"Hi, Sid. You ready?" Jo asked.
"Yeah," Sid said as he exited his apartment and locked the door and they both left for the hospital so he could get treatment. "I really appreciate you doing this."
"That's what friends are for," Jo said with a smile.
Meanwhile at the lab-
Lindsay looked over Sid's autopsy report as Danny walked to her desk.
"Are we able to determine who this guy is?" Danny asked.
"No, but he was beaten all over his body, very badly. Fractured skull, broken bones, lacerations of his back and front. He was even stabbed and it hit an artery that caused him to bleed out. Can't even do a facial recognition scan but his dental records don't match any on file."
"How long was he in the water? Somewhere out there has lots of blood or now cleaned up blood," Danny said.
"At least 2 weeks and we are checking missing persons in that time period," Lindsay said.
Jamie walked in and approached Lindsay and Danny.
"Only one has been reported missing who matches the victim's description. His name is Matt Tanka, but checking phone records, I'm not sure he's missing anymore," Jamie said.
"Why do you say that?" Danny asked as he crossed his arms.
"Phone has been used and Mac has Hawkes tracking the phone," Jamie said.
"Who filed the report and where is this apartment?" Danny asked.
"His mom and the apartment is at 1945 Loring Place South in the Bronx," Jamie said then continued. "She has reported him missing before and it had to be canceled by him when he found out about the missing persons by his mom."
Sheldon walked in when Lindsay said, "When did that happen? Sounds like an overbearing mother."
"It happened a few months ago and she seems to do this a lot so officers have just put a note on the door asking for him to respond back to them and he has done that. Usually it's a week or two after the report is made but this time, it's longer. Also in the report, there is a scar on his forehead from when he was a kid and a mole on his cheek," Jamie said.
"He's not in the United States, he is in England. We checked with customs and he is on camera going to the gate and he is the same description of the man who is missing. He hasn't come back yet," Sheldon said.
"I think the guy who is in England isn't our victim because Sid didn't see a mole on the cheek and didn't see any scars on his forehead," Lindsay said.
"If this mother is overbearing, he could have easily changed his cell number. When does he get back?" Danny said then asked.
"How old is his mother?" Lindsay asked.
"Almost 70 and lives alone," Jamie replied as Sheldon left for the ballistics lab.
"Might just be bored," Lindsay said as Mac approached then her phone rang.
"But you would think he would tell her he is going out of the country for a few weeks," Danny said.
"Messer, okay," Lindsay said then continued as everyone looked at her, "That was the morgue, they put the victim's head in acid and the skull is on its way to the AV lab."
"Tomorrow, Lindsay and I will go to the apartment and make sure everything is okay and Sheldon is going to reconstruct the skull," Mac said.
Later in the day, Jo picked up Sid and took him home from the hospital.
May 15th at the 1945 Loring Place South apartment-
Mac and Lindsay arrived at the apartment after getting the key from the landlord.
"Let's see what we have behind this door," Mac said as he and Lindsay took their guns out and Mac unlocked the door and pushed it open. "NYPD, anyone home?" Mac shouted as they both walked in then Lindsay closed the door quietly and locked it.
"Looks like no one here," Lindsay said as she and Mac made sure the other rooms were clear.
"Let's see if there is info around as to when he gets back," Mac said as they looked at the table and noticed an open envelope.
"Looks like he has someone doing his bills and taking care of the apartment. Looks like this was paid last Monday," Lindsay wondered.
"I guess he hasn't heard of auto pay," Mac said.
"Guess not," Lindsay said then they heard the door rattle and they hid near a wall with their guns drawn.
"Just put those on the table, honey," a voice said as they saw a girl about 10 walk in and put mail on the table.
Lindsay took out her badge as she walked to the view of the door and said, "Police". Mac hid his gun as he watched the girl turn and look towards them.
"How did you guys get in here?" Carlos asked as he walked in and his daughter walked over to him.
"We asked the landlord for the key," Lindsay said as she and Mac put their guns away.
"Who are you?" Mac asked.
"Carlos McCann and this is my daughter. I usually keep an eye on Matt's apartment when he goes out of town," Carlos said.
"Do you know when he gets back?" Mac asked.
"This Friday," Carlos said then asked, "Is he okay?"
"We think so, there is a man who matches the missing persons description who was found recently," Mac replied.
"Excuse me," Lindsay's cell phone rang and she picked it up and walked away.
"Do you know why he doesn't let his mom know he is going out of town?" Mac asked.
"No, after the first missing persons report, I asked him to tell his mom so she wouldn't worry then after he went out of the country the second time, there was a notice again. I asked him why he hadn't told his mom and he just said he didn't feel she needed to know," Carlos said.
Lindsay came back to Mac, "How often does he go out of town?" Lindsay asked.
"He goes out of the country on business three or four times a year for two or three weeks," Carlos replied.
"We have a sketch of the victim, do you recognize him?" Lindsay asked as she showed Carlos the picture on the phone.
"It does look like him, but Matt has a scar on his forehead and a mole on his cheek," Carlos said.
"Thank you," Mac said then they both went back to the truck.
"Do you think we should pay him a visit Saturday?" Lindsay asked.
"No. When we get back to the lab, I want you to put the photo out to the media in hopes that someone recognizes him," Mac said.
"I wonder if we will hear from his mother by Friday," Mac said.
"No, I doubt it. There is no mole or scar on the picture and no description of it," Lindsay said.