Title: Vanished
Summary : Two missing person's cases. Victims never found. One
suspect found, but could not be tied to the actual disappearences.
Exactly A year after the first and second missing persons case. Two
more go missing. Gil is faced with having to find his wife and
daughter knowing that it may never happen. Catherine and Lindsey
have vanished.
Disclaimer " I don't own anything...
Chapter 2
Gil leaned against the hood of Brass' vehicle, his head in his hands. It had been years since he had gotten a migraine and it was hard for him to stand.
Sara, Warrick and Nick were in the store processing the bathroom, where Catherine and Lindsey were last seen.
Warrick was rummaging through the garbage can when he came across a small back pack.
Removing the bag for the trash he knelt down on the ground to examine the contents inside.
At the top of the bag were a pair of jeans and sweater. he knew right away that they belonged to Catherine, he bagged them and continued to search.
Sara and Nick stopped what they were doing and gathered around Warrick.
"That's Catherine's" Sara called out " I was with her when she bought it, what else is in there?"
Warrick stuck his hand in the bag and pulled out a pair of black handled scissors. embedded in the scissors were large strands of Catherine's strawberry blonde hair.
"Bastard tried changing her appearance." he remarked.
Nick shook his head and went back to processing " I've got blood here" he called out " dripping luminol on the swab.
Sara continued to dust for prints " I've got some prints, probably won't tell us much but I'll put a rush in them, I'm going to go get the security tape from the manager and I'll meet you outside."
Warrick and Nick nodded and began finishing up.
Gil was still outside when the three emerged from the building.
Outside, Brass headed them off before Gil could approach them. " I've got their faces plastered on every channel, hopefully someone will spot them and recognize them and we can end this nightmare for him" he looked over at Gil " this is going to kill him."
16 hours missing
Back at the lab Gil was on the other side of things as he waited in the interrogation room.
Brass came in and Gil sat up quickly
"Were still waiting on results Gil" he paused " I know you know the drill, but I have to ask.." he paused again " What happened tonight?"
Gil sat back " We went out for dinner, and then we were on our way to the video store, I told the girls I had to stop at the grocery store and Catherine offered to run in, I was waiting in the car for them, and before I knew it the store was closed and my family was missing."
Brass nodded, did you see anything then that you might have not noticed, something that didn't mean anything then, but would mean something now ?"
Gil shook his head "no there was nothing like that, we ate dinner we left, no one was following us if that's what you mean, there has been no one following us or making trouble, nothing to indicate that someone was going to kidnap my wife and kid."
He sighed " Every thing was perfect" he put his head in his hands and sighed "what did they find?"
Brass sighed opening his file. " I'll take you to the lab but you look with your eyes not your hands. If Ecklie gets word or sees you touching or working on this case he 'll take it from graveyard."
Gil nodded and followed behind brass
In the lay out room everything was set up.
Warrick Sara and nick arrived in the room seconds after Brass and Gil. The first thing he noticed were the scissors.
"he cut her hair" Gil whispered staring down at the strawberry blond clippings, "he made her change" he paused " did you find anything of Lindseys?"
Warrick nodded " Out back. Greg found her hair , just like Catherine's and her necklace."
Gil looked up at the silver chain Greg was holding. " WE already processed this, it had nothing, we think it just fell off when they were attacked." he handed it to him " I thought you might like to have it back."
a tear ran down his cheek as he took the chain. " thank you" he whispered.
Sara walked over to the video machine and pressed play. " I got the security camera tape , it shows Catherine here at the register, then she moves to the door, and Lindsey turns back, We assume she went to the bathroom. " she paused and glanced at Gil and then she continued.
"On camera two our assumptions are verified. And then minutes or so after Catherine goes into find her because Lindsey's taking to long. the camera only goes this far. neither of them came back out this way. and coincidentally the camera for out back was turned off so nothing was caught."
Brass turned to Gil and stopped the tape and watched Gil rub his aching head. " Go home Gil, get some rest, when we bring them home they will want you wide awake, not tired and drowsy."
Gil didn't reply or surprisingly put up a fight as he got out of his chair and left the room.
Gil walked into his home, the silence was the first thing he noticed.
He walked through the living room and toward Lindsey's room. He stood outside her door his hand on the knob.
he closed his eyes hoping this was all a dream, and that he would walk in Lindsey's room, tell her to turn down the music, and then he would get back on the couch and cuddle with his wife until Lindsey was ready to watch their movies like they had planned.
Gil opened his eyes but everything stayed the same. He walked back to the living room and sat on the couch, his heart was hurting and so was his head.
Gil laid his head back a tear slide down his face. He felt so guilty , he shouldn't be resting he should be out there looking for his family.But he couldn't. he closed his eyes and sighed. he would only rest for a second.
