Back To You

by Marcus Reloaded

Casefile and Crossover with LOST, GREY's ANATOMY, STARGATE: ATLANTIS barely and ER. In 2003, Dr. Jack Sheppard was murdered outside his workplace, and now his dying partner gets the case reopened. The unit is on the job...

1. October 2003

Title: Back To You

Author: marco
Fandom: Cold Case/Lost/ER/Grey's Anatomy
Pairing: you'll see
Summary: AU for Lost; in 2003, Jack Sheppard, a doctor in a Philadelphia hospital, was stabbed various times and bled to death. Now, his roommate James Ford, nicknamed 'Sawyer', is dying, and wants justice to be made. Lilly and Scotty investigate…
Archive: Anywhere, but please ask first.
Rating: FRT
Parts: 1/1
Status: Completed
Series/Sequel: N/A
Website: N/A
Disclaimer: Cold Case - Jerry and CBS's. Lost- JJ and ABC's. Plot and OMC - mine.
Authors notes & Warnings:

OCTOBER 11, 2003.

MUSIC: 'American Life', Madonna

Do I have to change my name?

Will it get me far?

Should I loose some weight?

Am I gonna be a star?

I tried to be a boy

I tried to be a girl

I tried to be a mess

I tried to be the best

I guess I did it wrong

That's why I wrote this song

This type of modern life

Is it for me?

This type of modern life

Is it for free?

So I went into a bar

Looking for sympathy

A little company

I tried to find a friend

It's more easily said

It's always been the same

This type of modern life

Is not for me

This type of modern life

Is not for free

American life

I live the American dream

You are the best thing I've seen

You are not just a dream

I tried to stay ahead

I tried to stay on top

I tried to play the part

But somehow I forgot

Just what I did it for

And why I wanted more

This type of modern life

Is it for me?

This type of modern life

Is it for free?

Do I have to change my name?

Will it get me far?

Should i loose some weight?

Am I gonna be a star?

American life

I live the American dream

You are the best thing I've seen

You are not just a dream

I tried to be a boy

Tried to be a girl

Tried to be a mess

Tried to be the best

Tried to find a friend

Tried to stay ahead

I tried to stay on top

Fuck it

Do I have to change my name?

Will it get me far?

Should i loose some weight?

Am I gonna be a star?

Uh, fuck it

Uh, fuck it

Uh, fuck it

Uh, fuck it

Do I have to change my name?

Am I gonna be a star?

Do I have to change my name?

Am I gonna be a star?

Do I have to change my name?

Jack Sheppard, a young doctor at the Philadelphia Memorial with close-cropped black hair and honey-brown eyes, is talking to somebody on the phone.

"Yeah?… Hmm… That sounds… enticing… Man, you sure know how to make a guy's blood boil!" He chuckles lowly, then says "Well, gotta go back to work. Seeya tonight. Come prepared." This last part added with a sultry smile.

On his way down, he notices the picture of a smiling Tom hanging on the wall, and stops a minute to remember his friend and colleague, who had died in the tragedy of 9/11 with his wife Kate. If only they hadn't decided to go by plane…

He shook his head to dismiss the sad thoughts and went back to work.

His patient this evening was a young girl, with wavy blonde hair and crystal blue eyes, who looked amazingly like that actress in that Teen SciFi Drama on TheWB. Well, except the fact she was obviously pregnant.

"Hello, I am Dr. Sheppard. What's the problem?" He asked her.

"Just a check-up." The girl answered. "I am Claire, by the way."

"Ok, Claire…" Jack said, "Follow me."

One or two hours later, Jack's body was in a pool of blood in the back court of the hospital, while it was raining.

At the Philadelphia Police Department, we see somebody placing a box in the basement of the

Department's building. It contains Jack's picture and leads to suspects and witness statements. On the box, it says:

Oct '03

03-10

Sheppard, J.

It was immediately archived and forgotten.

PART 1 – LAST RITES.

Lilly Rush had just finished the paperwork on her latest case when Stillman arrived with a case box.

"Hey," Lilly said, "who's the lucky guy today?"

"A guy." Stillman said as Scotty returned from his little trip to the bathroom. "Lilly, he's Jack Sheppard. Bled to death in 2003, just outside of an hospital."

"Lucky guy indeed." Scotty commented sarcastically.

"I agree." Lilly said. Then added, "What's up? Mr. Sheppard's daddy was big money?"

"Actually, it's more of a last wish kind of thing." Stillman answered.

"What do you mean?" Lilly asked.

"It was his roommate and best friend who made us reopen the case." Stillman said.

"What did he do? He barged in and demanded it?" Lilly said.

"No, he can't do it."

Lilly stared at Stillman, puzzled by his words. "What?"

"He's dying." Stillman continued. "And he wants justice for his best friend before pushing up daisies."

"Well, seen as we don't have any other case pending by now, we could look in this." Scotty said.

"
Thank you, thank you very much." Stillman said, and it could have been just a trick of the light, but Scotty could have sworn there were tears gleaming into their boss' eyes.

Lilly took out the photo of the victim, which had obviously been taken during a vacation in some tropical island.

"Hm…" Lilly commented. "What line of work was he in? Modeling?"

"Actually, medicine." Scotty said, while reading the file. "Jack Sheppard, 36 years old, spinal surgeon, only child of Christian, a doctor, and ()."

"Any witnesses?" Lilly asked.

"No, but the last person to see Jack alive was, um… Claire Littleton." Scotty read.

"So, let's go talk to Miss Littleton." Lilly said, while taking her jacket.