I am officially on break so that means I am back again with some fresh content. I've had this idea for about a month but have been bouncing around when in the timeline I'm writing so I have 3 separate chapters partially written with no context in between. Need to work on that part. BUT I finally pieced together the first chapter and with the help of Em found a name for her. Hope y'all enjoy and throw some love to Em bc they were a big help with this one
Gil looks up from his desk at the short knock on his door before two women push their way in. He smiles at Dani but his stomach drops upon spotting Colette.
"Agent Swanson, I wasn't aware you were coming." He greets standing. His eyes flash to Dani who looks apprehensive. The last time the FBI showed up wasn't… pleasant to say the least. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"Lieutenant Arroyo, I'm sorry to come in unannounced." Her normal edge seems softer. It actually makes him a little more concerned. "Unfortunately there's no time for greetings. We are on a tight timeframe. I'm sure you've been keeping up with what's been happening in Boston lately, correct?"
He nods, sadly. 2 months ago the body of a high profile lawyer was found with his throat slashed and a gun shot through the heart. His body was found on a bench in the park about 2 days after he'd disappeared from his office. The next week another body, this time a renowned plastic surgeon. A third was found a week after that, a composer. All three found in the same park.
"The case went cold when the FBI came in, figured we scared him into hiding."
"What brings you to New York?" His eyes shift to Dani who is staring at the ground. His heart drops into his stomach. "Where's Bright." His voice becomes thick with worry. It was hard enough keeping him close when there was a case that revolved around the family but this was something much worse. An unattached motive, something that the FBI hasn't even tracked yet.
"He's with JT. He's ok." Dani assures gently. "But we're needed on the scene of an accident." She breathes slowly. "A hit and run that Agent Swanson thinks is related to their case."
"The plates that we have been tracking showed up in New York. We finally got a hit when I was informed that the car was involved in a wreck with the driver nowhere to be found." She sighs, the way a cop does when forced to deliver bad news. "The other driver involved in the wreck was Adolpho Ardizonne. He passed away on the scene."
His head bows in understanding of why this was brought to him. He'd only met the man a handful of times but he knew enough. He knew the kids liked him like a friend, knew Jessica trusted him. Shit. "Has anyone told Jessica?"
"JT and Bright are on their way to her place. After they tell her they're going to get Ainsley. But Agent Swanson wants us on the scene, to see if there's anything that we can find that her guys might miss."
He looks to the agent in surprise and she shrugs. "I need all the hands I can get. I let this son of a bitch slip away from me once, I'm not going to do it again."
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The scene is brutal. He's used to murders but accidents are a whole other spectrum of a world he doesn't understand.
The street has been closed off in order to allow them proper time to investigate. Dani scopes the area for any CCTV cameras that may have caught the on footage, hopefully they'll get lucky there and get a look at the bastard's face.
His eyes cast over to the cars, yet again. Multiple accounts say the crash happened out of nowhere. Must have run a red light, been texting and driving. The on sight ME proclaimed that Adolpho had died on impact, though he makes a mental note to get a second opinion from Edrisa.
All in all there was a remarkable lack of awareness for a wreck that happened in broad daylight.
"We found a registration in the glove compartment but from the looks of the interior, I'd guess the car was stolen. There's a carseat in the back and a couple of pictures, we're going to run them through the database but I doubt we'll find anything significant pop up. The plates are definitely stolen." He sighs nodding. He checks his phone wondering if JT and Bright had made it to Jessica's. He's definitely going to drive over and check on her after they settle up here. She doesn't need to be alone right now.
"We got something over here!" A male voice calls their attention. He's kneeling by a set of tire marks. It was small but as they got closer he could see the spots of blood on the ground. "They could be our guy's."
"Good work Decker." Agent Swanson nods. "Mark it for the analysts and keep moving."
"Yes ma'am."
He can't shake the voice in his head that sounds an awful lot like Bright, "Mark the tracks too, they could be significant."
He moves to go back to the wreck when a sound stops him in his tracks. A phone rings for a couple of seconds, then stops. He could have sworn… The ringing starts again seconds later. This time more officers notice. They look between themselves but none of them reach for their phones.
Despite his heart hammering in his ears, he follows the sound back to the cars. With the doors open, it's not hard for him to realize that the sound is coming from inside. He tries to swallow the lump in his throat as he leans inside, listening for the ringing to start up again. He begs it not to.
Anxiety hits him full force when he spies the light from under the seat. Reaching for the source he pulls out a phone. The screen is cracked but he can make out the background just enough.
It's a picture of Malcolm and Ainsley smiling side by side at Ainsley's college graduation.
3 missed calls from Malcolm.
His hands shake as conclusions piece together in his head. Jessica was in the car at the time of the wreck. She wasn't found when ambulances arrived on the scene.
This isn't an accidental hit and run. This is the scene of a kidnapping.