Chapter 8

I went home to shower and change as there was no word from the killer and CSI were still working on the evidence. Nicks shift was due to start at 11 so he decided to come over and see me before he started. I was so tired after having a shower he came over with some food he had made at home.

"you look so tired baby" he said. I wrapped my arms around his neck, "I really am babe but I can't sleep not knowing where Morgan is" I said.

"that could have been you if you had gotten your way" he said.

"I wish it was" I sighed.

"I don't" he said kissing me, " I don't know what I would have done"

"do you think, she's dead?" I asked.

"Katy, Morgan is a strong girl she isn't dead I can promise you that"

"I hope you're right" I said, "I really do"

I was still in my towel from the shower, he heated the food up and made me sit and eat it. We sat on the sofa with the TV on even though neither of us were really watching it. I lay my head on his lap and must of drifted off to sleep.

I was awoken abruptly by my work phone, It was D.B and Nick was gone.

"Jackson" I answered.

"hey it's Russell, Angela had skin under her finger nails, it was an unknown male so Tate wasn't our killer, we encrypted the DNA and it was full of Porn shots of all our missing women posed like the 9 circles of hell, but he was more of a viewer than a doer and used really young boys to for fill his fantasy's. Also the inscription on the boat body was an anagram for the Theban Brothers it's from Dante's inferno."

"seriously, this just get weirder and weirder" I said.

"they were cursed for life because of the sins of their father" he said.

"so what then?" I asked.

"I've got Henry to run the DNA from under Angela's nails and ran it against Jake the driver of the SUV" he said.

"and?" I asked.

"it's not back yet but I can guarantee it's him and he's brother" Russell said.

"I knew this guy was a dodgy fucker, I'll be there as soon as possible do not interrogate this son of a bitch till I get there" I said.

"of course not" he replied.

I put the phone down, I threw on my black pant suit with a nude top and my flat shoes, I put some make up on and left my hair down and wavy. I grabbed my badge and my gun and headed out the door. I arrived at PD just as Nick was giving Russell the news that the DNA was a familiar match to Jake the drivers, and they had a hit from the finger print from the trigger switch that started the web cam at the Ministry to Matt, Jake's brother.

"he's never going to turn his brother in" Nick said, "all we have him on I him driving round the block and he knows it"

"what I don't get is why they need to punish Tate, in fact all of us for that matter" Russell said. " he wants to confess just not to us"

"Larson?" I asked.

"exactly" Russell replied.

So we set them up to speak in the interview room and watched them hash it out. Russell showed Jake the picture of Angela and asked if that was his brothers work. He got mad and said that he was lying and that it was a trick.

"there is no way he would do that he knew how much I cared for her" Jake said.

"he killed her, Matthew killed her" I said "he posed her like all the others"

He smacked the picture out of Russell's hands " NO!" he said pointing in my face.

"you are your brothers keeper, you are responsible for he's actions" Russell said. " you will be responsible for another 2 girls deaths who have absolutely nothing to do with what happened to you"

I showed him a picture of the general area that the girls were in and asked him to show us.

"we are all sinners" Larson said " we all seek redemption this is your chance"

Jake pointed to an area on the map, I quickly circled it and ran out the room. I called dispatch before putting my bullet proof vest on. We had 2 squad cars, Brass and Conrad in another car and then I drove with Nick and Gregg in Nicks SUV as I was the faster driver, although Nick hated to admit it, but we needed to get there fast. When we pulled up Ellie was stood there with Morgan and Matt on the floor. We all jumped out I went running to Morgan, "dad he shot her I tried to get the gun off him but he was too strong" Ellie said.

I checked Morgans pulse "It's weak but she's alive, quick call an ambulance" I said.

Gregg did it straight away, whilst Nick checked Matt's pulse "he's dead" he said.

We got to the hospital following the ambulance, Nick went and spoke to Ellie whilst Gregg and I waited to hear news as Morgan was in surgery.

Nick came out and spoke to us and Russell.

"she said Morgan got them out of there and Matthew chased them down shooting Morgan in the back. Then Ellie tackled him there was a struggle, the gun dropped and she shot him" Nick said.

Shortly after Hodges arrived.

"did you run trace?" I asked him after updating him on the Morgan situation.

"yes but there's something a bit strange" he said.

"like what?" I asked.

He looked up and saw Brass and then looked back at me.

"come on lets get a coffee" I said.

"basically there was no GSR on the victims shirt" he said when we got out of ear shot.

"which means Ellie didn't shoot him whilst on top of him?" I asked.

"exactly" he said " but it could just have been misconstrued"

"mmmmm" I said thinking.

"Sarah is on it anyway she wants us to call her when we hear any news on Morgan" he said.

"thank you David" I said touching his arm.

"No problem Kat, we all love Morgan" he sighed.

Just then D.B came running down the corridor, "we need to go, Ellie's been lying this whole time, there are pictures of her and Matthew together on his cell phone even pictures with Nancy a year ago in Jersey city" he said.

"The fiance? Nancy mentioned?" I asked.

"you got it" he replied.

"the son of a bitch, I knew it the lying bitch. Where are they now?" I asked.

"they already left this is why we need to go" he said.

I looked at David " I will call you straight away as soon as I hear anything you will be the first to know" David said.

I gave him a big hug and kissed him on the lips, "you Hodges are a genius" I ran off up the hall leaving him stunned.

Ellie had gone to Nancy's hotel with her so we all headed over there. Russell kept trying to call Brass but it was just ringing out and ringing out.

I arrived at the hotel and asked the receptionist which room, I headed up with 2 other officers I banged on the door an shouted "LVPD OPEN UP"

Just then I heard Brass say, you may as well shoot me. I kicked the door in to see Ellie stood there with a gun in her hand pointing it at Jim I aimed my gun at her head. Jim managed to talk her down and grab the gun from her hand. One of the officers cuffed her and took her out the room, that is when I saw Nancy's lifeless body on the bathroom floor surrounded by blood. Brass burst into tears and I held him close for ages.