CSI Miami (The Geek in the Sun) Part 1
I stepped out of my car just as the sun was rising over the horizon. No rain today, which was a good sign. Today was my first day on the job working with MDPD. I was a level 3 CSI waiting to make my mark and in Miami is where I plan to do it.
I entered the tall building and went straight to the information desk.
"Can I help you?" asked the lady behind the desk.
"Yes, I'm looking for Lieutenant Horatio Caine. My name is Abigail Fox and I'm the new CSI," I answered.
"Oh yes, Miss Fox, welcome. Lieutenant Caine is finishing up something in his office and will be right down. Why don't you take a seat and I'll tell him you're here?"
"Ok thank you."
I walked over to some chairs and sat down. I began to fumble with my shoulder length brown hair. I looked to the entrance of the building and notice a man in a suit with dark brown hair, walk through the door. Let's just say he took my breath away. He smiled at me and I smiled back. Its official, Miami is going to be a great place to live.
"Miss Fox," I looked up to see a man with reddish hair, in a suit looking down up at me.
"Yes?" I asked.
"My name is Horatio Caine. I'm your new boss. Will you please follow me?"
"Of course," I answered standing up. I followed close behind him to his office.
"So Miss Fox it says in your file that you are a level 3 CSI, am I correct?"
"Yes, you are Lieutenant."
"You can just call me H."
"Ok H," I laughed.
"Have you ever been to a crime scene?"
"Yes I have, I interned with some professional CSI in New York City."
"How is Mac?"
"He's good. He says hi."
"Good so – hold on a moment," he reached into his jacket and pulled out a cell phone. He held a brief conversation and hung up. He looked back at me.
"Well Miss Fox I believe its time to meet the team and get to your first case."
He led me to his silver hummer that was parked outside and we drove to the scene. When we arrive there were two other silver hummers there also. We got out and I grabbed my Crime Kit and followed Horatio.
"I want to introduce you guys to Miss Abigail Fox. Abigail this is everybody."
Three people turned around. I studied them over. One was a blonde girl who looked around my age. The man next to her was of some Spanish decent. And the last man was the guy I saw from earlier.
"You can call me Abby," I said shaking everyone's hand.
"Abby is our new CSI. I hope you welcome her with open arms," Horatio explained and walked away to talk to a witness.
"Hi Abby, I'm Calleigh and that's Eric," she pointed to the Spanish guy, "and that's Ryan," she pointed to the other guy I had seen earlier, "I know we're going to be great friends."
"Thanks, so let's get to work."
"Eager I see," Ryan laughed.
"You betcha, I've been dying to put some criminal behind bars."
"Alright then you can work with me," he replied and led me into the house.
"So what have we got?" I asked.
"Husband found dead in garage. We believe the wife is the one who shot him twice in the back. The gun is missing and the back door was wide open."
"Let's check the scene."
We broke apart in the garage searching high and low. I was looking in their boat when I found it, 9mm handgun.
"Could this be the weapon?" I asked Ryan.
"Yeah 9mm right? Yeah it looks like it."
I sealed it into an envelope to take back to the lab as evidence. I continued to walk around the garage. The back door stood wide open to the back alleyway. I shone my flashlight around the door knob and edges. I found a few prints and took pictures of them to process them back at the lab.
"You finish?" Ryan asked.
"Yeah," I replied taking one last picture. I grabbed my kit and evidence and followed Ryan out of the house. Horatio was outside waiting for us.
"What did you find? He asked.
"We found what we believe is the murder weapon and some prints," Ryan explained.
"Good, get back to the lab and process it. I have to make a stop and then I'll meet you there," he responded.
We walked over to Ryan's hummer and got in.
"So when did you move to Miami?" he asked.
"Well my brother Aaron and I moved here about a month ago."
"You have a brother, how old?"
"17"
"Wow, so you let him live with you? Where are your parents?"
"They um past away when I was 20 and Aaron was 12."
"Oh I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to bring them up."
"It's fine."
W pulled up to the station and headed to the lab. I dusted the gun for fingerprints and found two pairs, the husband's, Dan Mayhew, and Damien Smith. The wife, Autumn Mayhew's prints were not on the gun.
"Um Ryan we have a problem," I spoke
"What?" he asked coming up behind me.
"Autumn Mayhew's prints are not on the gun. That doesn't put her as the killer."
"Shoot," he pulled out his phone, "Horatio, it's Ryan, the wife isn't the killer. But we have prints of another suspect, Damien Smith." Horatio talked for a few minutes.
"Alright bye," he turned to me, "Let's go get Mr. Smith."