"Phantom has struck again. This time two more girls have been found dead in the same style of killing as he is known to commit. California is now in an even worse state than it has ever been, curfews are being put in place and women are not to travel alone anywhere. Children are to be escorted to school and home and the city is on lockdown" the newsreader said. Patrick turned the TV off and looked at his sleeping daughter.
"You shouldn't watch that stuff" Cho told Jane from the armchair he occupied. Patrick looked at him and shrugged and went over to the drink cooler and drew a bottle of water. He looked at Lucy who was silently sleeping on the couch. He wondered whether or not to move her but then he knew he would disturb her from what seemed like a dreamless sleep.
"She's been wondering Jane...about if she should just allow Phantom to kill her...so that he stops murdering others" Van Pelt said and Cho stood up.
"We don't know if he even wants her dead or not...and besides she is not going to give herself up. It's natural that she feels guilty...anyone would" Patrick said and he sat at the table of piled up Chinese food.
"We know that we aren't letting him near her Jane...it wouldn't be right to give up Lucy because some psycho told us to" Van Pelt told Jane who nodded. He was shocked at how Lucy had recovered...she hadn't spoken of her ordeal, all that Jane knew was the Phantom hadn't spoken to her much and that she had been fed and looked after reasonably, only to be killed because she didn't love him. Out of nowhere Jane's phone suddenly began to ring.
"Hello" Jane answered as he placed his phone to his ear.
"It's mighty horrible in England isn't it Mr. Jane?" someone spoke and Patrick's heartbeat rose.
"Well it is winter" Patrick said and the man chuckled.
"Do you know who I am Mr. Jane?" he asked and Patrick looked at Cho and nodded.
"I know" he replied simply.
"Then you will know what I want" he spoke more abruptly this time and Patrick averted his eyes to his daughter.
"But you won't have her" Patrick replied and Phantom laughed.
"I am an exceptional man. I am a force not to be messed with. In the end I always get what I want" he said menacingly but Patrick shook his head.
"Not this time. The CBI will catch you...you'll become sloppy...it's only a matter of time" Patrick warned him but all he did was laugh.
"The CBI can't catch someone who isn't even in America" he retorted and Patrick ran to the window and looked down. He was stood there in the darkness. The only light was the streetlight which illuminated the mask he was wearing. Cho and Van Pelt followed Jane to the window and looked down. Phantom waved tauntingly and Patrick felt anger rise up in him. He was there. Stood on the pavement in the quiet street where the hotel was.
"Aren't you going to let me in Mr. Jane?" he asked and Patrick glared at him from the window.
"I would rather let the plague itself in" Patrick said and Cho and Van Pelt made a dash towards the door.
"Jane! Lock the door!" Cho instructed Patrick who reluctantly went from the window and to the door. He bolted the door and leant against it.
"Dad...what's going on?" Lucy asked, all the commotion had waked her up.
"Is that her? Is she awake...tell her she has one final chance to come back to me" Phantom commanded Jane down the phone.
"Over my dead body" Jane hissed as Lucy stood up.
"That can be arranged" Phantom agreed and he hung up. Jane looked at his phone and placed it back into his pocket.
"Was that him? Oh God...where is he? What does he want?" Lucy panicked and Jane took her into his arms.
"It's alright...he won't get you...Cho and Van Pelt have gone down..." Patrick said but Lucy interrupted him:
"What do you mean gone down? He's here? In London?" Lucy asked at the same time the lights began to flicker.
"Dad" Lucy sobbed and he held her closer and then the lights went out completely. The power had gone. Just after that the door began to rattle. Jane backed away him and Lucy from the door as the banging grew in intensity. Patrick took Lucy into the bedroom and shut the door but the person banging on the door was persistent.
"Lucy! I know you're in there! Come with me darling!" Phantom yelled through the wood and this time Lucy did vomit all over the floor. Jane patted her on the back and guided her to where he thought the bed was and pushed her to sit down. Lucy continued being sick for another twenty seconds and then she sobbed. His voice never seemed to go away.
"Lucy...I will give you one last chance! One last chance to save your life!" he told her and her body began to shake. Patrick didn't know what to do.
"It's alright...he can't come in...it's alright...you're safe...I won't let him near you" Patrick promised. He would not let another psycho near his daughter. He would keep her safe from that sick man. Then the door stopped shaking. It went quiet for a few minutes until finally there was a knock on the door. Patrick opened the bedroom door and walked out into the living area, staring at the wood in the hole. Lucy stood in the doorway of the bedroom as he father staggered in the darkness. Patrick had no idea where he was going and so he drew out his mobile to give him some light.
"Jane! It's Van Pelt! Open the door!" she yelled and Patrick slowly complied. His heart was beating fast as he allowed the red head in, followed by Cho.
"He was here Van Pelt! Knocking on the door" he informed her as the lights randomly turned back on.
"We couldn't find him outside...he must have run when he heard the elevator chime" Van Pelt observed and Cho nodded and locked the door again.
"We need to call Lisbon" Cho said and he began to dial her number and began a deep conversation with her as she strolled into a bedroom. Van Pelt looked at Lucy and raised a brow.
"Lucy...what's wrong?" Van Pelt asked and Lucy continued to stare over her shoulder. He had snuck in and he was stood behind Van Pelt in the corner of the room in the shadows. Van Pelt turned around and quickly drew her gun.
"Get down on the ground!" Van Pelt yelled but he had his gun pointed already. Cho ran back into the room and drew his gun along with Van Pelt. Patrick held Lucy closely to him and tucked her head into his chest.
"Looks like we have a dilemma agents" Phantom observed.
"It is quite simple...you drop your gun and you don't die" Van Pelt said and he smirked.
"Although it is simple...I am unwilling to comply..." he told her and she stiffened slightly. He meant business.
"Drop the gun now agents or I shoot both Lucy and Mr. Jane, when all I really want is to shoot one of them" Phantom said and Lucy began to sob loudly into her father's chest.
"You don't want to do this" Patrick told him and he shook his head.
"No. I do" he retorted
"But why? Why my daughter?" Jane asked him and he narrowed his eyes at the blonde who was quivering in her father's arms.
"I started out wanting to be like Red John...he was an inspiration. But then you had him killed. I wanted revenge and what better way than taking the only family you have? Then I fell for her...her beauty...her intelligence...I loved her. But she rejected me and if I can't have her then no one deserves her Mr. Jane." He stated and Patrick felt sick at the thought of this monster even seeing his daughter never mind declaring undying love for her.
"If you love her so much then you must want the best for her" Van Pelt stated but he shook his head.
"I am the best for her and she turned me down. No one else deserves her" he replied and then suddenly there was a sound of sirens.
"Who called the police?" Phantom asked and Cho raised his phone which had been hidden in his pocket.
"Looks like Lisbon called the cops" he said and Van Pelt smirked. Lisbon had heard the entire conversation and had called the English police...somehow. And very quickly.
"This isn't over" Phantom promised and then there was a blast of smoke. The four of them began coughing and spluttering as the smoke vanished.
"He's gone" Cho stated as he looked at the open door.
"Crap" Van Pelt replied.
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