Replacement
New York City, New York
Crime Lab
Friday 27th March 2007
Mac walked through the lab, passing the office occupied generally by Danny and Lindsay he noticed the young country woman at her desk doing paperwork. He had to admire her dedication to work. Just as he passed the door, he realized that it was her day off. Even weirder, was the fact he couldn't find Stella. Back tracking he knocked on the door to alert Lindsay to his presence.
Lindsay looked up, surprised to see Mac standing in the door, "Hey Mac."
"Lindsay," he greeted, walking in and leaning on the side of her desk, "Aren't you supposed to have the day off?"
Lindsay nodded, "Yeah, but Stella asked me to cover for her."
"I was wondering where she was," Mac commented, "Any idea where she is? She's not picking up her cell or at home."
Lindsay remembered her conversation with Stella the day before in the Locker room after their shift.
"I think I'll pay Annie a visit... It's been a long time," Stella had said.
Lindsay nodded, "Sounds like a good idea, I wouldn't bother trying to find her at home, you'd be better off going to the lab and waiting. You'd have more chance of seeing her."
"Got ya," Stella had put her jacket on and grabbed her purse. As she headed towards the door, "Oh, and Lindsay?"
"Yeah Stel?"
"If Mac asks where I am, I went to visit a friend... Just... Don't tell him who," she hesitated for a moment, waiting to see if Lindsay would agree.
"Yeah, sure. Ok."
"Uhh, something about visiting a friend," Lindsay answered. It wasn't like she was lying. Stella had said Annie was a friend who had once worked in New York. She figured the bad terms she had left on were with Mac, since Stella's insistence not to tell him
Mac nodded, "Oh... mention anything else?"
Lindsay paused, "Out of town, sorry Mac."
Mac nodded again, it was unlike Stella not to tell him things or not to just ask him for the time off, "You know when she'll be back?"
"Sunday I think... that's when her next shift is and as far as I'm aware, she hasn't asked anyone to cover for her."
"Well, since you're taking Stella's place today, let me fill you in on our case," he said.
Lindsay spent the next ten minutes listening to Mac as he explained about a car found that belonged to someone from the Missing Persons files. After he'd completed his lecture on what they knew so far, Lindsay followed him to the garage where the car was being held.
