Chapter 11.

Jill followed Kelly out of the hospital, she walked briskly out towards the picnic tables on the small green to the far side of the hospitals entrance. Kelly didn't take a seat she continued to walk around the area, pacing, her arms crossed across her chest. Jill watched her from the green's edge looking up to the sky as rain began to fall.

'What are you doing Kelly?' Jill asked watching as her friend continued to pace around the area.

'I'm just trying to figure this all out.' Kelly replied.

'Figure what out?'

'Diane's connection with detective Samuel, I know there's a connection. He didn't shoot in the line of duty Jill, he murdered Diane, cold blooded murder.' Kelly explained still walking up and down the centre of the picnic tables.

'My God Kelly!' Jill yelled storming towards Kelly. 'What's the matter with you?' Jill asked standing in front of her stopping her from walking. 'What are you doing pacing up and down out here in the rain when you should be up there with the rest of us waiting for news on your sister who's being wheeled into surgery as we speak.' Jill demanded pointing up at the hospital.

'There's nothing I can do up there Jill, out here right now, working this out this is something I can do.'

'But you don't need to do this.'

'Yes I do, I need to figure this out.'

'No, what you need to do is be upstairs for your sister who needs you.'

'What can I do up there Jill, Cate will be in surgery for who knows how long and I can't sit around waiting for news that... I have to figure out Samuel's connection and...'

'No you have to be up there with your family, we'll work it out together if you want but you need to be up there.' Jill demanded.

'Just leave me alone Jill.' Kelly said starting to lose her temper as she tried to walk around Jill who grabbed her by her arm spinning Kelly round to face her.

'Stop running away.' Jill finally said knowing what Kelly was really doing.

'I'm not trying to...' Kelly began to argue and release herself from Jill's grip.

'Yes you are and it stops now. I know how scared you are Kel, I was in your shoes just a few months ago, remember?' Jill asked rhetorically as she narrowed her eyes looking deeply into Kelly's. 'This is the way it is Kel, this is the hardest side of our life in our jobs as sisters, especially as we're the older sister, we're the ones who are meant to be the protector. We can't control everything Kelly.'

'I know that Jill.' Kelly stated ripping her arm from Jill's grip.

'Then why are you down here, why aren't you up there with your family?' Jill demanded.

'I've all ready told you why Jill, I'm figuring out the rest of our case.' Kelly stood looking down Jill as rain began to fall heavily on the pair of them. Jill looked to Kelly; they could both be stubborn and right now was no exception.

'You know Kelly, you give Cate such a hard time about locking things away and running when things are at there worst and yet look at you, you're doing exactly the same thing you hate your sister doing.' Jill said; she always could be straight to the point. Kelly stood watching Jill her hands on her hips; Kelly wasn't budging. 'You know what Kel,' Jill sighed. 'Do what ever the hell you want, we'll be here when you need us, with Cate.' Jill turned and began to walk away from Kelly who stood in the rain watching her friend leave her. Kelly walked over to one of the picnic tables and sat down tears had been burning at corner of her eyes and finally they began to fall with the rain.

Jill walked back in to the hospital finding Kris waiting for her just inside the entrance.

'How'd that go?' Kris asked handing Jill a towel she'd grabbed on her way down from the shower room.

'About as well as I thought it would.' Jill simply said taking the towel as she and Kris walked through to the elevator taking them up to where they could wait for news on Cate.

Nearly two hours had passed before a doctor came into the waiting room where the Angels and Bosley continued to wait as patiently as they could. As the doctor entered everyone looked up to him from there seated positions on the four - two seater sofa' that were set like a square around a glass coffee table.

'You're the people here with Miss Fox.'

'Cate, yes.' Bosley answered.

'I understand one of you is her sister?' The doctor asked looking around the Angels.

'Her sister had to step out for some air.' Sabrina answered for the rest as Jill turned to look away from every one, Kris sat beside her rested her hand on Jill's thigh calming her.

'I see.'

'We're family doctor, make no mistake in that.' Bosley said standing up. The doctor smiled as he perched himself on the back of a sofa.

'Fair enough. The surgery went very well, we repaired the damage done and Cate is resting now in recovery, we'll be putting her in her own room within the next few hours.'

'Were there any complications doctor?' Kris asked sitting forward slightly.

