***Thanks for the feedback! My first W/J story, so I hope its a good one! I
never did a disclaimer, so I should do one now: Don't own them, never will,
so don't think I do. Ok? Now we're good...off to the story!***
((This chapter takes place the next day, at the morgue.))
~~Garret~~ Alright...think Garret. You've got three cases, all before nine. It's raining, and you can guess some more people are gonna die today...morbid as it may seem. Now one would expect to see all bright and shining faces of staff by nine...where the hell are they? Bug's the only one here, and only because he pulled an overnight. Lily called and said she's on her way, but in traffic...but no Jordan, no Nigel.
"Bug can you come in here please?" I saw him walk down the hallway.
"Yes Dr. Macy?" He was holding a vial that had something in it, probably an insect.
"Is Nigel normally late to work on Mondays?"
Bug looked around. "Not usually Dr. Macy...do you want me to call him at home and see if he's there?"
"That would be great Bug. Tell him to get his butt in here pronto. We've got alot of cases today." He nodded, then walked out of the room. I picked up a file for the Jane Doe in Exam 3. Five-seven, red hair, blue eyes, with burns on her wrists and neck. Probably from rope or a cord...signs of foul play. I though for a moment, then put the file in Jordan's box. Next file...an eighty-nine year old woman found dead in her room at the county nursing home. I'll give that one to Peter...should be easy enough. Third case...another unknown, but a boy this time. The kid looked pretty young, probably had been living on the streets for a while. Cops found him in an alley on the edge of town during a midnight patrol. No visual signs of harm at first exam...Nigel will be able to find something on this little guy I thought.
"Excuse me, Dr. Macy?"
I looked up. "Yes Peter?"
"I was wondering, have you assigned the cases from this morning yet?"
"Yes, and you have the woman in Exam 2. Fresh from Eastside Nursing..." I handed him the file.
"Thanks Dr. Macy. I'll get on it right away." He turned and left, down the hall to Exam 2.
Bug walked into the room. "I called Nigel."
I looked at him expectantly. "And?"
"He's on his way, he's sorry he's gonna be late, but he had to feed his dog."
"Nigel has a dog?" This was interesting. "Since when?"
"Since Saturday afternoon. He picked him up at the shelter." Bug looked at the case files on my desk. "Got one for me?"
I shook my head. "You pulled the double, you get the next case that comes in, alright?"
"Ok Dr. Macy." He turned and walked out of the room, and nearly collided with a very awake Jordan. "Good morning Jordan."
"Good morning Bug!" She was smiling...at 9:13 AM...this was odd. "Good morning Garret! Got a case all ready for me?"
"Yeah Jordan...and why are you so happy? Do we need to do random drug testing again?" I handed her the file.
"No, I just had a very good night's rest, and I'm ready to work. Anything wrong with that?" She took a sip of coffee from the mug that was in her hand.
"No, just wondering, that's all. By the way, have you seen Nigel yet this morning?"
"Can't say that I have...why, is he hungover or something?" She grinned at me.
"Should he be?" This was getting more interesting by the second...
"Nope, not at all. Now, If you'll excuse me, I have a date with a redhead I have to keep..." She walked out of the room, and headed for another cup of coffee.
~~Jordan~~ Is it that obvious? First thing outta Garret's mouth is "Why are you so happy?"...it's gotta be. And good, maybe I can get a raise or something for my "good work attitude". Probably not, but there's no harm in trying!
~~Nigel~~ This is odd...I smell like dog. My truck smells like dog, my clothes smell like dog food, and I showered this morning. Bug said Garret was pretty ticked about me being late, but oh well. I'll pull the double tonight...that'll make up for it. I'll have to bring Rudy to work though...I can keep him in my office. Thank God he's housebroken...why is there never any parking around here?! I've gotta park all the way out in the boonies and run my hide back to the front door in this rain...suprised I haven't seen any accidents yet...alright, time to run!
~~Jordan~~ Well, there goes Nigel...he's dripping as he walks...the janitor is gonna hate him! Anyways, think Jordan...a beautiful woman is found dead with signs of restraint and brusing...but how did she die? I'll take X-rays first to see if anythings broken, then go from there...
