Chapter 2: A Place in My Heart
"Okay, we've got an ID on the child," Speed stated, "Sally Kirsten, seven years old. Turns out her mom left for work a little bit early, thinking that her daughter would be okay for a few minutes until the babysitter arrived. Of course, the babysitter had mistaken the day and never showed up--leaving little Sally home alone."
"So what happened? How did Sally get from home to the beach?" Horatio asked.
"Well, there were no signs of forced entry, and no signs that anyone had been inside the house after Mrs. Kirsten left for work."
"And that means that young Sally decided to take a walk."
Speed pondered, "You think she left to try and find her mom, then was confronted by the killer?"
"Could be…"
"From what Alexx has told me, Sally was crouched inside the little crevice, facing the wall. Blood spatter shows that she was shot there. Oh, and spatter on the bear was Sally's, but with the change of the tides, it was washed about eight feet away from where she was killed."
Horatio's face was sympathetic, "Okay, so she either trusted the person well enough to follow him out to the beach, or she was forced or threatened somehow."
"There's one more thing…" Speed stalled, "…Sally had a heart-shaped cut just below her left shoulder."
Horatio sighed, rubbing his forehead, "Sounds like we've got a psychological killer…he's definitely got some kind of particular reason for doing this."
"So what are we gunna do about it? Other than the cut, there aren't many leads yet," Speed reasoned.
"I think I might be able to manage some extra help…I just need to do a little convincing."
**Okay, I'm having a hard time organizing everything. There a mess of stuff I have planned for this story, so you gotta bear with me! After I post chapter three, things will most likely be moving a little slower. I'm really gunna try to make the events as true to the show as possible, including all the science-y stuff. Like I said before, there's gunna either be a romantic scene, or just a hint of romance, but you'll start to see that develop in chapters 3 or 4. Sorry for my jumbled side note, but it's really late and I wanted to add one more chapter and give an idea of what is to come. Thanks for reading ^_^**