'Cate had lost a lot of blood by the time she reached us as you know, we did lose her once on the table but she's a fighter and came back to us after a small amount of help and then stayed strong throughout the rest of the surgery.'

'Can we see her?' Jill quietly asked.

'Soon, once we have her into her own room but that won't be for a few hours yet. Right now she needs to be in recovery where we can keep a careful eye on her make sure…'

'Make sure she stays with us.' Julie finished for the doctor.

'Exactly, she may be a strong person but right now Cate's weak from everything her body's been put through rest is the best thing for her. She'll be unconscious for a while and when she does wake she'll be in a lot of pain, there is muscle and some nerve damage, Cate will have to go through physiotherapy to regain the strength, when she's able to this will have to start right away.'

'Right away?' Tiffany questioned.

'If Cate wants to be back to the peak of her fitness that she has been and wants to be able to do everything she could before the shooting, she's going to have to work hard at it straight away and it's going to be painful.' The doctor explained. The Angels and Bosley took the information on board allowing it all to sink in. 'I know that sounds frightening to you all but Cate is young, fit, strong and alive.' The doctor said trying to reassure the Angels just as his pager went off, looking down to it he then turned to the Angels. 'If you'll excuse me I have more surgery's today that I need to go and prepare for.' The doctor stood smiling and nodding to the Angels who thanked him for all his, and his teams work. 'Someone will be along to let you know when they move Cate to her own room. If I were you I'd go home get something to eat, freshen up and come back later.' The doctor suggested; looking at their facial expressions he knew it was pointless to even have suggested such a thing.

The room fell silent as the door closed behind the doctor. Jill stood and walked over to the window looking out to the small green where the picnic tables were, Kelly wasn't there, she hadn't been there or anywhere in the hospital for the last few hours. Sighing Jill leaned against the window her forehead resting against the cool glass.

'Perhaps we should do as the doctor suggests.' Sabrina voiced breaking the silence. Tiffany agreed, as did Julie.

'Might not be a bad idea, I could do with a change of clothes and a shower.' Julie smiled looking down at herself who like Jill was dressed in scrubs after her near drowning at the boat yard earlier in the day.

'Jill?' Sabrina looked to her friend who stood silently at the window still. Kris looked up to the group who were all looking at Jill waiting for a response.

'Why don't you guys go on home, we won't be far behind.' Kris suggested standing up slowly from the couch.

'I guess we'll be staying at Charlie's?' Tiffany questioned aloud to Sabrina and Bosley.

'That you are ladies, Julie you too.' Bosley said opening the door to the room for the Angels.

'Ok, so we'll see you two later then?' Sabrina asked looking to Jill then to Kris concern in her eyes. Kris nodded to Sabrina giving her a small smile as they all left the room. Collecting up the empty plastic coffee cups and soda cans Kris threw them into the trash can keeping an eye on her sister as she did so.

'You want to go back to Charlie's? Get a shower, some clothes?' Kris quietly asked as she approached her. 'Jill?' Kris placed her hand on Jill's back rubbing it slightly.

'I just want to wait here, someone should. I don't want Cate to wake up and there not be anyone here for her.' Jill explained calmly not turning away from the window.

'Jill she's going to be unconscious for a while, we can go and get straightened up and be back here before she wakes.' Kris gently suggested.

'No. I'm not leaving her alone, her sister can but I won't.' Jill said tensing up as she did, Kris could see that from her body language.

'Ok, we'll stay, I'll call the others and ask them to bring some clothes for us.' Kris decided wrapping her hand over Jill's shoulder as she did. Kris watched her older sister who still focused on the world outside the window, turning Kris began to walk back to the couches.

'Kris.' Jill caught Kris's arm before she was too far away from her grasp, turning to face her older sister, Jill wrapped her arms around Kris tightly. 'I love you.' Three simple words, possibly the strongest words ever uttered.

'I love you to Jill.' Kris replied holding her just as tightly back. 'We'll get through this.' Kris reassured.

'What is it you're looking for Kelly?' Charlie asked. Kelly had been at Charlie's mansion, their make shift office for the last few hours rifling through all of the files on the case. Charlie had called the office trying to find her concerned about her.

'I'm trying to find the link Charlie. I know detective Samuel had more to do with Diane than we know.'

'You don't believe his shooting Diane was a clean shoot?'

