In The Shadows

Chapter 20

Louis slams the door as he walks out of his best friend's house, glancing over his shoulder, he tries to keep his emotions at bay while he opens the door to his car. If Robin isn't behind all this, and he just told that banger of a lie for nothing and lost everything he holds dear, he's going to kill that bastard, Louis thinks as he drives down the mountain.

Harry watches from the upstairs window as Louis walks across the yard toward his car. He's known Lou his whole life it seems like, he doesn't remember a time when they weren't side by side. Harry doesn't understand why Louis would lie about something like this, something that would cause him to lose the one thing he loves more than anything else.
Feeling Billie by his side, Harry lifts his arm so he can wrap it around her. "Dana asleep?"

"Yeah. I called dad. He's keeping Tommy tonight." Billie says. "Harry, why would Louis lie? You and I both know he would never touch Tamera."

Harry sighs and hugs Billie. "I don't know, but I'm afraid it has to do with this murder case and we're not going to like the outcome."
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Louis walks into his office, shuts and locks the door, he turns on his computer, types in the name Robin Twist. As Louis starts reading he realizes everywhere this man has lived, before and after being married to Anne, there has been murders similar to Lexi's, all unsolved. This has to be the reason Robin move his practice so often. The longest he's ever stayed in one place is when they lived near Chicago, before moving here, and according to what he sees here, there was six murders there. Robin had to flee, or he would have gotten caught. The bastard is a doctor what better way to cover his tracks.
Lexi being pregnant wasn't something he was counting on, this is what Louis needs to finally take a murderer off the streets.

Harry walks into the police station after making sure his wife and Dana are okay and safe, seeing the lights on in Louis' office still on he opens the door not even thinking of knocking, slamming it shut, Harry locks it, crosses his arms, leans against it and gives his best friend a stern look.
"Okay, talk." Harry snaps. "And don't try feeding me the same bullshit you did earlier, your wife may have believed you but Billie and I know you wouldn't cheat."

Louis leans back in his chair and sighs, he knew there was no way Harry would believe the shit story he told. "Sit." Louis says as he takes a sip of his coffee. "Hell, what I'm about to tell is just as bad what I did before and you probably won't believe it either." Louis says with tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

"God Lou, how bad can it be? You're not dying are you?" Harry asks.

"No, but after I get done telling you what I'm about to you might wish I were." Louis chokes out. He then tells Harry everything, all the research he's done over the past few weeks, the investigation into Robin's past. He even shows Harry, on his computer, the corrilation between past murders and the places Robin lived before.

Harry's eyes widen at a few names on Louis' list, he recognizes them to be a past nurse and receptionist who worked for Robin who he told them quit or moved. Harry tells Louis this, one because Louis is his best friend and is trying to catch a killer, two if Robin is behind all this his mom could be in danger. "I remember those ladies well, Lou." Harry says. "It was right before we moved to the city where we met. One nurse worked at the hospital, mom said something about her almost being her twin, the other was his receptionist. Robin said she reminded him of his cheating ex-wife. We moved about three weeks after he told us they moved."

"Harry, I'm so sorry. I know how much you love Robin. I do to, but if the DNA matches I have no choice but to arrest him." Louis says.

"No, it's fine." Harry says. "Louis you have to do your job. I'm just worried about mom. What if he cracks before you catch him?"

"He hasn't yet. They've been married for almost, what, ten years now?" Louis asks, at Harry's nods he continues. "I think maybe he truly loves Anne, and he's going after these other women so he doesn't hurt her."

"I hope you're right." Harry says. "Look, I'm going to head home, Billie is there alone with Dana. And Lou, don't worry, we'll keep her safe. Once all this comes out she'll know why you did what you did. Dana will forgive you." Harry whispers as he hugs his friend.

"Yeah, thanks Harry." Louis says, hugging him back.