Town Slayer

Tempting Fate

Summary
Janet finds her husband, Bill bleeding on their front room floor. With the evidence piling against her; she was holding a bloody bat and was covered in blood when the EMT's arrive, the cops accused her of murder. Frightened she runs. She gets a ride from a truck driver named Sam, claiming her name is Jackie.

Seeing the blood on her dress, Sam holds her at gunpoint, demanding an explanation. Believing her story, Sam takes her to a truck stop so she can get cleaned up. He sees a news bulletin on the TV about her being a murder suspect. Not wanting to help a fugitive escape, Sam leaves.

Jackie formerly known as Janet finds out she's been abandoned. She then sees the bulletin on the TV. She runs to the bathroom grabbing hair dye and scissors on the way through. The now red-headed Jackie asks another trucker for a ride. She soon learns he has shady intentions. His gun goes off accidentally. Terrified, Jackie runs for her life.

Henry, an old farmer picks Jackie up and takes her to his house. Hearing about the shooting on the news, Henry and his wife decide to call the cops. Jackie overhears them talking and runs out the back door. She hotwires an abandoned pickup and flees. She loses control, the vehicle veers off the road. Ben finds her and offers to help. He takes her back to his place where they have a romantic encounter. She tells Ben the truth he gets upset forces her in the truck. She thinks he's taking her to the police station, but they're headed to see a lawyer instead.

The assassin tied up, tortured and killed Beth's abusive husband, Steve. Willy, the motel manager tried to force himself on her. She ties him to the bed, tortures and mutilates him. She kills another in an alley. The cops see her, she flees to an old underground hideout. She manages to get away. She ends up in a high-speed chase with the cops. She thinks she's getting away and then realizes the bridge is completely washed out.

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Rachel watches officers rush around the station as she steps through the door. She notices a man yelling he's innocent as he's being dragged down the hall. How many times have I heard that before? She then notices a weary lady sobbing on the bench; two small children are on either side of her. I'd hoped Lisa would do better this time.

"When is Mommy coming home, Nana?" the older one asks.

She dries her face and then turns towards the inquisitive child. "Soon honey, real soon. We're going to have lots of fun while she's away. We'll pitch a tent in our front room, roast marshmallows in the fireplace; we might even make s'mores." She grabs their hands and leads them towards the door.

"Can we tell scary stories too?" the child asks.

"It can't be too scary."

"Why, Nanna?"

"You don't want to keep your old granny up all night, do you?"

Another family's life is shattered because of drugs, Rachel solemnly thinks as she continues towards their cubical. She realizes her partners at their desks when she gets closer. They're both working hard on something. I hope it's a new lead. She plops down in her chair. "So tell me about this new evidence, guys."

"Take a look for yourself." Joe hands her a stack of reports. "Jerry is trying to find stores that carry that type of boot, Sharon is running fingerprints, DNA through AFIS and I'm doing facial recognition."

"Janet killed the truck driver, right?"

"Kirk found, a video of him shoving her in the cab. That combined with Janet's saliva on his penis and him a registered as a sex offender Jerry and I believe he tried to rape her. She grabs his gun and shoots him in self-defense."