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Blondie 20000:Tnx for the review. This chapter is like the one before, just a glimpse into John's state of mind. The next one will be more interesting, as John is about to meet some interesting people.

John and Mary enter the police station. They both show their fake badges to an officer as Mary says " Agent Turner. This is my partner agent Constantine. We are here..."

"I know why you are here." A tall older man in sheriff's outfit interrupts "Sheriff Burrows. Follow me." He says pointing at his office.

As they sat down at his office, he pulls out a bottle of some cheep whiskey and offers them a glass. John felt tempted but Mary said "No, thank you."

The sheriff pours himself a glass "Boy, am I glad to see you. Haven't been able to make anything out of this case. First the whole family supposedly dies, then a bunch of people go missin' and now turns out the wife's alive."

He sat at his desk and lifted his feet on it. "Glad I can drop it in your lap, that's for sure."

"Did she say anything?" Mary asks ignoring the sloppy attitude.

"Leonor? That woman is crazy. And she was the sweetest thing. Tough her husband did call the police on her once."

"Really? Why?"

"Standard family issues. The bastard must have tried to beat her, but she fought back. He opened the door to my officers with a black eye. He apologized for calling and that was that."

"You didn't look into it?"

"Nope. No probable cause."

The black eye wasn't cause enough? Mary thought but said instead "What can you tell me about the missing people?"

"Mostly just some dumb-ass teenagers thinking a visit to a haunted house might be fun. And the neighbour next door. And his dog." He counts as if it was no big deal, as if a few kittens went missing.

"May we speak to her?"

"Knock yourselves out. But she ain't making much sense."

"Tell us about your colleague, ." MJ was with Dean talking to Steve's (the vic's) boss, while Sam and Hooper talked to Jenny.

"Nothing mush to say, didn't really know him outside of the office. I know he was single, a mother in Florida, father deceased. He was a good guy, work hard, kept his nose out of peoples business."

"So, a workaholic? " MJ asks not noticing Dean left her side and found his way to the buffet. But Sam did, giving him the knock-it-off look. Dean smiles with his mouth full. That's when a man who looked a lot like Tommy Lee Jones approached him. "What do you think you're doing, agent?"

"Um...I was just..." Dean started to speak still with a donut in his mouth when the tone of the man's voice startled him.

"Stand up straight! Tuck in that shit! And for god's sake, close your mouth! Who's in charge here?"

Dean looked at him confused, but luckily Hooper approached recognizing the man as the Head of the Secret Service Agency. "That would be me, director Halle."

Halle frowns at the man sizing him up "What division are you, agent?"

"Not an agent, sir. Director Hooper, SD."

"What the hell is SD?"

"Special Division." Hooper replied, as the president instructed him when he became the director.

"You are special, all right! – he says looking at Dean – I will have to speak to your supervisor."

"Of course, sir. He's right here in the oval office." Hooper smirks a bit, seeing as Halle understood they answer directly to the president. Halle scoffs, but walks away, clearly beaten. Dean gives Hooper thumbs up, but Hooper just rolls his eyes and walks away.

Meanwhile Sam was still talking to Jenny "So, nothing interesting about your colleague?"

"Nope. Actually, there is one thing. He did get my intended promotion. But just to be clear, I didn't mind. The job required a lot more work and longer hours, and I do have a life, you know."

Sam smiles nodding "And you? What can you tell me about yourself."

She smiles a flirtatious smile just like she did with Dean before "Well, I guess you can say I'm a party girl. I just love to have fun." She says biting her lower lip.

Sam felt uncomfortable "Right. Thank you. We will find you if we have any more questions."

"Make sure you do."

It was only when they got up to see Leonor did Mary notice John didn't say a word. He just kept staring in front of him, his mind elsewhere.

Leonor was in a corner again, shaking and running her fingers through her hair, humming the mocking bird song.

Mary crouches down to her "Leonor, it's ok, You're safe now."

Leonor flinched and looked straight into her eyes. Then she smiled a creepy smile and only said "Did you brink me my chef's knife? I need to chop these carrots for dinner."

Mary looks at her confused, but replies "I'll...I'll find it for you ok..."

"You better. Now hush...Hush...shhh...

Hush little baby, don't say a word, momma's gonna buy you a mocking bird,

And if that bird won't sing, momma's gonna buy you a diamond ring..."

Mary slowly steps away shaking her head, thinking Leonor won't tell them anything, but shock covers her face when she hears the rest of the song.

"Hush little baby, don't say a thing, momma's gonna buy you a diamond ring,

And if that ring won't fit, momma's gonna throw you in the septic pit."

"Well, I'll be damned!" said the sheriff as his officers pulled one dead body after another from the septic pit of the neighbours house. They even found a knife, the big chef knife that matched all the wounds on the bodies. It will later turn out to have Leonor's fingerprints on it.

"You feds sure do work fast."

"Just caught a lucky break, sheriff." Mary replies as she kept glancing at her car where John was.

"That woman was all kinds of crazy."

"Believe me, sheriff, I've seen worse."

When she got back to the car, she turned to John "What's up with the silent treatment?"

John frowns "I'm not...it's just... – he sighs – when you disappeared, I felt so... Lost. My mind went blank, I... I didn't know what to do. I just kept thinking about what could have taken you, whether it was something new, some new monster I knew nothing about... I ... I felt like I did when I first lost you... – then he smiles ironically – and all it was just some deranged woman. A human."

Mary understood. She knew exactly how he felt. "You need to give yourself time."

"I... I don't think that'll work."

"You need to give yourself time, time without hunting."

He looks at her surprised by the words as she explains "When I came back, I jumped right back in. I see now that was a mistake. I should have listened more, researched more, spend more time with the boys. I think you should do what I didn't."

John pondered over this as they drove away.