Disclaimer: I do not own POTC!
"Make sure I get those reports." Will said as he strode to his office. "I want them as soon as possible."
Will shrugged off his jacket and sighed. He was anticipating another long day, and he was already annoyed with himself. Kissing Elizabeth last night was a huge mistake, because it caused a rift, extreme discomfort between the two of them.
Elizabeth was currently on site. She was sifting through the woods where their last victim was found, hoping to find some evidence. Will thought this case was going no where, and thought Elizabeth may be the key to it all.
However, Will was finding it harder and harder to concentrate on anything other than her. Right now, he wished he could be there with her, to protect her…
Will shook his thoughts as his phone rang. "Agent Turner."
"Will, it's Elizabeth."
"What's going on?" Will asked leaning forward.
"Not much. We haven't found anything."
"Do you see anything?" Will asked hoping she would tune into the son of a bitch.
"No, but I feel him. Something is going to happen…"
"Just be careful."
"I will."
"Elizabeth, listen, about last night." Will heard her take a big breath of air. "I was out of line to kiss you. You were upset, and I took advantage of that."
"Did you want to?"
"Does it matter? I did."
"Because I..." Elizabeth smiled into the phone. She heard him stammer and search for words.
"We'll talk later."
"Sure. Listen Will, someone is pulling me over to something, I'll call you later." Elizabeth hung up and turned to the young technician.
"I think we have found something." She was defiantly young Elizabeth thought as she looked at the girls face, young, full of hope, and has yet to seen the harshness of the world.
"What is it?" She walked Elizabeth over to a slightly more wooded area.
"See this." Elizabeth looked to the ground and saw lots of footprints.
"Yes."
"These are all from the same person. And if you look over here, you can see that whoever was over here was crouching down, sitting on his haunches."
Elizabeth looked across to where the body was found and back to where they were. A straight line, perfect sight into the scene, he knew she was there. "And…" The tech continued. "Take a gander at what I found." She lifted some branches.
"Oh my God." Elizabeth felt like she found the Holy Grail. "I want those rushed to the lab immediately for DNA analysis."
"Oh yeah, we're gonna get the bastard." The Tech picked up cigarette butts off the ground and placed them into a clear plastic bag. "Seems like our killer's got a bit of a smoking habit…an expensive one at that."
"How can you tell?"
"These cigarettes are not from the United States, these are from France. Very expensive, high quality, more nicotine, less length of life."
Elizabeth pondered that. "Send all of this information to me or Agent Turner as soon as you get it."
"You got it." Elizabeth watched as the Tech all but skipped back to the camp. Elizabeth looked at the site. She crouched down where the shoe prints were. All the evidence was destroyed, so she didn't feel the need to be cautious as she peered through the brush at the crime scene where the body was found. She was looking through the eyes of the killer, and it was chilly.
Elizabeth jumped when her phone began to ring. Elizabeth glanced at the caller ID and saw it was her mother. Elizabeth sighed and ignored the call.
Elizabeth was not ready to talk to her mother, it was too soon. Anger and pain tore through Elizabeth every time she thought about her attack, her mother, the father, thankfully she was no longer bonded to.
Elizabeth's phone rang again. Once again, it was her mother, and once again Elizabeth ignored the call.
POTC
"I can't believe it." Will said once Elizabeth told him everything that angel of a Tech found.
"We could have an arrest warrant by tonight." Elizabeth smiled. "He could be in our custody by tomorrow."
Will glanced at the clock. "You hungry?"
"I could eat." Elizabeth shrugged. Elizabeth's phone began to ring again, once more it was her mother. "Let me take this." Elizabeth walked out of his office and picked up the phone.
"Mom, what is it? You've called me a dozen times today…"
Elizabeth heard breathing. "Mom?"
"Elizabeth…" It was a low gurgled breath. "Baby, please come home…" The phone went dead.
Elizabeth felt chills. After she pounded on the glass to Will's office she took off running.
"Elizabeth! What's going on?" Will shouted as he was chasing after her.
"He has my mother!" Elizabeth ran at full speed to her car. She revved the engine as Will jumped into the passenger's seat.
"How do you know it's him?"
"Because, this is personal now. He wants to hurt me." Elizabeth screeched out into the street as their siren blared. "If he…I swear to God I will kill him myself."