A/N: A shout out to SVUSHIPPER4EVER. So glad you liked the last chapter. No EO in this chapter but some Munch and Fin on the case to get the ball rolling. ;) Thanks!


Chapter 2

"What have we got Melinda?" Munch asked. He was wondering how he managed to end up inside the bathroom of a penthouse owned by a rich man this close to the end of his shift. It had been a long week and it was about to get longer.

"Well we've got a dead blonde female in her twenties. Possible signs of sexual assault. She's got markings on her wrists and ankles which seem to suggest that she was tied up. I wouldn't hold my breath for any fluids," the medical examiner shook her head.

"Yeah, how nice of our perp to leave her body in a bathtub full of water," Fin shook his head. He took in the fancy marble tile and bathtub surround for the free-standing bathtub. A separate shower stall was located a little further away and the faucets were a gold color. The toilet had its own little corner to be in complete with modesty half wall.

"We're assuming this to be a sexual crime because she was possibly tied up or because she decided she wanted to take her clothes off before bathing?" Munch wanted to know.

"The show is in the adjoining bedroom," Melinda jerked her head toward the closed door not too far away.

"I think this bathroom is bigger than my first apartment," Fin commented as he and Munch went through the closed door.

"This apartment is bigger than my first house," his partner cracked.

"Detectives, so glad you could join us," Rich, the CSU tech, said.

"Well you know how we like to make an entrance. What exactly got us called to the scene?" Munch wanted to know.

"When we opened the closet, we thought we better call you," Rich admitted. He pointed to the corner of the room and Jackie, Rich's colleague, opened the door. There was an interesting collection of toys, which included ball gags, a whip, and some leather items.

"A little S and M huh? Well that would certainly tell us the resident likes it rough but not much else," Fin cocked an eyebrow.

"Then there's the markings on the bed," Rich said. The bed looked like it had been made and not slept in but the points of interest that the tech was pointing to were on the head and footboards.

"So a little tying up, which would match our victim in the tub. Bed is awfully neat and tidy though if she was assaulted here, someone must have cleaned up," Munch frowned at the marks left in the wood, which would match the handcuffs in the closet.

"And forgot the body in the bathtub?" Fin wondered.

"Well that's where things get weird," Rich admitted.

"Get weird? As if they weren't weird enough already?" Munch gave him a look.

"The homeowner swears that he has no idea who the girl is and was on a business trip for the last week," Officer Hayes said from the doorway.

"Can we confirm that?" Fin asked.

"The front desk says they promised to hold his mail for the week and tell the cleaning lady to not bother coming," Hayes explained.

"We'll need to confirm that story. Send the info to Kenny at our precinct. Lead us to the homeowner," Munch said.

"He's a Mr. Jonathan Schwartz. Capital Investment banker on Wall Street," Hayes took them over to a man who was sitting on the plush living room couch. He was older with dark brown hair that Fin surmised was dyed.

"Hi Mr. Schwartz, I'm Detective Munch and this is my partner, Detective Tutuola. Officer Hayes says you don't know the lady in your tub?" The elder man asked.

"I don't. I have no idea how she got in here," Schwartz admitted.

"Well why don't we start with a list of people who have keys or access to your place," Fin said.

"Me, building maintenance, my housekeeper, and the front desk," the man said.

"No family or friends?" Munch asked.

"My parents live upstate and my friends would have no reason to have a key," Schwartz explained.

"Well we're going to need you to come down to the precinct until we can verify your business trip details," Fin told him.

"And then there's the matter of the items we found in your closet…" Munch trailed off.

To Be Continued…