"So what's the verdict Sid?" Lindsay inquired.
"I hear you went lingerie shopping at lunch." Sid said.
"Gossip really does get to the morgue quicker than it does around the lab." Hawkes commented.
"We ran into Pino on the way in." Lindsay explained. "Yes we went shopping at lunch. So what can you tell us about the body?"
"She died around 6 last night; cause of death is a broken neck."
"Let me guess it's more consistent with someone twisting her neck than a fall down the stairs?" Lindsay suggested.
"Very good detective. She had skin cells under her fingernails which I sent to DNA. I looked into the type of infliction that would cause this kind of break, it's definitely military. It would have been lights out very quickly."
"That's something." Lindsay sighed.
"She was also pregnant."
"How far along?" Hawkes asked.
"About 11 weeks."
"So she knew about it." Lindsay concluded.
"That would be a good guess." Sid confirmed.
"Did you extract foetal DNA?"
"Yes, I sent it with the other samples up to the lab."
"Then there is no need for us to take up your time." Hawkes said.
"Lindsay are we still on for Tuesday?" Sid inquired.
"Unless something major comes up between now and then, we should be fine for 7."
"Okay." Sid smiled.
"What was all that about?" Hawkes inquired after they left the morgue.
"I can't say." Lindsay replied.
"You made plans with Sid for Tuesday but you can't say what they are?" Hawkes questioned.
"Yes." Lindsay confirmed.
"Does Danny know about this?"
"No and don't mention it. He's on a late on Tuesday anyway."
"Should he be worried?"
"It's Sid." Lindsay reminded him.
"Good point."
"Trust me there is nothing for him to worry about." Lindsay assured him.
"Okay."
"I'm going to see Adam."
"I don't think he's going to have any results yet." Hawkes pointed out.
"I know." Lindsay replied. "I just have an idea."
Hawkes let her do what she wanted to do.
"Hey Adam." Lindsay found him in DNA.
"I'm good but I'm not that good. I only got the samples an hour ago." He held up his hands.
"I know." Lindsay replied.
"So you're not here to hassle me about results?"
"Not yet." Lindsay answered.
"So you just thought you'd drop by?"
"I just wanted to ask you to do something."
"Am I going to like this?" Adam inquired.
"It shouldn't take too long." Lindsay admitted.
"Hit me with it." He crossed his arms.
"When you get the foetal DNA from Louisa Higgins baby can you test it against…?"
"The foetal DNA of your other woman on the stairs." He finished for her. "You think the same guy got two women pregnant and then broke their necks and threw them down the stairs?" He asked.
"Two dead pregnant women with exactly the same cause of death in three days can't be a coincidence."
"I'll let you know when I have the results but it won't be for a few hours yet."
"Just let me know, I need to go and find an obstetrician."
"Because you think they have the same one right?" Adam guessed.
"Well it's certainly not for me; I got my birth control shot last week."
"I'll let you know."
"Thanks." Lindsay went to find the day planners.
TBC