Title: New York, New York
Author: Morgan a.k.a. scgirl317
Summary: The son of a thief goes missing, but the case may be more than the Missing Persons Unit can handle.
Spoilers:Without a Trace: Gen season 1-3 stuff
Stargate: 4.13 "The Curse"; 6.10 "Cure"; 7.03 "Fragile Balance"; vague 4.04 "Crossroads" and gen season 8
Setting: Season 3 of Without a Trace and season 8 of Stargate (probably right before "Sacrifice").
A/N: The idea for this fic came from a plot bunny unleashed on the WAT-AllFic Yahoo! Group by bugeyedmonster2, she deserves the credit for the idea. Though it's not the same as the original bunny, this fic would not exist if she hadn't posted her idea. So, BEM, thank you.
Zach Bishop opened the lock on the door, sighing as he made his way into the safe. This time he was after artifacts. Egyptian by the looks, now that he saw them. He ruefully shook his head as he quietly bagged the items. If the NYPD knew how many burglaries he was responsible for, they would have a field day. But oh, if they only knew.
He aimed for the ones in better condition, since those were the ones his dad said were more valuable. After all, the only thing that really mattered was the street value so John Bishop could buy more coke. That's why Zach was reaching for the earthenware jar, to pay for his dad's next fix. The older man may have been mean high, but he was a downright demon in between. So Zach saved himself the trouble and kept John's suppliers paid.
The jar was on a high shelf towards the back. Even at almost six feet tall, Zach had to reach on his toes to grab it. The jar slipped off the shelf as he tried to grab it, breaking and setting off an alarm in the process. But what was in the jar was unlike anything Zach had ever seen in his life.
"What do we have?" asked Samantha, as she gathered with her colleagues in the bullpen.
"Zachary Bishop, seventeen years old," said Jack, looking at his team. "He was last seen breaking and entering the home of a wealthy antiquities collector, Norman Freeling. The alarm in his safe was tripped at four this morning. Zach's father, John Bishop, was apprehended several blocks away. The father has turned out to be a drug addict who willingly lets his son take the fall for the crime that paid for his habit, but was the last one to see Zach when he entered the house. No one saw him leave.
"Danny, you and Vivian will go to Mr. Freeling's house, see if you can pick anything up there. Sam and Martin, you'll go to the Bishops' house. I'll see what I can get out of Dad."
Okay, sorry about the divider issue. FF apparently ate the ones I had there.