Title: Serial
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, although I wish I did.
Rating: M
Summary: Benson and Stabler investigate a murder, when a woman's body is found in a shallow grave.
Serial:
Chapter 1
"Chance; don't be a douche-bag, I got you fair and square!" Daniel yelled as he climbed to his feet. "It's just paint-ball. Don't be so cheap. When you're out, you're out."
Chance held up his paintball gun and pointed it at his friend "Are you dense?" he asked "We're on the same team genius." He spat back, as he shot his teammate in a fit of immature retaliation.
"So much for our winning streak;" Daniel added dropping his gun to his side. "Let's get back to the base."
Daniel took a few steps alone before realizing his friend wasn't following. "Yo?" he called back to his friend who seemed to be staring at the ground. "What the hell…" he trailed off as he spotted what his friend seemed to be distracted by. "Is that what I think it is?"
Chance nodded his eyes wide in shock "Dude….that's a dead body."
"Elliot." Cragen called as he headed toward the detective "Where's your partner?"
"She's on her way." Elliot responded as he ducked under the yellow crime scene tape. "What do we have?"
"Single victim, body was buried in a shallow grave. A sad attempt to hide the body, a pair of paintball enthusiasts stumbled across her and called it in. M.E's already with the body."
"El;" Olivia jogged up beside her partner as he headed toward the crime scene. "I got here as soon as I could. What do we have?"
Elliot continued walking "Just got here myself." He replied as they approached Warner and the body of a young woman.
"The body hasn't been here very long, a few days at the most. I'll be able to get an exact time of death once I open her up." She handed Elliot a plastic bag. "These were buried next to her."
Elliot nodded "Silk panties, we can assume they belong to her."
"More than likely;" Olivia bent down and examined the body "Defensive wounds." She pointed "She put up one hell of a fight."
"She's just a kid." Elliot whispered staring down at the young woman's body.
"At first glance cause of death looks to be asphyxia." She pointed to the dark bruises coiled around the victims' neck. "Something was wrapped tight around her neck."
"What about this?" Olivia pointed to a few small circular burn marks on the naked woman's chest.
"At this point, it's hard to tell;" Warner began "But I'm sure I will figure it out."
Olivia nodded as she returned to her feet.
"They found the body." Elliot pointed toward the two young men surrounded by other police officers.
"Let's see what they have to say." Olivia spoke as she headed toward the two.
Claudia Frank looked at her watch as she headed toward her car. "I just want to get home and go to bed." Claudia spoke into her cell phone. "I don't want to talk about that jerk anymore tonight."
"Excuse me?" A man's voice called from behind her. Claudia turned around and pulled the cell phone from her ear.
"Can I help you?" she asked wondering what the man wanted.
"My car." He motioned to a van that was parked near Claudia's "It won't start and I was wondering if I could use your car for a boost."
Claudia nodded and went back to her cell phone. "Just a second Brie." She said as she spoke to her friend on the other end of the call. "Of course;" Claudia smiled "My car is right over there, let me get my cables from my trunk."
Claudia flipped her cell phone closed, activating the speaker phone feature. From her end of the phone Brie listened to the conversation.
"I don't really know much about these things." Claudia began as she leaned into her trunk but I'm sure you can…"
Brie listened as the sentence Claudia was speaking trailed off and a small gasp filled the silence.
"Claude?" Brie spoke not sure who was listening or what was happening. "Claudia?"
Claudia didn't respond as her body fell limp into the man's arms. "Everything is going to be just fine." He whispered "You don't have to be afraid."
"Claudia?" Brie yelled into the receiver seconds before the call cut out.
TO BE CONTINUED……………..
