PROLOGUE
A/N: Hello Friends! This is my first attempt on a MCU fan-fiction and only my 2nd fan-fic ever! So, I would appreciate reviews to let me know if you are enjoying my story! This story does take place almost immediately after the events of "CA: The Winter Soldier" but will not be "CA: Civil War" compliant. I hope you enjoy the story as much as I've had fun creating it! XOXO - Presephone
CONTENT WARNINGS: The whole story will be Rated M for strong language; violence; and sexual content. I will preface each chapter with more specific warnings as they arise.
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CONTENT WARNING: Prologue rated M for descriptions of violence.
Song for the Chapter: "Far From Home" by Five Finger Death Punch (I like sharing songs for each chapter that express the emotional tone I'm going for in each chapter)

PROLOGUE


HOWARD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Howard County, Maryland
Homicide Division - Investigative Report

Case No. 0642795
Assigned: Detective Marcus Wells
DISPATCH CALL TRANSCRIPT
Dispatcher #827: Matthew Clawson
Time of Phone Call: 19:58
Length of Call: 5 minutes 42 seconds
24 December 1993

Dispatcher 827: 911 do you require Fire or Medical?
Caller: [inaudible whisper]
Dispatcher 827: Caller, can you please speak louder?
Caller: [whispered] There's a monster in my house.
Dispatcher 827: There is a monster in your house?
Caller: [whispered] Yeah... Can you send someone to help?
Dispatcher 827: Of course, I just need to get some information, okay? Can you tell me your name?
Caller: [whispered] I'm Emmaliene... But my friends call me Emmy.
Dispatcher 827: That is such a pretty name. How old are you Emmy?
Caller: [whispered] I'm 9... My birthday was in October... Mommy invited all of my friends and we had a princess party. Daddy invited the real Princess Belle and she read stories with us.
Dispatcher 827: That is so great. Can you put your Mommy or Daddy on the phone?
Caller: [whispered] No... Mommy put me in this closet and told me to stay hidden until she comes back.
Dispatcher 827: Emmy, you're doing such a great job. Can you tell me where you live?
Caller: We live in the big house on Ravens Court. 52-something. The house surrounded by all the trees. I'm sorry...
Dispatcher 827: That's okay, Emmy. you're being so brave. I think I know the big house you're talking about. [to someone else] She's at the Harrington estate. We need fire, EMS, and law enforcement.

[distant screaming is heard]

Dispatcher 827: Emmy?! Who is screaming?
Caller: [crying] That's my mom! You have to save them!

[Sounds of a door opening and running]

Caller: [crying & shouting] Mommy! Daddy! Where are you?!
Dispatcher 827: Emmy! I need you to stay in the closet until the police get there! they are on the way.
Caller: No! I have to help them fight the monster!

[The phone drops to the ground. Screaming is heard followed by loud sobbing]

[Call Ends]


HOWARD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Howard County, Maryland
Homicide Division - Investigative Report
Case No. 0642795
Assigned: Detective Marcus Wells
INCIDENT SUMMARY: 24 December 1993

First Responder Summary
Officer Hector Salvador

I arrived on the scene to find the front doors of the residence locked. My partner, Officer Lauren Reinhart, could hear a child screaming inside the residence and made the decision to kick in the door. Weapons were drawn as it was unsure if a suspect was still in the residence. We located the child in the master bedroom on the second floor of the residence. Upon entering the bedroom, we found the female child crying next to a deceased female. The young girl was holding the women's head in her lap and clutched her hand. We found the deceased male hanging by his neck in the closet just off the bedroom. While Officer Reinhart attempted to soothe the child I investigated the remainder of the bedroom to ensure that there were no other bodies present in the immediate area. None were present. When the paramedics arrived, one evaluated the deceased parties while another evaluated the child. She began screaming and wouldn't let anyone touch her and she climbed into Officer Reinhart's arms. We exited the room with the child as the other officers swept through the rest of the house and the crime scene technicians arrived. Officer Reinhart took the little girl over to the back of the ambulance while I walked over to speak with Detective Wells.

[End of Summary]

**This summary has been corroborated by Officer Lauren Reinhart.

No further officer summary required.


