A/N – I am SO sorry. I have completely hit a stump with this story. I don't know why but I couldn't seem to get my act together to where this is going… I know this chapter is way overdue and ill try to be more diligent in keeping them updated sooner! Thanks again to all you wonderful supporters who have been with me all the way.

Chapter 30:

"I wasn't completely honest with you." Ivy started.

"How so?" Sue asked gently. Jack and Bobby both kept a weary eye on the situation, but let Sue take control.

"The last time Karoline came to see me, in may, she asked me something. I had shrugged it off but now, I don't know if maybe it means something."

"What was it?" Jack asked. Her gaze didn't even move from Sues, as she nodded encouragingly, hoping she would continue.

"Karoline asked me about an old friend of mine. A Christine Johnson." Ivy's eyes kept flicking back to baby Sophia in Jack's arms. Jack didn't know whether to feel uncomfortable or sorry for the woman. They knew she didn't have any children of her own, and the last time they had run into each other she had almost wishfully commented when she saw Savannah how much she wanted a baby.

"We know about Christine. Your ex-husband sexually assaulted her. We also know that you were friends in secret and that Karoline didn't like her."

"Exactly. Which is what surprised me. They never got along. I don't know what they wanted with each other but I think they might be up to something."

"Why would you say that?" Bobby asked. She looked so unsettled. She responded very quietly,

"Christine and I lost contact for awhile when she moved to Maine with her husband. I recently found out that this past April, he ended up leaving her because she couldn't get pregnant. He found someone else and left her on her own." Sue glanced at Jack. Christine had made it sound to her like she was still happily married, but whom was she supposed to believe?

"Christine loved Brian, and I knew that she would stop at nothing to win him back. Then Karolyn showed up looking for her, and for money from me. I was suspicious so I followed her carefully to where they met and tried to listen in to their conversation. I heard them talk about something about the Jefferson. I just clued into the fact that maybe they were involved in the attacks on those pregnant women a few months ago."

"Ms. Grenon." Bobby said. She turned to face him. "We caught both men involved. There haven't been any attacks since. I high doubt their involvement… There's no evidence…"

"No evidence that you've looked for. Karoline was not pregnant – I assure you. I think both she and Christine were pretending to be pregnant. The two men you arrested – Carter Hopner and Nick Brandall? Friends of Christine and me from university. I knew them. This can't be a coincidence!" She finished hysterically. Jack didn't follow or know if to believe her. Sue seemed skeptical too.

"Please – Ivy. We'll look into it, but to be honest, I don't fully understand why your sister and best friend, two people who hated each other would team up and kill pregnant women. I don't see the connection." She sighed.

"I can only tell you my theory. Christine wanted a baby more than anything – especially to get her husband back. That's why she was stealing babies – but she needed the perfect one. One that looked like her. One she could claim as her own."

"But Karoline?"

"I don't know how Karoline was involved yet. I can't solve this case for you."

"Your sister was killed, Ms Grenon. Then who killed her?"

"I don't know. See if I'm right though – see if Christine or my sister was at the Jefferson during the times of the attacks. I'm sure you F.B.I people can get tapes and such. It's all too much of a coincidence. I know Christine and I know my sister. I wouldn't put this past them."

"Well," said Sue. "We will look into it, I promise. And we will contact you if we find anything else out. Don't hesitate to call me if there's anything else okay?" She nodded.

"Thank you Mrs. Hudson." She got up quietly and left. The three agents looked at each other.

"So? Do we believe her?" Bobby asked.

"I hate to admit this, but I can't help but feel she's telling the truth. It doesn't seem like she's making this all up. But I met Karoline and Christine and I don't know what to think anymore." Sue added.

"Well – let's talk to the parents tomorrow, see maybe why Karoline showed up looking for Christine. It might also be a good idea to pull the surveillance tapes from the Jefferson. If we see either one of them, we follow Ivy's theory further. Until then, there's nothing much else we can do except look into Christine Johnson's history a little further." They nodded and went back to work.

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"You disowned both your daughters?" Dimitrius asked the older couple. He already didn't like them. They were both snooty and looked their noses down upon everyone, as if they should be grateful to be in their presence.

"Ivy left a long time ago. She wouldn't abide by our rules, wasting her time with lowlifes like that Christine Johnson. Then she married some idiot who's in Jail. Serves her right," responded Mr. Grenon.

"What about your other daughter – Karoline?" Myles asked politely. They obviously liked him, as they wouldn't even look at D.

"She was such a good girl until recently. Started getting her own ideas, not liking our rules. We kept a tight rein on her finances, something she grew to dislike after awhile. She thought she could control her own life. Ha! She came home one day and said she had had enough. Naturally we let her go, but under the understanding that she would have no money from us, or any of the money she had earned over the years. She was on her own." Mrs. Grenon replied.

"We never saw her again. Apparently she was murdered." Mr. Grenon added, completely impassively.

D and Myles looked at each other. These people were pathetic, and at least now they knew that Karoline had been disowned as well, but both knew that they were not the murderer they were looking for.