"I want this placed turned inside out and upside down. You search every inch of this place for evidence or anything that can help us draw a list of suspects"! yelled Hank as he spoke to Jay, Kim, Adam and Alvin.
Alvin walked towards him and put his hand on his shoulder. "We'll find her Hank".
Hank watched as forensics swabbed blood from the floor and others searched for fingerprints.
"Sergeant, you may want to look at this", said Kim who was talking to one of the forensic agents.
"What have you got Burgess"? said Hank as they met.
"Strands of hair. Caitlin has brown hair and these are black. She must have tugged at his hair. They could belong to our suspect".
Hank nodded. 'That's my girl! Help me find you and the bastard that did this to you', he thought to himself.
Antonio came running in. "Caitlin"? he yelled.
He looked around the trashed apartment. The scenery had another taste and feel to it, since he had left it less than an hour earlier. He walked towards Voight. "Where is she"?
"Don't worry, we'll find her. Everyone is turning this place upside down".
Antonio was distressed. He passed a hand through his hair.
"Antonio, I swear that when I find out who did this, he'll regret the day he was born"!
Adam joined them. "I think I may have found something. It might be nothing but it could be a lead".
"Show me what you got", said Hank.
Adam shifted uneasily. Even though he knew that the information he was about to hand over was very private and intimate, and that we weren't talking about just anyone, but Voight's own flesh and blood, he knew it had to be done. Kim, Jay and Alvin joined them.
Adam lifted his hand to reveal a positive pregnancy test. "I found this in a box underneath her bed with some other personal items".
No one said a word. Antonio swallowed.
"It's not recent", said Kim as she looked closer at it.
"What makes you say that"? asked Adam.
Kim took it out of his hands. "Well the marks are faded but still visible"… she turned it around. "Plus, there's a date written on the back of it. January 5th 2014".
Antonio blinked a couple of times as he stared at it in Kim's hand.
"I think, whoever was involved, could be a suspect", said Jay looking at Voight.
"I don't think so", said Antonio.
"Well, you can't rule it out", said Jay insisting.
Hank looked at Antonio. "Antonio is right, this information is irrelevant".
"Sir, I beg to differ. I know she's your niece but we need to look into this, whether you like it or not"!
"I told you to drop it Halstead"! said Voight harshly.
Jay was getting pissed off. He liked Caitlin, he was undeniably attracted to her and he wanted nothing more than to find her. If this, could in the smallest of ways, help in finding her, he wasn't going to drop it.
"The hell I'm dropping this"!
Voight stared him down. "Are you going against a direct order Halstead? I know who that pregnancy test links us to and I can tell you he's not who we're looking for".
Before he could stop his mouth from opening, Jay fired back. "Oh yeah? And how can you be so damn sure that this guy is clean"?
Voight took a step closer to Jay. Realizing that the situation was heated and getting out of hand Alvin stepped in. Antonio shook his head, this was a waste of time and they really needed to focus on the real investigation. He rubbed his forehead and looked at Voight.
"It's OK boss".
He turned towards Jay. "You want to link someone to that pregnancy test? Well, here I am"!
Jay looked at Antonio with his mouth agape and eyes wide open. He was surprised, shocked but then suddenly everything made sense. So, that was how deep the roots of their relationship went. They had been in a relationship…maybe they still were.
Antonio stared at the test. He was torn. Why hadn't she told him? And what the hell had happened to this pregnancy?
Voight looked past Alvin and sighed. "Great! He couldn't have picked a better time to show up".
Trevor McAllister walked in. "Voight, I understand this is a delicate time for you, but I want to know what the situation is? Have we found anything"?
"We've got blood samples, that I'm sure will match with Caitlin's DNA and some hair samples that aren't hers. We've got a couple of sets of fresh fingerprints on the door, the wall near the kitchen and the living room table. We've already ruled out Caitlin's so we'll need to run these".
Upon hearing Voight's intel, Antonio suddenly felt sick to his stomach. The door, the wall, the living room table, they were all his!
McAllister turned his attention to the team. "Did any of you see Special Agent Voight today or tonight"?
"She was at Molly's tonight", said Kim.
"Was she with anyone in particular? Speak to anyone or did she stay with you"?
"No, she didn't join us. She spent her time speaking to Kelly Severide and Gabriela Dawson".
Trevor looked at Antonio then back to Kim. "Did she leave with anyone from the bar"?
"She left with Kelly Severide".
Trevor looked at Voight. "I'll need to speak to Mr. Severide. What about you Hank, when was the last time you saw her"?
"After she put you back in your place in my department".
McAllister sighed. "So, no one saw Agent Voight after she left Molly's"?
"I did. I saw her around 10:30pm", said Antonio. Suddenly, all eyes were on him.
Trevor looked at his watch, it was 11:45pm. "Could you please be a little more specific Detective Dawson"?
"I was here with her".
"How long were you here"?
"A half an hour".
Hank looked at Antonio. "Antonio…". He wanted to protect him, he wanted him to stop talking but Trevor was smart and caught on to what Voight was trying to do.
"Detective Dawson, what was the purpose of your encounter with Agent Voight"?
"Antonio, not another word"! said Voight.
Antonio clenched his fists and shook in anger and rage.
"No! I have nothing to hide and I'm not ashamed". He looked at Trevor. "You want to know whose prints those are on the door, wall and living room table? We'll they're most probably mine and Caitlin's".
Voight shook his head in despair. This was not going to go well.
"You two have a history don't you Detective Dawson, if my memory serves me well. So, let me guess, you hear about Agent Voight getting too close to another guy, he brings her home, you come over, have a fight, you get carried away and assault her… shouldn't have been too difficult for you since it's apparently something you're used to doing"!
Antonio grabbed him at the collar. "You son of a bitch. That's not what happened"! I would never hurt her!
Trevor violently brushed off Antonio and pushed him away. "Then what the hell happened"?!
"You want me to paint you a picture"?
Voight stepped in. "That's enough"!
McAllister took out his cuffs and grabbed Antonio. "Detective Antonio Dawson, I'm arresting you for the suspected assault and disappearance of Agent Voight"!
"Whoa, McAllister, wait a minute. Have you lost your mind"?
"Hank, he was the last one to see Caitlin alive, until I'm given evidence to prove otherwise, your guy or not, he's my primary suspect"!
"This is my investigation; don't you go overstepping your boundaries"!
"This is a DEA agent that has gone missing Voight".
"Yes, and not when in the line of duty. So, it's my investigation, my rules. And don't for one second think that I'm biased because she's my niece. I, more than anyone in this room, want to find her and catch whoever is behind this"!
He looked at Antonio who was shattered. "You want to question him? Fine, but in my office and with a legal counsel! And get those cuffs off him"!
"Fine", said McAllister as he uncuffed Antonio.
Voight looked at Alvin. "You and Ruzek take him in. I'll meet you there".
He pulled Antonio aside. "Do yourself a favor, keep your mouth shut until I get there. You know Cat better than anyone, I need you on this case"!
Antonio nodded and followed Alvin and Adam. As he was driving back with them, tears welled up in his eyes. It was all too much to bear… her confronting him about Laura and pushing him away, the pregnancy test, the blood on the floor… knowing she was hurt and maybe bleeding out somewhere, maybe fighting for her life, it was killing him!