"Need some help Jordan?"
"Oh, hi Bug. I'm just gonna do some prelim's on our Jane Doe here. Could you take prints and run them through Missing Persons and APHIS?"
"Sure. Let me go get the scanner." He turned and left, then came back with the fingerprint scanner. "We just hook this up to the computer, then scan, and it'll search for matches."
"Alright, you do that while I go load the film in the x-ray."
~~Garret~~
"Nigel, come in here for a minute."
"Yeah Dr. Macy?" He stood at the edge of the door, trying to keep my carpet dry.
"You got a dog?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Yes sir. A bulldog. His name's Rudy." He smiled.
"Are you going to let him make you late to work again?"
"No sir. It was just because I didn't get home until late...he was lonely."
"Alright. Come here real fast and get your case for this morning. Try not to soak my carpet." I picked up the case and handed it to him. "It's a kid, cops found him in an alley on the edge of town."
He winced. "I hate doing kids...its so sad."
I nodded. "It sucks, but we don't know anything about this guy...I figured you'd be the best to find out all that we can about him..."
"Thanks...I'll take that as a compliment." He turned and walked out the door.
I went back to filling out a stack of forms that had appeared on my desk. I mumbled to myself "They want me to analyze what?"
~~Nigel~~ I hate doing kids...especially if they've been killed unnaturally...makes you so mad sometimes. Let's see, he's in drawer 6...lets pull him out and take a look...bloody hell...the little guy can't be older than five. Just slide him onto a gurney and take him into Exam 4, if no ones in there...
I grabbed a pair of gloves, then started undressing the kid. No visual signs of a struggle, and only a few bruises on his arms, but they looked pretty old. There were scars on his chest...it looked like he had been burned with a match at least three dozen times...there were also slashes across his shoulderblades from what looked like a razor...or maybe another kind of blade. It was all adding up to a case of child abuse...some ass had to take out anger on something, so he picks the kid...no wonder the kid was out on the streets. I needed to know where the cops found him...so I covered the body with a sheet and went to go find Garret, since it didn't say in the file.
~~Jordan~~ The woman had been beatup pretty bad, and it was almost postive that she had been suffocated to death. After I got the x-rays back, I noticed that she had something in her throat that wasn't normal.
"Bug, can you get the scope for me, and a pair of tweezers?"
"Yeah, you find something?" He handed me the tweezers, and placed the light down her throat.
"I think these are shards of plastic..." I removed several chunks of what appeared to be thin plastic, like from a plastic bag. There was a thin, white residue that stuck to the bag.
"Bug, did we run a tox-screen on her yet?"
"No, do we need to?" He grabbed a syringe and looked for a vein.
"I think she OD on something...probably cocaine...but I'm guessing it was accidental...she probably tried to swallow the bag, but it ripped. The stuff went straight into her bloodstream...probably killed her pretty quick."
"Jordan, you are too good at this..." Bug grinned
"Well, just run the tox, then tell me alright? I need to go make a phone call."
~~Nigel~~
"Garret? I need to ask you some questions about the kid that I'm working on."
"Yes?" He looked up at me.
"Where exactly did the police find him? Did they tell you?" I leaned up against the door and yawned.
"They didn't put it in the file?"
"Nope, just says on the edge of town. I'd like to go check out where they found him for myself...the poor guy has evidence of abuse all over him...I might be able to ask around, show his picture, maybe get an ID on him."
"Well, go take some photos, I'll call the cops that brought him in, and come back in a few minutes. Ok?"
"Thanks Garret." I went back to the exam room and started taking pictures. Someone had to know who this kid was...I just had to find them.
~~Jordan~~ Two PM...do you know where your lover is? That's why you're calling him...maybe he's free for lunch. The new place Italian place downtown is open...dial his number...and the extentsion...
"This is Hoyt."
"Hey you...what's up?"
TO BE CONTINUED...