'Not by any stretch Charlie.' Kelly answered as she picked up one of the smaller files, leafing through it.

'Wouldn't this be quicker and easier if the rest of the team was working on it with you?' Charlie asked carefully.

'It would Charlie but they're all at the hospital.'

'Isn't that where you should be Angel?' Kelly stopped looking through the file and sat down on the long red couch.

'I need to do this Charlie.'

'But you don't need to do it now, now you need to be with your family.'

'I've all ready had this discussion with Jill Charlie.' Kelly replied looking at the speaker box sat on the centre of the coffee table in front of her.

'Then you know where you ought to be.' Charlie flatly said, he always tried to be a calming voice of reason.

'If I don't find what I'm looking for Charlie, Samuel will get away with murder.'

'You don't know that you really have anything Angel.'

'We know that Diane was always able to find us, set us up and the only other people who knew any of our actions were the police, in particular Samuel's division. That's a little convenient don't you think?' Kelly said to Charlie with a small amount of attitude.

'What I think is you should be at the hospital to hear the progress of your younger sister. That should be your first priority.' Charlie pointed out with his own small amount of attitude.

'I can't be there right now Charlie, I need to do this, I need to find the connection.'

'Kelly stop running.'

'What is it with you and Jill? I'm not running!' Kelly yelled in frustration slamming the file in her hand down onto the coffee table.

'Yes you are Kel.' Sabrina calmly said walking into the room with Tiffany, Julie and Bosley.

'Don't you start Bri.' Kelly warned gathering papers together.

'Don't start, Kelly what the hell's the matter with you?' Julie snapped it had been the first thing Julie had said since leaving the hospital.

'Julie.' Sabrina tried to stop Julie from carrying on, trying to keep the peace.

'No Bri, enough! My God Kelly, Cate's lying in a recovery room right now alone, no family with her, Jill and Kris aren't allowed to be with her right now only you are, only family!' Julie yelled at Kelly. 'What I wouldn't give to have Cate as my family, my sister, I sure as hell wouldn't be here buried deep in these damn files!' Julie continued to scold as Kelly stood listening taking in everything Julie said, never flinching she knew everything Julie was telling her was true all of it.

'Julie.' Tiffany softly said placing a hand on Julie's shoulder trying to calm her. Julie looked to Kelly waiting for a response, nothing. Throwing Tiffany's hand away from her shoulder Julie stormed out of the room.

'Anyone else?' Kelly offered opening her arms out to her friends.

'Angels, Bosley I leave it to you.' Charlie said just before he hung up. The room was silent for a while as they looked to Kelly who was unwavering.

'What have you found so far?' Sabrina asked knowing the only way to calm Kelly is to help her.

'Not that much yet but I know it's right here.' Kelly replied sitting back down again opening the files.

'Well let's all start looking.' Tiffany said with a half smile taking a file from the top of the pile sitting down opposite Kelly. Sabrina and Bosley each took a file doing the same as Tiffany. Kelly nodded as she carried on through her file. An hour passed when Tiffany suddenly sat forward, another file in her lap. 'I think I have something.' She said placing the pictures from the file on the coffee table for the others to see just as Julie walked back into the room.

'What is it?' Sabrina asked her brow furrowing as she looked at the 8x10 black and white photos.

'These were taken when you were first working the case to find who you thought was a male serial killer.'

'Turning out to be Diane.' Kelly said remembering all to well how this mess all started.

'Right. These are surveillance pictures of the last victim, Sebastian Harper.' Tiffany read from the notes for Julie and Sabrina's information.

'This was how we discovered it was Diane.' Bosley said picking up one of the prints pointing out the image of a ladies hand holding a cocktail glass just in front of Sebastian's photographed face.

'I don't see it?' Julie said looking at the photo. 'What are we looking at?'

'That's what Kris asked.' Kelly said as Bosley passed her the photo. Kelly put the image on the table pointing out the ring the woman was wearing. A delicate cameo ring, Victorian in style, with the image of a woman's face carved on a raised surface within the rings setting. 'That's what gave Diane away.' Kelly said.

'We found bruising on Sebastian's face that matched the ring, we couldn't place what the markings were to begin with until Cate noticed this.' Bosley explained taking a moment afterwards thinking back and then the present situation.

'So Diane was careless and you caught her?' Sabrina suggested.

