Title: The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Author: Dana-Maru1
Summary: The team investigate a series of murders in the twelve days till Christmas...
Disclaimer: Sue, Jack and anyone else you may recognize are not mine. But thanks Pax for letting us borrow them from time to time...
Marlene Short spent most of her days volunteering at a soup kitchen or various charity shops across town since she retired from her teaching job. Though, today she was at a park with her husband, Colin. True to popular theory, Marshall had returned to the scene of his previous crime and was observing the couple whom sat on a bench next to the lake feeding the birds. He watched Marlene throw bread crusts toward to birds and counted at least ten ducks, six geese and seven swans. Perfect for his next task. He was behind target, hadn't killed anyone on Monday so getting two victims at once would bring him back on target. Looking around, he saw no one else nearby and decided to act right then instead of following him and her till dark. Leaving the same long wounds as on all the other victims, though adding a gash for each - six lines on Colin and seven on Marlene - he fled the park at the sound of voices nearby.
The teenage couple passing through the park saw the swift movement of Marshall dashing between some trees before he disappeared. Walking further along they discovered the Shorts' still warm bodies. The girl had seen the FBI press conference about the murders before, and quickly dialed the hotline on her cell instead of just going to the police.
Jack and the rest of the team arrived at the scene to find the girl slumped and crying, being comforted by her nervous boyfriend. He flashed his badge at them and led them to his car, taking them back to the Bureau building for questioning.
"Did the man you saw look anything like this?" Jack asked his last question twenty minutes later.
Sue showed them the photo of Kevin Marshall and received a nod from both the teens sitting across from her and Jack.
"Yes, that looks like him!" The girl replied.
"Thank you for your time." He smiled at them and escorted them out of the building.
He walked back up to the bullpen with his mind on the victims and Sue by his side.
"Anything?" Bobby's Aussie accent broke through his thoughts.
"Enough to be able to get that warrant at least."