Near was sitting on the floor in his office, busy with his dolls and action figures, playing quietly. He had studied the files and knew it wouldn't be long before his fellow detectives started coming in and giving their opinions. He felt that there must be another notebook somewhere, and with most of the deaths occurring in the United States, the probability of the holder being somewhere with in the continental US was very high.<br/><br/>Near barely looked up when Miss Lovelace entered, not embarrassed by his strange habits. Most of the detectives he worked with gave him strange looks, but he didn't mind. He listened to what she said, and laid the dolls down on the floor, watching her pace.<br/><br/>"I agree, it does seem that there is another kira. I wonder just how many of those notebooks there are. I suggest we investigate the continental US until we can narrow down our suspects. Whoever it is, we'll find them soon," Near said softly, but with confidence. "Every criminal makes mistakes. It's just a matter of time." He picked up his dolls again and went back to playing as if Miss Lovelace wasn't in the room, although she still held at least part of his attention even if it didn't appear that way.<br/><br/>~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br/><br/>Monica walked through the door of her home, just getting in from work. Her kitten Buster, pounced and rolled over her shoes as she walked, and she had to be very careful not to step on her tiny kitten. Monica slumped onto the black leather recliner and put her feet up. She pulled the notebook out of her tips bag and skimmed through it. The word Crypt was on the front cover and she wondered what it could mean.<br/><br/>Buster climbed the side of the chair, using his claws to pull himself up as it was too high for his little legs to jump up on. He curled into her lap purring loudly. Monica petted him as she continued flipping back and forth through it. "What is this thing about? What could Jinx possibly mean? And where did this thing come from? What do you think Buster?" The tiny kitten mewed, still purring away and kneading her thigh through her denim shorts. "I want to get some answers about this thing. There's no name in it... You don't think it could be the same type of notebook as what Kira had...? Nah, I'm not that lucky," she said, answering her own question.<br/><br/>Even though she was skeptical about the notebook, Monica carried it upstairs and locked it in her college fund safe where no one would be able to get it but her. She also put her tips into the safe, and had to pull Buster out before she closed it. He had attacked the paper dollar bills as she put them into the safe.<br/><br/>That done, Monica jumped onto her bed to rest her aching feet and back. Her loving kitten clawed his way up to join her just as he had done when she had been relaxing in the recliner. Buster snuggled close to her neck, purring away. He curled into a ball and fell asleep there as Monica rested her eyes for just a little while...