Short chapter, but longer ones are in the works
"What's the lead?" Barry asks. There was a bubble of excitement in the pit of his stomach. "The first family, before their child was kidnapped they reported a van outside of their home. The report said the van had been there off and on for a week. It only lasted a week which was why they never reported it again and no one ever looked into it. About two months later their 9 year old child was kidnapped."
"No one thought to look back into it after she was kidnapped?" Spencer shrugged "It didn't connect with the other kidnapping. There were no reports and the family didn't notice any unusual vans or other vehicles near their home." Barry nods "Well what about the first report? Did anyone look into it?" Spencer nods "Yes, but no one except the family saw the vehicle. The trail kinda went cold. It was never a threat at least not at the time." Barry thinks for a moment "Well that had to be the first kidnapping, and whoever it was learned from that moment."
Spencer nods and adds "Which also means that the kidnapper knew he or she had been reported… and that made them be more careful." Barry again nods "We should go to the office and put this all down on paper." Spencer agrees and they both get out. Once in the office they are silent for several hours as they scribble down all sorts of ideas and possible leads. They didn't talk, but somehow they understood each other and coordinated their words.
The Lily had to be placed for a reason. It couldn't be traced by origin because it was the most common of the Lilies. It could be picked up just about anywhere. The name Lily had been thoroughly researched, but nothing came up. There were 5 flower vendors near the house, so that was out. All 5 vendors were questioned and no red flags. The reason for the Lily was still unclear, as was the blood. The blood was of a cow. The same cow for each vial which meant the kidnapper had regular access to the cow given that the blood was fairly fresh.
The only stray in pattern was the fact that the recent kidnapping wasn't in Virginia. Whoever it was had ran. Maybe that meant they were afraid of being caught which meant something happened. That was when the two decided to go to Virginia and look at the two crime scenes, talk to the families again. There had to be something.
