Morgan ducked under the yellow tape which fenced off the master bedroom. Finn was bent over the body of Mrs. Green, examining the bullet wound to the chest. "Hey Finn." Morgan said as she knelt down next to the body and began to photograph the entrance wound.
"Hi, looks like a through and through. Stippling around the wound indicates she was shot at close range, the spatter seems to confirm that."
Morgan continued to photograph the woman's body before releasing her camera to let it hang around her neck and stared at Finn.
"Can I help you with something Morgan?"
"I know we're not exactly the best of friends, but I think we know each other well enough and I just want you to know that if you want to talk about something that's bothering you... You can always come to me and I'll be happy to offer some support."
"It's... It doesn't matter; can we just do our job so they can take the bodies to the morgue?"
She tentatively placed a hand on the shorter woman's shoulder. "Sure, but remember, anything at all, I'm here." With that Morgan took the camera again and moved to photograph the husbands body. She focused on the gun in his right hand, which was hung limply beside his body. She moved to document the entrance and exit wounds. Finally she photographed the brain matter which was spattered as a result of the single shot to the head, which the medical examiner suspected was a suicide, but wouldn't be sure until the bodies were back at the lab. "Thank you doctor, we're finished with the bodies, you can transport them back to the morgue now." Morgan said as she moved to examine the room for trace evidence.
After 5 hours the CSIs had only found hairs which appeared to belong to the victims, and also their daughter, but the labs would confirm that. They didn't find any foreign substances however they wouldn't know for sure if it was just a murder/suicide until the autopsies were performed. Neither woman had spoken much, mainly about what they were finding, or not finding for that matter, but Finn broke the deadly silence they had been in ever since Morgan had collected the last hair over an hour before. "We have to find that girl."
"I know, and we will."
"We have to find her alive."
"No one can guarantee that, you and I both know that Finn, we deal with victims every day, who can say this one is any different."
"It's different because it has to be, she's just a kid really. She's out there somewhere, she's scared and alone and she probably had no idea what to do. We have to find her, and we have to help her because she doesn't deserve to be on her own. No one deserves that, especially not a kid!" Finn turned her head and used her hair as a shield whilst she wiped away a stray tear that had fallen, hoping that Morgan hadn't noticed. She felt a hand on her shoulder, she'd noticed, she was spun to face the younger CSI.
"This one's different for you, and I don't know why, but I know it somehow is. You don't want to tell me, okay. Just tell someone, like you said; no one deserves to be alone. We'll find her Finn, we will." The pair stared at each other before nodding simultaneously, indicating the conversation was over and not to be discussed again. "Let's get back to the lab and process this evidence. Finn nodded in agreement and picked up her kit before ducking under the yellow tape and heading back out to the car.
Morgan pulled into her parking space back at the lab. Both women jumped out of the car and went to retrieve their kits from the trunk. "Go ahead; I'll be up in a minute." Morgan said, so Finn headed off to the elevator and went upstairs. Morgan pulled out her cell and composed a text to Greg, simply asking how he was doing and letting him know she missed him. Then she shoved the device back into her pocket, grabbed her kit, locked the car and headed upstairs. Finn had taken the photos to the layout room so that she could examine the blood patterns in more detail, so Morgan was tasked with taking the hair samples to DNA to confirm that they only belonged to the family. She strolled past the break room and noticed that Sara was sat inside with a cup of coffee and a pen; she was stuck filling out her paperwork. Morgan realised that she must have been in there for an awfully long time because she was certain that Finn and herself had been gone for almost 7 and a half hours. She decided to go and talk to the brunette as soon as she dropped off the samples; after all she wouldn't really have much to do after that because the autopsy would take a while to complete, since there were two victims.
"Henry, will you run these DNA samples to ensure that all the samples come from the two victims, and the daughter."
"Of course. I'll put them in the queue."
"Thanks, let me know when you get the results?"
"Always." Morgan placed the samples down on the table and the turned and walked out. She went to pick up some of her case files from a cabinet on her way to the break room. She headed back toward the break room and placed her phone and the files on the table before moving to pour herself a cup of coffee. She moved back to the table and set down her cup whilst pulling out a seat.
"Hey Sara."
"Hey, what was your chat with Russell about?"
"Oh, I'd rather not talk about it, how's your paperwork going? Russell still not letting you in to the field?"
"You know you can trust me Morgan, hell you trust Cath, why not me?" She let out a light chuckle. "The paperwork isn't going too badly, but if I don't get out of here soon I think that I might go mad. Trying to get it done as quickly, and efficiently as possible."
"I do trust you; it's just not really my place to discuss it." Morgan picked up her pen and opened the first file.
Several hours later and Morgan had almost finished her paperwork. She got a text from Henry telling her that her results were finished. She stood and grabbed her pile of finished paperwork to hand in to Russell. She looked back at Sara who was still making her way through the last few files. She pushed open the door and made her way to the DNA lab.
"Hey Henry, what have you got for me?"
"The DNA comes from the 2 victims, Ted and Victoria Green, the third sample is from a female who is not related to the two victims."
"No other contributors?"
"No, just the three."
"She's not their biological daughter."
"What?"
"The girl, she looks nothing like her parents, and the DNA doesn't match, but it has to be hers, she has access to the room. Therefore likelihood is that she isn't their biological daughter. We have to find the girl!" Morgan grabbed the file and then turned to walk out of the room, not before turning round and shouting - "Thanks Henry!" - over her shoulder. She stuck her head into the break room where both Sara and Nick were now sitting doing paper work "Have either of you two seen Finn?"
"No." They both said in unison just before Morgan sprinted off.
"Hey Russell!" She said popping her head into the open door of her supervisor's office.
"Come in Morgan."
"Don't worry I'm not staying, I came to ask if you'd seen Finn, and drop off my paperwork."
"Thank you, you can put down the files here." Russell gestured to the edge of the desk. "Sorry, I haven't seen her."
"Okay, thanks Russell." She placed down the files and rushed back out of the room. She finally checked the locker room where she found Finn sitting on a bench.
"Hey, you okay?"
"Yeah, fine thanks."
"Are you sure? I can go down to the morgue myself if you're not feeling up to it."
"Nope. I'm good to go." Finn stood and both women headed towards the elevator. They got on and pressed the button to the morgue. Morgan's phone rang.
"Hi Cath."
"Hey Morgan, just got home, thought I'd see how you're doing."
"I'm fine, thank you. Same old, same old."
"Nothing of interest then?"
"No, nothing of interest."
"Okay, well I have to be up early tomorrow. Work, you know how it is, but I'm having a small dinner party on Friday so do you think you'll be able to make it?"
"I'm pretty sure that I can but I'll have to che-" Morgan heard a loud bang on the other end of the line. "Catherine!?" with that the line went dead.
A/N
Cliffhanger! So, Question of the chapter: What other TV shows do you watch?