***Had to leave you hanging! I'm on a rampage here! Chapter 4 soon! ((NEXT CHAPTER: Jordan and Woody goto lunch, and Nigel's going all vigilante justice on this case!))***
((This chapter takes place the next day, at the morgue.))
~~Garret~~ Alright...think Garret. You've got three cases, all before nine. It's raining, and you can guess some more people are gonna die today...morbid as it may seem. Now one would expect to see all bright and shining faces of staff by nine...where the hell are they? Bug's the only one here, and only because he pulled an overnight. Lily called and said she's on her way, but in traffic...but no Jordan, no Nigel.
"Bug can you come in here please?" I saw him walk down the hallway.
"Yes Dr. Macy?" He was holding a vial that had something in it, probably an insect.
"Is Nigel normally late to work on Mondays?"
Bug looked around. "Not usually Dr. Macy...do you want me to call him at home and see if he's there?"
"That would be great Bug. Tell him to get his butt in here pronto. We've got alot of cases today." He nodded, then walked out of the room. I picked up a file for the Jane Doe in Exam 3. Five-seven, red hair, blue eyes, with burns on her wrists and neck. Probably from rope or a cord...signs of foul play. I though for a moment, then put the file in Jordan's box. Next file...an eighty-nine year old woman found dead in her room at the county nursing home. I'll give that one to Peter...should be easy enough. Third case...another unknown, but a boy this time. The kid looked pretty young, probably had been living on the streets for a while. Cops found him in an alley on the edge of town during a midnight patrol. No visual signs of harm at first exam...Nigel will be able to find something on this little guy I thought.
"Excuse me, Dr. Macy?"
I looked up. "Yes Peter?"
"I was wondering, have you assigned the cases from this morning yet?"
"Yes, and you have the woman in Exam 2. Fresh from Eastside Nursing..." I handed him the file.
"Thanks Dr. Macy. I'll get on it right away." He turned and left, down the hall to Exam 2.
Bug walked into the room. "I called Nigel."
I looked at him expectantly. "And?"
"He's on his way, he's sorry he's gonna be late, but he had to feed his dog."
"Nigel has a dog?" This was interesting. "Since when?"
"Since Saturday afternoon. He picked him up at the shelter." Bug looked at the case files on my desk. "Got one for me?"
I shook my head. "You pulled the double, you get the next case that comes in, alright?"
"Ok Dr. Macy." He turned and walked out of the room, and nearly collided with a very awake Jordan. "Good morning Jordan."
"Good morning Bug!" She was smiling...at 9:13 AM...this was odd. "Good morning Garret! Got a case all ready for me?"
"Yeah Jordan...and why are you so happy? Do we need to do random drug testing again?" I handed her the file.
"No, I just had a very good night's rest, and I'm ready to work. Anything wrong with that?" She took a sip of coffee from the mug that was in her hand.
"No, just wondering, that's all. By the way, have you seen Nigel yet this morning?"
"Can't say that I have...why, is he hungover or something?" She grinned at me.
"Should he be?" This was getting more interesting by the second...
"Nope, not at all. Now, If you'll excuse me, I have a date with a redhead I have to keep..." She walked out of the room, and headed for another cup of coffee.
~~Jordan~~ Is it that obvious? First thing outta Garret's mouth is "Why are you so happy?"...it's gotta be. And good, maybe I can get a raise or something for my "good work attitude". Probably not, but there's no harm in trying!
~~Nigel~~ This is odd...I smell like dog. My truck smells like dog, my clothes smell like dog food, and I showered this morning. Bug said Garret was pretty ticked about me being late, but oh well. I'll pull the double tonight...that'll make up for it. I'll have to bring Rudy to work though...I can keep him in my office. Thank God he's housebroken...why is there never any parking around here?! I've gotta park all the way out in the boonies and run my hide back to the front door in this rain...suprised I haven't seen any accidents yet...alright, time to run!
~~Jordan~~ Well, there goes Nigel...he's dripping as he walks...the janitor is gonna hate him! Anyways, think Jordan...a beautiful woman is found dead with signs of restraint and brusing...but how did she die? I'll take X-rays first to see if anythings broken, then go from there...
