Summary: Santa Barbara is faced with a new serial killer, one who targets only men---and her sights seem to be set on Head Detective Carlton Lassiter. As the Psych crew races to catch her, they face unexpected challenges and meet new people.

Rated: T
Categories: Alternate Universe Characters: Karen, Lassiter, OFC, Other
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: None
Challenges: Lassie Face!, Skydiving from the Sky
Challenges: Lassie Face!, Skydiving from the Sky
Series: Witness Protection
Chapters: 32 Completed: Yes
Word count: 32353 Read: 141938
Published: January 08, 2013 Updated: December 31, 2014

Story Notes:

Okay! My partner, antomato, who was originally supposed to write a collaborative with me, bailed on me shortly after this project began. However, thanks to some encouragement from my reviewers, especially catlover5040, I have decided to combine this story with a different project. This story will become a sequel to Yesterday's Just A Memory and other stories, but you won't really need to read the others in order to understand this one. In addition, I'm not entirely sure what classifies as graphic violence. I don't think I've included any of that in this story, but if it gets to that point, I will include a warning in the chapter beginning notes. Thanks for reading! :-) Awesome banner by Dragonnan!



>Disclaimer: I do not own Psych, nor do I own any of its characters, settings, trademarks, or related material. Psych and all related materials are the property of their respective owners. The plot and original characters of this story are my intellectual property. I am not associated with Psych, its creators, or any involved parties. No copyright infringement is intended.

***UPDATE: Many thanks to everyone who voted for Roulette in the 7th Annual Psychfic Awards! You have no idea how much your support means to me. :-)

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1. Beginnings by PineappleHead [Reviews - 6] (1213 words)
PineappleHead here!
In this chapter, I sort of started things off and set up the background of the serial killer. I also may have gone a bit overboard on introducing the Psych characters, but I wanted to make this as non-confusing as possible for antomato! :-)

I have included my OC, Rebecca, but I don't know if she'll stay. I'll play with it. Please enjoy!

2. Aurora by PineappleHead [Reviews - 3] (904 words)
This is just sort of a teaser chapter to keep you interested while I finish up YJAM. :-)

Also, I haven't really decided whether to keep giving my chapters titles. I I change my mind and suddenly stop giving them titles, don't be alarmed. :-D

3. Analysis by PineappleHead [Reviews - 2] (633 words)
Sorry for the long wait! Finally finished YJAM. :-)
Now I need to refresh myself and get back to work!

4. Time Is Running Out...Sort Of by PineappleHead [Reviews - 2] (1024 words)

5. Quickening the Pace by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (701 words)
Shawn goes to investigate. Of course.

6. Brick By Brick by PineappleHead [Reviews - 2] (1156 words)
Shawn starts to connect the dots...

7. Slowly I Turn by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (524 words)

8. Trials and Tribulations by PineappleHead [Reviews - 2] (1460 words)
Shawn is on the trail!

I don't usually write a lot about Shawn. This is probably the most Shawn-centric chapter I've ever written. I hope I did him justice.

9. Radical Seven by PineappleHead [Reviews - 2] (814 words)

10. Cracked by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (421 words)
Apologizing again for my tardiness and short chapter... Ah, the college life! I'll do my best to get back into the writing habit, but first, this darn holiday season must end!

11. No Harm Done by PineappleHead [Reviews - 2] (535 words)
Drumroll for Chief Vick, please, as we introduce our subplot! Yay! :-)

12. On The Run by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (657 words)
I used a jump cut in this chapter. ...I'm sorry. :-D

We're now moving ahead with ol' Aurora. Wonder what she's got up her sleeve?

13. Decisions, Decisions by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (771 words)
Moving along now...

14. Take Flight by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (484 words)
Heh heh. And here we go again!

15. Penny in the Air by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (506 words)
Back again! Thank goodness. Moving along quite nicely now and on the way to Japan. Many thanks to my lovely helper, Marniewings, for helping me figure out where to begin with this chapter! :-)

16. Penny Dropped by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (1480 words)
Many thanks to BlkLunaDragon for helping me with the airplane scenes in this chapter!

17. Reality by PineappleHead [Reviews - 2] (746 words)
Used a jump cut in this chapter. I'm not used to using jump cuts in the middle of chapters, so I'm not sure about the etiquette. I just left a big space between the two sections. Is that clear enough, or would you like me to add in a line of asterisks or something next time? Thanks for the help!

18. Surprises by PineappleHead [Reviews - 2] (930 words)
In case you missed the Public Service Announcement on my other current story, I am posting the new chapter a little early because my schedule is going to be a little wonky for the next couple of weeks and I wanted to make sure I got the new chapter out while I still have time. Please enjoy! :-)

19. Guessing Games by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (1107 words)
Sorry for being late in posting. My schedule was wonky these past couple of weeks. :-)

20. Eventful Night by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (920 words)
Sorry this is a bit late, but I don't think this is too bad for a cramming session. :-D

21. "Which Of Us Just Died?" by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (1485 words)
Sorry for the wait! Last week I was too busy with VBS to write, and the week before that, I wrote Guesses and Daydreams instead of this. (I know, I know. I'm naughty.)

However, you no longer need fear semi-long hiatuses (hiatusii?), for I have joined dragonnan's newest venture, the first Annual Finish-Your-Ficathon. Which means I'll be posting at least one chapter every week in an attempt to get this sucker done by December 31.

Wish me luck...

If you're interested in the challenge, please check this thread: http://www.psychfic.com/community/showthread.php?t=4065&page=2

22. Signature Style by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (1564 words)

23. Discoveries by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (1568 words)
The great thing about writing a WIP is that things pop up that you never expected to pop up. :-D

24. "You Hesitated" by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (1117 words)

25. Processes by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (1479 words)

26. The Time Of His Life by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (1881 words)

27. Tiger Eyes by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (661 words)

28. Shock and Awe by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (1180 words)

29. Confession by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (975 words)
I must get this done by December 31!!! I shall make it so! Engage! :-D

Also, I almost forgot to mention this, but I made a (rather large) mistake last chapter. It was the kind of inconsistency that I usually try to avoid, but given that I was writing it toward the end of the college semester where all the stressful stuff happens, I hope you'll forgive me. :-)

30. To Cure A Curse by PineappleHead [Reviews - 1] (1997 words)
Since I'm running out of time to finish this ridiculous story, I decided to take this entire chapter and devote it to finishing up our subplot. The next (and last) little bit will wrap up our main plot.

I think that this is okay, given that, in case you hadn't noticed, the two plots don't quite match up chronologically anyway. :-D

31. Lichelle by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (1085 words)
I FINISHED IT! I completed this story for the Finish-Your-Fic-Athon just before the deadline! :-D

32. Epilogue, or "How To Not Get Away With Murder" by PineappleHead [Reviews - 0] (375 words)
I realized that I forgot to check the Complete box, so while I was at it, I thought I'd go ahead and add this note.

To those of you who have just started reading this one story: this message is not for you. :-D
To those of you who find my OC, Rebecca, utterly irritating: this message isn't for you, either.
But for the rest of you, you should know this: unless I find a really, really good idea for Becca and Lassie, this will in all likelihood be the last Rebecca story I post. There are a lot of reasons. One of which is that this story is not of great quality. Which is not her fault; there were a lot of factors going into that (lack of time, combining two plot ideas, etc), but as I wrote this story, I realized that if I keep writing with my OC, I will run out of ideas for her, which will result in lower quality stories, and I don't want to do that. So, I suppose this is to say, farewell, Rebecca Williams. Farewell.

May we someday meet again.