An Owls Cobalt Blues

by spelerison

"He took my sister from me, he hurt the last living family I've got and he's going to pay for it! ...it might not be today or tomorrow but he will." Set in the 1940's a crazy mix of NCIS, SVU, Criminal Minds, and Leverage. Features a gangster Rossi, Nate and Munch as Detectives under Cragen's command, Gibbs and Fornell as feds, Parker and Spencer as siblings, and so much more.

1. Significance

Disclaimer: I do not own, nor am I claiming to own any of the following shows or their respective characters. No profit is being made and no infringement is intended. Leverage, Criminal Minds, Law and Order:SVU, NCIS and any other recognizable characters, phrases, quotes, lines or locations belong to their respective owners and not me.

Chapter One: Significance

"We learn more by looking for an answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself." Lloyd Alexander

Winchester, Nevada

November 3, 1942

The pungent odor of blood was a stark contrast to the normally crisp clean air of these last few nights.
For there, kneeling beside the cause of such a smell and their latest victim was New York native and detective with the LVPD for 12 years, John Munch.

Walking up to his partner, Nathan Ford asks, "Does it look like the same man?"

Apparently that was the wrong thing to ask though because next thing Nathan knows is Munch is no longer kneeling but within inches of his face.

"No it doesn't!" Munch yells sarcastically. "Use your eyes Nate. What other murderers have we come across that tattoo an owl on their victims before evidently, raping them and then proceeding to stab them to death?" Munch finished his voice lowering as he continued. "What I really don't understand though," he turns to look back at what probably used to be a vibrant young blonde. "Is after all this; why he takes the time to redress them? It's always in that same blue dress. What's so significant about that dress?"

Quickly recovering from the shock of his friend's unusual outburst, Nate attempts to soothe his anger and fraying patience. "Munch, listen, I know how much you wanted to find the person responsible for this before there was a fourth victim, believe me I do because I did too, but we've got to stay calm and focused if we want to find him and make sure that there won't be a fifth."

Taking a deep breath than sighing Munch slowly ran his hand over his face trying to calm his emotions. "You're right. It's just been three months ya' know. That should have been more than enough time to figure this out before another..." he trailed off watching their newest victim being loaded to head to the morgue. Shaking his head to clear it of such depressive thoughts, Munch started heading to their crime scene to continue the investigation, stopping right before reaching his destination he starts to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Nate asks, stopping just behind him.

"Me telling you your right. There must have been something in my coffee."

"The real question," Nate says ignoring the jab from his partner, "Is what is the significance behind the owl?" and with that question yet to be answered, they continued on to their crime scene hoping to find anything that might move the investigation along.

"There are five stages of grief. Try not to go through all of them at the same time." ( Det. John Munch Law and Order:SVU)