Disclaimer: The Hardy Boys are owned by Simon and Schuster and the Stratemeyer Syndicate. I'd like to promise they'll be returned unharmed but, we all know who the author of this story is, don't we? :) BTW, Alice is owned by Copagirlhb... :)

CHAPTER 14

Taking out his cell phone, Frank called his father."Dad, I may have a suspect for the University killings. Meet me at the police station and I'll explain everything."

Ending the call, Frank turned to Joanna who was staring out the window. Frank walked over to her, placing his hand on her shoulder.

"Joanna, I need you to tell Chief Collig and my father what you told me."

"I just can't believe this is happening. But I did have a bad feeling something terrible would happen. That's why I had the Bayport newspaper delivered to my home. When I read about the killings….I didn't want to believe that Alice was responsible."

"Joanna, I'm going to tell you something that no one else knows. Those young women who were killed, they all have one thing in common."

Frank took out his wallet, taking a small photograph out he showed her the picture.

"Those young women all had some resembles to my girlfriend. My real girlfriend, Callie."

"And the young boys, did they look like your brother Joe?"

"Yes, they did."

Giving Frank back his picture, Joanna took a deep shuddering breath.

"We better hurry Frank. I read about the latest missing person. From what Alice was saying this morning, he could still be alive."

"Our date, she kept talking about a date. I think you're right, we better hurry."

As Frank drove Joanna to the police station, he felt reassured that Joe and Callie were safe at home.

*campusterror*campusterror*

Joe hadn't seen the tranquilizer gun; he was too busy looking at the knife.

"Joe, is that you?"

"Hi Alice, what's going on?"

"What are you doing here?"

Thinking quickly, Joe said the first thing that popped into his head. "Frank asked me to get you."

"He did. Frank wants to see me?"

To Joe's relief, Alice dropped the knife, as she slowly walked down the stairs. She was half way down the steps when Callie walked in.

"Joe are you all right?" Callie asked.

Joe spun around just as Alice fired the gun. Callie cried out when the tranquilizer dart hit her arm. In three fast steps, Joe caught her before she hit the floor.

As Joe gently lay Callie onto the floor, he never saw Alice come up behind him. It wasn't until he felt the sharp blow to the back of his head that Joe knew he should have never taken his eyes off her.

Alice stood over the two unconscious bodies; she stared at them wondering where to put them. Alice frowned when she heard a phone ring, realizing that the ringing sound was coming from Joe's belt, she picked up Joe's cell phone, flipping it open she placed it up to her ear.

"Hello? Joe can you hear me?" Vanessa was getting worried when Joe didn't reply. "Joe, answer me!"

"Joe can't talk right now, he's sleeping. Tell Frank that Joe is sleeping."

"Who is this? Who are you! What have you done to Joe! Hello?!…Hello!"

Vanessa could hear someone dropping the phone, pressing her phone closer to her ear. Vanessa thought she heard something being dragged away.

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