Chapter 2
"Ah good you guys are back" Robin said, standing from his desk and walking towards Emma and Catherine as they strolled into the squadroom after a trip to the latest crime scene, and then the forensics lab.
"What happened?" Emma question skeptically.
"Can't I just be glad you two are back safe? Something bad has to happen for me to be happy you're back?"
The two women shared a look before turning back to him. "Yes." they said in unison as they turned around.
"Ugh, fine. Something did happen but its not, err.. EXTREMELY bad."
"Officer Locksley, withholding information is a federal crime." Catherine said sharply. Robin held his hands up in defense.
"Okay, okay," He said grabbing a sticky note from his desk. "Well a woman came in while you were out. Said her name was 'Regina Mills' and her fiance 'Daniel Stabler' was missing. I thought he might be one of the victims from your case." Robin finally said, reading the names from the sticky note.
Just then Catherine's phone rang, she excused herself and walked back outside before answering it.
"Hey Dad," She said putting her phone up to her ear.
"Hey sweetheart. I was wondering if you were free for lunch in couple hours."
"Umm. I guess I could find sometime, there's just this case and…"
"Yeah, I know all about your case. It's actually why I need to see you."
"Oh… Okay. Wait is everything ok? Are you ok?!" She questioned, getting a little worried.
"Yeah, yeah everything's fine. I'm fine. I just think I might have some information but I don't feel comfortable sharing it over the phone."
"Are you ever not going to take extreme precautions?" she joked knowing that it was her father's job to be cautious with information.
"As long as I'm an Admiral for the U.S. Navy I will always be cautious, especially over the phone."
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. Anyway I should get back to work. I'll see you later."
"Ok sweetheart, see you later. Love you."
"Love you."
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"Hey!" Emma called out as she let herself into Andrew's apartment. She's done this on multiple occasions. A smile spread on her face as she sidestepped all the chemistry equipment strewed about the room.
In her hands she carried a fairly heavy Amazon package. "I found a package outside!" She called. Andrew's head popped out from the kitchen where he was currently making lunch for himself and Emma.
When he saw the package his eyes lit up. "My silica beads!" He motioned to the coffee table. "Just set them there, thanks. I was hoping I'd be able to make liquid glass today!" Emma wrinkled her face in confusion.
"Wha- you know what? I'm not gonna ask," She muttered and made her way to the kitchen. She sat down at the table pushed a chemistry textbook out of the way.
"Jesus, you're insane about your work," Emma said. Andrew smiled.
"Well, it's never insanely boring,"
"Hence the textbook..."
"Well your work's no hoot either,"
"I know. Dead bodies? Yawn!" Andrew rolled his eyes and set two sandwiches on the table.
The pair ate in silence for a few minutes before andrew finally spoke up.
"Hey, Em. I want to get something nice for Alyssa. It's our 1 year anniversary next week and I have absolutely no idea what to do. Will you help me?"
"Of course. Ooo I got it! How about a nice piece of jewelry. There's a new jewelry store right over on Weston road."
"Yeah, okay. I'll take a look."
"I know. You should get her a diamond necklace."
"I don't kno…"
"A diamonds a girl's best friend remember."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever."
"Hey you're the one who asked for help."
"True. But do you really think…"
"Yes, I do."
"How did you…"
"Not that hard."
"Okay, you really need to let me finish at least one sentence."
"I let you finish that one."
"You know what…" Andrew said has he picked a chip up off his plate and threw it at her.
"Hey." She said throwing a chip of her own as they both started laughing uncontrollably.
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Catherine smiled to herself as she pulled up to the small cafe, in her blue corvette. Seeing as this wasn't an official meeting She saw no reason why she couldn't drive her own car for once.
As Catherine entered the cafe, she found her father quickly as he was the only one in standard Navy issue dress blues with every last aspect perfectly up to code. She shook her head slightly at the man with a smile on her face and she made her way through the room to the table by the large window.
As Catherine approached, the man turned his head and upon seeing her, stood to greet her with a hug.
"I was starting to think you wouldn't show." he said
"Sorry, Emma and I were checking out the house of a possible victim."
"Possible victim?"
"Yeah, apparently some woman came in and said her fiance was missing. Officer Lockesley thought that with the sudden disappearance he might be a victim of our serial killer."
"Any proof at the house?"
"Just some ash."
"Ash?"
"Yes, but that's a detail I can't discuss. Anyway what information do you have?"
"That's it? No chit-chat? Can't I just visit with my only daughter after a long trip in the middle east?"
"Well I guess. But Dad you didn't even tell me you were back. There was no call, no email, nothing."
"True, but I called today."
"Yes, to share information not to 'chit-chat'."
"Okay fine, you win. Anyways after I got back I received a call from a SEAL, William Harrington..."
"Whoa, whoa, wait. The same William Harrington that you tried to set me up with."
"Yes... But that's beside the point." he said as Catherine rolled her eyes. She let him continue without voicing some sort of snide remark. "Billy called to ask if I would help him with something, and I said I would. The catch being I couldn't know what it was until I met him at his apartment the next day."
"Why would you agree to that?"
"Because unlike you I actually have faith in people."
"I have faith in people." Catherine said defensively "I have faith in Emma and Robin."
"But not in Billy?"
"Yeah but Billy's an ass."
Admiral Rollins just laughed at his daughter's bluntness before continuing the story. "Well faith didn't matter because when I got there, he was nowhere to be found. Now, 2 days later, still no sign of him. It's like he just vanished,"
"Just like the other victims."
"Exactly. That's why I called you."
"Okay I'll look into it."
The two spent the next hour catching up, before Catherine got a call and had to head back to the precinct.