Just under two weeks later and it was Christmas Eve. Harry and Leo had had their work cut out in those two weeks, three more bodies had been found all with the same M.O. No DNA had been found on the first four bodies but they had struck lucky on the fifth when they found some foreign blood under the victims fingernails. The results still had to come back from the DNA and they were all hopeful that the perp was in the system.

"Dr Cunningham?"

Harry looked up from his computer screen towards the lab tech who was holding a folder in his hands.

"DNA results" the young man said and Harry took the folder, thanking him in the process. The lab tech nodded and walked away. Opening the folder Harry scanned the details on the page, he smiled when he saw that the DNA had got a hit in the database but his face fell when he saw who's name it was. Standing up he closed the file and made his way into Leo's office, the older man was on the phone so he leant back against the windowsill and crossed his arms. Placing the phone back on his desk Leo turned to Harry.

"DNA results" Harry said and held to file towards Leo who took it and read down the page. He lifted his head to look at Harry who was looking out of the window behind him. The younger man looked at Leo and shook his head.

"Are you sure?" Leo asked quietly and Harry nodded slightly and sighed.

"He was accused of rape about half a year ago" Harry explained as he looked down at the sheet he had kept in his hands "but it was thrown out of court for some reason"

"Have you let Mays know?" Leo asked after a while.

"No" Harry replied why shaking his head "I was about to"

Leo nodded and offered the folder back to Harry who took it and let his arms fall to his side, an angry look on his face.

"Nikki will surely hear about this on the news" Leo said quietly after a few minutes and Harry nodded and looked up from the floor "and I think she would rather hear it from you first" the older man motioned to the door with his head and Harry gave him a smile and a nod before walking out of the office. He passed Sam on the way and greeted her before picking up his coat and walking out of the lab.

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"You're home early" Nikki commented as Harry walked into the living room. She saw the look on his face and the smile faded off of hers. "Harry what's wrong?"

Harry held out his hand to her and she gently placed hers in it and he pulled her closer to him. Harry then guided them over to the sofa and sat them both down, making sure he had one arm wrapped around Nikki's waist, the other still holding her hand.

"Nikki the case Leo and I have been working" he started "The one with the five dead women, we found some DNA under the fifth women's fingernails and it came back to someone in the database" he paused and Nikki frowned and nodded to him to continue "It was Duncan's"

Nikki swallowed slightly and bit her lip.

"As in William Duncan" she confirmed and Harry nodded "What was he in the database for?"

"A supposed rape half a year ago" Harry replied quietly and pulled Nikki closer as her eyes filled with tears. She forced them back and shook her head, wiping her eyes slightly.

"Sorry" she whispered "It was years ago but…"

"Don't apologise Nikki" Harry whispered against her hair as he kissed her "Mays is on his way to pick him up now, there is no way he's escaping prosecution this time"

Nikki nodded and lay her head on Harry's chest before bunching up some on his shirt in her fist as she started to sob. Harry gently rubbed her back and placed soft kisses on her hair as he held her tightly against him.

"Leo said it would be better for me to tell you than you learning it off of the news" he said as her sobs died down slightly and Nikki nodded.

"Thank you for telling me"

Harry just nodded and stayed silent, all the while he kept rubbing Nikki's back.

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"How's Nikki?" Leo asked as Harry walked into the layout room a couple of hours later. Sam was also there showing him some more evidence she had uncovered that connected Duncan to the other four women.

"She's shocked and slightly upset" Harry admitted "But she wont admit it"

Sam and Leo nodded as Harry leant on the table in front of them that held some pictures of the dead women.

"She forced me to come back to work" he chuckled "I wanted to stay but Nikki said that I would be more of a help here" Harry paused "Do they have him yet?"

Sam and Leo exchanged a look which Harry caught, he frowned at them and Leo sighed.

"The police stormed his flat and they found him in his bath with slit wrists" Leo explained and Harry's face showed nothing but anger.

"That bloody coward" he seethed "The bastard deserved to rot in jail for the rest of his life for what he did to those women, for what he did to Nikki"

"I know Harry" Sam soothed as she walked around the table and placed one of her hands on Harry's arm. "I know"

Harry didn't say anything but turned around and stormed out of the layout room and out of the lab, the sound of the door slamming resonated around the entire lab.

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Nikki was asleep by the time Harry got home and after checking on his sons, he climbed into bed next to his wife. He gently wrapped one arm around her waist and moved closer to her.

"Where where you?" came Nikki's sleepy voice

"I was walking" Harry replied quietly.

"Harry it's nearly half past eleven. Your shift finished at six"

"I'm sorry" Harry whispered as he buried his face in her shoulder "I just….lost track of time. I was angry and needed some time to cool off"

"Angry?" Nikki asked and turned over in bed so she was facing him. Harry moved some of her hair away from her face and leant down to kiss her before leaning back. "With who?"

"Not with you" Harry said quickly, knowing what Nikki was thinking "They found Duncan, he had killed himself and I was so angry with him for being such a coward and not facing up to what he had done"

"He's dead?" Nikki whispered and Harry nodded. Nikki then leant up and kissed Harry taking him by surprise. "I don't want to think about him Harry, please make me forget"

Ah well..I'd thought I'd let William Duncan go out in style...kind of...and I thought he would make a cool serial killer. ;)

Not sure if I got angry!Harry in character. What do you think?

xxx