Jesse hadn't been sure what to make of the threatening letters that Jackson had bought into the station. Was there another psychopath on the loose?

Then as the investigation delved deeper he realised that the letters could all be attributed to one psychopath already identified; 'Ann'.

The key point in the investigation was the statement from Jane, Erica's double. Apparently she had known 'Ann' as a waitress at the yacht club and had struck up a friendship with her. Jane had been flattered and was keen to nurture their connection. She posed for pictures, signed an autograph, and even had lunch with her one afternoon. Ann had seemed equally keen to start a friendship and Jane had been impressed by her seemingly encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Erica Kane. Jane mentioned in her statement that she may have also let slip the fact that Ann reminded her of her daughter, her real daughter, the one she had lost in the car accident.

When questioned, the manager of the yacht club had no knowledge of Ann being employed there. Some of the other staff mentioned seeing her around but it seemed she faked being a waitress in order to get closer to the object of her obsession, fooling not just 'faux-Erica' but the hotel staff as well. Jesse knew that Jane's behaviour towards her was all the ammunition Ann would need to fuel her delusion. Finding out that the Erica, who had showered her with the affection she so desired was a fake was all it took to send Ann over the edge. Erica wasn't the real object of Ann's obsession; it had been Jane's version of her.

The letters began the moment the truth had come out. There were about 70 in total. The first few were apparently written by lots of different people demanding that this Erica was the fake and how much they wanted the real one back. The letters were addressed from all over the country but every post mark showed they were sent from Pine Valley. These letter continued but as time went on a new voice took over, plain typed letters with no signature began to appear each getting more repulsive than the next and then the threats began; threats to kill Erica's family, threats to burn down homes and sabotage cars. Every letter demanding that Erica admit she was a fake and to let Jane return to her rightful place.

Every item of correspondence could be traced back to Ann.

The final straw appeared to be an internet story that had been leaked the morning of the shooting. The news that Erica was going to be moving to L.A. to begin filming the story of her life. That was the moment that led Ann to pick up the gun and kill so many people. She probably thought that if she killed the woman she believed was a fake she could get her Erica back.

Jesse had the answers he so desperately needed to understand Angie's pointless death. But still one thing puzzled him. Why had Erica kept the letters a secret?

…

Jesse stepped out of his office to find Jackson sat in the waiting room. He wasn't surprised to see him, he had been popping in for an update every day since the letters were found. He got up when he saw Jesse.

"I was wondering how the investigation is going, about the death threats?" Jackson asked.

"The investigation is finished." said Jesse, "It was our Jane Doe assailant that sent the notes. I just can't help but think how we could have stopped all this tragedy if Erica had just come forward with them. You are sure she didn't mention these letters to anyone?"

"No one." said Jackson sadly. He seemed to be lost in thought for a moment, "I guess she didn't have much faith in the police after her kidnap ordeal, her arrest, and her imprisonment in Oak Haven. Maybe she thought she could handle it on her own. No wonder she was being so 'Erica' when she got back. Not only had her family not noticed she'd been usurped but if she was receiving all these letters telling her she was the fake…"

Jesse watched Jackson working through his thoughts, the gears obviously turning towards a revelation.

"…That's why she was leaving! That's why she was pushing us away, pushing me away. She thought she was protecting us. She probably thought that her stalker would follow her to L.A., far enough away to no longer be a threat to her family! Oh Erica, how could you be such a fool!"

"You think she was trying to protect you?"

"I think she must have been." said Jackson, grabbing his jacket from the back of the chair. "I have to go."

"Wait." said Jesse, "While you are here I'm wondering if I could speak to you again about your statement from the night of the shooting. More specifically what you saw as you were leaving the mansion…"

The Jane Doe investigation was complete, by questions still needed to be answered about JRs behaviour that night.

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