Sirens screamed as police and paramedics raced to the scene of a rather gruesome murder. Deep in the woods behind an old apartment complex, a young woman had been found dead by her husband. The first responders happened to be Alfred F. Jones, a well known FBI detective and Ludwig Beilschmidt, the head of Miami's FBI department. The two men were astonished by the scene they approached, Alfred immediately covering his mouth and nose.

"Oh God," he muffled.

In front of them, there was a woman lying naked on her stomach, face first in a shallow creek. There was blood everywhere, including all over the poor victim. Ludwig walked up to the body, looking over it and Alfred came with him. Right away, both men could see dry blood all over her naked body, and maggots swarming around the back of her head and between her shoulderblades. In her back, there were carvings of two words "Pay Back".

"Homicide. No question about it." Alfred stated, now letting his hand drop to his side. Ludwig sighed and crossed his arms, nodding in agreement with Alfred's obvious statement. Footsteps were then heard from behind both men, and Alfred turned to see a blond haired and green eyed man walking towards them.

"You're late, Arthur." Ludwig grunted.

"I apologize, the call was unexpected," the man now known as Arthur answered. He had a soothing British accent, and Alfred was hung up on those emerald eyes. "but I made it before the the paramedics I see."

Ludwig nodded before getting on with his introduction,

"Alfred. This is Arthur, he is a new member on our team, and this is his first case. He moved here from England."

"Nice to meet you," Alfred said, offering his hand to Arthur. Arthur took his hand and nodded.

"You as well." Arthur said. He then wrinkled his nose, looking away. "Oh god, that smells dreadful…" he murmured.

"That's the smell of murder." Alfred said, looking back towards the body.

The paramedics had soon arrived, as did Feliciana and her forensic team. They scoped out the scene while Alfred, Arthur and Ludwig stood back. After about twenty or so minutes, Feliciana stepped back and came towards the three men.

"As you guys probably guessed, this is a homicide. The victim is female, and it seems as though she was killed elsewhere and dumped back here. Poor thing…"

"How long do you think she's been dead?" Alfred asked.

"Not sure yet," Feliciana replied. "though the autopsy and medical exam should be able to tell us that by the end of the day."

"Shouldn't be too hard to find the murderer," Arthur said. "she had to have known her killer. Or someone she knew had a relationship to the killer."

"Good observation," Alfred said with a grin. "that means we will have a fast shot at getting this jackass, and giving her family some sort of peace at mind."

"Alfred," Ludwig said. "I am putting you in charge of this case. You and Arthur will work together and find out who killed this poor woman. Alright?"

"Yes sir." Alfred stated. He turned back to Arthur and said, "You got nothing to worry about dude. I have solved every case given to me. This one will be no different."

Arthur crossed his arms, raising a skeptical brow. "Interesting ego you got there."

"Come on men," Ludwig began. "let's head back to main quarters."

Towards the end of the day, Alfred and Arthur decided to meet at the medical center to find out who exactly this victim was. That way, the two would be able to start their investigation. At the medical center, Arthur and Alfred met with Eduard, the medical examiner.

"So what did you find out?" Alfred asked. Eduard sighed and said,

"Well, she is twenty-seven years old, and died approximately a week ago. Feliciana was right that she was dumped where she was found. She has two bullet wounds: one to the back of the head and one to the back of her shoulders; both shot from behind. Cause of death was the shot to the head. She has over fifty stab wounds throughout her body, and it seems as though she was stabbed before she was shot."

"Do we have a name or anything?" Arthur asked.

Eduard pulled out his laptop and turned it to show both detectives. On the screen was a missing person's report of a young woman of the name Elizaveta Hedervary-Edelstein.

"A young Hungarian woman, Elizaveta. Seems as though she was a newlywed, disappeared right after her honeymoon. Her husband was the one who reported her missing a day after she didn't come home from the food store. Another day after that, her car was found at the store, indicating that she was abducted."

"As I said before, poor girl…" Alfred said mournfully. Eduard nodded, and Arthur crossed his arms, looking frustrated. He didn't say a word, but just stared at the screen instead. "You alright, Arthur?" Alfred asked.

"Hm?" Arthur looked at Alfred. "Yeah, just looking over the information is all. When are we going to visit her husband?" Arthur asked.

"I'm going to make a phone call, and have him come down for an interview." Alfred said. Arthur nodded before looking at his watch.

"I get off now. I'll check in with you tomorrow, alright?"

"Alright," Alfred confirmed. "Meet me in my office tomorrow morning."

"Sure thing."

With that arrangement made, Arthur turned and left the medical center. Alfred took in a deep breath and glanced at Eduard before asking,

"Am I crazy, or did he seem like he knew something?"

"I don't know." Eduard said. Alfred hummed and turned away.

"Well, I have to find her husband and talk to him. Find out some other possible suspects as well. Thank you, have a good night."

Arthur sat in his car in the parking lot of his apartment. He didn't want to go inside just yet; he had some things to think over. Could he have really done that to her? Why did he have to be so violent? What did she ever do to him? Arthur shook his head and pulled out his phone. He noticed he had a missed call and voicemail from that monster. Reluctantly, he opened the voicemail and put it to his ear.

"Hey Art, you know who it is. Call me back when you get this. I need a favor from you."

AN: Hey guys! This story was previously Dirty Little Secret, but is now Darkened Heart. It is being rewritten into something much better, so I hope you guys like this much better! Please send in reviews to help get these chapters up as quick as possible! Enjoy! :D