Chapter 3 (Updated): The First Clue
Forensics swarmed the inside of the women's' restroom taking pictures, and samples of the blood and dusting for finger prints. Lassiter had yell at 90% of the people in the room for every detail he could think of. He always hated when his emotions got the best of him. O'Hara was not just a coworker but she was probably one of his only friends. She was one of the few who wasn't afraid to confront him and despite her being about a decade younger (and her relationship with Spencer) he admired her. She was a fantastic detective. She always had this sunshiny aura that could sometimes be a little childlike, but it could brighten even his day. The minute the chief told him that Alison had escaped he called her. He knew that she and Spencer would be primary targets and so his fears only worsened when she didn't answer. She always answers her phone when he calls her even if it's the middle of the night. He tried again but it went straight to voicemail. He way beyond worried now, he was panicking. He told Vick to call Spencer and he watched her conversation through the window. Even though he couldn't hear her he knew what was coming when he saw her hand fly over her mouth and then she turned to look at him, a very worried expression on her face. She turned away and barked more orders at Spencer into the phone (no doubt telling him to stay put and not do anything stupid) which he may or may not follow. She then almost ran out of her office to assemble an investigative team.
Currently he was trying to look for any clues that could give him even the slightest clue to where this sick chick might have taken his partner. The pool of blood was no bigger than a baseball, (which he guessed made it more like a small puddle) and given the fact that it was smeared in parts and the finger prints that forensics found near it (which sadly he had no hope that they were anyone's but O'Hara's) she was most likely hit on the head with something. Forensics was still working but they also found evidence of chloroform in one of the stalls and on the floor. He couldn't help but feel a bit proud to know that it took more than a bit of chemicals to knock out his partner. Sure a 30 year-old, 5'4", 107lb blonde detective didn't look like much, but Carlton had learned that she could defiantly hold her own.
His mind drifted to when she was captured by Yin. He remembered the call. Her terrified voice was forever burned into his mind. The minute Guster has said "clock tower" he knew that they needed to work quickly. She was most likely on top of it and even if he'd only worked with her for a few years, he knew she was absolutely terrified of heights (or rather of "falling from high places" as she had once put it). When he and Guster first reached the top and burst through that door the first thing he saw was the head of golden hair and O'Hara's grey jacket, on the opposite side of the railing. When he ran to her side he could see the fear in her eyes. They did not make contact with him, but rather stared into nothingness. After he stopped the clock he rushed to her again. He put a hand on her should her and took the gag out of her mouth. He and Guster then proceeded to lift the whole chair from off the edge of the tower. Her hands were gripped so tightly to it he thought she might pull a muscle. once she was safely over on the other side, they untied her. She sat there for a few minutes after, just staring and gripping the chair. He saw her body visibly shaking and extremely pale. Once the chief had shown up she put on her mask and was able to get by. It didn't fool him. Around 7 when the sun had finally risen, he saw a medic pestering her and trying to coax her to an ambulance. He watched her snap at him and he stepped in and none too gentle told the medic to leave. She claimed she was fine... He saw through it. "I'm fine Carlton" she would say, to which he'd respond "You don't have to be fine." When he held her in his arms as she finally broke down, he realized three things: 1. He had a soft spot for his partner... and possibly just blondes in general. 2. He would make sure Yin paid dearly for the pain he caused her. And 3. He'd never let this happen to her again. He failed at his third task.
He was broken out of his brief moment when a forensic guy addressed him, "Detective, we found this." He held up a white piece of paper that had the Yin-Yang symbol with an 'A' on it.
"Spencer come look at this!" he shouted and Shawn, Gus, And Amy walked over to him and he read it aloud.
Shawn, I've taken your Sunshine. Now run along back to your police
department to await your clue. I like to do things a bit differently than my teacher
but I'll keep your precious "Jules" alive for a little longer.
You might even get to see her if you play nice.
~Alison C.
"Alright," the chief spoke first, "lets head on back to the station and wait for the clue. Forensics can keep working." She started to walk away but not before she saw Amy. "I'm sorry; who are you and what are you doing here? This is a police investigation."
"Oh I'm Amy O'Hara, Detective Juliet is my Aunt. I was with Shawn and Gus when this happened… I uh, I-I am actually the one who discovered the scene."
"Oh, O.K. well, in that case I'm going to need your statement. You can ride back with Mr. Spencer and Mr. Guster ."
Amy nodded and everyone went to their separate vehicles.
The group arrived back at the station and immediately went into the conference room to wait. Henry came in and argued that he should be allowed to help because Juliet was like a daughter to him. Karen didn't protest much and agreed. Shawn's phone was put on the table so that they could answer it quickly and Vick had men ready to trace Juliet's phone if or when she called.
Amy sat next to Gus quietly writing her statement down on a piece of notebook paper. They sat in silence until she spoke.
"Um, I'm all done chief."As she was handing the chief her statement Shawn's phone buzzed.
"It's her!" he exclaimed. "It's a text!"
"Well read it Spencer!" Lassie glared at the younger man as Shawn started to read.
Shawn, your love is singing in the dead of night.
So take her broken wings and learn to fly
All your life, she was only waiting for this moment to arise.
~Alison C.
"That's it?!" Gus shouted in disbelief.
"Alright think," Started Vick, "um singing in the dead of night, it could be a night club or a karaoke bar..."
Everyone but two people started shouting out thoughts and brainstorming possible answers to Alison's riddle. Amy and Shawn sat quietly until Amy said, almost to herself, "Blackbird."
Everyone stopped talking as Amy repeated, "Blackbird" a little louder, "The words in the clue are song lyrics to Blackbird by the Beatles. It's one of Juliet's favorite songs. 'Blackbird singing in the dead of night. take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise'. Its pretty much a direct quote!"
The other five sat there flabbergasted by the fact that she had figured it out.
"I'm getting something chief." Shawn stood up and put his finger to his eyebrow. "Blackbird self storage. It's about 20 miles from Jake's and is pretty much abandoned. I say we follow Amy's lead on the song and try there first."
"Okay then," Karen sighed, "Henry I want you and Amy to stay put at the station. It's highly unlikely that Alison knows about her but I want to make sure that she's safe. McNabb already brought her suitcase in and I want her under supervision at all times. This is NOT up for negotiation! IS THAT CLEAR?!" She looked at both of them and the nodded in agreement. "Oh and Amy," the chief addressed her, "nice work." and with that the other four left the station.
After they left Henry thought he saw something move outside the conference room window, but then remembered that it WAS a windy night, probably just the bushes. Little did they know, however, that someone was watching them through the open blinds of the conference room windows. They also didn't realize that a wire had been planted and Alison had been listening to their meeting. She picked up her phone and dialed a number.
"Yes." A deep raspy voice answered from the other side.
"Plant the clues and get out quickly. They're on their way. I'll meet you at location 'C' in an hour or so. I need to take... care of a little something first." And she hung up and peered through the window to watch... and wait.
A/N: SOOO SORRY I didn't update as soon as I thought I would. My teachers bombarded me with homework and I've been really stressed lately and just haven't found time for writing.
PS. All of the clues are going to be based off of Beatles songs (which I also do not own) so let me know of any songs that you like and I might just put them in my story! Also I'm planning on some whump! *smiles deviously* ;) So again PLEASE REVIEW!