I don't own the Goren and Eames or Ross for that matter
A/N This is my first attempt at putting in case detail so I hope it's not too lame.
The dead body turned out to be Riley Morland, the fiancé of Deputy Mayor Brian Jackson. She was found in the trunk of her car. Her throat was slashed and her hands were bound behind her back. The car had been set on fire, perhaps to cover her murder. When Bobby first approached the car's open trunk, he hesitated, put his hand over his mouth and breathed deeply for a minute before getting to work
While Bobby poked, probed, and sniffed the body, Alex interviewed the fire station captain and the first uniforms on the scene.
"You said the car was fully engulfed when you arrived on scene Officer Daniels?"
"Yes ma'am, we were on routine patrol and when we came around the corner we found it burning."
"Did you see anyone hanging around or leaving the area extra quick?"
"No" Daniels replied. "After 7pm this area is pretty deserted."
"OK, if you think of anything else, you can reach me or my partner at 1PP Major case squad."
Alex turned to the fire captain and they walked back towards the burnt car.
"What's your take Cap.?"
"It looks like someone cut the fuel line and ignited the fuel, but I can't give you a definitive answer until the arson investigator goes over it."
Bobby stood up from leaning into the trunk. "Captain, can you estimate about when the fire was started?"
"Given the amount of damage, I would guess about 2 hours ago, roughly."
"Thanks Cap."
The fire captain nodded to Bobby and Alex then walked back towards the fire trucks and his men rolling up the hoses. Bobby and Alex also walked away from the car, letting the crime scene unit and ME get to work.
As they were walking towards their SUV, Alex's phone rang. "Eames...OK...We're on our way there now." She closed her phone and looked up at Bobby as they were walking. "That was Ross. Her mother had to be sedated and we won't be able to talk to her until mid-morning at the earliest. The Deputy Mayor however is waiting for us at his office."
"His office? That's...interesting" Bobby said as he walked around the front of their vehicle to get in. Alex just rolled her eyes at him and got in without comment.
Being night time, City Hall was deserted but for a few unfortunate employees. When they reached Deputy Mayor Jackson's office, his door was open and he called to them to enter. "Come on in Detectives, my secretary is gone for the night. Would you like something to drink?" He asked, holding up the bottle of Scotch he had just poured his own drink from.
"No thank you, I'm Detective Eames and this is my partner Detective Goren. We're very sorry for your loss."
"Thank you Detective, I gather from what your Captain said that you have some questions for me."Alex started questioning him while Bobby wandered the room looking at pictures, trophies, and whatever else he thought could give him more insight to the man.
"When was the last time you saw Miss Morland?" Alex asked.
"We had lunch today, and then I told her I would meet her at home later."
"Working late?"
"As we are standing in my office, I'll take that as a rhetorical question."
"You told her you would meet her at home, you live together then?"
"Yes, we have for the last 2 years."
"Long term engagement? Or recent?" Bobby asked from behind Jackson.
"What?" He turned his head quickly, surprised to find the Detective had moved behind him to examine his desk. "Our wedding is...was set for next month."
"Can you think of anyone who wanted to hurt her?" Alex asked.
Jackson's attention turned back to Alex as Bobby moved back to the other side of the room. "No, everybody loved her. I'm sure you hear that all the time, but really she never indicated that anyone had a problem with her."
"Thank you for your time, we'll be in touch." Bobby said.
Alex raised her eyebrow at her partner as she passed him on the way out but decided not to comment.
Once they were back in the SUV Alex asked, "Care to share?"
"When I was behind him, I saw blood on his shirt cuff and some dirt on the side of his pant leg where he might have rubbed up against a car bumper. We really need to see the inside of their apartment."
"Well then, I guess it's time to wake up a judge. Won't that be fun?"
They arrived at the Jackson-Morland apartment with a search warrant at nearly midnight. Deputy Mayor Jackson was home now and it looked like he had been in the process of mopping the kitchen floor.
"What's the meaning of this?" Jackson demanded.
"It's all in the warrant." Alex said as she strode into the apartment.
Bobby moved Jackson off to the side so that the rest of the search team could enter. "It's standard procedure to go through the home of the victim." Bobby told him. "But with Miss Morland living with you we need a warrant to preserve your rights."
Alex walked back into the entryway where Bobby and Jackson were still standing. "Spill something in the kitchen Mr. Jackson?"
"Some wine. I had wanted to relax."
Alex motioned to one of the forensic guys and told him to check the kitchen floor.
Jackson was starting to get really agitated. He made a grab for Alex's arm but before he could get hold of her, Bobby grabbed his arm and lifted it up so all could see the blood on the cuff.
"We're going to need this as well, so if you wouldn't mind."
"If I wouldn't mind?" He yelled at Bobby. Jackson then proceeded to show Bobby just how much he minded with a left hook. Bobby fell back into the wall and Jackson turned to go after Alex but found her gun pointed at his head. Bobby wiggled his jaw back and forth as he got back up, and then snapped the cuffs on him.
"That's assaulting an Officer Jackass...I mean Jackson. Take him in" He said to a uniform standing at the door. Once he turned back to Alex she said.
"Gee Ace, you sure know how to show a girl a good time."
"Detectives, you should see this." The forensics guy called from the kitchen.
"What do you have?" Bobby said when the got in there.
"Traces of blood and lots of it. It looks like your guy tried to clean it up, but he only used regular soap and water. We got a lot on the counter here and then it trails down to the floor and puddles there. There is also splatter on the wall."
"That's good work, I hate to say it but you're going to need to go through all the knives in drawer."
"I thought you were going to say that so they are all bagged and tagged. We'll check them back at the lab."
It was almost 3 am when they finally got back to Bobby's apartment.
"I'll say it again Bobby, you sure know how to show a girl a good time."
"I'd love to show you an even better time, but I don't know if I have the energy."
"Don't worry, I am beat too. Let's just get some sleep."
Once they were changed and slid into bed Bobby wrapped Alex in his arms.
"I Love You Alex." He said as he kissed the top of her head.
"I Love You too Bobby." She said as she kissed his bare chest.
They both drifted off to sleep in minutes.
An hour and a half later Bobby started to roll around. He suddenly sat straight up and screamed "ALEX!!!"
A/N Well we got to his nightmare, but details will come next time.