I was on my way to my car when I got smacked on the back of my head. I blacked out as I hit the pavement. As I woke up I heard a yelling. Cheeky was yelling at the kidnapper. The woman had a body cam that was broadcasting the incident. I simply snuck up behind her and choked her. The woman was gasping for air and fought to break loose. After some time she finally gave up fighting. Her body went limp and I put her down as I ran to get Cheeky up so we could make a clean break. Thankfully the door was open. We walked out to see a hallway with two doors. We each picked a door and found that the door was fake. What lies behind both doors were solid brick walls so we had to head back and look for a way out. The woman stirred as we went past her. Behind a bunch of boxes was a metal door with bars to let air flow. The door was locked and we didn't have the keys. Cheeky kicked the door and we heard an evil cackle. I turned around and happily laughed too since I have been itching to hurt someone but have been too busy to do anything about it. The woman's laughter stopped as she slowly figured out what she had gotten herself into. She had captured an actual killer. She asked me what she could offer in exchange for opening the door. Cheeky answered that she won't press charges. I simply smiled as I pictured her being eaten by sharks or dogs or the carnivores in the zoo eating her alive. The girl opened the door and I had her erase all footage before collecting my stuff.
I called Tanya and she took care of the rest. She called via the chat room an hour later and was shaking head to toe as she explained how terrified she was when she saw my expression. I said that I wanted my kidnapper to feel fear so I pictured hurting my dad whenever I caught him beating up my mom almost to death. Tanya met my mom a few years back and has seen the bruises all over her body. She has heard the stories of my bravery standing up to defend her. She thought about it for a moment and decided that I was being honest so she apologized and said she would do the same had she been in that situation. She asked me to be extremely careful since this girl might use this against me if she gets caught committing a crime. I asked her what this girl's story was. Tanya said that she claimed to be a rape victim but law enforcement found nothing and she has no evidence to back it up. I promised to keep an eye out for trouble as I go about my daily business.
The next day my kidnapper came to see me. She wanted tips to hurt someone. I told her to get a life. She said that she just wants justice. She was told that we were crooked cops and she was just trying to practice before going after her rapist. So I told her to take me to her assailant and she said that he was wearing a mask so she can't ID him. So I asked her what he sounded like. She gave a detailed description of her rape. So I said that she should try combing through social media and listen to the people talking. Listen to everything. Podcast, newsreels, sports whatever until she identifies her rapist. She has heard his voice and because of trauma she will be able to identify him even in her sleep. Be a hundred percent sure before doing anything. So until she is certain who she is dealing with I can't help her in any way. Because she is most likely to exact revenge on someone innocent and when she gets to her actual rapist he could get away with it. She said she will see what she can do and walked away.
As I got in the elevator a woman slipped in with me. She kept staring at me weirdly so I asked her what her problem was. She said she is one of the toymaker's victims. I asked her if the toymaker had used a cattle prod mark on her. She looked dejected as she said no. I asked her if she was taken to the attic and dressed like a porcelain doll before being taken to the other room to be killed. She said no. I asked her to stop playing around because actual victims and their family don't need fakes roaming looking for a chance at sixty minutes of fame. She gave me a look and asked me pointed questions and I told her that if she goes around saying she is a victim then I will arrest her for false allegations and have the family of the victims sue her for everything she owns. The woman gave me a look of death and stalked off to find someone. As she walked out I asked to turn around. She did and I took her picture and posted it on social media warning people that she is a fraud making false claims. I also asked that the people show compassion to the victims and their family as there are those who like to use these moments to gain a moment in the limelight.
Moments later she was seen on the news telling the reporter that she was a victim of the toymaker and she was taken from her bedroom. The man used a cattle prod to stun her. He took her to the attic and dolled her up and played with her before being dragged to a different room to be killed. The reporter and the others gave her the are you stupid face before calling the only surviving victim and had her tell the audience how she survived. The woman was labeled a fraud and was mentioned in the news. The news also mentioned my tweet warning others of people such as her. The reporter mentioned that I was the one who rescued the girl from the toymaker despite being related to him. I had done everything to prove that because one person is a bad apple in the family doesn't mean the rest of the family is evil either. Even went as far showing solemn my oath to stop him one way or the other. The determination was infectious. And also showing the audience what I look like present day and my job. As I walked back to my desk everyone stared at me like I was a unicorn that just sprouted wings.
I sat down and was typing when one of the civilians sat in my seat and started to talk about how his family was still grieving because of the actions of a notorious serial killer. The corpse was not recovered and so the family can't have closure. I asked her what I could do to help him. He said that I could talk to the creep in question to divulge the location to recover the corpse for reburial. He said that I might have better luck. He said that I might make a connection with him to acquire the information. I thought to myself, "Is it because my uncle is a notorious serial killer?" The man was speechless that I refused to say anything. One of the rookies escorted him to the exit. The chief apologized as I finished paperwork. I asked her how long I was going to be in the spotlight. She said that I will be harassed till death. I snorted, "Perfect" the chief patted me on the head as she walked back to her office.
After an hour the man came with legal documents requesting my assistance to talk to the Merman. This man kept his victims in plexiglass tanks like they were merpeople. The tank slowly filled with water and if they tried to escape the top was rigged with a live wire that stunned them. They fell down and died. The man was busted after he used a building seized by the FBI. The jury came to observe the previous crime and stumble on this as he snuck into the basement to steal something. The discovery led to a joint taskforce and this led to his arrest. He said that he had several other victims. That was unknown to them. So now anyone who has a missing relative was saying it is possible that they might be a victim. The FBI has been trying everything but has failed. So now the families are looking for other ways to make him talk. And they are electing me. The Feds weren't pleased but allowed it regardless. The profiler had to admit that maybe just maybe I am not an evil person. Thanks for the confidence but I am not interested in meeting him since he could be one of the idiots dad exchange victims with. It turns out he has never met him so here goes nothing.