AN: Hi. Sorry for my absence. It seems that way I owe you for four or five chapters. So, here is your chapter that I owe you. Enjoy it.

I am a witness. I should tell them anything. But for my eyes, I couldn't deny what I saw that night. I am afraid for my life. I should get them to believe what I saw with my eyes. Will they be convinced of my truth? I don't know if they could do that for my witnessing.

Jane and Maura came upon the detective's young brother in the bullpen. Frankie was in the middle of a conversation with one of the detectives from the Drugs Crime Unit. The brunette woman was impatient when Frankie got exaggerated in a discussion about the findings of drugs under the glove compartment.

"Frankie!" The young brother looked over his shoulder. The other man thanked her for making an escape from Frankie and Maura stifled a chuckle. Frankie saw him getting out and shouted over the bullpen.

"You will get this one, Calvin! I am not finished with this conversation!"

"Frankie!" Jane harrumphed. He jumped at her voice and surrendered his hands.

"What?"

"Finally, I got your attention. I got a call from Ma. I need you to go over there. Ma needs your help. I can't leave because I am in this case."

"What's going on with Ma?"

"Ma will tell you. Tell your boss that you need personal leave today and tomorrow. I will be there after I finish this case."

"Ok. I guess I am done for today, but I need to see Calvin because he extirpated our case." Frankie sighed before doing his errands. Jane rubbed her forehead. Maura smiled at her.

"Jay, you need to see Korsak and Frost in the interrogation room A. They need you now."

"Thank you for coming up and be with me, Maur."

The honey-blonde woman nodded with a smile before leaving the bullpen for her work on the autopsy. Jane departed to get into the interrogation room.

For the time being, Frost was bringing his witness, Riley Maxwell. Korsak was behind the window and espied a caucasian female in her mid-20s with her round eyeglasses in rainbow color. Her face was like Taylor Swift and Kristen Stewart. Her hair was light blonde over her natural brown roots.

Jane barged in to see Korsak and scanned on the witness. Korsak nodded at her. The brunette detective crossed her arms and waited for Frost's questions.

"This woman is Riley Maxwell. Frost interviewed her last night, but she didn't respond at all. So, they decided to do it today."

"Where was she?"

"She was coming home from work and found him on the ground. Ms. Maxwell was the one who called the police." Korsak read thoroughly on Frost's file. Jane nodded.

Frost smiled at a woman who was sitting across from him. He opened the files and gathered some paperwork. Riley fidgeted her hands while looking around in the room. He cleared a throat to get her attention and pointed on the images of the victim.

"Do you know this victim?"

"Yes. Nick, he was my roommate."

"Oh. Tell me about him?"

"He was a quiet man. We met at Boston University a few years ago. He came in his freshman, and I was in my sophomore year. Nick kept himself so simple and didn't get in any trouble."

"What was his major, I presume?" Frost sympathized with his question.

"He was in biomedical engineering with his intelligence. He knew everything from A to Z in this kind of major."

Jane and Korsak looked at each other with their perplexing looks. Frost was in awe with her answer and nodded. Riley sadly smiled with some thoughts about her roommate.

"Riley, can you tell me what you saw from last night?"

"I try to do my best. The first thing is that I wanted to ask you."

"What is it, Riley?"

"Will you believe what I say?"

It affected Jane's thoughts to cease and get herself closer to the window. Korsak tilted his head. Frost clutched his ties. Riley gave a wide-eyed look.

"Do we believe what she says in her statement, Korsak?"

"I don't know, Janie. Do you think if Maura will be our lie detector?"

"Perhaps, but we have to hear what she say first."

"Ok, Janie." Korsak looked at her for a moment and nodded. Jane looked at Riley. Frost spread his paperwork with a nod. Riley clasped her hands tightly before exhaling in the air.

"I saw something that was in a blur, but I am sure that it was a man."

"What do you describe in a man?"

"Um, it was a tall, muscular guy in a black coat. I think that he had some hair on it. Perhaps, he didn't have hair at all."

"So, you saw a tall, muscular guy with no hair. Tell me, what did you see on the black coat that he wore?"

"It was dark in the back alley. I am sorry, but that's what I saw."

"That's all right, Riley. What else do I need to know?"

"Wait a minute, I remembered his eyes. When he turned around to face me. Because of that, I came in the alley and saw everything going on in the alley. It daunted me from seeing his eyes. It was red. I mean, it was a dark red and glowing too."

"Riley, the eyes are glowing red?"

"Yes! It was. It was shitting me out. I almost ran away, but he didn't come to me. He just left in a second."

"Did you see what he did to your friend?"

"I told you that it was a blur, but the man threw him into a wall. I heard a thud on the wall, and I got closer to witness it. Nick was on the ground. It was like a motion picture that went in flames. The man left, and I checked on Nick. He didn't move at all. I called his name a few times. His eyes were still."

Riley sobbed at her moments from last night. Frost ceased his questions. In his thoughts, Frost analyzed on the pictures of the victim and tilted his head.

"Riley, did you see the blood on him?"

"No. it wasn't there when I got there. What do you mean by that?"

"It is an on-going investigation. So, just a basic question, that's all."

"I walked home. I saw a man doing it to my friend. He threw Nick onto the wall. Now, he died. Like I said, a blur of motions." Riley emphasized a point. Frost nodded before gathering the paperwork.

"Thank you for coming in. I will be in a moment with you when I return." Riley nodded patiently. Frost smiled at her while getting up before heading to the door.

Behind the window, Korsak and Jane looked at each other. Frost departed the room and informed the officer to keep Riley inside the room for a while. Others met him in the bullpen. Frost sat down behind his desk. Jane scratched behind her ear while doing some thinkings on Riley's witness.

"Something scrambled up." The brunette detective pointed up. Frost nodded.

"What do you mean, Janie?" Korsak was perplexed.

"Riley saw a man throwing Nick onto the wall. After that, Nick was just dead, and the man just went away. Also, the eyes were glowing red when Riley saw him. So, what about two holes on his neck? Did Riley see it?"

"I see what you are saying." Frost nodded. Jane gestured her hands into a victory. Korsak opened the file and saw the images that Dr. Isles gathered. He studied the photo where Nick's neck was in the evidence.

"What if the two holes are using by a kind of tool?"

Frost and Jane slowly looked at him for a few moments. It silenced their conversation.