Chapter 3

THERAPIST OFFICE- LONG BEACH

Andrea Natalie sat on a couch in a therapist office while a female therapist sat in a chair.

"So, Andrea," the therapist said. "Tell me why you're here."

"Lieutenant Truman made me because I skipped town to avoid testifying in a court case," Natalie replied.

"Andrea," the therapist said. "Why didn't you want to testify?"

"I didn't want to face the guy," Natalie replied. "When I was a senior in high school, he raped me."

"Let's talk about the rape," the therapist said.

"I'm done talking about it," Natalie said.

Natalie got up and handed the therapist a form.

"I saw you, and I spoke to you," Natalie said. "Can you sign this?"

The therapist signed the form.

"Andrea," the therapist said, handing the form back to her, "I know it's hard to talk about rape. I was raped when I was a teenager."

"So I'm just supposed to give you a hug and we can just sit here and do each other's nails and talk about our shared experiences?" Natalie asked hatefully. "Goodbye."

Natalie walked out of the office.

LONG BEACH SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT

Clark, Kyra, and Kendrick sat in Clark's office while a sketch artist drew and colored a sketch of Kyra's rapist.

"And his eyes were blue" Kyra said.

"Okay," Clark said looking at the sketch. "So we're looking for a man in his late 20's to early 30's with short blonde hair and blue eyes, with a cleft in his chin."

"Yes," Kyra replied.

"Can we go public?" Clark asked.

"Yes," Kyra replied.

SOUTH PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

A young woman with blonde hair sat on her couch cradling her 4-month-old baby in her arms. As she did this, she watched the nightly news.

"The Long Beach Police Department needs your help identifying an alleged rapist who they believe raped a 17-year-old student in a movie theater in Long Beach," the female news anchor said.

The sketch of Kyra's rapist appeared on the screen along with a phone number. The woman gasped, got up, and carefully put her baby in a high chair. She then grabbed her phone and dialed.

"Hello," the woman said. "My name is Irene Freeman. I'm calling in regards to the girl raped in the movie theater in Long Beach. I know who the alleged rapist is in the sketch. He's my brother."