HOWARD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Howard County, Maryland
Homicide Division - Investigative Report

Case No. 0642795
Assigned: Detective Marcus Wells
INCIDENT SUMMARY: 24 December 1993

First Responder Summary
Samuel Palmer - Paramedic

Upon entering the residence several police officers directed me and Joshua Lewis (Paramedic) to a second-floor bedroom. Joshua and a police officer were attempting to convince a little girl to let go of the female so I made the decision to evaluate the deceased male. As I entered the large closet and I checked for a pulse, per procedure, but none was detected. He was hanging from his neck from a rope in the center of the room and had scratches on his arms and face. A blood-soaked \knife was on the floor below him. I moved back into the main bedroom and noted my partner and the two officers leaving the room with the little girl. The deceased female was leaning against the foot of the bed and she had no pulse. She had a deep cut across her neck, a stab wound to the chest, a deep cut along her leg. After confirming that both parties were deceased I left the room as other officers and crime scene technicians entered.

I exited the home and returned to the back of the paramedic where my partner was checking the child for injuries. The little girl was still sitting on the female officer's lap and I could hear the officer whispering a lullaby in her ear. The child did not have any outward injuries but was transported to the hospital for further evaluation.

[End of Summary]

**This summary has been corroborated by Joshua Lewis - Paramedic.

No further paramedic summary required.


HOWARD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Howard County, Maryland
Homicide Division - Investigative Report
Case No.
0642795
Assigned: Detective Marcus Wells
INCIDENT SUMMARY: 24 December 1993

Medical Examiner Summary
Rebekah Wilcox, M.D.

Summary of Deceased Male
Name: Everett William Harrington
Cause of Death Asphyxia by Hanging
Time of Death: approximately 2000
Race: Caucasian
Age: 39

The male was found hanging by his neck. The hyoid bone had been broken and the spinal cord severed. There were scratch marks to the face and arms, likely from fingernails being scratched into the skin.

*Toxicology report pending

Manner of Death Determination: Suicide

Summary of Deceased Female
Name: Katya Renee Harrington
Cause of Death: Exsanguination
Time of Death: approximately 2000
Race: Caucasian
Age: 37

The female was found sitting at the edge of the bed. The jugular vein and the carotid artery had been severed in a singular laceration across the throat. The femoral artery had been cut and the aorta in the chest had been stabbed. Death would have occurred within minutes. Skin was also found under her nails believed the belong to the deceased male.

*Toxicology report pending

Manner of Death Determination: Homicide


HOWARD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Howard County, Maryland
Homicide Division - Investigative Report
Case No.
0642795
Assigned: Detective Marcus Wells
INCIDENT SUMMARY: 24 December 1993

Detective Summary
Marcus Wells

In the evening in question an emergency call was received from a child stating that there was a "monster in her house". Units arrived on the scene within 10 minutes. The deceased victims, identified as Everett and Katya Harrington were found in an upstairs bedroom. The female was found at the foot on the bed on the ground with all of her major veins cut open. The male was found in the closet hanging and a large hunting knife was found at his feet. Fingerprints on the hunting knife were confirmed to belong to the deceased male. The blood was a match for the deceased female. A small child was found sitting next to her deceased mother.

There were no signs of forced entry and it is believed that no others were present in the house at the time of the incident. There were signs of a struggle in the hallway leading into the master bedroom where the victims were found.

The child, 9-year-old Emmaliene Anastasia Harrington, was uninjured but suffering from shock and was transported to the area hospital for further evaluation while CPS was contacted. The child's next of kin was her maternal grandmother, Svetlana Kuznetsov, who is currently living in Moscow. She will be flying into the United States at the first available flight and will take over legal guardianship of the child per the last Will & Testaments of the deceased.

Until Ms. Kuznetsov arrives in the United States, she has granted permission for the child to remain in the care of a close friend to the Harrington family and their neighbor.

Name of the responsible party until Legal Guardian arrival: Alexander Pierce.

CASE STATUS: CLOSED
CASE RULING: MURDER-SUICIDE
CLOSURE DATE: 04 JANUARY 1994