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Visiting the Medical Examiner
The walk to the medical examiners was a silent one; feelings of distrust hung over the detectives like a dark cloud. The discovery of the syringe bothered Basch; it made him wonder what else they had left out of the reports. It also left the question if they had a mole in their ranks.
Basch hoped not, but after that unsettling discovery he couldn't roll out that possibility.
The office of the medical examiner was in the building's basement. It was also where the morgue was and; therefore, was freezing.
The medical examiner was a man named Liam Brown, an implant from Australia. He was a young man in his late twenties and was well built for a man who spent most of his days in a morgue.
Brown greeted the detectives, "'It's good to see you again, Detective Hedervary and you brought guests," he said.
Hedervary smiled at him, "It's good to see you too Brown. I'd like you to meet Detectives Zwingli and Laurinaitis, they're here to investigate the baby-snatching case," she said.
Basch's eyes went up, he'd forgotten that detective Hedervary had been in charge of Mrs. Beilschmidt's case as well. This meant he could interview Brown about her case while he was here.
The detective shook Brown's hand, "It's good to meet you, Dr. Brown. My partner and I have been reading over your reports, and would like to ask you some questions," he said.
Brown nodded, "Right away, but before we begin, why don't we go somewhere a bit warmer detectives," he said, pointing towards his office door.
The detectives found the doctor's office was warmer than the morgue, and quickly they took their seats. Dr. Brown's office had a beach theme going for it, and the detectives noted several swimming trophies.
The detectives sat down and the doctor took a seat at his desk, "So what can I do for you gentlemen," he asked?
Basch took out his notebook and then began asking his questions, "Please forgive me, doctor, I've read over your report's on both the Kirkland and Beilschmidt cases; however, I would appreciate it if you could go over your reports again with us, just to make we haven't missed anything," he said.
Dr. Brown nodded, "That won't be a problem," he said, picking up a file that was lying on his desk.
Brown flipped through a few pages until he found the one he was looking for, "Amelia Kirkland, twenty-three years old, time of death anywhere between two and three o'clock. The victim sustained several blows to the head and face, and trauma to the abdomen.
Toly's leaned forward in his seat, "Doctor, did you find any drug's in Kirkland's blood," he asked?
Brown glanced down at his file before answering, "As a matter of fact, yes I did, I found Nuromax in her bloodstream," he said.
Basch bit his lip. He didn't remember reading that in the report he received, was it possible he had missed it? He didn't think so, but he would double check when he got back to the office.
The doctor looked at Basch and laughed, "No way, mate! That drug is only administered in hospitals; also it has the potential to be lethal if administered wrong," he said.
Basch nodded, "So you can't just get this drug off the streets then," he asked?
Brown looked horrified, "Goodness no! the EMA heavily regulates that stuff," he said.
Toly's tilted his head, "Perhaps are perp smuggled the stuff here from somewhere else," he said. Dr. Brown looked contemplative, "That is possible, but have to say that would still be difficult to pull off," he said.
Toly's nodded but it was still an avenue they had to consider, "Doctor, I read in your report that Amelia Kirkland's cause of death was listed as undetermined, can you explain why," he asked?
Brown's eyes darkened, "Mrs. Kirkland sustained so much damage to her person it made it extremely difficult to determine what the actual cause was," he said.
Basch closed his eyes envisioning the crime scene photos, "Dr. I'm curious, can you tell us if she was dead or alive when her baby was removed," he said.
The doctor looked down, "I'm sorry to say detectives but Mrs. Kirkland was alive when her baby was removed," he said. Basch clenched his fist, he had suspected but had been hoping to be wrong.
Toly's glanced at his partner understanding why the man was upset, he turned his attention back to the doctor, "Dr. Brown, since you worked both the Kirkland and Beilschmidt cases, can you tell us if you found any similarities," he asked.
Doctor Brown nodded, "Felicia Beilschmidt, also twenty-three years old, I noted two key differences between the two victims. One was the time of death which is timed at five o'clock and the second was that I found no traces of Nuromax or any other narcotics in her system.
Toly's winced, "You're sure there were no drugs in her system," he asked?
Brown nodded, "Positive, the only thing close to drugs in her system were her prenatal vitamins," he said.
Basch jumped in, "You said the time of death was five o'clock, are you sure about that," he asked?
Brown nodded, "Oh yes, the husband called it himself," he said.
Basch raised an eyebrow, "He called it himself, how exactly did he do that," he asked.
Brown looked sad when he spoke, "When Dr. Beilschmidt found his wife she was still alive, she died in his arms," he said.
The two detectives shot back in their seats stunned, they had not been expecting that. Basch looked sick, "She was still alive even after her baby was ripped out," he whispered.
Brown nodded, "It's an awful way to die. Dr. Beilschmidt tried to save her but unfortunately she had already lost too much blood," he said.
The detectives nodded. Toly's looked over his notes one last time and then gave the doctor a tight smile, "Thank you, doctor, for your time. I think we're done here," he said, rising from his seat.
The doctor rose too and extended his hand, "Thank you, detectives, I hope you catch the bastard that did this," he said.
The two detectives left after that having gotten everything they were going to get from Scotland Yard, their only thoughts were that they needed to find this bastard before he hit again.
Author's note: I hope you guys enjoy the chapter.