The woman stood waiting for him at the desk was a mess. Her hair was tied up in a loose bun with bits sticking out all over the place. She was wearing baggy clothes but the handbag she held in her arms told them that she normally dressed sophisticatedly.

"I'm Mac Taylor, you asked to speak to me." said Mac as she stood staring at the ground.

"If I talk to you, does my name have to be involved?" she asked not looking up at him.

"That depends what you want to say," replied Mac hoping this was going to be probative.

"I was attacked." that phrase shot everyone into action. Mac hurriedly led her down the corridor into an interview room before she had time to even realise what was happening.

"It was three nights ago. I didn't remember much at first but it's been coming back to me." she said stuttering, still not looking at Mac or Danny who was pacing the back of the room.

"What if he finds out I talked to you?" she asked nervously.

"Once we arrest him you can be kept in protective custody," said Mac trying to reassure her, "Just tell me, in your own time, what happened."

The woman sat playing with her rings for a few minutes before she finally spoke again.

"I went to a bar with my friends. The Watch Tower. We talked to lots of guys; nothing strange happened…then a few minutes after I got home someone was at my door. I opened it. It was one of the men from the club." she paused, trying to compose herself. "He pushed in, dragged me into my kitchen and pinned me against the counter. He raped me," she paused tears streaming down her face. Now it was Danny who couldn't look this woman directly in the eye.

"He shoved a tea towel in my mouth so I started chocking. Then my phone rang. He panicked and ran out the back. I was too scared and ashamed to tell anyone what happened. They just thought I was drunk and fell," she sobbed. This time Danny felt the need to look at her.

"You've got no reason to be ashamed only the scum who did this. Can you remember what he looked like?" asked Danny his voice sounder a lot calmer than he was.

"Average height, brown short hair."

"Miss…" Mac paused realising he didn't know her name.

"Henry, Louise Henry."

"Miss Henry. Is it okay if I come and search your house for any evidence?" said Mac

"I cleaned it. I didn't want any trace of him in my home." She said playing with a ring.

"You may have missed something that we can use against him," said Mac as Hawkes knocked and entered

"I've got the report from the… house." Hawkes said pausing not wanting to say what house.

"Okay. Louise do you have someone to stay with?"

"Yes," she nodded wiping her eyes with her sleeve similar to what Lindsay had done.

"What we got?" Mac asked once outside the room.

"Nothing. There's no trace of the man even been there other than his semen. No prints, no impression on the body."

"Hang on," Danny went back into the room.

"Louise do you remember what he was wearing?"

"No, sorry." she answered as a police officer lead her out.

"Mac," Adam was walking down the corridor fast. "We found something on the second vic."

"Third." Mac corrected him "We just had a woman in who was attacked by him three days ago," explained Mac.

"We'll he's getting clever. There was a small black fibre caught under her nails," he said showing them a file

"He wore a jump suit," said Hawkes staring at he file

"Easy to get hold of, almost as impossible to trace as a white towel."

"He's evolving. The fist night he dragged them into their home, leaving more chance of been caught. Second by the front door, easy access and exit." Danny paused as the second victim morphed into Lindsay in his mind, steadying his voice he continued, "He wears gloves presumably all time as we couldn't get prints. Third time he uses untraceable clothes and we're thinking he wears a wig."

"We've got nothing to go on," said Hawkes sighing.

"He did leave us something. Two victims whose memory is slowly coming back." replied Mac.

"And he'll make another mistake as his need for gratification increases."

"So what now?" asked Hawkes.

"We go over what we've got," said Danny, "I'll go back over any evidence from…the bathroom." he said trying not to think of it as Lindsay's as that only made him become angry and then there was a chance he'd miss something. He wasn't about to let her down by becoming emotional.

"Danny are you sure….?" Mac was cut off.

"Mac I need to do this," said Danny his voice firm.

"I've got to process the Hoover," said Hawkes leaving.

"I'll go round to Miss Henry's, the officer should have her address. Join me when you're done. I want the whole place searched from top to bottom including the perimeter."

Danny and Hawkes nodded leaving.

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Hawkes was sat printing the hover handle when he noticed something sticking out the nozzle. He grabbed some tweezers and looked up it seeing what looked like a brown hair. Pulling it out he discovered it had no skin tag and the texture was different to hair.

"Adam I've got something for you," said Hawkes placing the evidence bag on the table "Found it in the third vic's Hoover." he said as Adam took it out.

"Well it's not human," he said showing Hawkes it through the microscope.

"Human's do however wear it."

"Wig."

Adam nodded "There's no database for wigs and there made up of the same synthetic material only small variations. I'll run it see if there's anything that stands out." he said "Sorry but there's not much chance I'll be able to narrow it down," he said sounding apologetic.

"Thanks." said Hawkes.

"Mac." shouted Hawkes catching up to him in the car park "Defiantly wears a wig. I found a synthetic hair caught in the Hoover," he said as Mac nodded

"Guys wait up," called Danny running to catch up with them, "I've got Adam processing I'll come with you"

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After five minutes of driving Mac was beginning to wish he hadn't offered to drive. Danny he could tell that he wanted to say something and was either not going talk to Mac or he was too proud to speak.

"Danny is there something you want to say?" asked Mac the silence driving him mad.

"I was just thinking, there's no reason," said Danny looking out the window.

"I mean. Lindsay was just in the wrong place, wrong time. There's no reason she was attacked. I can't think well it happened because she was an officer. He saw her and wanted to hurt he for no reason."

"Danny," Mac spoke strongly as Danny looked like he was about to snap his finger fiddling with them while he talked.

"I'm sorry to say there is no reason, if there was then we would be able to explain what's happened because that's what scientists do. You think it's hard for you, imagine what its like for Lindsay. There is no reason why she was put through so much pain. All we can do is help put the animal that did it behind bars." said Mac pulling up and getting out the car leaving Danny to sit and think about what he'd said.

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