(picture) Her long, red hair was straight that cascaded over her shoulders. She laid down on the desk on her stomach. Tori rested her head on her elbows.

"This is all your fault!" Eddie screamed. "I'm not dying for you bitch!"

Simone's screams of pain overwhealmed Victoria, putting her hands up to her ears.

Hoffman shook his head, making her drop them.

Hoffman's phone rang.

"Hello? ...yea. I'm on my way." Hoffman hung up.

"Who was it?" Victoria asked.

"My boss, Dan Erickson. They found Peter Strahm's fingerprints on the crime scene of Simone and Eddie. Want to come with?"

Tori laced her black converse on. "Yea but they would turn me away. I'm not a police officer."

Mark reached into his coat and tossed her a intern badge. "I've had that for ages. Don't lose it pipsqueak." He joked.

Tori followed Mark out the door and rode to the crime scene.

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Tori put out her cigarette before entering with Mark.

An African American police man lifted the scene crime tape for the two. They walked down the hall and took a left to where they set the traps. Eddie laid dead on the ground in a bloody pool. The contraption on his head went through his skull and the right side of his stomach showed that where he cut.

Hoffman looked at Tori who was crenging from the sight.

"Stay calm.." He whispered.

Tori nodded and remained silent as she followed him through the crime scene.

Dan Erickson joined Hoffman. "Nice of you to join us. Who is this?"

Tori looked at Hoffman then to Dan. "I'm Victoria but you can call me Tori. I'm his niece and training to be just like him." She lied but not hidind it very well.

Dan and Hoffman crotched down to his body. "There were prints found. They are Agent Strahm's."

Hoffman looked up from Eddie. "Is that right?"

Dan stood back up. "I should have seen this coming. I was shocked when I found out Peter Strahm did this."

"It was a shock to all of us." Hoffman agreed.

"Yea, but uh, there is something we have that he doesn't know about. Follow me." Dan turned around and walked into the next room.

"I wonder what it is..." Tori whispered.

Hoffman remained quiet and continued to follow.

"Lindsey" Dan caught her attention.

Hoffman walked in and a blank expression on his face appeared as did Tori.

"Detective Hoffman." Lindsey greeted him.

"Perez." He replied. "You led me to believe that she was dead?"

"I didn't know who to trust." Dan explained himself.

"What else have you been keeping from me?" Hoffman asked.

Tori smiled at Perez, she smiled back at her.

Neither Dan or Hoffman said anything so Lindsey spoke for them.

"We know Agent Strahm knew the five people in the real estate scam. The victims in the trap Erickson found."

"How do you know?" Mark asked.

"Strahm and I investigated them." She replied back.

"So what you're saying is that he's a vegilanty?" Mark asked to Erickson.

"Well, call him whatever you want. But, he's got to be found."

"We would like to work together on this." Perez said to Hoffman. "Maybe show your intern how it's done?"

"You led me to believe she was dead and now you want her to work with us?"

"Look, we are offering a full disclosure on this. From now on, everything we know, you know. Is that fair?' He gave Mark his hand.

Mark looked at Perez then to Erickson. He shook his hand and left to go to the clinic to meet with Jill.