Chapter Fifteen
Really Short Random Thoughts
Disclaimer et al see first chapter.
Prompts from BewitchingBella: bicycle, oolong tea, afghan, arresting, and orchid.
A seven year old boy, who'd been hit and run while riding his bicycle near his home, was barely clinging to life as he was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Witnesses were able to give the boy's name and an accurate description of the car that had hit him.
Grissom went to the hospital to gather evidence from the boy's clothes and to document his injuries.
Sidle worked the case, discovering the make and model of the car and then the owner/driver.
When man was brought to the station, they got word the boy had died in surgery.
Lady Heather poured the oolong tea into the perfect china cup, unobtrusively eyeing her companion who sat quietly in her drawing room.
"The Chinese call this 'black dragon tea' because of it's dark, long and curly leaves. The tale is that it was discovered by a man named Wu Liang by accident when he was distracted by a deer after a hard day's tea-picking, by the time he remembered about the tea it had already started to oxidize."
"You and Gil are very much alike," her guest replied taking a hesitant sip of the tea.
"But he loves you."
"I recovered something interesting in your case." David Hodges fell into step beside Sara Sidle.
"I'm sure the afghan was a veritable treasure trove of trace." The nude body of a young woman had been found wrapped in the blanket underneath a park bench.
"Did you ever notice how much you sound like Grissom?"
Sara only glared at the tech in response. "What did you find?"
"Fragments of 'Cheetos', chocolate milk stains, grass, dirt, sand and a few things I hope I never id but I did pick up some DNA that I sent to Wendy."
"Good job."
"I heard PD was in the process of arresting your suspect." Ecklie wasn't who Sara thought had come up behind her in the break room.
She nodded.
"Is this a good time to talk? Before they bring him in?"
She nodded again.
"Since your suspension, your solve rate has soared, your professionalism has improved and your over-time has been reduced. I wanted to tell you, your efforts are appreciated."
"Does this mean I'm getting a raise?"
"Actually, I was letting you know that I will now be doing your performance evaluations. And yes, you're getting a raise."
There was a magenta Kauai orchid sitting in a clear vase on the bedside table.
It was the only thing in the bedroom that wasn't covered in blood splatter. They determined it was placed there by someone after the murder, who had left shoe tracks of blood through-out the house, leading out the front door, then the xeriscaped lawn obliterated the evidence.
Grissom asked for the blood hounds to pick up the trail and was not disappointed when they found the person dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the temple in the alley close to the original crime scene.
To be continued…Reviews are appreciated…: )