Quinn looked at Chris as they walked toward the outside of the building. He hadn't changed in the year and a half since they'd ended their relationship. It had been getting pretty serious but the pressures of work got the better of both of them.
"I know how you feel. You want to kill the son of a bitch. Believe me, I do too. Tricia is the nicest person in the world and she needs her big brother to be there for her. You're going to do her much more good if you're calm and out of jail."
"This makes me sick to my stomach. That fucking monster got away with beating his ex girlfriend to death after raping her repeatedly. And then he goes after Tricia. She didn't have anything to do with the case Quinn. He hurt her simply because she's related to me. And I'm angry because I put her in that situation. I'm the reason she's in there."
"No you're not. You were doing your job. Trying to get justice for Kaitlin. You didn't know he was going to go off the rails and do this. But I'll talk to the Hunter and see if for now, we can put you both in protective custody. We'll have a detail on you both from here on out."
"I'm not worried about me. I'm worried about Tricia." He said. "She's the one who needs to be protected. Did she say if Wade said anything to her? I need to know."
Quinn sighed. She didn't want to tell him but she knew he should know and it would probably come out in court. "He told her to tell her brother hey." Chris punched the wall. "Feel better now?"
"Yeah." He sighed. "I need to see my sister."
"Alright." Quinn said as they walked back in. "Be prepared for what you see. You're seen rape victims who were beaten before. So I just wanted you to be prepared."
"Thank you." He said as they walked to the room. Jon was still outside the door.
"She's okay?" Quinn asked him.
"I didn't go in. I didn't want to scare her by doing it alone."
"I'm going in. So, we can all go in together." Chris said to them. "I want the statement taken and the evidence logged. I want this bastard to pay for he did to my sister."
He opened the door and saw his sister in the bed. He couldn't believe what Wade had done to her.
"Hey, sis." He said when he walked in.
"Hey." She said softly.
"Tricia, this is Detective Jon Moxley. He is my partner." Quinn said to her. "We were hoping to talk more to you about the rape."
"I told you everything." She said softly as Chris walked over to her.
"You're sure it's Wade Barrett who raped you?" Jon asked.
"Yes, I'm sure." She replied.
"Tricia, do you know if he wore a condom?"
"I don't know." She said holding in her tears.
"She told you everything. Why don't you check with the doctor about the rape kit?" Chris said to them.
Quinn nodded. "I'm going to call Hunter while I'm at it and check on the security detail for you both." She and Jon walked out into the hallway and Stephanie walked up. "Was any semen recovered with the rape kit?" Stephanie nodded.
"Semen and some really nasty vagina tears. We're going to give her some antibiotics to make sure there is no infection, dress the wounds on her back and her wrists, give her something for the pain and the morning after pill. I'm also going to suggest she set up counseling sessions with Dr. Mendes. I think it would be better for her to have a female therapist." Quinn nodded.
"I'm going to call Hunter and get a security detail set up for both of them. How long until she's released?"
"Tomorrow morning." Stephanie said taking a bag from a tech. "Here is the rape kit and everything to take to the crime lab."
"Thanks Steph." Jon said taking it. He looked at Quinn who hung up the phone. "What did Hunter say?"
"The security detail will be assigned tomorrow. He is sending an officer to stand guard tonight. He wants the results of the rape kit and DNA immediately."
"I will take these to the crime lab immediately." Jon said.
"Good." Quinn said looking through the window at Chris and Tricia.
"Do you know her well?" Jon asked her. "I mean I know you dated Chris. But how well do you know his sister?"
Quinn looked at him. "We were friends. We haven't really talked since Chris and I... It doesn't matter. I can't let my emotions get involved."
"But they are involved."
"The only thing I want from this, is to make sure Wade Barrett pays for attacking her."
"Then let's get this evidence to the lab and get some DNA." Jon to her. She nodded and they walked out.
Chris looked over at his sister as he sat in the chair. "I'm sorry, Tricia. I'm sorry this happened to you."
"It's not your fault." She said softly.
"Yes, it is." He sighed. "I know he told you to tell your brother hi. He targeted you because of me. And I'm so sorry Tricia."
"Can you just be my big brother right now? And stop blaming yourself."
He looked at her and the bruises on her face. "You're right. I'm being a selfish prick. Thinking about me when you need me."
"Chris, you can't help but be you." She said to him.
"Now that's my sister." He smiled. He went to grab her hand but she pulled away. "Sorry."
"It's okay. When can I go home?"
"I don't think you should go back there. Come and stay with me. And we can redo your place and make it better."
"I want to go home, Chris. I don't want to live with you."
"Tricia, after what happened in your place, you really want to go back there?"
She wiped the tears that started to fall. "I just want to go home." She whispered. "I want to go home."
"I know sweetie. I know. Just...I'm going to stay with you tonight. Try and get some rest okay?" Tricia nodded and laid back as the pain meds started taking affect. Chris looked over at her a little while later and saw she was asleep. He got up from the chair beside the bed and walked out to head to the cafeteria to get some coffee only to see Quinn standing there with two cups.
"How's Tricia?" She asked handing him a cup.
"As good as she can be. I asked her to come and stay at my house when she gets out but she wants to go home. I don't think that's a good idea. I mean that's where it all happened."
"Well right now, it's a crime scene. We are almost done processing it. She should be able to go back there in a few days." She looked at him before taking a sip of her coffee. "Why don't you redo the place for her? At least the bedroom where the attack took place. You tell her that the police are processing things and she can't go back there right now. That will give you time to redo it for her."
Chris nodded. "Stephen and Drew are there now collecting evidence and Jon and Hunter went to go talk to Wade."
"He will just deny it I'm sure." Chris replied. "Like he did with Kaitlyn."
"Probably but Stephanie said there was semen so that could give us DNA."
"Unless my sister was with someone. She could have had sex with someone and then Wade used a condom so the only DNA on her is who whoever she was with."
"Did you ask her if she had been?"
"No." He replied. "Did you in your questioning?"
"No. It never occurred to me because she never mentioned a boyfriend. Was she seeing someone?"
"I don't know." Chris replied. And he didn't know. Both he and Tricia were busy with their careers. He wasn't sure if she was dating anyone. He still couldn't believe this. He hoped Tricia had been with no one and the only DNA on her was Wade. He wanted him behind bars.