Leo desperately tried to explain. "Piper, I…"

But Piper interrupted, completely sickened and infuriated. "WHAT THE FUCK!!? YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS!!! THIS IS SICK!!!!! YOU KNEW THE WHOLE TIME AND DIDN'T SAY A FUCKING WORD!! YOU…" She was at a loss for words. There were no words to describe the frighteningly violent churn in her stomach or the anger that made her go red in the face. She would've passed out, had it not been for the will to keep going.

"YOU KNEW!!!" She screamed, tears falling even faster, "YOU KNEW…"

Leo walked over to the VCR and stopped the tape. "Piper, I'm sorry, it was the only thing keeping Jimmy out of town, so he couldn't do it anymore." He said, sinking onto the bed beside her. She quickly stood and walked away from him. For a moment, she looked out onto the street at the people so seemingly oblivious to the evils of some sick, twisted minds.

"That was…"

"That was what?" Leo asked.

"That was Jimmy raping Shelly. I want to know who the fuck taped it. You?"

Leo shook his head sadly. "No, it was Jimmy."

Piper turned around. "Stop telling me your fucking lies!! He was victimizing her. He didn't have the camera, Leo. Tell me the truth." Piper's voice cracked at the end, under the strain of speech after all the crying and yelling. Neither of them spoke, the tension so thick you could cut it with a butter knife.

"It was filmed in Jimmy's bedroom." Leo deadpanned, "He had the camera set up in the closet and…" He trailed off, but picked up again in a less sensitive place, "He planed to sell them on the internet. Said, he'd make all kinds of money."

"When did he tell you all this and when you'd get the tape?"

Leo sighed. "Both, right before he left. You think he was killing them?"

Piper sighed. "I don't know, maybe, he's been on the list for a long time, but let's just say he's jumped up many spaces. She shook her head.

Piper picked up her purse and jacket, having seen the inevitable rain.

"Where are going?" Leo questioned anxiously, "Are you leaving?"

Piper shook her head again and gave a bitter laugh. "I can't believe," she began, flipping her hair, "that you lay me in that bed and made love to me. I can't believe that you kissed me and held me, like you cared. I can't believe you had the audacity to make me have feelings for you when you we're sitting on this evidence. Well, I guess I was dumb enough to literally go to bed with the enemy."

Leo stood and reached out for her, but she walked towards the door, taking the tape along the way. "No. I'm going home. I place where I can expect to be told the truth. I'm not gonna listen to you lie to me anymore." She gathered her things together.

It was then, as she left his apartment, Leo realized that he loved her.

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Piper's thoughts whirled in her head, a million a second and she gave herself a headache trying to keep them in check and keep her eyes on the road. Jimmy skipping town, a tidbit about Shelly's privileged but troubled upbringing, the tape, Shelly's mental history, Manda's unnerving innocence, Kelly's money problems…But one thing chilled her to her bones with bewilderment.

Why the hell would Shelly agree to be Jimmy's girlfriend?

One word popped out at her.

"Stockholm." Piper murmured under her breath, "Fuck, Stockholm."

Stockholm Syndrome, usually applied to the kidnapped, where the victim began to identify and sympathize with their captor, or in this case, rapist. Damn, he was getting what he wanted sexually, scaring poor Shelly physically and mentally.

"FUCK!" Piper yelled, slamming her fist against the dash of her Chevy. She did a U-Turn in the middle of the street and sped in the other direction amongst many honks and shouts. Piper ignored them and kept going. Just then, her cell phone rang.

"Hello?" Piper asked.

"GUESS WHO I WENT OUT WITH LAST NIGHT!" Manda's voice screamed excitedly.

"Who?" Piper said, with no enthusiasm.

But Manda didn't notice. "KELLY!!!!!"

Piper snorted in sardonic amusement. She was surprised that Kelly had even bothered with the date.

"That's great." Piper said flatly.

"OF COURSE IT'S GREAT, HOLD ON I'VE GOT A CALL ON THE OTHER LINE."

Piper waited about 30 seconds as she continued the drive to Shelly's apartment.

"THAT'S KELLY!!" Manda squealed happily.

Piper shrugged as she slowed her car to a stop. "Okay Hon, why don't you talk to him, because I've got to go."

"KAY, BYE!"

"Bye, bye." The two women hung up. Piper rode the elevator up to Shelly's apartment and knocked.

After a minute waiting period, Shelly came to the door.

"Piper, what are you doing here?"

Piper looked around nervously. "Can we talk inside?"

Shelly nodded, giving Piper an odd look. They sat in the couch.

Piper had no idea how to start this conversation but to dive right in. "Shelly, I'm going to need you to tell me about the night that…The night that…The night that Jimmy raped you." She finished lamely, guilt for her lack of finesse.

Shelly's green eyes flashed fire and she stood upright. "Get out." she said coldly, pointing at the door.

Piper sighed. "Shelly, please—"

"Get. Out."

Piper knew she had to leave. After the door being slammed Piper sighed again.

Great, now she'd walked out on Leo, her friend was dating a womanizer and now, the one person who might have been able to answer all her questions was mad at her. Now what?

AN: Please review!! Hopefully the end will be a surprise, but why don't you guess…