Idea I have had floating around...we'll see where it takes us! These characters aren't my own. I'm just borrowing them!
"So walk me through this, Lieutenant," Sharon asked as she joined the team in the Murder Room. The team was filtering in from their latest crime scene, and Amy and Julio were getting the three witnesses setup in different rooms to question them.
"Captain, we have three witnesses. Sykes and Julio are getting them situated now. I'm not sure any of them are going to be much help. The boutique owner was found in the back of the store, and the only reason he was found was that one of the witnesses was ready to purchase some items, and no one was around to help her. When she called for him, she got no response and then saw him lying on the floor. It looks like he's been stabbed, according to Kendall, but we're waiting for all the details from Morales. We only caught the case because Robbery/Homicide is backed up with three pending cases from over the weekend.
Sharon nodded, "Once they are setup, please make sure they have some water and something to eat. You had mentioned earlier two were pregnant. Then have Julio and Amy question them. We can watch from electronics while we work the other angles.
"Will do Captain," Provenza nodded and turned to find Amy and Julio.
"Andy, anything yet on the victim's financials?" Sharon asked as she looked back to his desk where he was working on his computer.
"Ahh, not yet, Sharon," Andy looked up and smiled at her. "I am still waiting on the last bit of information. So far, I just have his credit score, which was in normal range, no red flags."
Sharon, nodded and turned, "Mike?"
"Captain, pulling up surveillance from the store next door. Buzz should have it ready in electronics," he informed her.
Sharon nodded to everyone, and the team got up to complete their different tasks. Sharon, Andy, Provenza, and Mike all headed toward electronics ready to watch the surveillance video and witness questioning. Sharon sat in her chair, alongside Buzz while Provenza, Andy, and Mike stood behind her. Buzz cued up the first room where Amy was taking the statement of the woman who discovered the body. They listened to her statement, noting that she didn't have much to offer, Julio's witness knew even less, and he was done much faster than Amy. Julio went to question the third witness who had finally finished in the restroom.
"Good afternoon, Ma'am," he started. My name is Julio Sanchez, and I am a detective here in Major Crimes. We have brought you here just to get your statement, find out if you saw anything. Can I get your name and address information to get started?
"Sure," she said, seeming excited to be a witness, "It's Bambi. My name is Bambi."
"Like the deer?" Provenza mumbled, joking in electronics. "Look, Bambi is going to have a fawn soon," which got a chuckle from the other guys. Sharon just looked at all of them and turned her attention back on the interview.
Julio was having trouble not chuckling himself. Bambi wasn't very old, and even though she was around six months pregnant, she didn't appear to be wearing maternity clothing, making her regular clothes very tight. Her blonde hair was teased out, and she had on quite a bit of makeup.
"Ahh, Bambi," Julio asked, "can I also get your last name and address for our statement here?"
"Sure, handsome," she winked at Julio which had the guys chuckling again, "Bambi Raydor. I live in San Francisco, well, I did. I lived in Reno up until a few months ago, then San Francisco, and I might be staying here in L.A.," she shrugged. "I am sort of between homes right now."
Sharon sat up when she heard the mention of the witness's last name and turned in her seat to glance back at Andy. He returned her startled expression. Sharon turned back to the screen to continue listening. The whole group had heard the name.
"Just curious, Ma'am, but any relation to Jack Raydor? He is someone our department knows well," Julio inquired.
The guys laughed again and Sharon sighed. She sure hoped they weren't looking at Jack's latest conquest.
"No handsome, I don't think so," she smiled as she reached across to grab his hand. "I am married, well technically but don't let that stop you," she winked, "but my husband's name is Ricky. Ricky Raydor," she smiled brightly at Julio.