"Need some help Jordan?"
"Oh, hi Bug. I'm just gonna do some prelim's on our Jane Doe here. Could you take prints and run them through Missing Persons and APHIS?"
"Sure. Let me go get the scanner." He turned and left, then came back with the fingerprint scanner. "We just hook this up to the computer, then scan, and it'll search for matches."
"Alright, you do that while I go load the film in the x-ray."
~~Garret~~
"Nigel, come in here for a minute."
"Yeah Dr. Macy?" He stood at the edge of the door, trying to keep my carpet dry.
"You got a dog?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Yes sir. A bulldog. His name's Rudy." He smiled.
"Are you going to let him make you late to work again?"
"No sir. It was just because I didn't get home until late...he was lonely."
"Alright. Come here real fast and get your case for this morning. Try not to soak my carpet." I picked up the case and handed it to him. "It's a kid, cops found him in an alley on the edge of town."
He winced. "I hate doing kids...its so sad."
I nodded. "It sucks, but we don't know anything about this guy...I figured you'd be the best to find out all that we can about him..."
"Thanks...I'll take that as a compliment." He turned and walked out the door.
I went back to filling out a stack of forms that had appeared on my desk. I mumbled to myself "They want me to analyze what?"
~~Nigel~~ I hate doing kids...especially if they've been killed unnaturally...makes you so mad sometimes. Let's see, he's in drawer 6...lets pull him out and take a look...bloody hell...the little guy can't be older than five. Just slide him onto a gurney and take him into Exam 4, if no ones in there...
I grabbed a pair of gloves, then started undressing the kid. No visual signs of a struggle, and only a few bruises on his arms, but they looked pretty old. There were scars on his chest...it looked like he had been burned with a match at least three dozen times...there were also slashes across his shoulderblades from what looked like a razor...or maybe another kind of blade. It was all adding up to a case of child abuse...some ass had to take out anger on something, so he picks the kid...no wonder the kid was out on the streets. I needed to know where the cops found him...so I covered the body with a sheet and went to go find Garret, since it didn't say in the file.
~~Jordan~~ The woman had been beatup pretty bad, and it was almost postive that she had been suffocated to death. After I got the x-rays back, I noticed that she had something in her throat that wasn't normal.
"Bug, can you get the scope for me, and a pair of tweezers?"
"Yeah, you find something?" He handed me the tweezers, and placed the light down her throat.
"I think these are shards of plastic..." I removed several chunks of what appeared to be thin plastic, like from a plastic bag. There was a thin, white residue that stuck to the bag.
"Bug, did we run a tox-screen on her yet?"
"No, do we need to?" He grabbed a syringe and looked for a vein.
"I think she OD on something...probably cocaine...but I'm guessing it was accidental...she probably tried to swallow the bag, but it ripped. The stuff went straight into her bloodstream...probably killed her pretty quick."
"Jordan, you are too good at this..." Bug grinned
"Well, just run the tox, then tell me alright? I need to go make a phone call."
~~Nigel~~
"Garret? I need to ask you some questions about the kid that I'm working on."
"Yes?" He looked up at me.
"Where exactly did the police find him? Did they tell you?" I leaned up against the door and yawned.
"They didn't put it in the file?"
"Nope, just says on the edge of town. I'd like to go check out where they found him for myself...the poor guy has evidence of abuse all over him...I might be able to ask around, show his picture, maybe get an ID on him."
"Well, go take some photos, I'll call the cops that brought him in, and come back in a few minutes. Ok?"
"Thanks Garret." I went back to the exam room and started taking pictures. Someone had to know who this kid was...I just had to find them.
~~Jordan~~ Two PM...do you know where your lover is? That's why you're calling him...maybe he's free for lunch. The new place Italian place downtown is open...dial his number...and the extentsion...
"This is Hoyt."
"Hey you...what's up?"
TO BE CONTINUED...
***Had to leave you hanging! I'm on a rampage here! Chapter 4 soon! ((NEXT CHAPTER: Jordan and Woody goto lunch, and Nigel's going all vigilante justice on this case!))***