After John and Natalie had made it to the station, Natalie went too because John didn't want to leave her alone. Bo had ushered John into his office to go over some new information in the MBK case. Natalie was worried that something very serious had happened.
John sat in a chair across from Bo. Bo slid an envelope over to John.
"This came for you. There's no return address so we don't know who sent it but we think it's from the killer." Bo said grimly.
John opened the envelope and inside was a folded newspaper and a cheap looking engagement ring. John looked confused until he opened the Newspaper article and swore.
"Son of a Bitch!" John yelled turning pale. His hand trembled as he looked at the paper. It was a picture of him and Caitlyn after they had been gunned down in their own home. John stood up and started pacing.
"Why is this guy here? Why now?" John wondered then turned to Bo and stated, "this is the son of a bitch that killed Caitlyn. I thought we got the guy but we didn't." He continued to pace as Bo took the paper from John and looked at it. Bo looked at the ring as well.
"Does the ring mean anything to you?" Bo asked.
"No, unless he sent it to tell me he knows Natalie and I are engaged. NATALIE! What am I gonna do about Natalie. He is going to go after her again! Oh god this is all my fault," John went on starting to panic.
Natalie popped her head into the room. "did you call for me?"
"No," John said, "but come in anyway there is something we need to tell you."
Natalie came in looking very nervous. She knew something really bad had happened and that it had shaken John up really bad. She walked up to John and took his hands into hers. "Tell me, John."
John took a calming breath and started to speak. "The killer sent another message to me, "he paused for a minute then said very softly, "he wanted me to know that he is the one who killed Caitlyn."
"Oh, John! I'm so sorry," Natalie said hugging him tightly. "You will get this guy, I know you will," she said confidently. She looked up into his face and saw that there was more. "What else was there, I can tell there's more."
John smiled slightly and said, "you know mw so well. Yes there was more. He also sent this," showing her the ring, "we think it means that he is going to go after you again."
Natalie looked at Bo who had been silent up till now. He nodded and said, "I agree with John these killers don't like to loose and he probably has plans to attack you again."
"So what do we do now?" Natalie asked.
"First we have to get you protection for when ever you aren't here or with John," Bo said.
"But…" Natalie stammered, really not liking the idea.
"No arguing Natalie. I want you safe! There is a killer on the loose and he is after you, you need to be protected at all times."
"What about Willow she has been mentioned by the killer too. If I have to have guard dogs so does she!" Natalie said. If they were going to inconvenience her like this she didn't want to be the only one. She smiled at the thought of Willow's response to having bodyguards following her around all the time.
John thought it over and nodded. That made sense. But how was he going to convince Willow? "Your right. We need to call her down here too."
John took out his phone and called Willow's number.
"Hi John, what's up?" Willow answered.
"Hey Will, how did you know it was me?" John wondered.
"Caller Id silly. So? What's up. I was actually just about to call you. Got some info on Haver," Willow told him.
"Really? Good! You can come down to the station and tell me in person. I have something to talk with you about when you get here," John said.
"You can't just tell me on the phone?"
"No, I need you to come down here." He replied vaguely.
Willow sighed and said, "ok I'll be right down," then hung up the phone.
John hung up and looked at Bo and said, "It's gonna take some fast talking to convince her to have bodyguards. She also has something on Haver, so maybe we can find out what his deal is."
Bo nodded and the three of them talked about the killer till Willow got there.
Willow knocked on Bo's office door and waited. She knew something serious must have happened for John to be calling her down to the station to talk about it. Maybe he got another note with her name on it or something. She sighed and went into the office when she heard Bo call to come in.
"So what's going on?" She asked, looking from Bo to John then to Natalie.
"The killer contacted John again, he sent another message," Bo said.
"What message? Was it about me again?" Willow asked a bit nervously. It wasn't fun to be noticed by a psycho. She knew from previous experience.
"No, this time it wasn't about you. It was about John and Natalie." Bo said recognizing the fear on her face. Willow might be tough but she had a healthy fear of serial killers just like anyone else. Bo really like Willow, she was a lot like John. She kept her feelings and thoughts close to the vest. She was a great PI too. She had actually helped the LVPD in cracking a drug ring and hadn't even charged them. She told Bo that he was practically family because he was Natalie's uncle and Natalie was going to be her sister-in-law.
"Ok, So why did I need to come down then?" Willow asked curiously.
"Because this guy is the one who killed Caitlyn. He is going after everyone who means something to me and he mentioned you in previous messages." John got out, anger at the killer making it hard for him to speak. He had thought they caught the guy that had killed Caitlyn and the fact that they hadn't was eating him up inside. Once again because of him the people he loved were in danger.
"It's not your fault, John." Natalie said to him, knowing that he was blaming him self for putting them in danger. "This guy is crazy nothing he does is your fault."
"She's right John. You know as well as I do that these killers have to have a target. He could have picked any number of people." Bo agreed.
John shook his head and said, "but if I hadn't taunted him this would not be happening."
"That's not true and you know it." Willow stated. "If it hadn't been you it would have been someone else. And someone else might not be able to handle it as well. Heck others have taunted this guy and he hasn't gone after them. It's not about that. I think it's something deeper something that's not even about you. Or else why is he killing other people besides ones you care about. You didn't even know most of the victims."
John nodded, but still didn't really believe it. He just wanted it all to end so he and Natalie could have a happy life. It did make him feel a little better that no one blamed him though.
"So why am I here? Just to tell me all that?" Willow asked aware that the last time she asked John hadn't really answered the question. Probably figuring that she wouldn't react well to what he had to say.
"I want you to get bodyguards so you will be protected 24/7." John said expecting her to refuse adamantly. He wasn't disappointed.
"What? No way! I can take care of myself! I don't need some over priced over muscled goons following me around!" Willow exclaimed. "Have you forgotten that I am a black belt? I can take any guy that tries to get to me."
"Willow," Bo said, "we really need you to listen. There is a killer on the loose and he has mentioned both you and Natalie. He may not attack you up close he may just shoot you. You need people looking out for you."
"But what about my business? I can't run my agency with guys following me around." Willow asked grasping at straws, knowing that she would probably loose this argument.
"Think about Rex, Willow. He could run things till we catch this guy and he would probably feel a lot better if he knew you were safe." John said knowing that this would most likely convince her. He had watched them together and realized that Willow cared a great deal for Rex even if she wouldn't admit it. He recognized the signs. He had been the same way with Natalie not so long ago.
"Ok," Willow sighed. She knew they wouldn't let up till she agreed. And she knew Rex would feel a lot better if she had protection. "Is Natalie having guards too?"
"Yes," Bo said, "it was her idea that you have them too."
Willow shot a look at Natalie and grinned for the first time since hearing the news. "Didn't want to be alone in your misery, huh?"
Natalie laughed and said, "hey if I have to put up with it so do you," relieved that she wasn't mad at her.
"So what exactly was in this message that convinced you that this is the same killer?"
John showed Willow the article and said, "his way of telling me he did it."
Willow nodded then asked, "so how does this connect to Natalie though?"
John took out the ring and handed it to her. "We think that this is a threat to Natalie. He knows we are engaged so he sent the ring."
Willow turned the ring over to get a better look at it and gasped.