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Chapter 3

The next morning each of the men receive a phone call to inform them that all of the people on their lists have been cleared. They contact their labs to request that they are joined as soon as possible by their team of choice. Grissom, Mac and Horatio have also been asked to meet at Quantico again to receive briefing files, so after calling home each of them set off to the rendezvous.

Sat together in a brightly lit room, they each have their own copy of the same file to peruse. Quietly flicking through the pages they each make random noises as they notice things that surprise or shock them. Horatio looks up at the other two,

"Does any of this seem a little odd to you?" He asks.

They both pull their eyes away from the papers in front of them.

"Yes, these scenes all seem to have been processed correctly, and evidence followed. But all three cases lead to nothing" Mac nods.

"And all of the cases seem to be linked, but that observation hasn't been noted." Grissom adds.

"Explain please" Horatio says.

"If you look at the victim's profiles, where they work, there seems to be a connection. "Here," he says pointing to victim number one, "Jacob Davies, thirty five, administration assistant, the Pentagon. Victim two, Marcus Seymore, forty two, agency bodyguard, once employed by the first family. Number three, Daisy Leeman, twenty seven, training secretary, the White House. All of them have governmental connections, maybe there's more to this than we first thought?"

"Good eye!" Mac exclaims, "it doesn't say in the file that this avenue has been explored."

"Also," Horatio adds, "the scene's are quite similar, yet not close enough to suggest a typical modus operandi, but there could be connections there. To me it looks as though someone has done their job properly, but they've been pulled short before the final furlong."

"You think that maybe someone is hindering the investigations, so that a conclusion isn't reached, or they're covering for someone?" Mac asks.

"Well I know one investigation that won't be influenced!" Grissom exclaims.

Recalling what Jonathan had told them the previous day, Horatio offers, "Didn't our host say that he thought there may be connections to the government and/or the White House?"

Grissom picks up his copy of the file and starts to check through it again. "That opinion definitely isn't noted in this file."

The men look at each other, all equally as puzzled as one another.

"Well I for one can't wait to get started on this investigation" Mac States.

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