Chapter 3

Andy was still slightly shocked she'd gotten free. She definitely did not feel very well. Not well at all. She looked around in the dim room, able to make out large windows, partly covered in old newspaper that had torn in places, letting in the sun's light. There was garbage everywhere and the smell of urine was noticeable. She decided to stand up and start getting her bearings. Flexing her legs and bracing her back against the cement support she had been secured to, she rose slowly to a vertical position. As her legs took her weight her head began to swim and that was all she would remember for a while. Moments or hours later, Andy came to. She slowly looked around and, remembering her last few seconds, decided she must have passed out. Rising the same way as she had done before her ever so slowly straightened up. Using the moments she was resting herself, Andy took in more of the room she was in. She guessed it was a warehouse of some sort that saw some regular use. While there was a lot of garbage she could see lights from various electrical appliances and some recent newspapers on a table a few yards away. To her right were some offices which she decided were her best bet to get help. She slowly limped, thinking that she may have several broken bones to say the least she laughed. To the closest office. On a dusty desk was an old rotary phone. She picked up the receiver and whimpered in relief when she heard a dial tone. She thought of Sam. She thought of stopping for a minute, what the hell not like she would suddenly begin to think first before she acted, she laughed to herself, looking down, she slowly began to dial the phone.

"There's no DNA in any of the samples they gave us, Sam," said the medical technician. Sam felt a weight settle on his shoulders and quickly sat down in one of the chairs beside the technician's desk. "Are you sure?" Sam asked. "Absolutely. I got the impression you were really interested in these results so I checked them myself. Twice. Sorry again, detective." "Nothing to be sorry for buddy. You're just doing your job like everyone else. Thanks, for what it's worth." "Anytime, Sam, sorry again.

Sam was in a fragile mental state as he left the medical examiner's office. She couldn't be dead. It was impossible. What was he going to do without her? He felt so lost. As he made the long journey back to the station he began to fume behind the wheel of his truck, head Andy had many good memories in his truck, it wouldn't end like this. He had to keep looking.

Arriving back at the barn, the first thing he heard from Murphy was, "Find any ghosts there Sammy boy?" Sam wanted to hit the idiot but he kept walking. As he walked down the hall, away from Murphy, he fought the instinct to turn around. It just wouldn't do any good though. Not enough time. Sam took a sharp right turn and headed to the locker room to see if Nick was around, He was sitting on the bench on from of his locker, idly staring up at the ceiling when he walked in.

"Well, I got the DNA results. Nothing there."

"It's might not be what you and I were probably both expecting deep down," Sam, said "but It might be something or nothing but my gut tells me otherwise and I'm sure as hell not just going to accept it without checking it out first," Sam said coolly.

They both stared at each other for a few moments, tension filled the room which was silent.

"When's the last time you got some sleep, man?"

"Sleep? I couldn't sleep if I tried. It's just not going to happen. I need to make a move Nick."

"What move can you make Sam? She's dead. I don't like it, you don't like it and nobody on the force likes it, but it is what it is."

"Not for me! Not for me!" With that, Sam stormed out of the locker room, while Nick continued his earlier position looking off into space, and thought. He burst into his office and sat down behind the desk, racking his mind for his next move. Just then, the phone rang...

a/n: short transition chapter, please take the time to pm or review and let me know your thoughts and where you would like to see this go I have a couple idea's so any comments or beta's would be great

Thanks PP