'No, Diane was never careless, never. She wanted us to stop her, she was playing with us but we wouldn't finish things the way she wanted.' Kelly explained.

'You wouldn't kill her.' Sabrina said catching on to which Kelly nodded in answer.

'So what else did you notice Tiff?' Julie asked.

'Look who else is there, in the background, I only just noticed it myself.' Tiffany admitted. The team all looked at the photos trying to spot what Tiffany had.'

'My God.' Sabrina said once she spotted him. 'Detective Samuel.'

'He's looking straight at Diane!' Julie exclaimed picking up one of the shots.

'He watched her every move.' Bosley noted looking over all of the images. Taking other files the Angels and Bosley looked through other surveillance photographs to see if Samuel featured in any more.

'He's in at least half of these.' Sabrina said placing a group of different photographs down on the table.

'So for how long did he know about Diane?' Tiffany questioned.

'A lot longer than any of us did, he never introduced himself not until today at the boat yard.' Kelly said standing up form the red sofa beginning to pace the length of the room thinking, trying to put together what they had found out with what they all ready knew.

'So what was he getting out of it?' Sabrina asked the room.

'Well, all of the men Diane killed were extremely rich, she made off with a lot of their money before she was caught.' Tiffany answered.

'So the oldest reason in the book, greed?' Julie asked the team as she sat back in her seat on the red sofa.

'Diane paid him off and paid him off well to keep him quiet?' Bosley suggested.

'Makes sense, the majority of the men were single with no one to leave their money to.' Sabrina said having read all about the victims over and over again in their files.

'And no one cared much for them. Diane chose her prey well, they were all, on paper, cruel, heartless business men that no one admitted they would miss.' Julie added.

'You think the police have cleared out the ship yard yet?' Tiffany asked a thought crossing her mind.

'What are you thinking Tiff?' Bosley asked.

'Well, if Diane was paying Samuel off then something obviously went wrong or else why kill her? I doubt he got his payment before she died.'

'And I bet I know where she was keeping her money.' Kelly said stopping her pacing as she listened to her friends. 'What's the betting Samuel put himself in charge of overseeing the clean up of her yacht?' Kelly asked smiling slightly as they had finally come to a plan. Just as they grabbed jackets and purses the phone rang, everyone stopped simultaneously as it rang. Bosley answered the phone hitting the speaker box button.

'Hello, Townsend Associates.'

'Bos, Kris.'

'Is everything all right Kris?' Julie asked in a rush worried something had happened in their absence from the hospital.

'All's fine Julie, Cate's been moved into a private room. Her vitals are strong and she's doing ok.'

'Are you and Jill coming back to the mansion?' Sabrina asked.

'Not yet no, Jill wants to stay with Cate, she doesn't want her to wake up alone in a hospital room.' Kris explained the others could hear how tired she was.

'We'll make sure to bring you both a change of clothes when we come to the hospital.' Tiffany said.

'Thanks, that was the other reason I was calling other than to update you on Cate.' Kris cheerily said.

'Kris we're headed down to the ship yard again, we've got a lead on Samuel.'

'A lead on Samuel?' Kris echoed.

'We think he was working with Diane, well blackmailing her anyway. Taking a cut of whatever she was taking to keep quiet about her identity.' Sabrina explained.

'Wouldn't put it past him.' Kris coldly replied. 'All right well stay safe, who knows what Diane has left at that place, it could just be one death trap.' Kris warned.

'Don't worry Kris will be careful.' Sabrina reassured. 'We'll see you all soon.' Sabrina disconnected the call looking to Kelly as she did who stood looking at the speaker box. 'Kel, you ok?'

'Why don't you go straight to the hospital Kel? We can handle this and Samuel.' Tiffany offered. Kelly flicked her head back straightening her self up.

'No, I'm fine let's get this done.' Kelly strongly said walking out of the room on a mission. Julie watched her sighing as anger rose in her again.

'Let it go Julie. There's no changing Kelly's mind now.' Sabrina advised standing next to Julie placing a supportive hand on her shoulder.

'Would you rather go to the hospital Julie?' Tiffany asked knowing how close friends Julie and Cate had become. Julie thought for a moment then shook her head.

'No, I'll go with the rest of you, someone needs to take over for Cate while she can't.' Julie offered her friends a smile as they all nodded and headed out of the room and mansion after Kelly.