A Shadow Of Doubt

Without A Trace

Morton
I laugh when I realize that Lincoln hasn't followed through with his threats. I am going to get some food and think about my plans to grab Anastasia and where. I walk out and get to my car. Oddly it is unlocked and I decide I just forgot to lock it. I get in and buckle my seat belt. I back the car out and get on the highway heading to a small place just outside of Seattle. I suddenly feel something around my throat,
Hyde
You really should have left town, now you get to meet me for the first and last time. I rarely meet anyone, but I made an exception for an idiot. You really must have been liked by the Lincoln's because normally they would have killed you off earlier. Plus I kill quickly and I really liked Carla even though she was evil at heart she had beautiful babies. You really had a wonderful sex live with her and you messed that up. Do you ever wonder about the ten years you couldn't find her, she was with me. She didn't have just two children. But unfortunately she also didn't keep them. I would say she was very fertile. Since my job keeps me really busy. You might as well know the Lincoln's sold two of your children with Carla. They didn't sell my two with her, they knew better. My children are very safe with my family. Yours however will never meet you unless they see you in hell. The irony of it all is that they went to high profile people and salt of the earth. Both are terrific people. Okay pull off the road here and drive to the back behind the tree. I need you to empty your pockets. I open the door holding the wire around his throat and then tell him to hand me his gun. He finally notices my gloves and his eyes widen, I tell him to hand me his car keys and room key. Of course we can't have him easily Identified. We walk through the woods and I tell him to stop by a tree and I pull out a few things I will need. I tell him to take off all his clothing just like he did to his young victims. I can't think of that or I will make mistakes and tear him limb from limb for what he has done to children.
Morton
I am standing here in the woods naked and watching as I am being tied to a tree. I am watching as this man prepares a weird drink. He tells me to drink the concoction as he holds the gun to my head. I have no idea where we are exactly. I finally drink the delicious drink. He definitely has drugged me. I can't feel a thing now. I can't breathe, I guess there is a hell and I feel the flames around me and then I see them.
Hyde
I burn his fingerprints off and the guys dentist is probably not around to identify his work. I leave a bra and panties that makes it look like he raped someone here and he was left dead and tied to a tree. The rope could have been bought any where. I gather everything and put things in a trash bag. These things will never be found where I am going to dispose them. I go back to his hidden car and head back to his hotel room. I pack everything up and leave his cash for the maid. The guy is a slob. I put all his clothes in a trash bag and into his car. I call and tell the rental company that the car I was driving had a flat and I couldn't wait for another rental to arrive. But they can bill my card directly. After giving them the name and address of where the car is we hang up. I flattened two tires just in case. I put Hyde's hoodie on and his pants on over my own, I get into the car and drive away. Who drives their own car to commit crimes? An idiot that's who. I pay for my rentals with a credit card that is good but can't be traced to a residence or real name. The bill is paid through an out of country company to keep the accounts active. On line bill payment is great. I drive to Texas, Morton's home state and I leave it at a bus station right inside the state line. I dispose of the hoodie and the pants. His keys are left with the gloves in a dumpster a hundred miles from the bus station. I had a rental delivered to me at the next bus station close by. Now I can relax and visit my children and family. Texas is huge and given a chance I would love to finish raising my children here.
Richard Lincoln
Hyde gives me details and it is confirmed in an hours time. So I transfer money into an offshore account. It shouldn't take long to find a naked man tied to a tree.
Christian
I am worried that Morton is still coming after Anastasia, but nothing has happened. A weird note is left and says Morton is no longer a problem for anyone. Apparently they have located his car at a bus station right inside Texas. The police think he escaped using a bus and then disappeared after changing his appearance. Taylor is still worried about things. I am going to relax with Anastasia finally. We found out she has a brother by Carla.
Hyde
My two rascals jump into my arms as I enter the home they live in with my new wife. I rub our bun in the oven and smile at her as I serve her a bacon double cheeseburger with the works. Shelly got pregnant soon after we got married. Down here I am a rancher with a small place isolated from most everyone. Our last name is Smith and I go by John. My boys are Jack and James Smith identical twins. They look like me but with those big blue eyes. I told Richard that I would be on furlough for a while. At first he was upset, but he finally relaxed after I told him I got married and she is pregnant. The Lincoln's don't know about the twins of Carla's being mine. They got Morton's two children thanks to Carla. They made a lot of money off them.