Thanks for the reviews. This is it time to find out who the killer is.
Disclaimer: For like the hundredth or more time, they're not mine, life just isn't that kind, unless your name is Dick Wolf.
Chapter 7
Fin was still working away trying to solve the word jumble, he knew it spelled out a big clue to the case, he just hadn't spelt it out yet and he was getting very frustrated.
Munch had long gone home and Olivia had fallen asleep at her desk. Fin watched her, he was tempted to wake her but he figured if this case had gotten to her as much as it had him then this was probably the first sleep she had had in days.
He decided to give her another half an hour before waking her and he returned to puzzle in front of him.
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Kate opened the door and walked into the apartment, Nia ran straight to the couch, jumped up onto it and after circling twice lay down and closed her eyes.
"That does not seem like such a bad idea Nia." Kate said to her as she walked over to the couch. "Scoot over." She said as she lay down, Nia quickly shifted so she was lying on Kate.
No sooner had she got comfy when her phone rang. "Hello." She said.
"Hi Ben, are you checking to make sure I got home okay?" She said then started to laugh. That was why he was calling her. "Okay well now you know I'm safe I'm going to hang up because Nia and I are taking a nap on the couch." She laughed again at his response.
There was a sudden knock on the door. "Oh, Ben I'll call you back later, there's someone at the door. Okay, Love you too. Bye." She said. She threw her phone down on the couch and went over to the door.
She opened it to find a man standing there. Nia started to growl and bark something she never did, not even to people at the door. "Nia quit it." Kate said as she grabbed her collar.
Nia kept lunging forward at the man standing at the Door. "I don't know what's got into her. Just one minute, let me go shut her in the bathroom." Kate said.
She dragged Nia across the apartment and shoved her in the bathroom quickly shutting the door behind her. "I'm so sorry I don't know what's wrong with her she's never like that." Kate said and smiled at the mad.
"Don't worry about it. Dogs don't like me very much." He said.
"Aw that's too bad, usually she likes anyone. So can I help you?" Kate asked.
"Yea I'm a friend of your mothers, she asked me to come over." He said.
"Oh. Well she's still at work, but she should be coming home anytime soon." Kate said.
The man looked at her for a moment smiling. God he loved her. He could still hear her dog barking in the bathroom. He couldn't help but think that was one smart dog, no wonder it didn't like him, it knew what he was here to do.
"She really won't be long if you want you could come in and wait for her. I promise the dog won't bite you." She said with a reassuring smile.
"That'd be great." He said and he walked in shutting the door behind him.
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Olivia had woken up. She couldn't believe she had fallen asleep. "I have to go." She said groggily.
"Oh Liv I'm sorry I meant to wake you up ages ago but I lost track of time, this damn puzzle has me hooked." He said, he was finally getting somewhere with the word jumble.
"It's okay, that's the only sleep I've had in days." She said.
"I figured as much. Well look I'm gonna stay here but I'll call you if I get anything." He said.
She nodded and picked up her keys and some files. "I'll see you tomorrow." She said as she walked out.
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"Can I get you a drink or something?" Kate asked the man, she noticed he looked a little uncomfortable. He was just sort of standing there.
"That would be great. I'll have a black coffee, no sugar." He said. "I'm sweet enough." He joked.
Kate laughed although it wasn't like she hadn't heard that a few dozen times. She walked over to the coffee machine and began to change the filter on it. "So what did you say your name was again?" She asked.
"Richard. Richard White." He told her.
Kate felt her whole body turn to ice. Her hands began shaking and she wondered if he could tell. She prayed this might just be some coincidence. She tried to think of every possible thing she could do to get out of the apartment.
She could hear Nia whimpering and barking in the bathroom. She was scratching at the door, Kate understood now she was acting so weird, she was trying to protect her.
"I'm just gonna go check on the dog." She said as confidently as she could, as she walked past him though he blocked her path by resting his hand on the counter.
"I gotta get by." She said, this time her voice broke as her fear kicked in, it was no coincidence, this was the Richard White Olivia had told her about.
"That's one smart dog you got there. You should always trust your dog, there's a reason why they call them mans best friend." Richard said to her as he stroked her cheek with his knuckles.
"My mom's goanna be back any minute." She told him.
"I'm counting on it." He said with a smirk that made her want to punch him.
"She can get out of that bathroom you' know, I taught her how to open doors." Kate lied. She hadn't taught her but sometimes Nia would knock a door handle down with her paw and open a door.
"You're confident, just like your mother. You're also not a very good liar, just like your mother." He said as he glared into her eyes.
She looked into his eyes at first she had thought his features seemed baby like, now they looked evil.
"Nia down!" Kate yelled, trying to make it sound believable.
Richard looked round he hadn't heard a door open of course he quickly realized Kate was lying. He turned back around to find her trying to open the door. He ran into her crushing her body between his and the door.
"No." Kate screamed.
Richard grabbed a handful of her hair and dragged her away from the door. He slammed her down onto the counter. "Let's wait for you mom, then we can get this party started." Richard said.
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Olivia had stopped off at the store to pick up some fun snacks for her and Kate she decided they could have a movie night seeing as it would just be them. She was on her cell trying to get in touch with Kate. "Kate will you please call me as soon as you get this message." She hung up and hurried to the checkout.
Suddenly her cell rang she pulled it out of her pocket and answered it without even checking caller ID. "Kate, why haven't you been answering your phone?"
"Liv its Fin. Would the words 'No hard feelings' mean anything to you?" He asked.
Olivia almost dropped her phone. Her shaky hands just about managed to hold onto it. "You got that from the word jumble?" She asked him.
"It's the only thing I got. What's it mean? He asked her.
"Fin I got to go. Ring Munch get him to get a confirmation that Richard White died in the fire at Rikers. Then call me back as soon as possible." Olivia said as she ran out of the store leaving the stuff on the counter.
She hung up and headed straight for home, praying Kate was with Ben and not home alone. She was oblivious to what was awaiting her when she arrived home.
TBC
So hands up, who guessed it was White I know one person kind' of had an idea. I knowI've done the RichardWhite thing before, butyou have to love that guy, he's so evil. I wish they would bring him back into the show, that would rock.
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