Paul realized what was going on when the police knocked on his door. He was being arrested for battery against Karla, spousal abuse. He knew that Karla had been taken to Saint Cathrines General hospital after he beat her with a huge mag flashlight. By this time, the DNA on his samples had come in. They matched the samples taken from three of the rape victims he had attacked, and now there was proof: Paul Bernardo was The Scarobouro Rapist. The police began survelliance on Paul immediately. He became obsessed with winning Karla back. His friends tried calling Karla and Paul confronted Dorothy in the parking lot of where she worked. It was all futile, though, for Karla was hiding out in her Aunt Patti and Uncle Calvin’s condo in Brampton, Ontario.

Karla was looking forward to a new life. She shopped, went to Burger King, and began to go out socially to clubs to listen to live music. She began to dress in spandex fitted dresses, and big earrings with her blonde hair done just so. She met a man in a bar one night with her Auntie Patti and immediately they began kissing and groping each other. She came bounding up to Patti, asking her if she could go home with Jim that night. Patti looked at her niece. There was something going on that made Patti wonder what Karla was hiding from them. She was so lighthearted and didn’t seem to care if Paul was punished for beating her or not. Her bruises were faded and she was ready to start all over again with a new man and a new life. It had been one of the worst cases of spousal abuse the Emergency Room doctors had ever seen and even if Karla was willing to forgive and forget, the police were not. The photos of Karla taken at the time, are beyond horrific and anyone would assume that she was a battered spouse who badly needed assistance and protection from a wife- beating psychopath.

Dorothy Homolka got a call from the police. They wanted to talk to Karla about Paul. Dorothy passed the message to her They made it clear that Paul was the subject of the investigation. She was not being charged with a crime and she was only an investigative lead. She was nervous, and the police told her they were getting ready to charge Paul in a series of rapes. Karla was nonplussed until the detectives were gone. Then she burst into tears. “Oh my God, they know everything!” “What the hell is going on, Karla!” Calvin yelled. He watched her sobbing and became very suspicious. She hadn’t been very forthcoming with the police and he was sure she was holding something back. “Karla,” Patti looked at her niece sternly.”I think you should tell us what’s going on.” Karla sniffed. She wasn’t going to tell them anything that would make herself look bad. But Paul, that was a different story.