Anne-Marie had just gotten back from Paris with news that the killer had struck again and that Major Daniel was going to Amsterdam to try to recruit a cop called Carlton Hickman. The team had gone onto Google to find out what they could about their possible new teammate and Zuzana was impressed by Hickman's track record. They were currently going over what Anne-Marie had brought back on the Paris murder.
Zuzana was just walking back from getting a drink of water when she heard Major Daniel introducing the rest of the team. He just finished introducing Anne-Marie when Zuzana walked up. "And Senior Sergeant Zuzana Lišková. Policie české republiky in Prague. Explosives expert." Major Daniel said pointing at her.
"Hi," Zuzana said nodding her head in greeting.
Tommy turned around surprised to see her there. "When did you get there?"
"Just now," Zuzana said smirking. She always enjoyed sneaking up on people and there was a reason part of her 'nickname' her family gave her was Shadow.
"Detective First Grade Carlton Hickman," Sienna said beating Major Daniel to the punch.
"You prefer Carl," Sebastian added.
"NYPD," Eva said.
"Former NYPD," Tommy corrected walking away from the golden-brown haired Czech officer a little freaked out at how she snuck up on him.
"Led the department in arrests six years running," Anne-Marie said.
"In convictions, too," Zuzana said impressed.
"Four years as NYPD liaison in Europol after 9/11," Sebastian said.
"Then back to New York where you led the department in arrests again," Eva continued.
"Until you were shot in the hand," Sienna said.
"Chasing a child abduction suspect," Zuzana added.
"Who got away," Tommy aid.
"But you saved the child," Anne-Marie corrected.
"Impressive use of Google," Hickman said causing most of the team to look down and chuckle.
"Yeah well, here's one thing I couldn't find on Google," Tommy said leaning against a pillar. "If you're so bloody good, why'd the NYPD sack you?" Zuzana looked at Hickman wondering what his reaction would be.
"I'm only here because… Louis asked me to come – If I'm so bloody good…" Hickman scoffed. "You can kiss my ass in Macy's window." He turned and left. Major Daniel went after him.
"Well done McConnell," Zuzana said rolling her eyes.
"Macy's window?" Sebastian asked confused.
"It's a shop in New York," Sienna told him.
"You would know that," Tommy told her chuckling slightly.
"Well it's not just in New York, it's all over America," Eva added.
"Pretty high end too apparently," Zuzana said. At least according to Sophie.
"Why would his ass be in the window?" Anne-Marie asked confused.
"Waiting to be kissed by Tommy McConnell," Sebastian told her. Tommy looked at him irritated while Sienna and Zuzana laughed. They milled around waiting to see if Major Daniel would be able to convince Hickman to come back. Tommy was tossing a ball and catching it on the back of his hand either because he was bored or showing off. Zuzana wasn't sure but if it was the latter she was tempted to pin the wall to the wall with one of her knives. If he wanted to show off she'd show him that two could play at that game.
"I was sacked because my bosses were bastards who stabbed me in the back," Hickman said coming back into the room. "Also I'm on permanent heavy meds and I have a useless right hand, the hand that I shoot and write with, so I can't fill out a report or hold a gun. Any other questions?" Zuzana couldn't help but smirk when Hickman looked at Tommy when he said the last part.
"Not right now," Tommy replied.
"Good," Major Daniel said. "So let's stop a monster before he kills another woman."
"So the first victim was in Rome seven months ago," Eva said pointing to a map of Europe with flags on the cities where the murders took place. "A young girl in Villa Borguese Park."
"Same thing in Dublin," three months later," Tommy said. "Phoenix Park."
"London's Richmond Park one month ago," Sienna continued.
"And, night before last, Parc de Saint-Cloud in Paris," Anne-Marie said putting a photo on the table.
"Each killed in a large park in a capital city," Major Daniel said.
"He's putting on a show," Sebastian said.
"Tosser like this always is," Tommy said just as Zuzana said, "Psycho like this always is." He looked at her and smirked while Anne-Marie talked about how the time between victims was getting shorter.
Wen Hickman asked if any of the women had been identified, Major Daniel said that they couldn't do to the damage done to the faces and jawlines and how their fingerprints were removed. Eva said how the women didn't match any missing persons reports in from their countries.
"He also removes clothing, jewelry, anything we could use for secondary identification," Zuzana said. "Basically instead of concealing their identities he erased them."
"They'll mess up. They always do," Tommy said confidently.
"Can we want to wait that long though?" Zuzana asked. "Unless he's already messed up in Paris." They played with the theory that prostitutes sometimes go missing but because of their health they obviously weren't street and that brought them back to how no one could be looking for them.
"We've got nothing at all but four faceless nameless bodies," Sienna sighed.
"That's not necessarily true," Hickman interrupted speaking for the first time since asking about whether they'd been identified. He explained, "Every fact has a reverse. Having no identifying information means- could mean… he went through a lot of trouble to keep them unidentifiable. Why do that/"
"If they were connected to them," Anne-Marie said in realization.
"If we I.D. them," Hickman said. "It would probably lead us directly to him."
Major Daniel stepped up. "So job one, who are all these women?" Sienna and Tommy go to the Paris Morgue and follow up with the body. Anne-Marie take Hickman and Zuzana to the Parc de Saint-Cloud crime scene. Sebastian go as well, and use your new equipment. We should be able to join you all in Paris by nightfall. Alright?" Zuzana accepted her train ticket from Anne-Marie and went to grab her stuff.