DISCLAIMER: I own nothing but this story. I don't own Law and Order:UK or the characters. Again I'm asking for a Matt Devlin for Christmas.
"Now, who do you love, Mattie," Ronnie asked his partner.
"My sister. She called yesterday and I missed it because I had my phone off. Didn't want to be bothered. Just wanted to crawl into bed and forget the day," he said. Ronnie eyed him like the trained detective he was.
Matt hadn't lied. His sister had called yesterday and he did crawl into bed and forget the day, he just crawled into bed with Alesha, had mind-blowing sex and forgotten about the day until this morning. It was a scenario he enjoyed, but didn't want to share. He hope Ronnie thought he was talking to his sister and not ask anymore questions.
"Surprised you didn't call her right away," Ronnie said.
"I did, but got her voicemail. She was taking the boys to day care," he replied.
The partners approached the body in the alley. It was the third one in the last 12 days. It didn't take them long to tie it to the previous two bodies they had found earlier.
"Same exact knife pattern. Who is this maniac," Matt asked his partner, knowing he wouldn't get an answer.
"Anything, Joy," he asked the crime scene investigator. "Nothing I can see, forensically. I'll take scrapings from her fingernails, but I think he washed her like he did the other bodies. He knows what we do and he's avoiding it at all costs," she said to the men.
The partners glanced at each other. If the perp knew about crime scene investigation, chances are they were in law enforcement. The thought of one of their own doing these horrible crimes sent chills down their spines.
Ronnie's mobile rang. "Yes, Guv. OK. We'll be back soon," he said, ending the call. "Guv is getting pressure from the higher ups about this. We supposed to report back and give her a report. She's hoping we have some evidence.
"We have squat, Ron. What does she want us to do," Matt shrugged his shoulders and the two turned away from the activity and toward their car. Matt drove them back to headquarters were they met with Natalie and gave her what they didn't have.
"If this body is linked to the other two, we have a serial killer. This is going to be bigger than Jack the Ripper if we aren't careful," she said.
The two cops shook their heads. They were totally flying blind regarding who their culprit was. They returned to their desks to pour over the forensic reports and, hopefully, find that clue they had missed.
**How am I doing? Sorry this is a short chapter, but it seemed a good place to put one. Let me know.** -mereditholiver