II. Yours Truly
Joss pulled her car up to the circle of police cars and the Medical examiners van.
Once she was parked she reached into her glove box and grabbed her badge and side arm and got out of the car. She secured her badge around her neck and her gun at her waist, shut the car door and made her way over to the yellow crime scene tape. Joss flashed her badge to the uniform officer and made her way down the embankment.
She made note of the surrounding area. The entire area was surrounded by woodlands, the location was at least 35 miles from the nearest roadway.
As she made her way down the embankment she saw Fusco looking overly frustrated and glaring. Once she followed his line of sight and saw the medical examiner she understood.
Dr. Cooper had a strict set of rules when it came to her job, unfortunately those rules irritated most detectives. As soon as she walked up to the scene Cooper was the first to notice her. Joss watched as Cooper stood up and put her hands on her hips while glaring at Fusco.
"Detective Carter can you please explain to your colleague that I don't work in speculative theories"
Fusco dropped his hands to his side. "Speculative theories? I just want you to give me an educated guess as to the cause of death."
Joss let out a laugh and touched Fuscos shoulder and shook her head.
"Dr. Cooper, what are the facts, so far?" Joss questioned
Joss watched as Cooper crouched back down next to the body.
"Based on the rate of decomposition and the surrounding environment the body has been in this location for 8 to 12 months. Once I exam the bones further I might be able to narrow the time window."
"And the victim "Joss asked
"Based and the shape and width of the pelvic bone as well as the construct of the cheekbones and nasal passage, I can conclude the victim was a Hispanic female between the ages of 38 and 40 with an approximate height of 5 feet, I get her back to the lab I'll be able to properly look at the bones."
Cooper stood up and began snapping her gloves off while glaring at Fusco.
"And then I will be able to properly identify the cause of death."
Joss watched as she walked back up the embankment.
"You see this is why I don't ever go to autopsy, she's freaking crazy"
Joss smiled and shook her head.
"Not crazy Fusco, she just values the integrity of her job. So you want to tell me how we caught a case so far out of our jurisdiction."
"Yeah, a couple of hikers came across the body sticking out of the drain pipe. Once the locals were on scene, they determined her body drifted down the pipe. This particular drain pipe only has two openings and they are back in Manhattan. They figured the girl came from our neck of the woods.
"Did CSU find anything at the openings." Joss replied
"Yeah they determined that one of the openings was pried open, but they didn't find any DNA or evidence."
Joss looked down at the partially decomposed skeletal remains of their Jane Doe. Poor woman, someone had to be missing her.
"Alright Fusco, let's get back to the precinct and start combing through missing persons reports that fit her description from the area around the dump site"
"Can't we just shoot him now, we already know he's the bad guy."
"Ms. Shaw please refrain from harming Mr. Saint until he's in the process of committing his crime."Harold replied.
Shaw let out a sigh and stated strumming her fingers on the dash board
"At least you haven't been sitting in the car for the past 4 hours with her Finch."John stated
"Indeed Mr. Reese. Ms. Shaw if you don't mind me inquiring, you seem to be in more of a hurry than usually to wreak havoc."
"We have plans tonight" Shaw replied
"We?"John and Harold both replied simultaneously.
"Carter and I .First we're going to the gun range to unload some clips and then I'm dragging her to the bar to get some."
"Some what?" Harold asked puzzled
Shaw smiled "Some dick that doesn't run on batteries"
Shaw almost laughed when she heard Harold choke on the tea he was probably drinking.
"How very crude Ms. Shaw" Harold stated while clearing his throat.
"What? She needs some stress release." Shaw stated as she lifted up a pair of binoculars to spy on the drug dealer.
"And besides it's not like her 'Just Friend' is going to get off his ass and do something about it."
A smile spread across Shaw's face as she saw from the corner of her eyes, John's frown deepen as he gripped the steering wheel harder.
As she entered the precinct Joss slowed her walk to a confused trout and looked around. Everyone was looking at her smiling, especially the females.
As she rounded the corner she found out why as she stared at her desk in disbelief.
"What the hell? Fusco who put that on my desk?"
"I don't know Carter, it was there when I got here."
Joss put her hands on her hips as she stared at the vase full of roses and the huge box of chocolates. Her thoughts were interrupted when Fusco walked up beside her.
"Well you got to give the man some credit. That has to be like 5 or 6 dozen roses there. Who are they from?"
"How the hell should I know, the last time someone left flowers on my desk it was for my own funeral"
Joss watched as Fusco grabbed the card that was on top of the box of chocolates. She watched as he let out a laugh as he read the card.
"Oh man Carter, this dude has it bad for you, listen to this. 'My dearest Jocelyn, no amount of words can express the burning passion I hold for you deep in my heart. My soul yearns for you like no other. From the moment we met and I gazed into your beautiful eyes I knew we were destined to be together for all eternity.-from yours truly'."
Joss stared at Fusco."That's freaking creepy."
Fusco dropped the card back onto her desk
"That's sad, Casanova better back off before wonder boy finds out."
Joss knitted her eyebrows at Fusco
"What's John have to do with anything?"
"Well first off he goes ballistic whenever anyone looks at you sideways, second you remember when that wanna -be thug coped a feel on you, my boy in the gang unit said they found him beat up and tied to a flag pole."
Joss rolled her eyes "Whatever Fusco"
Fusco threw his hands up and moved back to his desk.
"Fine don't listen to the powers of the Fusco, but I'm telling you, Mr. Happy has a thing for you."
Joss picked up the flowers and chocolates and threw them in the trash and grabbed half the stack of missing person's files from her desk. She walked over to Fusco and set them on his desk.
"Alright almighty Fusco, use your powers to help me find our Jane Doe.
Edward unlocked the door to his apartment and made his way inside and shut the door
"Artemis come her girl, I have something to show you."
As he heard the padding of paws he crouched down as an albino white husky came down the hallway. He petted and scratched her behind the ears and made her sit. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a black velvet box and revealed a wedding ring.
"What do you think girl, it's for your new mommy, isn't it beautiful?"
After he feed Artemis, Edward made his way to his bedroom to undress and take a shower. After he was done he wrapped a towel around his waist and sat on his bed.
He smiled as he looked at the pictures that covered the walls of his room from floor to ceiling. They were all pictures of the times he and Joss spent together before they became a serious couple.
After staring at their pictures Edward laid down and slipped his hand under his pillow and pulled out a white scarf. He wrapped the scarf around his neck and inhaled her scent. As her scent traveled from his head to his toes his whole body began to burn with passion.
He sat up and grabbed the remote from his night stand and turned on the screen that was in his room. As he looked at the monitor and observed the still empty house, she wasn't home yet. So he sat back in his bed and stared at her empty bedroom as he waited for her to get home.