*AN* there is some racism and other rude comments in this chapter. Please bear in mind that these are NOT the views of myself, or any member of big time rush or nickelodeon. If you are easily offended by such comments please skip this chapter.

Also on a side note, Kendall has a lot of dialogue in this chapter so all of his lines will be ITALICS. Third party characters will have PLAIN text.

Several days passed before Kendall got a chance to meet up with Katie at the studio. He stopped by to see how she was doing and to maybe chat a little more; he developed an attraction towards her, more than he did originally when they first met. He didn't want to admit it, but he kind of judged her before he got to know her. As they talked yesterday, he felt himself get worked up about the things they could enjoy together. His band mates were his best buds but it was a nice change to hang out with someone different every now and then. Besides, off set, he didn't see his band mates all that much, James had several other modeling jobs, Logan was working on some college classes to prepare for medical school and Carlos had found himself a girlfriend to keep him entertained.

Although Kendall was the unofficial lead vocalist, and was the most popular among fans, he didn't really stand out in the press, he had an average amount of photo shoots and what not that any celebrity would have but he was also the only one who stayed completely grounded. After the whole fiasco of getting Hollywood Fever, the others were prone to getting it again but they were fairly good at keeping it under control, except for James who always had a bit of arrogance and being egotistical. James had gotten himself into trouble a few times after paparazzi caught him with another girl while dating a Jennifer. He also had an accusation that he had gotten a fan pregnant but the whole thing soon unraveled as false with a DNA test. James knew he was innocent, he reluctantly admitted that he was a virgin despite his womanizing tendencies.

Logan was on and off a lot with Camille, not really ready to commit to a relationship, although he did love her. Logan was always a bit indecisive when it came to almost any decision. Carlos was happy as could be with his girlfriend, Stephanie and often became distracted as normal; although on set he was perfectly focused. He had come along way from the care free and kiddish Carlitos when they first arrived in LA; he was more mature and he was quite intellectual. Despite all these changes the guys were the best of friends and got along fine, sharing all of their creative ideas and splitting fame equally as they always promised. Sure they squabbled a bit but who wouldn't after spending so much time with another person.

Kendall arrived at the lot and walked right in the back door. He wandered onto a hot set being taped and stayed as quiet as he could while he tried to look past the big group and see if Katie was around. It didn't look like it so he continued on to her dressing room but stopped at the snack table first to grab a donut to tide him over until lunch. He wandered to the dressing room area where everything appeared to be abandoned, even the wardrobe area; not a single person was around. Kendall was about to search elsewhere until he heard some yelling that caught his attention. He continued forward and it got louder and more coherent.

"You're luck is wearing thin! You can keep running around LA all day long for all I care, I have gunman all over this city trying to find you and once they do, it will be the end of you. With out you and your talent less ass out of the picture, I can finally shine with my own show!"

"What makes you think, this show would even continue? I'm curious."

"No way will the network shut this down. This show is too popular and full of helpful hints. Bunch of bullshit, really; this shit happens all day every day, these pussy kids got to learn to stop being such wimps and take their lumps like a man! Even the bitches!" he said. He gave Katie a punch in the gut, knocking the wind out of her and making her drop to the floor. "Kind of like you, you've taken it all so well, but I must admit that your perseverance is getting on my nerves."

"I'm not going to give in so easily!"

"See? This is what annoys me. You think you stand a chance against me. Don't you remember that I was one of the major stars on CSI? I have the knowledge to completely obliterate you without a trace and no one will question me." he said hitting her again.

"Ugh!" she grunted.

"Heh. Enjoy life while you can, it wont last much longer." He said pulling out a small pistol. He aimed it at Katie who looked at it coldly. Kendall was standing outside the door frame listening intently and didn't even hear Walter move before he felt his gun. "Keep your hands where I can see them, Kendall. You should have learned to stay out of other people's business." he said coldly. He grabbed Kendall roughly and shoved him into Katie's room. He stood at attention, eyeing Walter and Katie; once Walter shut the door Kendall helped Katie up to the couch.

"What the hell is your problem?!"

"My problem? I don't have a problem."

"Then how do you explain all this you psychotic freak?!"

"My, my, such words for someone who's life I care for even less than her's. I suggest you shut up while the getting's good. You've put me in a predicament it seems, so many extra bodies!"

"What's the matter, got too much on your conscience?" Kendall snarked.

"On the contrary, I have no problem with eradicating both of you right here and now but I like to have my fun with my prey before I kill. Besides, murdering you right here would be too obvious and if I tried to remove your carcasses, well that just makes more work for me and I do so hate manual labor." he said lightly with a snobbish tone. "I have 'employees' who can take care of that mess for me, although now I'll have to pay them double now that you've shown your face, Kendall."

"You rat bastard!" Kendall spat

"Now, now, flattery will get you nowhere. Only time will tell; until then I bid you ado. Actually I should probably say my goodbyes now, I wont be seeing you again will I?" he pondered jokingly. He opened up Katie's door and laughed at their fate.

