Somehow I don't think it's going to end with Chris being 'happy', just yet.

I'm also intrigued to see if the ritual murders were just a side plot...

'Busted' could go in so many different directions!

Camy

Well, he'll be happy eventually. It may just take a while for him to get there...

As for the murders, I'm still not sure. Nor am I sure who the victims were. (I have a nagging idea, but it's kinda nasty to the characters. Something for a note in one of the later chapters )

This is actually kinda interesting -- this is more or less what I do when I write stuff, but I make more plans and would have rewritten the earlier chapters alreadt. I actually like it, in a way. With the understanding that it's going to change when I do a second draft (and at this point I'm pretty sure I am going to do a second draft, and then finish this) I'm OK with it being a little wobbly. I know a lot can get fixed properly once the end's been gotten to at least once.

and at this point I'm pretty sure I am going to do a second draft, and then finish this

I sincerely hope you meant to say: 'I am going to finish this, and then do a second draft.'

Camy

Nah, I actually meant it in that order. Second draft isn't finished -- it's the step before finished. (And the first draft, which this pretty much is, is going to go to the end, no question)