Discs.: I don't own any of the shows or their characters!!!
A/N: I reposted the entire story because it was slightly rewritten - furthermore I have some updates for it...It wasn't beta read, so I just hope there are not too many mistakes in it...
Okay so here some basic (maybe at first slightly confusing) facts :
Time line (different depending on the show):
-CSI Miami : Around mid-six season
-CSI NY: Third season
Pairings:
Calleigh&Jake (at the beginning) then Calleigh&Eric ; Mac&Peyton
Summary:
When Eric decides to spend his vacation in NYC he gets in trouble...(Don't want to reveal too much just yet...)
(more details to come)Be my escape
Prologue : How the drama began
New York :
He sat at a table in a popular night-club and sipped his drink slowly while he was observing the dancing crowd in front of him. When he saw a very beautiful, blond young woman he smirked and got up.
He joined the dancers on the floor and moved slowly through the crowd towards the girl, who had caught his eyes. When he had reached her he gave her his greatest smile.
A while later, when another song had finished, he smiled at her once again and asked in his most charming voice:
"Can I offer you something?" After a short moment the young woman smiled and nodded.
Nobody noticed the couple when they left an hour or so later.
Three days earlier in Miami :
"Goodbye, guys…" Eric Delko smiled at his colleagues while he got ready to leave the building and start his vacation.
"We will miss you – but you really deserve this trip. I hope you will enjoy your time off!" Calleigh hugged her best friend.
He smiled and told her:
"Of course I will! I mean, two weeks, New York…" he sighed before shaking hands with Horatio.
When he finally left the building he sighed, relieved. They all knew Eric deserved to get some rest. He had recovered surprisingly fast from being shot and losing his sister for a second time, but they all knew that he still needed some time –for himself – to complete the process of recovering.
He was going to take the next flight and hopefully he would arrive in New York City this evening. He just hoped to be able to sleep a bit during the flight, considering the fact that he had worked for the last 48 hours.
In New York a day later, 9.30 am :
When Mac arrived at the scene his team had already arrived. He took a look at the body and then asked :
"So, what do we have here?"
"Laura Smith, 22, was found like this an half hour ago. The same MO as in the Andrews case…" Flack let him know.
Mac thought for a moment about the mentioned case…
Flashback – two hours earlier :
They had been called to a scene after 24 year old Jessica Andrews had been found dead at her apartment which she shared with her best friend Lisa Montgomery, who had found her when she came home after work.
At first sight they figured out that she had been beaten brutally by her murderer. But the COD was not that clear : she had been shot in the forehead but the perp had also cut through her neck – nearly beheading her. What had actually killed her was going to be found out during the autopsy, but what they knew for sure was that it had to have been pure horror for Lisa Montgomery to find her best friend like this.
It was also in all probability that the victim had been raped before her death – given the fact that she was lying naked in the crumpled sheets of her bed. Her body was littered with bruises and cuts.
Luckily for them they had found quite a lot evidence at the crime scene.
"It's actually surprising how little that guy cared about getting caught…" Danny had commented.
End flashback
Peyton hadn't finished the autopsy yet, but she had been able to confirm the suspicion that Jessica had been raped. Mac focused his attention onto the new case.
"Who found the victim?" he looked questioningly at Don.
"The maid…Juanita Sanchez, 48 years old, she also worked for Mrs Smith's parents before they died a year ago."
"Do we know when she was killed?" Mac asked, looking at Peyton.
"As far as I can judge under these circumstances, I would say not much later than four hours ago – but I'm not sure…"
Mac nodded. Then he turned his attention toward Lindsay who entered the room that moment.
"Had Mrs Sanchez been able to tell you anything useful?"
Lindsay shook her head and explained :
"I think she is in shock…"
"Okay, have you found anything useful in here?"
"Actually we have found as much evidence here as at the other scene. Whoever this guy is either he is totally stupid or he is extremely confident concerning his abilities…"
"Whatever it is, we should be happy about it – because we will be able to find him soon as long as he doesn't change his MO the next time…" Mac gave his team members a reassuring glance and helped them with processing the scene.
Tbc
A/N: Hope you liked it so far - please review!