✔️As Neighbors Do | (Spencer Reid)

Know

know

verb

have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with.

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June 2005

Bay County Press, Alabama

Harlowe Mills was reported to be in court today following multiple meetings with the judge to discuss charges, at the behest of Bay County District Attorney, Luke Evans, for the youngest Mills alleged involvement in her father and brother's crimes.

Her father, Jason Mills, was found to be the serial killer known as "The Ghost of the Coast" who was at large for about 11 years until the FBI discovered him in 1998.

Brian Mills, Ms. Mills older brother, was tried as an adult, and found guilty in 2000 for charges related to willingly assisting and participating in crimes with his father, despite being only 15 at the time of his arrest.

Since Mills was charged, the D.A has worked tirelessly to charge Ms. Mills as well in crimes related to the brutal murder of 25 women around the Gulf Coast.

"They were all involved" D.A. Evans can be quoted saying in a recent interview, "We have evidence. Jason Mills was sick, and he would take his children on hunts with him, and they participated in his crimes. The city, and surrounding areas are safer without any Mills walking around."

Now 18, Ms. Mills has remained relatively out of the media, and seems to have left the area completely. Though the cry for Mills to be held accountable for possible involvement in the aforementioned cases comes from the voices of many, Mills has found herself some support from an anonymous donor, providing her with top representation from The Big Apple, a source tells the press.

Ms. Mills was 11 in 1998, and present in the home, when, according to responding officers, the Mills family took investigating FBI agents hostage for several hours. The agents were eventually able to detain Brian Mills, but Jason Mills was killed in the crossfire.

We will continue to report developments on this trial as they arise.

Present Day

I am Harlowe Mills

His hand holding her wrist loosens and falls.

She could see the gears in his head begin moving instantly as his eyes subtly dart from side to side.

It was like he was... reading, no doubt using his eidetic memory to recall in verbatim files, articles, and text book entries he has read in the past.

She watches his micro expressions, and tries to guess where in her story he is, as he puts those pieces together from his experiences with her over the last few months.

It's clear to her whatever the FBI knows has been stored in his head the whole time, and she doesn't have to say anything.

So, she waits, until---there---his eyes grow wide as he makes some sort of realization.

"The phone calls." He says, looking at her.

She doesn't move.

"It's Brian," he says, mostly to himself, and tucks his hair behind his ears deep in thought.

"Do you... do you talk to him?" He looks up at her.

The anger from earlier is gone, and is replaced with confusion, but the flicker of fear remains.