FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

Elliot parked the car infront of the Four Seasons Hotel. Cop cars were flooded around the building, along with the ambulance and over a dozen reporters. Elliot and Olivia got out of the car, both pulling their jackets tight around themselves. The morning was freezing. Both Detectives showed their ID to the patrolman and slipped under the police tape, headed towards the entrance of the building. Once inside the hotel they could see several officers taking statements from the guests and staff. By the corner of the room an older man was making wild arm movements, motioning to the other police officers.

Elliot nodded his head towards the man. "Must be the owner."

"Yeh. Seems pretty pissed about all the attention." Olivia turned towards the elevator as another officer came striding out.

The man nodded in greeting. "Detectives. Room's on the top floor. It's pretty bad up there."

Elliot took out his notepad. "Any ideas on what happened?"

The cop shook his head. "Not really. Room service found her around 6, the door wide open, no signs of forced entry. Girl was on the bed. CSU is up there now."

Olivia looked up towards the ceiling. "Security videos?"

"My boys are getting them now, they'll be at your office by the time you get back."

Olivia thanked the officer and both she and Elliot stepped into the elevator.

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HOTEL ROOM

The room was full of CSU officers. The white walls were covered in blood. Elliot and Olivia stepped into the room, avoiding the evidence markers and making their way towards Ryan O'Halloran, one of the CSU's, who was standing at the side of the bed.

Olivia stopped at the end of the bed. The body of the girl was sprawled on top of the covers. The amount of blood made it impossible to see where her injuries were. The crime scene photographer stood beside Olivia, taking more pictures of the body.

"Do you have anything yet, Ryan?"

"Nothing so far. Door wasn't forced, no sign of anyone else in the room, no sign of a murder weapon."

Olivia turned around towards Elliot, who had been speaking to an officer at the side of the room.

"Victim's Faith Mayshaw, checked in, alone, two days ago. None of the other quest heard any noises from the room, not last night, not at all."

Olivia's eyes swept across the blood on the floor and walls. "How could something like this happen without anyone hearing anything?"

Elliot sighed. "Who knows. CSU got much?"

"No." Olivia's eyes flicked back to the girl on the bed. "We'll know more after Warner's had a look at the girl."

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MORGUE

Warner had just finished her notes when Elliot and Olivia walked into the morgue.

"Morning." Warner put her notes down and turned towards the detectives. Olivia caught her attention. The detective looked paler than usual. Probably the case. Every now and then a particular case affected a detective more than usual. Warner didn't mention her observation.

Elliot spoke first. "You got anything for us Doc?"

Warner gave Elliot a small smile. "Not much, your perp was careful. No fluids, no fibers, no hairs."

"So we got nothing."

"No, I said we didn't have much, not nothing. The victim scratched her attacker, but your perp cleaned under her fingernails. He didn't do a very good job though. He missed a bit." Warner picked up a small vile, containing a minute piece of skin. "Not much, but enough to get DNA."

Olivia walked around the examination table, taking a good look at the body. "Cause of death?"

"She bled out. Probably from here." Warner motioned to a deep cut across the victim's throat. "She has several other deep cuts on her body. All were inflicted with the same weapon. Probably a kitchen knife."

Olivia continued to stare at the body. "Was she raped before or after?"

"Before the fatal cut on her throat. Impossible to tell when the others were inflicted, though definitely before the final cut."

Elliot cleared his throat. "How long will the DNA take?"

"I'll get the results to you as soon as possible."

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SQUAD ROOM

Elliot stood up infront of the board, pinning up pictures of the crime scene, Olivia sat at her desk, with Fin perched on the corner and Munch standing between the desks.

"The victim has been positively ID'd by her mother." Elliot turned to face the group, sliding his hands into his pockets. "It looks like she let her attacker in, no forced entry. Blood patterns suggest he knifed her whilst she was standing in the centre of the room."

Olivia spoke from her seat. "After that it looks like he threw her on the bed, raped her, then slit her throat."

"We didn't get anything off the security tapes." Fin had dealt with the tapes. "Unfortunately they weren't working. Manager said something about there being a malfunction in the camera system."

"What a load of bull. I bet he's just trying to save himself a couple of bucks." Munch spoke up from the back of the group, as cynical as ever. "It's all about money these days, no one cares about the safety of our society anymore."

"It doesn't matter what he cares about." Olivia turned to face Munch. "We don't have the footage, or any other witness for that matter."

"Well what about forensics?" Fin had moved to study the pictures on the board.

Elliot stood beside him, hands still in his pocket. "Not much. Warner . . ."

Elliot was cut off by Cragen, who barked at them from the door of his office.

"Olivia! Elliot! My office! Now!"

Elliot and Olivia both walked over to Cragens office. Olivia gave Elliot an enquiring look. She didn't think either of them had done anything wrong lately. The entered the office and Elliot closed the door behind them. Cragen stood behind his desk, a stern look on his face.

Elliot glanced over towards Olivia then back to Cragen. "Captain?"

Cragen rubbed his forehead tiredly. "Warner got a DNA match on the skin found under the victims nail."

"She did?" Olivia seemed confused. "Why didn't she call us?"

"She thought it'd be best if I found out first."

Both Elliot and Olivia waited for Cragen to speak. Neither of them were sure what was going on.

"The DNA is a match to Brian Cassidy."