Chapter Three:

Lately it seemed as if Lucas was devoted to catching Ripper, but had only one lead. It was in the form of the Ripper's last letter which was more of a note. The bodies will mark the spot - - - Ripper. Lucas and Brooke were to be married in a month and he wanted nothing more than to end this before the wedding. Just then his phone rang. It was his boss Captain Riley Peck asking him to come in. "Lucas I bet you are wondering why I asked you here?" Lucas just kind of shrugged and sat down.

"Lucas I am sorry to tell you this, but you are now a suspect- - -" he was quickly cut off.

"What?!? How can I be a suspect? this freak has killed a friend and attacked my fianc'!"

Riley didn't answer him except to say "I'll need your gun and your badge Scott."

Lucas put his gun on the table and started to walk away when Riley piped up.

"You forgot to hand over your badge." Lucas, badge in hand turned around and threw it as hard as he could. It stuck in the wall where Captain Peck's Head had been just moments before.

Peck yelled at the top of his voice "Get this man out of here before I have him arrested." It took half the force to drag him into the streets, as he was furious about being a suspect in his fianc's attack. That is when he decided to go to Nathan's to clear his head.

"Nathan, where you at?" Lucas shouted as he came in the door.

"In the Den." Nathan shouted back.

Lucas came in and plopped down on the couch. "They took my badge." he said in passing.

Nathan gave him a look and said "Bro, that's the stuff you generally tell me on the phone."

Lucas looked back and said "They took my gun too."

Nathan started laughing. "So you thought you would come and borrow one or two of mine?" Nathan had a few, because of obsessive fans who have broke inro his house.

Lucas nodded and they walked into the gun closet. Nathan told him to take whatever he wanted, but to make sure he got them back, or was paid for any damaged goods. In the end Lucas took a switchblade, sawed off shotgun, a Colt Python Elite .357 Magnum and about 10 sticks of dynamite. He knew one thing. The Ripper was going down hard. Lucas then went home and read the last note and then marked where every victim had been killed. There were over ten victims now. In the end the bodies lined up in a perfect x over where it all began, 106th and Clark. Lucas then picked up the phone and called Brooke.

"Hey Hun where did Mouth say he had moved?" Brooke a little surprised by the question said,

"He moved to the apartment building on the corner of 106th and Clark Apt number 63x26 . Why?"

Lucas hung up on her. He then took the bag of guns and drove to Mouth's apartment. Lucas picked the lock easily, and then went inside. He went through the desk and dressers not finding anything until he moved the entertainment center. Behind it was a box, within the box was a bloody scalpel and a copy of every letter Lucas ever received. There was the concrete evidence. Lucas though was no longer a cop. He went over to the coffee table and threw the switchblade into the table. Then began wiring the sticks of dynamite all around the apartment. Also he set up a remote and put it in his pocket. He hid the two guns in separate places. One in the bedroom and the other taped to the bottom of the kitchen table. Then he waited. Mouth came in at a little past five o'clock, very surprised to see Lucas.

"Luke, buddy how did you get in?" Mouth asked in bewildered amazement.

"I broke in hoping to find clues to my case."

That's when Mouth started sweating. The only thing that came to Mouth's mind was, "Is Lucas going to kill me?"