It was a fucking wild goose-chase. The stalker had planted the email address, and buried it deep in his communications with his last victim, and whilst the Detective spent the entire night interrogating a wheelchair-bound retired schoolteacher, the incident with Lila was filed away at the back of his mind.
Eventually, not long before the break of dawn, they'd departed Harold Greer's apartment complex, and he and Jarrod parted company. Only when Tom was alone again did the evening's events come back to prey in his thoughts causing queasy, sick sensation to return to his stomach, and for his throat to tighten tightened in fear. The nerves only worsened when he entered their residence, and noted the shattered phone and empty wine bottle, and he stood motionless to appraise the scene. What the Hell had he done?
Tom breathed deeply, and glanced towards their bedroom, where Lila must be, and contemplated waking her up to talk. However, he swiftly decided that would not be a good idea; not with how tired and frustrated he was. It would only take one word, or the apportionment of blame for the stranger to come back to haunt him. Best to leave any discussion until later. So Tom Ross again slept in the spare bedroom, not awakening until after had left for work, and later never came.
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However, that did not mean he was done with Tom and Lila Ross. Quite the contrary. The man was patient, and the wait was a part his game. He'd poisoned their relationship, and allow that poison to further fester whilst he bided his time. Nor did it mean he'd been inactive, for in the meantime he'd bypassed the Ross' security system in order to bug their residence, and installed key-loggers on their home and office computers. The stalker had full access to all of the Ross' communications, and awaited the opportunity to make his next move to present itself. After almost a month, it
Eventually, not long before the break of dawn, they'd departed Harold Greer's apartment complex, and he and Jarrod parted company. Only when Tom was alone again did the evening's events come back to prey in his thoughts causing queasy, sick sensation to return to his stomach, and for his throat to tighten tightened in fear. The nerves only worsened when he entered their residence, and noted the shattered phone and empty wine bottle, and he stood motionless to appraise the scene. What the Hell had he done?
Tom breathed deeply, and glanced towards their bedroom, where Lila must be, and contemplated waking her up to talk. However, he swiftly decided that would not be a good idea; not with how tired and frustrated he was. It would only take one word, or the apportionment of blame for the stranger to come back to haunt him. Best to leave any discussion until later. So Tom Ross again slept in the spare bedroom, not awakening until after had left for work, and later never came.
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However, that did not mean he was done with Tom and Lila Ross. Quite the contrary. The man was patient, and the wait was a part his game. He'd poisoned their relationship, and allow that poison to further fester whilst he bided his time. Nor did it mean he'd been inactive, for in the meantime he'd bypassed the Ross' security system in order to bug their residence, and installed key-loggers on their home and office computers. The stalker had full access to all of the Ross' communications, and awaited the opportunity to make his next move to present itself. After almost a month, it