The Taman in the Shud
By ASC12
Anyone a history buff? Going to try a couple of different approaches in this one…
Time/Takes Place: Season 9 after the Swim Coach guy is killed
1.
Flesh, I haven't seen so much flesh in a while, Cam mulled over the reality in her mind as she focused on the corpse found lying on the earth of East Potomac Park. She was trying to focus on the body as much as possible but the activity around her was making it difficult. Familiar footsteps approached and while she felt a barrage of questions coming on, she welcomed the company.
Without looking up Cam addressed her visitor. "Good morning Dr. Sweets, and how are you this morning?"
Cam didn't have to look up to tell how excited Sweets was to be leading a case again. The last time he had worked with Dr. Brennan and they found the swim coach's killer.
"It is a lovely morning Dr. Soroyan." Sweets said crouching down to see the man she was looking at. "What do we have?"
"We have Dr. Brennan and Booth busy working on another case full of skeletal remains." She said examining the deceased. "We have a male, Caucasian, mid-forties, cause of death unknown."
Sweets looked around and at the water front and serene area around them then back at the man lying dead in the grass, his feet pointing towards the water.
"Why do you suppose we were called to this scene?" Sweets asked and Cam could feel the questions begin.
"I'm not sure Dr. Sweets, but when I'm called I show up to process and work." Cam said continuing to work away.
"Yeah, but this hardly seems unique, certainly questionable for the Jeffersonian to be involved." Sweets hadn't meant it to be an insult but Cam still took it as one and offered an expression summing such a feeling up.
Sweets sighed inwardly. "That's not what I meant Dr. Soroyan, it was a compliment, I was suggesting your time was far more valuable than what a county mortician can do or local detective."
Cam didn't generally question when her superiors asked her to do work, but she had thought of the same questions Dr. Sweets had just voiced. She wasn't sure how to answer so she continued to work and Sweets added a pair of rubber gloves to investigate as well.
"As I mentioned there are no apparent signs of death. I'll perform an autopsy when I get back to the lab." Cam said as Sweets sifted thru the man's pockets.
"I was told that he had no ID on him. Mugged perhaps?" Sweets mused but looked the man over, if he was mugged he showed no signs of being roughed up. His suit was in excellent condition. "Though if he was mugged he simply seemed to have handed over his wallet, laid down on the grass and died. What was the time of death?"
"I would estimate about 2 a.m." Cam said. "It's not even nine now, when was he found?"
"Yeah, this area is pretty busy, a passing jogger called him in as soon as it got light out about 6:30 a.m." Sweets said sharing what he knew. Sweets couldn't suppress the fact that something about all this felt strange.
Sweets took the cigarette that was balanced on the man's ear and smelled it. Cam smiled at his 'detective work.'
"What?" Sweets asked at her smirk.
"Is that some fancy detective work?" She asked.
"Well you smell it then." Sweets said holding it out but Cam backed away. Sweets rolled his eyes. "I noticed the smell, it's not a regular cigarette, it's not marijuana either."
Cam was curious and leaned in now to smell it. "It does smell different. It's pretty big too."
"Yeah it's a Club cigarette." Sweets said.
"How do you know that?" Cam asked impressed.
Sweets smiled and pointed. "It's written right here."
Cam rolled her eyes this time.
"I don't know a lot about cigarettes, but I've never heard of these." Sweets said and Cam agreed, both knew Hodgins could work some computer analysis magic as Sweets bagged it in an evidence bag.
"Ah, here's another one." Cam said removing a half smoked cigarette from his right collar, held in place by his cheek. Cam bagged the additional evidence.
"Plane ticket, for tomorrow." Sweets said removing an envelope from the man's breast pocket.
"Ticket but no wallet." Cam said. "That's going to make travel difficult."
"But there's also a used bus ticket here too." Sweets said.
"Anything else?" Cam asked.
"Half a pack of Juicy Fruit chewing gum, a comb, box of matches." Sweets said looking at the used box. Who uses matches? He wondered to himself as he bagged the items.
"Well I've found about all I can here." Cam said motioning for the techs to come and collect the body.
"Yeah, I'm not sure how many more people there are to question." Sweets said standing and looking around at the area that a few hours ago was most likely quiet but now buzzed with activity.
"I'll work on the autopsy." Cam said and Sweets nodded, each seemed to wonder if this was how Booth & Brennan did things. "I'll let you know my findings." Cam said finding it strange to say to Sweets, Sweets finding it strange to hear from Cam, generally both were on the sidelines to a discussion and puns between Booth and Brennan.
"Okay then." They both said and make an awkward exit.
Sweets collected a few more statements but found nothing unusual about the man or his sudden appearance. Still, Sweets couldn't figure out why the FBI and Jeffersonian were to be involved in this case.
A few hours later Dr. Soroyan would be doing something she had never expected before, waiting impatiently for Dr. Sweets to arrive at the Jeffersonian, for she now had far more questions than answers.