"Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the water spout, down came the rain and washed poor Itsy out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain and Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the spout again." Nick sang to the twins.
The door opened.
"Hey look it's Mommy." Nick smiled.
"Hey babies, I missed you."
"How'd the first day back go?" Nick inquired.
"Do I have to go back again?" Sara groaned as she picked Ben up.
"Only if we want them to go to college."
"Community college is good right?"
"Says the woman who went to Harvard."
"It will get easier right?" Sara asked.
"Hopefully. If this doesn't work we can figure something else out."
"How were they for Mrs Gusten?"
"She said they woke up a couple of times, but they were pretty good. She also said to call her Mary."
"You think she'll work out?" Sara asked.
"She seems good with them and she gets to sleep most of the time which works for her."
Mary Gusten was a former nurse, who at 55 had taken early retirement to nurse her husband through cancer which had eventually killed him.
She worked weekends in a retirement home and appreciated the extra money she earned watching the twins three or four nights a week.
Sara and Nick had using their police sources done an extensive background check but she had checked out in all fifty states.
"Are we doing the right thing?"
"We're doing what we need to do." Nick replied. "If there are any problems we'll figure it out along the way."
"You're remarkable calm about this." Sara pointed out.
"I've been home for six hours." Nick countered.
"One day at a time right?"
"One day at a time." Nick agreed.
CSI CSI
"So you've been back a month how does it feel now?" Catherine asked Sara as they worked a scene.
"I still feel guilty every time I leave." She admitted. "But it's a necessary part of life and I still get to spend most of the day with them 4 days a week."
"It's more than some parents do. They drop the baby off with the nanny and only see them when it's convenient. Which is leaves us with the question why is this nanny dead."
"I don't see a bullet or stab wound." Sara surveyed the body that was laying on the nursery floor.
"All that blood had to come from somewhere." Catherine started taking pictures. "David will hopefully be able to tell us more when he gets here."
"Did I hear my name mentioned?" David walked in.
"Hey David." Sara smiled.
"Does she have a name?" David inquired as he went to examine her.
"Lorna Doone, 26." Catherine supplied.
"Seriously?" David questioned.
"Says so right on her drivers licence."
"So time of death?" Sara inquired.
"Rigor hasn't started to set in, so only a few hours." He replied.
"When you're ready can you turn her over so we can see what we're looking for that made her bleed out?" Sara inquired.
"Sure." David agreed. "How are the twins doing?"
"Getting bigger everyday and trying to roll over. They're also starting to teeth."
"I'm guessing Mary likes watching them even more now."
"Mary is great." Sara stated.
TBC
