It turns out Joshua's parents hadn't reported him missing because he sent them a text message, saying he was staying at a friends house the night before. Harry and Charlie pull his phone records and discover that the area his text was sent from matches with that of Louis last text.

As they look further into Joshua's case they realise how similar to Louis it is. Obviously Joshua didn't send his last text, like they believe Louis didn't either. Charlie and Harry belive that they are linked. but they need to find out why Joshua's body turned up before Louis which is not the usual pattern. They have a theory, but it's also hard to process and they just hope they find Louis soon.

When Charlie and Harry finally make it to the boys apartment that night they exit the lift and find
The boys all in the lounge room, on their computers. The house looks exactly the same as Harry and Charlie's office, pictures of Louis all over the room with suspects pinned up. Maps of Louis last steps are on the board with red circles around certain places. There are takeout containers all over the floor. It looks like the boys haven't slept in days.

"Guys, have you slept?" Charlie asks as he puts dinner on the bench and starts dishing up the boxes.

"No time" Drew says

"Boys, come on. Let's have a break and have some dinner hey" Harry says

The boys sigh but agree, rubbing their tired eyes as they meet the other boys in the kitchen.

They all dig into their food, this has been the routine for the past week. Harry and Charlie have practically moved in to the boy's two spare rooms and they go over the case and any new leads they find. The boys have all taken leave from their jobs until Louis has been found and normally Harry and Charlie wouldn't allow the family to be this active on a case but the boys are determined and will stop at nothing to find Louis. Harry and Charlie think involving them will help the boys mentally and it might be good having fresh eyes on everything.

"So any new leads?" Edward asks Harry and Charlie.

"Was the body found today related to Louis case?" Drew asks

"We think so, but somethings not right, Joshua was missing 24 hours before his body showed up. The killer usually waits two weeks to the day before he will place the body" Harry says.

"So what does that mean?" Scott asks afraid of the answer

Harry and Charlie look at each other and sigh.

"Tell us" Drew says

"We think maybe the killer is trying to throw us of the scent" Charlie says

"We think.....we think he might want to....keep Louis" Harry says swallowing hard.

"Keep him?" Drew asks

"What does that mean?" Scott whispers

"We've seen this on a few cases before. The killer takes a shine to one of his victims, they mean more to him than the others. They become more addicted and possessive of their victim. Joshuas killing might be the result of his frustrations, Louis has thrown him and he's trying to get control back. Which means killing and replacing what Louis was supposed to be. So he can keep Louis longer" Charlie says.

The boys try to process what they've just been told.

"Wait so, he wouldn't be hurting Louis then? He's definitely still alive?" Edward asks hope in his voice.

"We think he's alive yes" Harry says and the unanswered question doesn't go unnoticed, but the boy's can't think of Louis being hurt like that.

"So what do we do" Scott asks

"We keep searching. We found out that Joshua's and Louis last text were sent from the same area and that's a huge lead. We can start focusing our searches in more of a confined space" Harry says.

"I keep replaying the CCTV footage of Louis last movements and there is something that's not right, somethings off but I can't put my finger on what" Edward says.

"You guys are doing amazing, honestly Louis is so lucky to have you guys. As frustrating as it can be, this does take time and you guys need to stop putting so much pressure on yourselves" Charlie says.

"We just want him home" Drew says.

"We know and we will get him home" Charlie says determined.

"As worrying as it is that he still has Louis, this is a good sign, it means the killer is feeling more out of control and that means he will become sloppy and start leaving more evidence behind. We are still waiting on results to come in from Joshua's crime scene, but hopefully there will be more to go on" Harry says

The boys are hopeful that something comes in soon. Even though Louis may still be alive they know their time is limited.

...

"Shit I know what it is" Edward says suddenly as he sits up, his laptop in hand

The boys have been back at it, dinner long over.

"What?" The boys ask.

"The car, there is no car that leaves the carpark right after Louis was taken. There are six more cars that come in and leave before 4pm when Louis phone sends Scott that message from two towns over but they are all accounted for" Edward explains.

"Yeah that's right" Charlie says.

"There is no CCTV footage that from any neighbouring businesses in the direction Louis was last seen" Harry says.

"No but there is CCTV from the service station down the road and there is a blue Camry that drives back and forth past six times before it turns into the street opposite the coffee shop" Edward says.

"Can you make out the plate?" Harry asks.

"SEWJK399" Edward says.

Harry doesn't waist a second before he's calling it in

"Plate belongs to a Christopher Jean last known address is 166 West lane East London east" Harry says as he gets off the phone.

"Well what do we do now" Scott asks

"Well we need to go have a chat with Christopher" Charlie says

"We need to see if he has an alibi and if he saw something, anything" Harry says.

"It's late can we go now?" Edward asks

"Unfortunately not, we need to have a warrant pushed through, will have to wait until morning" Charlie says

"But first thing we're going to be knocking on his door. We promise" Harry says

....

"Mr Jean?" Charlie asks as a man answers the door.

Harry and Charlie hold up their badges as they look through the screen door at the possibly serial killer they've been chasing for months. Their suits and ties are intimidating enough but this guy looks surprised.

"Is this about my car?" Christopher asks as he opens the screen door.

The guy is cleanly shaven, dressed in a crisp suit.

"Daddy!!" A little girl yells from behind as she runs down the hallway, Christopher looks behind him and smiles as he pics her up on his hip.

"Hey pumpkin" he says as she cuddles him close.

He then looks back towards Charlie and Harry.

"I reported my car stolen about two weeks ago now, the police officer I spoke to told me he would have someone come out to take details but no one has been out yet" Christopher says

Harry and Scott look at each other,

"Do you know who you spoke too? The officer?" Charlie asks.

"Um, officer Shaw maybe, Cody Shaw?" Christopher says.

Cody is a complete idiotic officer and Harry and Charlie will have to have words about not arranging for officers to visit the premises or to have the car listed as stolen.

"Is something wrong? I take it you haven't found the car?" Christopher says

"We haven't located it no but we believe it may have been involved in a possible kidnapping" Harry says.

"Oh my god, Well. If I can help in anyway please let me know, I would love the car back but at the end of the day insurance will cover it and it's not a priority and if I can help I will" Christopher says.

"Appreciate it, where about's was your car taken from?" Harry asks

"Lilian Street, I was inside grabbing a coffee and I came back out and it was gone" Christopher says.

Charlie and Harry look at each other, that's the same street the coffee shop Louis was taken from is on.

"We appreciate your help, we will make sure someone is in touch and we will let you know when we find your car" Harry says

"Thanks" Christopher says.

Harry and Charlie head back to Harry's rover and back to the station. They need to chat to Cody about the stolen car report and back track from their.