(Will doesn't look at Lydia at all when they are driving)

Lydia says quietly, "Sorry about Jack; he can be very hard sometimes, but he means well."

Will says, "When has Jack Crawford meant well and asked for anyone's help." Lydia responds, "Not a lot; he's a tough man to get him to trust you. Will looks at her and says, "He trusts you; how did that happen?" Lydia laughs and says, "Well, I've been at the bureau for about 10 years, helped Jack with his cases, and one day we asked me to meet his wife, which I was stunned with, and since then, we have been friends.

Lydia adds in, " Outside of work, he's like a carebear" Will laughs at the comment and looks away. Lydia asks, " So Will, what's your story?" Will says, " Well, I sometimes work with the police department for some cases and teach at the academy at times. I also fish sometimes and take care of my dogs." Lydia smiles and says, " Wow! that's amazing. Will, how many dogs do you have"? Will says, " About 6 dogs at home".

(The conversation is cut short because they are at the Nichols house)

(Will and Lydia both head out of the car and meet Jack outside the home and they head to the front door. )(Jack Knocks on the door and waits for someone to answer the door.) (The door opens, and Mr. Nichols answers and says, "Yes? Who are you?"

Jack Crawford " Hello I'm Special Agent Crawford," showing him his badge, (and also Lydia shows her badge).

Mr. Nichols says, " Come in, please."

Jack, Will, and Lydia all stand in front of the Nichols in the kitchen. Mrs/Mr. Nichols are very teary-eyed and looked like they haven't slept in years. Lydia gets a bit teary-eyed; meeting with families are tough for her, but she composes her self.

Mrs. Nichols talks first and says," Elise looks like the other girls right" (She looks at Jack). Jack answers her, " She fits the profile that we created." Mr. Nichols almost cries and says, "Could Elise still be alive"? Lydia sighs and looks at the Nichols with sincerity in her eyes. "We have no way of knowing." Will comes into the conversation and asks, "How's the dog? Mr. and Mrs. Nichols look at each other, Will says, "Elise was supposed to feed it. Was the dog weird when you came home? It didn't eat all weekend; it must have been hungry.

MR. NICHOLS looks at Will and says, " I didn't notice." Will looks away from Mr. Nichols and turns to Lydia and Jack, and he says, " He took her from here. She got on a train. She came home. She fed the dog. And he took her." (Jack doesn't hesitate to pull out his phone and dial.)

JACK CRAWFORD talks into his phone. "The Nichols house is a crime scene. I need ERT immediately. Zeller, Katz, Jimmy Price, a photographer." Mr. Nichols looks worried and says, " Why is our home now a crime scene"? Will ignores the question and says, " Can I see your daughter's room." Mr. Nicols shows Will up to the room. Lydia is left alone with Mrs. Nichols and says," Can I get you anything any coffee or tea." Mrs. Nicols says, " No, Thank You." Lydia tells her, " It's going to be okay; we will find her" (She holds her hand)

Minutes later, The door opens and comes in Brian Zeller, Jimmy Price, and Beverly Katz come in and approach them. Beverly looks at Lydia and says, " Hey, Jack called us." Lydia stands up and says, " Yea, Will is upstairs with inside her room." Mr. Nicols comes back downstairs, and he's crying; Mrs. Nichols goes to him and asks," Honey, What's the matter"? Mr. Nicols says," Elise, she's dead! she's in her bedroom".

Both Mr/ Mrs. Nichols burst out crying, holding each other. Lydia feels for the couple, and she goes to them, trying to comfort them. Lydia asks," Mr/Mrs. Nichols; I'm very sorry for your loss. Do you want to get some fresh air outside, possibly?". Mr. and Mrs. Nichols nod their head and go outside in their backyard, hugging each other on the bench. Lydia sighs and goes back to the living room and sees Brian and Jimmy.

Brian says, " Hey, Lydia, How are they doing?". Lydia says, "They are not doing good at all; they just lost their daughter. I don't think I'll ever recover from that". Jimmy looks at Lydia and says, " Beverly is upstairs trying to find some evidence in her room." Lydia looks at the stairs and says," Okay, I'll join her."

Lydia walks up the stairs and hears Jack say, "You're not supposed to be in here." (Lydia joins the group standing beside Beverly). Beverly says, "Found antler velvet in two of the wounds, I was looking for velvet in the other wounds, but I was interrupted."

Brian comes up behind Lydia, frightening her, and says," Deer and elk pin their prey, put all their weight on the antlers and try to suffocate them.". Jack answers, "Elise Nichols was strangled and suffocated. Ribs were broken." Will joins in and says," Antler velvet actually promotes healing. He may have put it there on purpose". Jack looks disbelieved" He wanted to heal her." Will says," He was trying to undo what he did, and this is his apology." Everyone look at Will, and Will asks," Does anyone have any aspirin"? Lydia takes out her purse and hands her aspirin to Will.

(Will goes home, Brian, Jimmy, Lydia, Beverly, and Jack's head back to the office)

Lydia goes inside her office and sits on a chair and tries to get her feelings in check; this case is doing a number on her; memories are coming back from her past, memories she doesn't want to come back to her. She hears a knock at her door and says, " Come in." Brian comes in and closes the door. Brian asks her, "Hey, how's it going?" Lydia sighs," This case is bringing back so many memories from the past it's crashing down on me."

Lydia looks like she's going to cry. Brian goes to her and hugs her tight. She returns the hug. Lydia comes out of the hug and wipes her tears away. Lydia says," You know, after our divorce, I thought we weren't ever going to see each other again, but I'm glad that you are here." Brian smiles at her and says, "I'm always going to be here for you."

The next day starts, Lydia and Beverly try to find some evidence from her belongings; Lydia sees something embedded in her nightgown; she grabs her tweezers and shows Beverly and asks," What is this? Metal Shavings?". Lydia was about to call Jack when she hears another agent named Tim Clancy ask for her and telling her that Mrs. Nichols is here to talk with her. Lydia tells him to bring Mrs. Nichols to her office Lydia looks at Beverly and asks, " Are you okay if I head out and speak with Mrs. Nicols?" Beverly smiles at her and says, " Yea, go ahead; I'll finish processing the metal."

Lydia leaves the room and heads to her office and finds Mrs. Nichols there and she closes her office door. Lydia asks," Mrs. Nichols, how are you doing?" Mrs. Nicols says," I can't get the image of Elise out of my head; her lying there lifeless; she's my little girl." Mrs. Nichols cries, and Lydia goes to her and hugs her and says, " Don't think of Elise lifeless think of her before all of the good memories you have of her; it can help you live a bit better."

Mrs. Nichols nods her head. Lydia tells her," We will find the man who did this to your daughter." Mrs. Nichols leaves her office, and Lydia is left to her own thoughts, but her phone ringing ruins them. She answers her phone, and it's her adoptive mother calling her asking her to spend the week with her and my adoptive father. She tells her that's she's coming tomorrow. She heads home to pack, but she's interrupted by another call, but this time its Jack. She answers, and Jack tells her that a psychiatrist by the name of Doctor Hannibal Lecter will be joining them shortly and that she should join them; she tells him that she will be right there.

(Lydia sighs and collects her thoughts and she heads to Jack's Office)