This story is set sometime in the 7th season after the episode 'Free Love'. For this story, Scotty's mom was not attacked.
Dan Brady, Michelle Cunningham, Henry Cunningham, Mistina Hart, Bethany Donnelly, Brandon Langston, Marsha Peavy, Margaret Johns, Gwendolyn Williams, Candice Brandsburg, Joe Cuomo, Joe Mainsheim, Chelsea Hildebrand Mainsheim, Jerry Black, Andrew Earnest belong to me.
I do not own Cold Case
I do not own the songs, they belong to the singers.
January 24th 1986:
[Burning Hearts by Survivor and sound track from Rocky IV plays
Two worlds collide
Rival nations
It's a primitive clash
Venting years of frustrations
Bravely we hope]
Michelle Cunningham was a beautiful girl, with shoulder length black hair, slender build, medium height, and hazel eyes. In her senior year at Immaculata High School, she attended the winter dance, where several girls got to compete as finalists for Ice Queen, and the guys got to compete for Ice King. Mistina Hart had short blonde hair, green eyes, and was also slender built. She was also a very competitive girl who had to get her way; if she didn't, she would have revenge on anyone who beat her.
[Against all hope
There is so much at stake
Seems our freedom's up
Against the ropes
Does the crowd understand?
Is it East versus West
Or man against man
Can any nation stand alone]
"I'm going to win Ice Queen because I deserve it," Mistina said as she growled at another girl who was running against her and Michelle.
"Mistina, you can't win everything. I guess your parents forgot to tell you that," Michelle said as the other girl looked on quietly.
[In the burning heart
Just about to burst
there's a quest for answers
An unquenchable thirst
In the darkest night
Rising like a spire
In the burning heart
The unmistakable fire
In the burning heart]
"We'll see about that!"
Then the announcement was made for Ice Queen and Michelle won. She looked very excited as she received her crown and got a picture with Ice King, Frank Gillespie. Mistina was very angry towards Michelle and did not congratulate her after her win; instead she turned around and stormed off angrily as a few onlookers noticed.
[In the warriors code
There's no surrender
Though his body says stop
His spirit cries - never!
Deep in our soul
A quiet ember] ***
One night Michelle was found in her car; it had crashed into a tree off W. Evergreen Avenue in Chestnut Hill. She was slumped forward with blood on her forehead from hitting the steering wheel.
[Know it's you against you
It's the paradox
That drives us on
It's a battle of wills
In the heat of attack
It's the passion that kills
The victory is yours alone]
A detective put the date, "Feb. '86" on the side of the box then on the front, "Cunningham, M", and the reference number to the case.
April 12th, 2010 2pm—
Detectives Lilly Rush and Kat Miller were out of the squad room doing an interview, while Scotty Valens interviewed a witness the interrogation room. Lieutenant John Stillman was in the adjourning viewing room, observing Scotty. Nick Vera was at his desk when Will Jefferies walked in the room, sat down, and they both chatted.
"So Nick, are you and Megan dating again?" Will asked.
"No, the divorce isn't final yet but they both have filed and it will take time."
"C'mon Nick! You are still going out with her right?" Will asked suspiciously with a sly smile.
"No!"
"What about Roy? Is he still going out with Shelly Hewitt, the woman who he was having an affair with? The same woman who was in his house wanting to throw herself at him the night the robbery happened?" Will asked.
"Well, I heard he was still going out with her," Nick said then Will laughed.
"Oh jeez, Nick. Don't wait for the divorce to be final, just go out with Megan," Will said.
"Are you the anti -Dr. Phil or something?"
"No," Will said as he stifled his laughter.
"Just stay out of my love life!"
Will laughed.
A few minutes later, Scotty led the arrested non-cooperative witness to a holding cell as John walked out of the viewing room and followed Scotty.
"He refused to cooperate then confessed," John said after he came back. He went to get the paper work in his office and Nick went to the mailroom to get his mail, walked back to his desk, and sat down.
Will and John had left the squad room when Nick came back to his desk. Nick opened a letter then started to laugh as he read:
'I know you did it. You know what I'm talking about. I'm giving you 48 hours to confess.'
Nick continued to laugh when Will came back to his desk and he noticed his friend was laughing.
"What's so funny?"
Nick continued to laugh but as he read on, he stopped laughing and looked very serious.
'If you do not confess, you will have the same fate as Michelle Cunningham did.'
"What's wrong Nick?" Will asked worried.
"Uh, nothing," Nick said. He got up and left, leaving the letter and envelope on his desk.
"Nick?"
Scotty walked back to his desk just as Lilly and Kat came back from their interviews and sat at their desks when they noticed Will looking on Nick's desk.
"What are you doing?" Scotty asked curiously.
"Nick was laughing as he read this letter, then stopped laughing, put the letter down, and just walked away."
"What does it read?" Kat asked as John walked in.
"Depending on how this Michelle Cunningham died, this is a death threat."
"What?" Lilly asked as she got up and Will started to write a report on the letter.
"Who is Michelle Cunningham and who is being threatened?" John asked.
"Don't know who Michelle is, but she must have something to do with Nick getting threatened and he just left," Will said.
John went to check some files in his office about Michelle Cunningham then sent Kat and Scotty to look for the Cold Case box. The letter was sent for processing to the lab to have it checked for prints while Will and Lilly anxiously went to the box room to check on the progress.
After a few minutes they gathered back in the squad room to talk about the case, while Nick was on the balcony watching the cars go by.
"Wow, two boxes of information and Detective Black is still alive. Michelle's mom still lives at the home, Michelle's father died in '91 of a heart attack," Will said, looking up from his computer.
"Her brother, Henry, still lives in Germantown with his wife and three kids. He works as an assistant to the councilman," Lilly said, turning back around in her chair.
"Weather was ruled not a factor. Brake line of Michelle's car was tampered with and she was killed instantly even though she was driving a bit fast; the accident happened on February 15th," Scotty noted as he closed the folder.
"M.E.'s report states she had some sort of blunt force trauma to the back of the head but I don't see anything on Detective Black's report about that," John said.
"Looks like Mistina Hart was interviewed; she lost out on being Ice Queen to Michelle a few weeks before Michelle died, and knew where she lived. It was thought Mistina tampered with her car since a witness said she had sworn to get revenge," Kat said.
"Did they have a suspect?" Will asked.
"Yes, they did," Scotty said.
"Who?" Kat asked as everyone looked at Scotty.
"You will never guess, and it isn't Mistina either," Scotty said sadly.