Wednesday, 24th July, 14:00
Danny tried to contain his laughter as he watched Lindsay on the couch in Mac's office. Everybody knew how tired she was, so it was no surprise for Danny to find her in Mac's office.
He carefully sat down next to her and smiled widely as he looked down at her peaceful face. She was so beautiful. Both when she was awake and asleep of course. Danny gently kissed her on the lips.
"Wake up, Montana." He grinned.
Lindsay groaned and sat up. When she saw who had woke her up, she slapped Danny's head gently. Then leaned into his warm embrace.
"So while everybody else is eating on their lunch hours, Lindsay Montana is sleeping." Danny chuckled, "And yet she never complains about being hungry later."
"That's because I eat a large breakfast." Lindsay grinned and gave Danny a kiss, "Anything new on the case?"
"Yeah, we just got a new victim. I just came here to say goodbye to ya."
"Okay, goodbye." Lindsay smiled, "See you later."
"I love you Lindsay."
"I love you too." Lindsay smiled and watched Danny leave.
Danny met up with Mac at the parking lot.
"That wasn't two minutes Danny." Mac said.
"Well, I just stopped and watched her for a while." Danny smiled and got into the car with Mac.
Mac pulled out of the parking lot.
"For fifteen minutes?" He asked.
"It's been that long?"
Mac nodded and chuckled, "Well when you really love someone you liked to watch them sleep."
Danny nodded in agreement, "So how do ya feel?" He asked after a while.
Mac looked confused at him.
"About the daddy-news I mean."
"Oh that." Mac smiled, "Well, it's still sinking in."
"It took some time for it to sink in for me too." Danny said, "But you'll enjoy everyday of it."
Mac nodded. It felt strange that Danny had more experience then Mac when it came to Daddy feelings. After all the man was much younger then him, but he already knew more then Stella and Mac together about expecting a baby.
"So when is the first ultrasound?" Danny asked.
"In a week." Mac said.
"It's going to be magical." Danny smiled, thinking back to the first ultrasound he had with Lindsay. She had already gone to one before, but it had been the first time for him. He had been completely amazed by the little baby on the screen. Lindsay had chuckled at him, because Danny had been staring at the monitor for over thirty minutes. Danny would never forget that magical moment.
After a while Mac stopped outside a small alley. Since Sheldon was in Texas, and Stella and Lindsay were restricted to the lab, Danny and Mac were the only CSI's working at this hour.
"Gentlemen. Meet Gustav Hallberg." Don Flack said and showed the guys the victim.
"He's not from here is he?" Mac asked.
"He's from Sweden, but he has lived for several years." Don said.
Once Mac and Danny got closer they recognized the victim. Gustav Hallberg was a law student from Sweden, who had gotten the chance to become an attorney in America. He was constantly following the DA Miriam Jules around, to learn from her.
"Who found him?" Mac asked as he and Danny started looking for DNA under his nails and all other sorts of evidence.
"Mailman." Don said, "He simply peeked inside the alley and saw the body."
"I got a fiber from his hair, it's black." Danny said, "Probably the same sort of fiber that Sid got from the first victim, Sally Moore."
"That's her name?" Don asked. He remembered that no one had seemed to find an ID on the girl, though they had found a brother named Damian Moore.
"Yeah, that's what the brother told Angel, and she called Mac and I." Danny said.
"Alright. Anyway, what I know so far Gustav didn't have any enemies." Don said.
"Well, our killer ain't killing because of some personal grudge." Mac said.
-I-
14:10
Sheldon and Sands had traveled quite far to get to Creek's Rock, to visit the father of a victim named Devon.
Based by the shape of the house, Sheldon knew that the man had very little will left to live. He probably stayed by himself at all times. Sands knocked on the door. After what seemed like forever an old man opened the door.
"Are you selling something?" He asked, growling.
"No, sir. I'm Sheldon Hawkes, I'm with the NYPD, and this is Victor Sands he's from Georgia PD." Sheldon said, "We are investigating a murder in New York, that has connections to 13 murders in 14 different states."
The old man laughed, "You mean that you came here to tell me that Jason Voorhees is alive and has started killing again? Oh boy, you better hope you find that SOB before I do."
"No, we don't believe that it's the same killer. We believe that it's a copycat." Sands said.
"So some asshole who is a fan of my daughter's killer has suddenly decided to do the same?"
"Yes, sir." Sands said, "And we need to ask you about the day your daughter died."
"Why me? Why not one of the other parents?"
"Because they're long gone. We were told to ask you." Sheldon said, "Do you remember seeing anyone unfamiliar that day?"
"It was 24 years ago." The man said, "I barely remember anything."
