"So what do we have?" Mac asked looking at the evidence in the lab.
"Aiden said the guy was familiar; white male, 30's, 6"2, blond curly hair, blue eyes. We're going to get her with a sketch artist when she's up for it. Then the basics, heading to work, got pulled into an alley." Flack sat down on a chair in the corner and shook his head it all seemed unreal. "I've got officers canvassing the area for anyone who saw anything. I mean this guy attacked in broad daylight someone must have seen or heard something."
"Danny?" Mac asked.
"I got nothing on her clothes, no prints, nothing. The only thing I got was her own blood on her pants, and coffee. The only thing I got was a partial print on her bracelet charm." Danny paused and looked at his notes. "Someone new what they were doing. I saw Aiden walk in this morning she didn't look straight at me but I didn't see anything wrong with her."
"Stella what did you get off of the vict… Aiden?"
"She has defensive wounds on one hand and a bruise on her wrist suggesting she fought with one hand and the other one was held with considerable force. Rape kit turned up no semen but a lot of bruising in the vaginal area. We got some skin from under her nails, I sent it to Jane."
"Okay, once we get the results run with them. In the mean time I want everyone going through Aiden's cases looking for anyone who said anything that would result in what happened. I want to see all results before you go out and Flack is part of all interrogations." Mac paused; he knew that although everyone was focused on the task at hand they also felt personally violated on the attack of their friend. "Stella keep checking in with Aiden and her brother. We are going to get this guy."
Everyone nodded and headed out to do his or her individual jobs, everyone except Danny. "Hey boss I was wondering if I could…" Danny looked down at his feet. "I just haven't…I want to see…make sure, she's…"
"Go ahead Danny."
"Thanks boss." Danny smiled and headed out.
He had to go see Aiden; it had been on his mind since he heard, make sure she was all right. He drove to the hospital and walked along the corridors of the hospital. When he reached her room he noticed a rather large guy sitting outside the door reading a book. "Can I help you?" he asked looking up from his book.
"Danny Messer I work with Aiden."
"Neil Burn, I'm Aiden's brother. Nice to meet you." Neil stood up and shook Danny's hand. "She kicked me out when the doctor came to take a look at her."
"How is she doing?"
"My sister is a fighter. When she was nine I took her Elmo doll and she broke my fingers." Neil laughed and shook his head smiling. "If there is one thing she is good at it's taking care of herself." Neil paused when the doctor came out. "How is she?"
"Healing well. It will still be a couple of days before she can leave. We suggest after this type of injury she talk to a counsellor."
"That's also department policy," Danny said. "Can I go in?"
"Sure," the doctor said before walking down the hall.
"Are you okay if I go in?" Danny asked Neil.
"Ya, I'll stay out here."
"Hey," Danny said walking in the door of Aiden's room.
"Danny," Aiden smiled as her friend came into her line of view. She was still slightly drugged and still couldn't sit up, but was glad to she Danny. "Is this social or business?"
"Social, checking up on you. Mac is working me into the ground and you're no where to pick up my slack." Danny sat on the edge of her bed. "How are you doing?"
"Well I don't feel like dancing." Aiden said trying to sit up.
"Hey take it easy," Danny said helping her get up. "You okay?" he asked noticing a pang of pain on her face.
"I'm getting there. Have you found anything?"
"We're following some leads, we'll let you know when we've…" Danny saw tears flowing out of Aiden's eyes and rolling down her cheeks in silence. He had never seen her cry before or even get teary eyed. "Hey Aiden it's okay."
"It's not okay Danny!" Aiden yelled, another thing that Danny Messer was not accustom to. "This stuff isn't supposed to happen to me. I'm the one who get the evidence, who finds the suspects. I'm not the one who sits in a hospital bed barely able to sit up asking the cops if they've found the guy so I don't have to worry and I can get some sleep!" Aiden was in full hysterics she couldn't control herself. "I should have just gone straight to work, if I had of this wouldn't have happened."
Danny wrapped his arms around his friend and rubbed her back until she calmed down. "Aiden this is not your fault, and I know that you know that," Danny started, "Now I'm going to go back to the lab and find this rat bastard and you are going to stay here and get better. You hear me?"
"Ya I here you," Aiden said glad that she had such a good friend like Danny. "Thanks for visiting, it really means a lot to me Danny."
"Forget about it," Danny said with a wink before walking out into the hall. Right out of the door he made a sharp turn and leaned up against the wall taking off his glasses and rubbing his eyes.
"It's not easy seeing some one you care about like that." Neil patted Danny on the shoulder before entering Aiden's room.
Danny stood in the hallway for about a minute collecting himself before he headed back to the lab. He was going to get this guy and when he did it was going to take every ounce of self-control he had not to kill him. "Please tell me we got a hit on that print," he said to himself and his computer once he got back to the lab. He brought up the database and almost lost his breath. He went running out of the lab to Mac's office. "Mac we got a hit on the finger print."
"Who are we looking at?"
"Lilly," Danny paused. "Omar Lily."