Terri arrived on the scene of the latest homicide. She was dying to get to work. She chuckled softly and thought to herself "Maybe dying isn't such a great choice of words!"
She chuckled and spotted her partner. He was busy taking notes and talking to witnesses. She walked over to him and said "Hey! What do we have?"
Detective Stabler smiles and says "We have a deceased female. Between 45 and 55 years of age. Died of apparant strangulation."
Terri got a thoughtful look on her face and said "Any witnesses?"
Stabler shakes his head and says "No. We only have the man that found the body."
Terri looks to where he pointed and suddenly realizes that she knows him. She smiles and walks over to where he stands. He doesn't see her because he has his face covered with his hands. She puts a hand on his shoulder and says "Hello Larry."
Larry looks up suddenly and says "Terri? What are you doing here?"
Terri smiles and says "I'm working the case. I'm a homicide detective now. Forensics are my speciality."
He looks at her with a look of awe. Something she is not used to seeing. She smiles and says "So, can you tell me how you happened across the body?"
Larry sighs and says "Well, I was dropping off my latest date. She lives over in that building. Well, I decided to take a quick walk. I was getting some gum out of my pocket and dropped a quarter. Well, it rolled into the alley. Right in front of her feet."
"Was there anyone else in the alley?"
Larry shook his head and said "Not that I could see. I ran to call the police and they came and started questioning me. I think they thought I had something to do with it."
Terri laughs and says "Just routine procedure."
Larry "Look, I don't feel like going home. How soon before this is wrapped up?"
Terri sighed and said "About an hour. Nothing much to do after they remove the body."
Larry smiled and said "Meet me at the coffee shop?"
Terri smiled and said "Sure. I'll be there in sixty minutes. Give or take a few minutes."
Larry smiles and says "I'll be waiting for you."
Terri smiles and watches him walk away. She knows she is playing with fire. But it feels so right!