"You're right, she's not your wife," Nicky said. "This is another woman who went missing. And I think you know something about it."

"I don't know anything about that girl," Derek said. "I haven't seen her. I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Don't play dumb with us, Derek," Nicky said, "because we're going to figure out what's going on, just like we did with Sarah."

"I'm telling you," Derek pleaded, "I killed Sarah by accident, but I don't know who that other chick is!"

Ken didn't know what to think. All he knew was that if he was being honest with himself, he felt like Derek was actually telling the truth on this one. Ken didn't think that Derek was the guy who killed Meghan Salinger. There was just no connection between them, and itd make no sense.

Either way, they needed to take him in.

Nicky slapped cuffs on Derek. "Derek Mills, you're under arrest for the murder of Sarah Mills..."

"NO!" Derek yelled. "NO! That's not what happened! I just said that! I didn't mean to kill Sarah! She made me do it! She made me, okay? She made me! Fucking bitch--and now she's dead. I can't believe I did that. It's all her fault! I hate her! I hate her! I wish she was still around, so I could kill her all over again!"

"Jesus, Derek," Nicky said.

Ken couldn't believe what he was seeing. This guy was a monster. He was a psychopath.

And now, he was going to jail for it.

Ken took a deep breath. He had nothing to complain aboutthis was a job well done. He just hoped he could figure out what happened to Meghan Salinger before she met the same fate as Sarah.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Another dead end.

Nicky walked into the motel room and heaved out a sigh. Ken was close behind her, but they'd been quiet since they left the Frankstown precinct, where Derek Mills was being detained. Nicky didn't trust the cops there to do their job right, so she'd called in a favor from the FBI--a Hollywood, Florida, detective would be coming to take Derek into his custody, where he'd get the proper treatment that he deserved: a trial and definitely jail time. The recorded confession was more than enough to prove Derek had killed Sarah.

But then there was the question of Meghan.

As far as Nicky could see, there was no connection between Derek and Meghan, and no reason for him to have had anything to do with Meghan's disappearance at all. Nicky was more than happy to get another dirtbag off the streets, but as for her case... it was another dead end.