" because she's much younger then Julie" He explained."Okay?"

" No Mr. Monk I meant how did you know that's what I was thinking?" She asked him.

" Natalie...I'm a detective..are you saying that after this many years I wouldn't know you by now?" He asked her mimicking her raising eye brows concept. Natalie almost shivered when he suddenly looked down at their locked hands. She peered at him trying to figure out his expression. She couldn't place it was she trying to tell him something?

" Who is she?" Adrian asked giving the body full attention instead of Natalie and his hands. He had to pull her closer to the body. With her free hand she covered her eyes.

" She's a kid" Randy said. Stottlemeyer stared at Randy.

"what?" Randy asked.

" She doesn't have any identification" Randy explained. Stottlemeyer got that look on his face the one that said Your lucky I don't just take your badge right now.

" Were there any witnesses?" He asked the big guy with the ax.

" everyone here...only me and the rest of the crew.. knew afterwards that it wasn't fake...we know what the others use as fake blood and fake victims...but it was too late when we realized that it wasn't fake.." He explained.

" really...is there a specific place that everyone is scheduled to be?" Adrian asked.

" no actually..we are all professionals we don't stations Mr. Monk...we all just sort of improvise it would get pretty boring if we didn't.." The Man with the ax said.

" I didn't ask your name Mr.?" Adrian asked.

" I'm Billy Brown not exactly a scary name for someone in the business is it?" He asked chuckling in a low angry laugh. Natalie shuddered. Adrian looked at her. He saw fear. He never saw fear like that in her eyes except when she thought that Julie would be dead.

" Natalie it's alright" He whispered in her ear. Something that Randy and Stottlemeyer instantly noticed. This time she coughed on him. She looked into his eyes gave him a wipe , he took it this time and wiped only where she coughed on him. He was still a little closer to her then he was before. This was noted in Randy's note book before The Captain saw it and took the note book away from him. Randy looked at him strangely.

" what if you read it out loud.." He asked him causing Adrian to turn his attention to them. The two of them hiding the note book. Then Randy said.

" I'd just skip over that part" He explained. Stottlemeyer raised his eye brows at him. Randy understood.

" You really think he'd notice?" Randy asked him.

" Randy..now is not the time to be talking about that"He said. Then Randy realized once again who was listening in on the conversation. Both Natalie and Adrian were giving him a strange look.

" What do you have behind your back Captain?" Adrian asked.

" It's nothing" He answered

" Doesn't look like nothing" Natalie said as she reached behind the Captain. She let go of Adrian's hand and chased him around the room and finally got the note book. She ran back by Adrian who immediately took her hand back. She opened it away from his eyes. She covered her mouth with her free hand and let go of his hand.

" Natalie" Adrian said in a teasing voice. " Your blushing.." He smiled

" no no I'm not" She said trying to keep the note book away from him. He took her hand again. She tried to pull away but he wouldn't let her.

" you said you wouldn't let go.." He reminded her of the promise. " Now what does it say..?" He asked her. Just then Natalie threw the note book across the room and it landed in front of the Captain who then picked it up and placed it back in his pocket winking at Natalie. Why is he winking like he knows something. Northing's going on...so we were standing closer together so he whispered in my ear...so were holding hands so my pulse has gone up dramatically it doesn't mean anything. Natalie tried to convince herself.

" Do you know anyone of your group who was missing?" Adrian asked the man with the ax. While eying the Capitan's pocket.

" not anyone that I know of...everyone is usually hidden..." He explained. Adrian walked over to the Captain hand still in Natalie's. He pretended to be "doing his thing" but then he reached into Stottlemeyer's pocket when he wasn't looking. He took out the notebook and Natalie with her other hand tried to take it from him. The Man with the ax was raising his eyebrows and chuckling to himself.

Adrian finally got to the page. His eyes widened and he quickly slipped his hand out of Natalie's and took two large steps away. Randy chuckled. Adrian glared at Randy. Randy never saw Adrian glare at him. So it's true...Randy thought He really is falling for her.