Calleigh walked into the lab just as Erik and David were about to put the piece of burnt paper under the microscope.
"Hey Call, I thought you were out with Horatio" he walked over to her, leaving David next to the table while he and Calleigh talked
"I was" she smiled back at him "they got a name and went off in search for a bad guy, I got bored so I decided to get back here and maybe get some more work done"
"You? Backing out on a good chase?" Erik teased
"It wasn't that good" She shrugged with a smile "What are you guys working on?"
"The paper" Erik showed her back to the microscope "we're just about ready to take a look"
He placed the paper under the lamp and activated the machine. After alternating the light waves for a few second they could finally make the writing on the paper.
"It looks like a map" Calleigh examined it
"Do either of you recognize the area?" David asked them
"It's too small, I can't really make it out" Erik squinted at it, coming even closer. "There is ink down here, looks like something was circled right down here" he pointed to the edge of the paper.
"We still have the other piece..." David suggested
"Maybe I can work on this" Calleigh offered "I can try to blow it up or something"
"What? No more bullets?" Erik teased her again as he pressed some buttons taking a digital picture of the map and loading it to a disk so Calleigh could work on it.
She just made a face and he laughed at her, then axcused himself and left for the other lab to get a piece of equipment he needed
"Do you two always banter like this?" David asked her once Erik was gone.
"We try to make a habit of it" she smirked, walking out of the lab herself and leaving David behind, shaking his head with a chuckle.
*
Horatio picked up the phone and placed it on speaker "Horatio here"
"Horatio it's Erik. I got a few possible hits from the finger prints we got in the slaughterhouse"
"How many possibilities?" Horatio looked over at Bailey who was sitting in the passenger seat beside him. Hagen was following in his car behind them, along with a few squad cars.
"Well I narrowed it down to only sex offenders, figured these guys have probably done this before"
"Is one of the names you have on that list Michael Benitez?"
"Give me a minute let me check" Horatio could hear the rustling of papers on the other end of the line before Erik came back on "Yeah he is, how did you know?"
"Mr. Benitez has our gun, we're on his way to his address right now. I'll see you later" He clicked his phone shut and looked over at Bailey again, without noticing he pressed the gas peddle harder all the way to the floor.
*
Jamie and Speed were sitting in front of Roberto Cruz in his office. Detective Sevilla was leaning against the wall behind them studying the man in front of them - he was older then Hitchcomb had been, maybe in his late thirties, black hair, dark eyes, an expensive suit and a flashy tie.
"Mr. Cruz do you know a man named Leroy Hitchcomb?" she asked him
"No I don't think so but we do have a lot of clients" he smiled at the politely
"Well Mr. Hitchcomb was on probation he wasn't allowed to leave the county much less the country so I don't think he was on you company's last tour to the Bahamas" Speed said cynically
"the name does not sound familiar"
"That's Mr. Hitchcomb was helping the FBI with an investigation and yours is one of the names he gave them" Speed told him
"Mr. Cruz, would you know anything about a baseball hat with your company's logo that was seen worn by a suspect in a kidnapping case?"
"A hat?" Cruz shook his head "We give those out as presents to clients and people we try to do business with. There are hundreds of these hat running around out there - I don't know who has them"
At this point Jamie got up and started walking around the room, picking up brochures and putting them back down again. Speed found it odd that she has yet to say a thing through the whole interview - especially since it was her lead that got them here in the first place.
After a few more questions the three of them left the office, not before warning Mr. Cruz not to make any sudden trip plans in the next few days.
"He could be the buyer" Speed said as they walked out into the Miami sunny afternoon "He has the money for it..."
"He isn't the buyer" Jamie said thoughtfully "he's the middleman for these creeps. Here, take a look"
She handed him a folded brochure and he opened it, reading out loud "Enjoy a trip to South America - single man's perfect vacation. Cruz international special offer for preferred customers!"
"These creeps go out to South America have a vacation and come back with a brand new under aged adopted sex toy" Jamie said in disgust, putting on her shades and starting to walk over to the hummer.
Speed nodded and followed her to the hummer "What ever we do you know we have to catch this guy fast"
Jamie nodded at him in understanding while Detective Sevilla looked at him quizzically "How long till we pass the 48 hour mark?"