"What do you remember from that day?" Sheldon asked.
"Just the phone call I got from the sheriff, when he told me my Devon was dead."
"Do you know anyone who saw something?" Sands asked.
"No, listen. You're wasting your time here. Anyone who is old enough to have lived here for more then 24 years can't remember anything strange that day."
"So we have noticed." Sands snorted, "How can you forget seeing a stranger when 13 people ended up dead on the same day?!"
"Because whoever killed my daughter and all the others probably didn't look like a stranger. He was either local or he just blended in."
"Has anyone local ever traveled around much?" Sheldon asked.
"Hell no, only new people come in to this town, but they never leave." The old man, "No get the hell away from my property."
Sheldon and Sands sighed and started walking away from the house, back to the Taxi.
"Now what?" Sands asked.
"No we go to California." Sheldon said simply.
"Hawkes. Nobody is going to remember. We need to start on the other end." Sands said, "Instead of going back to the first murders, we need to go back to the latest ones."
"And the two last states were?"
"Utah and Georgia." Sands said.
"Utah first then."
-I-
16:00
"Gustav's cut marks on his arms and legs were made four hours before his death just like on Sally Moore." Sid said, "And he died because of the arrow."
"He was barefoot." Mac said.
"Correct, and it appears as if though he's been running." Sid said. Gustav's feet were indeed very dirty, and there was even a cigarette stuck to his toes.
"TOD?" Mac asked.
"Eight hours ago." Sid said.
"He was kidnapped in the morning. That's risky. As well as kidnapping someone in the evening, like he did with Sally."
"He kidnaps his victims." Danny said, thinking, "But we don't know how long he holds them captured. Then he cuts them four hours before they die. Let's them run away and shoots them."
"Exactly. Was he drugged?" Mac asked.
"Indeed he was." Sid said and showed Max the toxic results, "With sleeping pills, just like Sally."
Danny sighed, "I hate that we can't figure out how he drugs his victims."
"Me have to find something in common with the victims, except that they were killed by the same man." Mac said.
"Well, I have the results back from Sally Moore's drink. It was coffee." Sid said, "However, Gustav doesn't drunk coffee."
"What did he drink?" Don asked.
"Orange juice." Sid said, "But he didn't eat anything."
Mac nodded, thanked Sid and then left the morgue to find Lindsay and Stella. He found Stella in the lab, she was working with the fiber.
"Any news Stella?" He asked her.
"Well, it's the same type of fiber that Sally had." She sighed, "It doesn't get us anywhere."
"Unfortunately not." Mac sighed. He groaned when he saw Sinclair walk in the hallways.
"Hide under the table." Don smirked.
"I won't hide from him." Mac snorted.
Sinclair spotted Mac and entered the small lab that he and the others were in.
"Taylor… any progress with the case?" He asked.
"Not yet sir." Mac said, he knew exactly what Sinclair would say next. That sending Sands and Sheldon flying to different states in the USA, would only be wasted money for the department.
"And how much has Dt. Hawkes and other guy found out yet?"
"Nothing so far." Mac sighed, "But they will."
"Dt. Taylor, I realize that we're dealing with a copycat here, who is a fan of a dangerous serial killer. But working with a case that gets you nowhere isn't doing the department any good." Sinclair said, "And now that two of your subordinates are pregnant, it will cost us even more. In nine months you'll be two people short."
"We can't stop working with this case and just let people die." Danny said, "The killer is out on the street somewhere, and he might have already found his next victim."
"And what the hell are you doing to stop him?" Sinclair growled, "Nothing!"
"We can't anticipate who he's going to kill." Danny said, "And if there aren't enough evidence, then that's just how it is. But while he's still active and killing we can't just ignore him. We need to keep on chasing him and hope that he'll make a mistake."
"He hasn't made a mistake for over 24 years!" Sinclair growled.
"No, the original killer didn't make a mistake. But this guy is a copycat, and most likely not as good as the original killer." Don said, agreeing with Danny.
"And how can you possibly know that he ain't as good?"
"Well for one thing, he is slower then the original killer." Danny said, "The original killer, murdered 13 people on the same. Its already been two days, yet our killer has managed to kill 2 people. That is bad, but he also slower then the guy he tries to be."
Sinclair snorted, he had no choice but to agree however.
"Taylor, you better start looking for a replacement for Dt. Montana and Bonasera." Sinclair muttered and left.
"What happened to you?" Mac asked Danny.
"Sorry, I just had to put him in his place." Danny said.
"Good job." Mac smirked.
TBC…
AN: Sorry for the quite long update, but I've been sick for a few days. I'm feeling better now, so I'm back with trying to update once a week. I will try to stick to that, lol. Please review!