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Codes & Heretics-Chapter 6-A Breakthrough…Part 1

Previously...

Los Angeles offices of the FBI.

"How's the girl?" David asked as Don & Terry walked into the bull pen.

"The doctor said she'll be fine. For now, we have a suspect we need to find." Terry took out the notebook, turned to the page with the police sketch glued in, and handed the notebook to Don.

"Alright people," Don said as he got the office's attention; "This is what our suspect looks like."

He continued his announcement, and when he was finished speaking, he handed the notebook to David. "Contact the San Mateo P. D. Get as much information on the case as you can. And find out how Karolin Gammie is linked to it." David nodded as he went to his desk and got on the phone.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Terry called to Don as she saw him take his coat and start to leave.

"I want to go see if Tasha remembers anything else."

"Okay," she said as she got her coat.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"With you, of course."

"No, you're not. I need you here in case something comes up. Got it?"

"Yeah. Good luck," she said as she put her things done and watched him walk out of the room.

Los Angeles General.

"Excuse me, Tasha?" Don said as he approached the young woman in the hospital's cafeteria.

"Huh? Oh, hello Agent Eppes. What are you doing here?" She asked as they sat down at one of the tables.

"I came to ask you some more questions; see if you remembered anything else."

"I'm sorry. I don't. I wish I could help you, but I can't."

"That's okay, Tasha. It's okay," he said as he tried to calm her down before she started crying again. I rally wish I could do more for her, he thought to himself.

"There is something," she said.

"Really? What?"

"He kept saying something over and over again."

"Do you remember what it was he was saying?"

"No, I'm sorry. I couldn't understand what he was saying. Karolin might know, but she's asleep."

"That's okay. If you remember anything else-" he started as he handed her his business card.

"I'll call you."

"Okay. Well, I guess I'll see you again soon. Okay?"

"Okay. Bye."

"Bye."

As Don was leaving the hospital, he was startled out of his thoughts by the ringing of his cell. "Eppes. What? Yeah, no, that's good. Yeah, I'll be there as soon as I can." He hung up and hurried to his car.

Careful to not speed on his way to his office, Don's mind raced through the conversation he'd just had. He thought over what he'd just been told and what he was waiting to hear.

"We know who our mystery attacker is…"

It kept racing through his mind as he turned into the parking structure next to the federal building.

In the bullpen.

"Don!" David said as the senior agent walked in. "His name is Theodore Rugney. He has six assault charges on his record. All six were women and they were all Druids. And get this, number three was-"

"Karolin Gammie?"

"Yeah. She also has a restraining order against him."

Don looked at the file he had just been handed. "Huh, okay, thanks."

"Sure. You know, this might be the reason he's going after these women."

"Maybe. What do we know about those murders?"

Terry came up to them with another file. "It took some time, but they finally sent all of the paperwork they have on those murders." She handed them to David who gave her a nod of thanks and looked through the first folder. Don gave them a suspicious look.

"I was looking over what they listed as evidence."

"And I was on the phone when they came through."

"Okay. But what do we know about those murders?"

"One of them was Karolin's roommate."

Don took the folder that was handed to him and began walking to the conference area. "Jennifer Chambers, 18. She was found by her roommate. Coroner's report says cause of death was asphyxiation caused by strangulation. The weapon was a cord?"

"Karolin was a suspect until they found evidence that she'd been raped," Terry continued for him.

"Okay, then, let's find this guy. Do we know where he's staying?"

"Yeah. He's staying at his sister's house in Sherman Oaks."

"Great, let's get him."

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