CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Ben and Jerry's

Chapter 2- Autopsy

Back at the lab, Sara and Warrick were about to head into the autopsy room with Doc. Robbins. They had removed the body from their freezer the prior night and had been told by their doctor that from the bone structure, it was a woman of about 5'5".

"What are you talking about?" Nick asked as he walked past them.

"The Ben & Jerry's case." Warrick explained. It was now becoming widely known throughout the lab as that. "Freezer body's at Doc. Robbins'"

"Mind if I tag along?" Nick asked, "I'm between cases. Grissom hasn't assigned me one yet."

"Be careful, man." Warrick warned.

"Why?"

"You keep up that attitude and you'll turn into Sara." He teased. She shot him a glare and punched him playfully on the arm. They entered the lab wearing matching white lab coats and stood on either side of the stainless steel workbench. Warrick stared at the body. It was a laid out pile of stained bones.

"Your body, right?" Doc Robbins asked.

"That's her." Warrick confirmed.

Nick frowned, "She smells like . . . well what is that?"

"Formaldehyde." Doc. Robbins said filling Nick in, "That's what was in your freezer."

"Formaldehyde? Someone pickled her?" Sara asked bluntly.

"And they didn't do a good job of it." He said, "The formaldehyde was very diluted so it eventually broke down the tissue anyways. Looks to be between the ages of fifteen and nineteen when she died. Pity."

 "Anything else? How long has he been dead?" Sara asked.

"Between 15 and 20 years, same as the other woman." He said, "But again, I don't know for sure."

 She sighed in frustration knowing that this wasn't all that useful.

"You could check that wonderful tub you brought in for something. I did find some wood splinters embedded in her skull. Maybe from a murder weapon?" He shook his head, "But, it's not her that interests me, it's the other two."

"Other two? I thought it was just a double homicide." Nick asked

"We found the third by mistake." Warrick said.

"Triple? Really?" Nick said sounding surprised.

"I put together the woman's body. Nothing abnormal. Around thirty, never gave birth." He said limping over to the second autopsy table where the second body laid. The others followed him. "This man's shin was fractured. And you were right; those gold pieces are fillings."

"Whoa! What happened to this guy's head?" Nick asked leaning down for a better look, "Did someone take a sledge hammer to him?"

"No, just a normal one." Warrick said.

"Well, I'm going to go chase down Alexandria Matthews." Sara said finally, "Oh and could one of you sift through the freezer? Nick?"

He smiled grimly and chuckled, "You're too generous."

"Someone has to." She reminded him grinning, "Warrick, how about you work on those bullets?" she said taking charge.

"Sorry bro." Warrick said sympathizing with Nick as he walked past the both of them snatching up the bullet fragments from Al Robbins and letting the door slam behind him.

Nick chuckled and then grew serious, "You're not going to make me . . ." He asked Sara letting his sentence trail off.

She just laughed and walked past him.

"I could check dental records!" he called after her, but she didn't hear him as she exited the morgue leaving Nick to wonder what he did wrong.

"Good luck with that." Doc. Robbins said from behind him.

"Thanks." Nick replied through gritted teeth.