Chloe let out a tired sigh and ran her hands through her hair. She was tired, not because she only slept five hours last night, she was used to lack of sleeping, but because the case she was working on seemed hopeless.
"…Nine women! Nine women over the last eight months around LA, San Diego and Santa Barbara." Jack said as he looked at the pictures if all nine women on the board.
"Could this be because of some drug addiction?" Stacie asked.
"Not probable. We talked to the families, friends, we investigated their finances, not one of them spent more than necessary, no suspicious money transfers." Jack continued.
"Yeah, plus they were all out lesbians and looked alike. What's the chance of a man kidnapping nine lesbians, all short brunette?" Cynthia Rose asked.
"Well, we still don't know who the perp is. We don't have any description, the witnesses said he was wearing black sweats and a mask." Chloe said. "They all described a black van the victims were thrown into."
"We need to talk to the families and friends, see if there was someone that wanted to hurt them-" Stacie began.
"Not necessary, this person kidnapped all of them, this isn't some personal thing." Jack said.
"We gotta talk to Dr. Helsen, see what he can tell us about this guy." Chloe said.
oO0Oo
"He's trying to get attention." Dr. Helsen said.
"Wait, is there a chance they're still alive? The women?" Chloe asked.
"Maybe there is." Dr. Helsen said.
"We've got no fingerprints, no footprints, nothing!" Stacie said. "We've got nothing, we don't even know what he looks like."
"So what can we do? We have no evidence he's not gonna do it again, we have no idea who he's gonna choose next." Chloe said.
"So, basically, our hands are tied." Stacie said.
"Until he attacks again." Chloe said. "But we can't wait until someone else gets kidnapped, God knows what he's doing to those women!"
"I know that, Chloe, this upsets me as much as it does you, but there's nothing we can do." Stacie said.
Chloe sighs and closed her eyes, knowing Stacie was right. She opened them again and saw Stacie looking less worried.
"So how long do we have until the next victim?"
"Arielle was kidnapped on March 30th at night. We have until April 30th until he kidnaps the next victim." Stacie said. "We know what she's gonna look like, right? Brunette and short. And lesbian."
"Yes, but how many lesbian brunettes are there in LA? California?" Chloe asked. "We can't protect them all!"
"I know." Stacie said. "We'll just have to do what we can do."
Chloe nodded and Stacie gave her a small smile before they left.
oO0Oo
Beca growled and threw her phone away and stood up from the bed. She went down to the kitchen and got a water bottle, sipping it before she put the bottle down and took a few deep breaths.
"What's up, Bee?" Hanna came in with a smirk in her face, that only made Beca growl again.
"If Jesse bugging me wasn't enough, I got a call from the studio. We're gonna have a meeting soon." Beca said. "A pretty big meeting."
"Just calm down, Bee." Hanna said. "Hey, wanna go out tomorrow night? We could go to the club."
"Yeah. I guess that'll cheer me up." Beca said.
Hanna smiled.
"Yes, it will." Hanna said. "Now come on, let's watch some crappy movie to make you scoff and make comments."
Beca chuckled and followed Hanna out to the living room.
oO0Oo
Beca was holding Hanna's hand as they made their way to the bar. They both ordered some rum and coke and made their way out to the dance floor.
"See anyone you like?" Hanna asked as they danced and Beca looked around.
"Not yet." Beca said.
Hanna chuckled.
"Maybe it's because you're with me." Hanna said. "I'm gonna go away for a while."
Hanna winked and Beca giggled as the blonde walked away.
Beca danced and drank by herself for a while until she saw a blonde approach her with a smirk on her face. She was wearing a white top, a black skirt and heels. She was taller than Beca only by a few inches, but the heels made her look a lot taller.
"Hey." She said as she approached the brunette. "I was wondering when that girl was going to leave you alone."
Beca chuckled.
"Are you two together?" she asked.
"No, we're not, we're just friends." Beca said.
The blonde smiled.
"I'm Amber." She said.
"Beca." Beca said.
"Short and sexy." Amber said. "Just like you."
Amber smirked and checked the small brunette out, shamelessly while Beca smirked back.
"Good thing you like my name, 'cause that's what you'll be screaming until early hours of the morning." Beca said.
"Cocky, I like it." Amber said. "So, wanna get out of here and tell me what you're really capable of?"
"Sure." Beca said. "I just need to tell my roommate."
Amber nodded.
"I'll meet you outside."
Beca nodded and went looking for Hanna and she found her making out with a guy against a wall. She awkwardly called her attention and the blonde looked at her breathing heavily and her cheeks were red.
"Sorry, I just wanted to say that I'm not gonna be going home tonight. I'll see you tomorrow morning."
Hanna nodded and went back to kissing the guy. Beca chuckled and went outside to find Amber.
oO0Oo
Hanna was in the kitchen, knelt under the sink, her head deep inside the cabinet, looking for something.
Beca came in and saw her roommate there and chuckled.
"Looking for something?"
The blonde jumped and hit her head on the counter and Beca laughed, sitting in the aisle, holding her stomach.
Hanna got her head out of the cabinet and glared at Beca.
"That wasn't funny!" she said.
"I'm sorry, I thought you heard me." Beca said.
Hanna groaned and sat in front of Beca.
"What were you looking for?" Beca asked.
"Aspirin." Hanna said.
"I have Aspirin in my room." Beca said, standing up and going to her room. She looked for the bottle of Aspirin and went back to the kitchen, handing the bottle to Hanna.
"How was your night?" Hanna asked.
"Awesome!" Beca said. "I exchanged numbers with Amber so we're definitely doing it again."
Beca smirked and Hanna smiled.
"I'm glad you had a good time." Hanna smiled.
Beca smiled.
"I did." She said. "How about you? What was going on with you and that guy? Did you sleep with him?"
"Oh yeah, I did." Hanna said. "Well, he's a good kisser but not that good in bed."
"Well, sorry about that." Beca said.
"It's okay." Hanna assured. "Listen, I'm going out with my sister today to plan her wedding, so you're gonna be alone for a good while."
"That's alright." Beca said. "Maybe I'll see Amber again."
"Really? The next day? Already?" Hanna asked, surprised.
"We talked and she said she'd like to see me back as soon as possible and we agreed we wouldn't have all that formality of a date or of a couple because that was awkward, so if we wanted to call each other the next day, we shouldn't be embarrassed about it." Beca explained.
Hanna nodded.
"Okay. I'm glad you found someone like that, I hope you two hit it off." Hanna said.
Beca smiled.
"When do you have to leave?"
"At two." Hanna said.
"Okay, since you're not able to, I'm gonna start lunch. You can go lie down." Beca said.
"Thanks." Hanna said, getting out of the kitchen.