A/N: Been a long time in the works. But decided to pick this story back up...mainly due to the kinda sequel I want to write to this. I just hoped I havent lost all the reviewers with this one. One or two more chapters more.
"Theodore Steadman, does not exist after 1990, filled out his taxes and then the trail went cold. The same time Bill Luckinbill filed for a new social insurance number due to fraud"
"So you're saying that it's very possible, Steadman could be Luckinbill?" Greg asked over the phone, paying attention to the traffic before him.
"That's exactly what I'm saying"
"Alright thanks" he flipped the phone closed and took a minute for his mind to wrap around the new info.
They just got motive.
Sara sat, file in front of her, hands clasped in front of her staring intently at the suspect before. Greg on the other hand had decided to take a seat on the table in the far corner crossing his arms, good cop, bad cop.
"Mr. Luckinbill or Mr. Steadman which do you prefer to be called?"
"How did-?" Luckinbill stopped, knowing full well that they almost caught him.
"We find out that you created a new identity?" Sara asked him, satisfaction gleaming in her eyes, she knew he had done it.
"Well Theodore Steadman disappears around the same time Bill Luckinbill comes into the picture, not rocket science, what we don't know is why"
"I don't have to tell you anything" he glanced from the bitch sitting in front of him to the bastard coming towards him.
"You will, if you don't want to go down for murder" Sara simply stated
"Murder? Because I'm Vanessa's father, ya that'll stick"
"You were the last one to see her alive, beside the other victim Ringwood"
"That doesn't mean I was the one to kill her, my, my detectives since when did you start grasping at straws? I would hate to think the taxpayers are paying you to know nothing and make guesses"
"That's where you are wrong Mr. Luckinbill, you had motiveā¦" Sara trailed off allowing Greg to pick up where she left off"
"Your daughter you didn't know you had came in begging for a job, and threatened to tell your wife and the rest of Vegas of your deeds if you didn't give her one, you told her no, called sercuity to make it legit, but you saw Ringwood, making the moves and you got jealous, waiting for a few hours and tailed Ringwood when he left. He lead you to Vanessa and you decided to kill two birds with one stone, even if she was the daughter you never knew you had, you still felt protective of her"
"That's a load of bull"
"Then what really did happen?"
"It ended when security was called, I never saw her again" sweat glistened on his upper brow and he paused to wipe it away. "Honest call my wife we were at L'Orange from 6 till 7:30"
"I think that's everything thank you Mr. Luckinbill" he nodded and stood doing up his three piece suit that probably cost more than what both him and her paid for rent combined and proceeded out the door"
"Why'd you let him leave?"
"Something's not right, the timeline is off"
"What timeline?"
"The sister at the church said that Maria's stepfather was molesting her, had been for years, what doesn't make sense is that both Teresa, Vanessa, and Luckinbill other two kids are all 18"
"Could he have been cheating on the vic's mother?"
"One way to find out, let's go meet Mrs. Luckinbill"
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"I'm not supposed to be talking to you" Mrs. Luckinbill held the door tightly, open enough to see her and the wall behind her, that was it.
"We just have a one simple question, and then we will be out of your hair" for now, Greg neglected to add, he'd lost the coin toss in the car, and he had to do the talking, lay it on thick , make her like you. That he had no problem with, he had gotten to see Sara without any clothes on and that was a mountain in itself.
"What is the question" Mrs. Luckinbill released a sigh of boredom and shifted against the door.
"Did you and Mr. Luckinbill conceive before or after you two were married?"
"I think that's a little personal" she went to shut the door, but Greg's foot in the door stopped her
"I'm sorry but we are just trying to create a timeline" Greg emphasized and did a little puppy eye,
"Of what?"
"Just to make a few things clearer" Sara piped in
"We had slept together before, I found out I was pregnant and we were married not even a month later, have a nice day" she shut the door.
"How much you want a bet he was still married when his current Mrs got knocked up?" Sara asked walking back to the Tahoe.
"Bigamy?" Greg looked at her like a crazy person
"Technically its not, Theordore Steadman is dead to everyone, where Bill Luckinbill isn't"
"But he's the same guy"
"To the public yes, but he is one man and doesn't matter how many names he has, its still bigamy"
"I'm glad I'm a one girl man" Greg said before he got into the drivers side.
"I am too" she squeezed his hand and looked off into the distance.
