A/N – Thanks for the great reviews. It's put a lot of things into perspective for me, for this story! I really wanted to address some of the comments made because they were EXCELLENT points.

Kimberly, I am totally comfortable discussing religious viewpoints; I'm a devote Christian, which is part of the reason why I love this show. I'm planning a second part to this story, where a lot of those things, of Sue healing and getting on with her life are going to need to happen. You are completely right though, this has challenged her faith greatly, we just didn't see from her perspective exactly how that was. But it's coming! As for Mike, he was distressed, this was his brother, I hope he didn't come across as uncaring, but he's also been around the family and they've had a chance to grieve together. It's going to be a long process, but Sue completely isolated herself, which only amplified the torment inside. The Thomas family will never forget what happened, but I wanted to show how worried Mike was about Sue, not that he wasn't grieving the loss of his brother and his family himself.

Ned-fan, It would have been great if they would have taken Ben French at the restaurant, except for the fact they had no proof that it was him at the time of the meeting, nor do they have it now…(yet?). Hehehe. All in due time. And you're right – marks do come first, which is why its 3am right now, and I'm taking a break from studying, but don't expect to have this chapter done at this point in time... Last but certainly not least,

Puccini – you're right, its going to be interesting when the team finds out, and you'll see what happens, but when I wrote that chapter, I really tried to put myself in her situation. She knew that she couldn't handle being on the case – look at all the problems every time she got involved. Sue also knew that she finally needed to tell someone about it, before it destroyed her completely, which is why she told Jack. Sue, as much as she would want to confide in her other friends, is still grieving over a brother and his family, and furious at the person who killed them. It only complicated matters more to have their team have the case, and she knows from personal experience that you can't mix the two. She knows that there would be consequences if her friends knew – it would become a personal vendetta, maybe not as strongly as it was for Sue, but I believe her friends would become more obsessed with the case and make it personal, for their friends sake. Sue doesn't want that – she doesn't want to risk the chance of the case being pulled away (which could happen if someone realized her brother was a victim) and she wants her friends to catch the killer with a level head. Maybe its not the best decision, but its what she really thinks is best for now… Sue might be able to give valuable insight, but I think she's already shown that her grief is too recent and it's just too much for her to handle. She really just needed to step back.

Now I know my authors note was VERY long, but there's still a chapter – keep reviewing! I'm trying really hard to get this finished before I leave, but no promises!

By the way, it is now the next day since I wrote that long note, at it is again, 1 am. But I am actually going to get a chapter done in between studying. I guess it's not going to get finished before I go home, but I will finish part 1 while I am at home…school comes first! This chapter isn't going to be as long as the others (just because this note is so long too!)

Chapter 27:

Jack woke up hours later to the sound of the telephone. Having not wanted Levi to wake up Sue in the morning, once she had fallen asleep, he and the dog had made their way back into his room to catch a few hours of sleep. As Jack reacquainted himself, Levi jumped onto his bed to get his attention, and Jack reached over and picked up the phone.

"Hello?" He said into the receiver.

"Jack – I'm glad I got you." Tara's voice responded back. "How's things with Sue?" Jack didn't know what to say. He knew that everyone would feel a little hurt that Sue had kept such important information from them, but he also understood her reasoning's, and he had promised not to say anything.

"She's still asleep." Jack answered, assuming since she had been sleeping in every day since she had gotten home from the hospital.

"Serial killer struck again last night. Another family just outside of Washington." Jack sighed in desperation.

"French?" He asked.

"SOG lost him about 2 hours before it happened. We're looking everywhere for him but no sign yet. We thought we should let you know."

"I'll be in, in about an hour." Jack said, getting up quickly after he had said goodbye and hung up.

Forty-five minutes later, Jack was ready to go. He knew the team needed his help, and though he hated leaving Sue, he felt like she really was on the mend. He knew if she needed him, she would call, and he was hoping that he wouldn't be home too late.

He peeked into her room, and saw her still fast asleep. He hurried into the kitchen, jotted down a quick note before headed out the door to the bullpen.

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"Howie says French did call him to set up the meeting for this evening. I doubt he'll show though." Bobby explained, as everyone sat around the boardroom table.

"But he could still show. When did he call to arrange all of this?" Myles asked. Bobby replied,

"Before last night – but he could have been planning these murders for months – if so, Myles might be right. He could show up. However, if he was on to us, this murder might have been random, and then in no way is he going to show up and meet Howie."

"Let's set up the meeting anyways, in case he does show up. If he doesn't, then it won't matter. In any case, we'll keep looking for him." Agent Harper suggested. They all agreed, when Jack flew into the boardroom.

"What's going on?" Bobby quickly updated him, as everyone else left to keep working on finding Ben French.

"We have absolutely no leads except the meeting with Howie?" Jack said incredulously. Bobby shook his head sadly.

"Fingerprints appeared at the new crime scene again. Jaden Colson's still, only they were imprinted in the form of a question mark. He's playing games with us. We're so close Jack." Jack wanted more than ever to find this man and put him behind bars; not only for the sake of the families that were in danger, but for the sake of the families that had been destroyed and for Sue. As if Bobby had read his mind and knew that Jack had been thinking about her, he asked,

"How is Sue doing anyways? Did you find out what's going on?" Before Jack had the chance to answer, Tara burst back into the boardroom.

"You have to come quickly. We have a lead. Howie called us – He got a phone call from Ben French. He doesn't know where he is, but he arranged the meeting. They're going to be at a small café in Georgetown in an hour." Jack and Bobby rushed out to get to work.