Hey people. I read your reviews and I decided that most of you wanted Lily to be in some way involved in the case and to get together with Scotty. Well now I have my story line. Lol. I have decided that she will be a suspect for now - it may change, it may not. I might ask for views on that at a later date. Btw TV-LUVIN-HOTTIE, you're right; it wouldn't be cold case without Lily. ;-) For now - read on.

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"Hi, is your mommy home?"

"No, she went out."

"Where did she go to?"

"She went to see Santa."

"Santa? All the way to the north pole?" He gasped toward the little boy.

"No silly. The one at the mall."

"Is your daddy in?"

"No he don't stay here."

"Really? So who's looking after you?"

"Jill."

"Can you get Jill for me?"

"Alex how many times have I told you to come get me when someone comes to the door? You know how your mom gets." A woman said, coming toward the pair from through the back door. She had jet black hair and clear green eyes. In her hands were clean clothes she had obviously taken down from the washing line. Pulling him back from the door, she turned to the man. "Sorry about that. Can I help you?"

"Jill Hannigan?"

"Yeah."

"I'm detective Valens. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind coming back to the station for some questioning. Could you get someone to look after him?"

"I'm sorry, no. Couldn't you just ask your questions here?"

"I'm afraid we have to ask you down at the station."

"Why?"

"We need you to take a look at some pictures. We're opening the Michael's case from '97 and we have it on record that you were a witness."

"Henry and Julie? Yeah I worked for them for a while. You've re-opened it?"

"Yeah. So will you come look at some mug shots?"

"I'll see if Lily can leave work early to come pick Alex up."

"As in Lily Adams?"

"Erm, not anymore. She got divorced. Why? What's Lily got to do with this?"

"We'll need to speak to her too."

"Me and Lily were friends at the time, but she didn't see anything that night. She wasn't with me."

"Just following a lead off of the initial investigation."

"You mean you think she could have been the other woman?" She asked with shock.

"What do you know about that?"

"Only what Julie told me. Said she hired a P.I."

"She did."

"I don't she how it could have been Lily. She had her hands full with her baby at the time. New born."

"Alex?"

"Yeah. He's a little small for an eight year old, but he's cute 'aint he?" She smiled.

"He is sorta." He smiled past her. "So should we get going? My partner's waiting in the car."

"Oh yeah. Erm," She hesitated, "About Alex…"

"Right. Well, if we're pickin' up his mom then we might as well bring him along. Jefferies gets on great with kids, I'm sure he won't mind taking care of the little tyke."

"Thanks. I don't think you'll get far with Lily though. Hey Alex, get your coat, we're going for a ride." She shouted down the narrow corridor, before going to lock up the back.

"You don't have a car." He told Jill, coming through a door on the left, valcrowing up some trainers.

"This nice man's taking us." She said while adorning her own coat. "Put your jacket on honey."

"Mom said not to go with people you don't know." He said obliging.

"Yeah but this man's a cop. He's a good guy like Spiderman."

"Although I can't climb walls and spray web." Scotty thought it necessary to say.

"Don't worry Detective, Lily thought he should know Spiderman wasn't real. He knows all about Santa and the tooth fairy. She doesn't believe it's right to lie to people."

"I respect that." He smiled. "Although I don't know if it's right for a child to know complete realities so young."

"I am here you know. Mom said it's bad manners to ignore people."

"Really? Well your mom sounds like a wise woman."

"She's not old." He screwed his face up.

"Sorry." Scotty laughed. "Are we cool?"

The little boy looked as if he was thinking for a second before he smiled up cheekily and asked: "Can we put the sirens on?"

"Another time maybe."

"Promise?"

"I promise."

"Good because you're not allowed to break promises." He said before running outside, putting his hands on his hips and playfully shouting: "Come on, I haven't got all day."

Both laughing, the two adults met up with him and walked over to the awaiting car.

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Question for next chapter: Should any of them remember the other and who?

Eg. Lily remembers Scotty, but he doesn't remember her. Etc. - Your choice!