"Oh God…" Greg now just knew his mistaken identity theory was right, why else would this be even plausible.
"She looks even more like Zoe than the last one," Nick murmured.
"If that was even possible," Catherine whipped round to face Greg. He grimaced, knowing what was to come next. "I'm sorry Greg, but I have to get you off this case. If I don't then Ecklie will get involved and then Zoe and I really don't want that to happen…" she gave Greg a look that screamed I know you agree and he decided not to argue.
"As long as I continually get updated, then fine. I just need to keep Zoe and Beth safe from whatever is going on out there…" Nick nodded and Doctor Robins murmured his agreement.
"She died of the same thing didn't she Doc?" Catherine asked, glancing down at the girl on the morgue table.
"According to the bullet you found at the scene, yes. But the bruising around her neck tells a different story," the three CSIs looked down and nodded.
"Strangulation?" Nick asked,
"Yep, and it gets worse. This guy must have been packing some muscle, cos he neck is almost broken." Greg shook his head.
"He knew," he looked at Nick and Catherine, "he knew that he would have to be more careful this time because he made the mistake." Catherine glanced at Nick who shook his head, "so he got up close to her, but he still made the mistake…"
"Maybe, Greg, this wasn't the mistake?" Nick suggested, "this girl was a bully, a self proclaimed bitch, and maybe she was the one the killer was after…"
"Wait, wait, wait…. We have a theory?" Both men looked at Catherine who looked incredibly confused, "since when?"
"Since about fifteen minutes ago," Nick answered truthfully, "Greg thinks we had a case of mistaken identity with the first murder."
"Well, he could be right. I just am not looking forward to telling her parents that if she hadn't been born with curly brown hair and blue eyes, she may still be alive today."
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"That was incredibly depressing," Greg yawned and placed his hand on Zoe's stomach, "I mean, it's a kids film, Beth will be able to watch it…"
"But it's the Lion King Greg! It's so sad when the dad dies." Zoe sniffled from behind a pillow. Greg chuckled and held her close, kissing her hair.
"I promise I'll blame this on the pregnancy hormones," Greg whispered, "and no one will ever know that you cried at the Lion King…"
"You bet you will!" Zoe turned to face him, "because otherwise I will not watch Star Wars with you, and you know that other than Archie, I'm the only one who will watch it with you without thinking you're a nerd…" Greg nodded solemnly making Zoe giggle. She turned back to the TV and sighed, a signal that she was going to change the subject. "How was work?"
Greg had decided not to tell Zoe what was going on. She was pregnant, and this was just an extra stress. But he couldn't stop himself.
"I need to tell you something Zo, and you have to promise not to freak out, k?" Zoe sat up and turned to face him. She knew that this was serious, Greg never told her not to freak out. He always found it kind of hilarious when she did. "We're working on this case, you know, the one with the girl you saw on the TV?" Zoe nodded, "well, another girl was murdered, and she looks even more like you. We think it's a case of mistaken identity…" Zoe's eyes grew wide.
"Oh. My. God." Greg grabbed her as she began to sob, and rocked her back and forth.
"I promise you Zo, whatever happens, I will never let anyone hurt you. Ever."
There. Zoe now knows everything. I'm hoping to get this case moving, but I like all the fluffy family stuff that's going on at the moment. It's something I enjoy writing as a single person, because it's just so AWWWW.
Please rate and review. I mean, my life doesn't depend on it, it's just nice to get the e-mail. Makes me believe my stories are actually being read… CC xx
