Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Crossing Jordan.

A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update. I left my computer on during a storm and when the power went out it did some damage. However, it's fixed and I will try to get this story complete soon.

Secret Past

Chapter 14 – Finding Evidence

The whole ride to the Smith residence Jordan obsessed about Emily. "I hope she's okay," she said to Woody.

"Jordan she's the best," Framus said smiling, "I promise you can trust her."

Jordan tried to relax but felt herself feeling more uneasy as time went on. When they arrived at the house Jordan tried to push thoughts of Emily from her mind. Nigel was already there waiting for them. They grabbed their stuff and went inside. The blood from the body was still all over the hallway. "Here is how her murder went," Woody stated, "He came home from work and came into the kitchen where she was washing dishes. He grabbed a knife and stabbed her in the back. Then he dragged her body to the doorway to look as though someone came to the door and attacked her. He threw the knife in a baggie and buried it in her vegetable garden. Then he cleaned the kitchen so that you couldn't see the blood. Garret used the UV light to prove the blood was present all over the kitchen and believe me, it was all over the kitchen."

"Lovely," Framus said.

"So what we are looking for is anything we can link to the parent's murder. I am going into the basement to check dirty clothes. Nige why don't you do the bedroom," Jordan suggested.

"I'll go with Jordan," Framus said and followed her down to the laundry room.

"Excellent," Jordan said, "You can search the basement for a place where things can be hidden. Like a loose board, etc."

"Sure thing."

Woody followed Nigel upstairs into the bedroom and then into the closet. Nigel started pulling clothing off the shelves and all the boxes searching for somewhere that clothes could be hidden. Woody helped him search. "So are you and Jordan good friends with Framus?" Nigel asked making conversation.

"Sure, yeah, we're pretty good friends. I mean I have been working with her for a few years now. Why do you ask?"

"Well I just wondered why Jordan would allow her newborn to go stay with a friend of Framus' unless you guys were really close."

"Yeah, well we trust Roz, she's a good person. People don't really try to get to know her."

"Well she's a little intimidating."

"How so? I find her really nice."

"She just seems to keep most people at arms length. I mean I don't know her that well, but she has an aura about her. She seems very sad and distant."

"Huh, I've never really gotten that vibe."

"Well you know her. What about her and Bug, she seems to know him pretty well?"

"They met a trekkie convention and met again at the morgue. She just likes to get under his skin."

"Well that's something her and I have in common." Nigel said with a smile.

"Nigel come look at this," Woody exclaimed suddenly.

Nigel jumped at his outburst and quickly went to see what he was so excited about.

Woody had lifted the carpet and there sat a number pad. "What the bloody hell?" Nigel exclaimed.

"It unlocks something, somewhere in the house."

"If he has these hidden all over, why wouldn't hide the weapon in a safe."

"I guess he thought we would find them and then assume that's where the weapon was. I guess he just thought that was a safer place."

"Maybe he wanted to be caught."

"That's a possibility. Can you get into the safe?"

"Is the Pope Catholic?"

"Great, I'm going to tell Jordan and Roz what we found." Nigel nodded took the faceplate off the number pad. Then he repeated the steps that he took to get into the Smith residence the day before to save Jordan. A tile on the roof slid open and revealed a second number pad.

"What the bloody hell?" Nigel exclaimed once again and repeated his steps with the number pad. Then a picture flew open in the bedroom and there sat a safe in the wall. "Sweet Mary in a manger."

He walked over to the safe. This time it was an old fashioned kind with the knob you spin. He pulled out a stethoscope and carefully tried to figure out the combination. Woody, Jordan and Framus entered the room. "This is the coolest safe I've ever seen." Nigel commented.

Finally he figured out the combination and opened it to reveal yet another number pad. "These people were loaded." Nigel repeated the steps for the 3rd time and then the back of the safe opened up to reveal a knife and some bloody clothing. "Tada," he said delighted. He pulled them out and handed them to Jordan. The clothes were sealed in a bag along with the knife.

"Let's get these back to the morgue. Nigel do me a favour and dust the number pads for prints. I want to know who used this safe." Nigel nodded and Woody agreed to stay there with him while Jordan and Framus went back to the morgue.

Jordan resisted the urge to pick up Emily even though she missed her terribly. She knew the sooner this was done, the sooner Emily could go home with Woody. Jordan laid the clothes out on a table in trace and started processing. The clothing was covered in hairs and fibers. The knife was covered in finger prints as well. She started running them and was surprised to find the fingerprints all belonged to Annie. "This can't be," Jordan stated.

"What?" Framus asked.

"Her fingerprints are all over the weapon."

"Well maybe he was telling the truth."

"It just seems so wrong. I need the parents autopsy reports."

"Aren't those confidential?"

"Yes," Jordan groaned. "Don't you think that it sounds a little ridiculous? Wouldn't they try and overpower her?"

"I don't know Jordan, stranger things have happened."

She started running the hair samples but was shocked at what she found. "Its all planted."

"Huh?"

"Hair can only have DNA if it was pulled directly from the scalp. This hair was cut from her head. Therefore, he must have planted her hair on the clothes to make it look like she wore them. If he wore a hairnet than his hair wouldn't show up on the clothes."

At that moment Nigel and Woody came into trace. "His fingerprints were all over the number pads and safe. We found a few more safes like that and it was always his fingerprints."

"The brother had the story backwards. Zach killed his parents and then went home and planted evidence from his wife onto the murder weapon and clothes. He was able to use this against her if she ever threatened to tell."

"But why?" Woody asked.

"Go ahead and ask him." Jordan suggested.

"I'll go, now Woody go home with your daughter, this is still your vacation. Jordan while I'm gone please try not to obsess about this case." Framus said, Jordan nodded and Woody did as he was told.