"You wont get away with this, Walter!" Katie yelled to him

"Oh yes I will. No one is going to believe your story that I am a cold blooded killer. Sure I may have a background in CSI training from the show but I started and support the top charities in the world, I've done nothing but good. Besides, on the off chance that I do get questioned and I cant kill you myself, someone will always be waiting to do it themselves, then I'll be off the hook." he explained

"Who in their right mind would work for you?!" Katie asked

"Please, this town is overflowing with foreign scum. All I need to do is wave a few bucks in their faces and they're mine. I guess that's one thing those disease ridden immigrants are good for; they're used to killing anyway, they might as well continue to do it for some money." Walter answered.

With that he left, a big grin on his face, shutting the door behind him. Katie and Kendall both breathed a sigh of relief although Kendall wasn't nearly as calm as she was. Katie grabbed a tissue and wiped some blood off her face before tearing her table apart. She flipped it over and undid a wooden box. She motioned to Kendall to stay quiet, seeing the curiosity and excitement in his eyes. She opened the box to reveal a recorder inside, a microphone sitting in a bowl of candy that was glued to the table. She took out the card and quickly uploaded it to her computer and sent it to many online sources to hold it, it was the only evidence she had.

She had been planning this for a while and had a small folder of evidence from film to sound. Although Kendall wasn't part of the plan, she was glad he was there; he could be a valuable witness to this whole thing but at the same time he could hurt the entire operation but that was a chance she was willing to take, at least she wasn't alone anymore. With the files secured, She took Kendall by the hand and began her plan and he followed her without a word. She had planned for Walter to be caught by security guards about his car, he would be stalled enough to get the police here in less than 10 minutes so she had to move fast.

Katie had been suffering for many years, even before Walter's abuse and she learned enough on her own to take care of herself pretty well. She researched Walter's schedule, he met everyday with the head of a local gang to set up plans and distribute payment at 2pm, right after lunch. If it wasn't him, it would be someone else from his circle of friends, including Brady. They all wore the same clothes whenever they were meeting and the outfit was already set. An undercover cop was waiting at the rendezvous point with plenty of backup to take the suspect in. Katie dropped off the recorder to the security guard just in time to see a cop car pull up to the gate and pretend to chat with a long time friend of his passing along on the sidewalk; another actor Katie hired.

"Hey Jeff!" Another guard called out. The guard Katie was talking too had passed the recorder along to his pal to pass to the awaiting officer.

"Rick! What's up man?" The officer replied

"Not much, you?" the guard asked

"Going good, going good! How's the wife?" the officer asked

"She's doing great, she got herself a little side hobby now; she's doing a book club." the guard responded.

"Oh good for her!" the officer said before Katie faded out of the convo and kept going with the plan. The rest of her day was clear and she was free to go but she didn't really want to. She didn't have much of a choice though and wasn't allowed to live in her dressing room anymore, not that she wanted to. She left reluctantly, sending Kendall on his way to avoid suspicion and he headed home as well, worrying about Katie the whole time.

"What's wrong, honey?" Mrs. Knight asked her son who was slopped in the couch.

"Nothing. I just got a lot on my mind."

"Want to talk about it?"

"Not really, it's a lot and its very confusing."

"I got time, maybe I can help think of a solution."

"Well, I came upon a problem a while ago but I didn't think anything of it, and now it really escalated to a point where…I don't know how to describe it. I don't know if I could have helped much in the beginning but I feel guilty that I didn't even try to understand what was going on and that somehow this whole situation could have been prevented." he explained as best he could without giving too much up.

"Sounds complicated."

"I told you."

"It's never too late to try and help out. Sometimes a problem just needs a gentle nudge in the right direction even if it doesn't seem like it would do much."

"But what if it's more complicated than it seems? I mean I could make matters worse or walked into something at the wrong time."

"You never know until you try. You don't want to try and help and end up being too late."

"I know but…Its just not that simple…"

"Why not tell me more about this problem of yours?"

"I-I cant."

"Honey, you're not going to help anyone or anything by keeping secrets."

"It's not that simple, Mom! I don't know what to do or what I've walked into!" he yelled. "I cant just make everything better, I don't even know how to! I've only scratched the surface of what's going on and…" he trailed off quietly.

"I trust you're judgment on this, Kendall. I know you'll find the right thing to do." she said, standing from the couch to let her son think in peace.

"Mom, Wait!" Kendall called to her, getting up to follow her. She turned to him, eyes wide in confusion and concern yet soft and welcoming. He looked into her eyes and broke down everything that had happened in recent days and even went back through the years, recalling all the signs he had seen but never acted on earlier. "I'm scared, Mom…" he said at the end, holding Mrs. Knight tight. She was just as scared and concerned for her boy as ever with the news he just told her. She was speechless and had no idea what to say or what to do; she didn't want to see her son killed.