"It's not that" Speed said gravely "There was a picture on his desk. This guy has two kids of him own"
"Hey Call, I thought you were out with Horatio" he walked over to her, leaving David next to the table while he and Calleigh talked
"I was" she smiled back at him "they got a name and went off in search for a bad guy, I got bored so I decided to get back here and maybe get some more work done"
"You? Backing out on a good chase?" Erik teased
"It wasn't that good" She shrugged with a smile "What are you guys working on?"
"The paper" Erik showed her back to the microscope "we're just about ready to take a look"
He placed the paper under the lamp and activated the machine. After alternating the light waves for a few second they could finally make the writing on the paper.
"It looks like a map" Calleigh examined it
"Do either of you recognize the area?" David asked them
"It's too small, I can't really make it out" Erik squinted at it, coming even closer. "There is ink down here, looks like something was circled right down here" he pointed to the edge of the paper.
"We still have the other piece..." David suggested
"Maybe I can work on this" Calleigh offered "I can try to blow it up or something"
"What? No more bullets?" Erik teased her again as he pressed some buttons taking a digital picture of the map and loading it to a disk so Calleigh could work on it.
She just made a face and he laughed at her, then axcused himself and left for the other lab to get a piece of equipment he needed
"Do you two always banter like this?" David asked her once Erik was gone.
"We try to make a habit of it" she smirked, walking out of the lab herself and leaving David behind, shaking his head with a chuckle.
*
Horatio picked up the phone and placed it on speaker "Horatio here"
"Horatio it's Erik. I got a few possible hits from the finger prints we got in the slaughterhouse"
"How many possibilities?" Horatio looked over at Bailey who was sitting in the passenger seat beside him. Hagen was following in his car behind them, along with a few squad cars.
"Well I narrowed it down to only sex offenders, figured these guys have probably done this before"
"Is one of the names you have on that list Michael Benitez?"
"Give me a minute let me check" Horatio could hear the rustling of papers on the other end of the line before Erik came back on "Yeah he is, how did you know?"
"Mr. Benitez has our gun, we're on his way to his address right now. I'll see you later" He clicked his phone shut and looked over at Bailey again, without noticing he pressed the gas peddle harder all the way to the floor.
*
Jamie and Speed were sitting in front of Roberto Cruz in his office. Detective Sevilla was leaning against the wall behind them studying the man in front of them - he was older then Hitchcomb had been, maybe in his late thirties, black hair, dark eyes, an expensive suit and a flashy tie.
"Mr. Cruz do you know a man named Leroy Hitchcomb?" she asked him
"No I don't think so but we do have a lot of clients" he smiled at the politely
"Well Mr. Hitchcomb was on probation he wasn't allowed to leave the county much less the country so I don't think he was on you company's last tour to the Bahamas" Speed said cynically
"the name does not sound familiar"
"That's Mr. Hitchcomb was helping the FBI with an investigation and yours is one of the names he gave them" Speed told him
"Mr. Cruz, would you know anything about a baseball hat with your company's logo that was seen worn by a suspect in a kidnapping case?"
"A hat?" Cruz shook his head "We give those out as presents to clients and people we try to do business with. There are hundreds of these hat running around out there - I don't know who has them"
At this point Jamie got up and started walking around the room, picking up brochures and putting them back down again. Speed found it odd that she has yet to say a thing through the whole interview - especially since it was her lead that got them here in the first place.
After a few more questions the three of them left the office, not before warning Mr. Cruz not to make any sudden trip plans in the next few days.
"He could be the buyer" Speed said as they walked out into the Miami sunny afternoon "He has the money for it..."
"He isn't the buyer" Jamie said thoughtfully "he's the middleman for these creeps. Here, take a look"
She handed him a folded brochure and he opened it, reading out loud "Enjoy a trip to South America - single man's perfect vacation. Cruz international special offer for preferred customers!"
"These creeps go out to South America have a vacation and come back with a brand new under aged adopted sex toy" Jamie said in disgust, putting on her shades and starting to walk over to the hummer.
Speed nodded and followed her to the hummer "What ever we do you know we have to catch this guy fast"
Jamie nodded at him in understanding while Detective Sevilla looked at him quizzically "How long till we pass the 48 hour mark?"
"It's not that" Speed said gravely "There was a picture on his desk. This guy has two kids of him own"