1A/N – I don't won CSI:NY, I can wish but that doesn't make it true. And I don't own the Song "Easy Silence" that belongs to the Dixie Chicks. Hope you all enjoy this chapter, It's short but brings to a good cliffhanger that you will hate me for. Please Review! I need your opinions for fuel my muse!!
Chapter 2 – Easy Silence
Anger plays on every station
Answers only make more questions
I need something to believe in
Breathe in sanctuary
As Stella approached the landlord he began to wring his hands nervously.
"Hello, Mr…" She paused to glance at her notes. "Porter. I'm Detective Bonasera. I need to ask you a few questions."
"Oh…okay" he stuttered.
"When was the last time the house was rented?" She asked, gesturing behind them.
"Last….Last winter. I guess a year ago. To a guy named Nathan Smith. 'Said he was a…an NYU student. Needed a cheap place." He hummed slightly as he spoke.
She nodded and jotted a few things in her notebook. "How long since Mr. Smith moved out?"
"He..He only stayed about…a month. Said he got a room-mate 'cross town. Asked for the security deposit back, but never came by to get it. He also didn't…..um….pay the last months rent." The small man shivered in the late November cold. "After six months I closed it up and sold it to the condo devoloper. But the sale isn't final 'til they're ready to knock it down. Paperwork and all that." He explained, pushing his glasses up on his nose.
"Was the house secure?"
"Yep. Front lock's always kept it good and safe. I also boarded up the windows to keep out scoundrels." He puffed up a bit.
'So much for that'she thought, but replied with another question.
"So you have no idea how the blood could have gotten there?" she brushed some hair out of her face with a gloved hand.
"None. Sorry, I wish I could be more help."
She nodded.
"Can I go now?" He shifted a little as a cold wind blew past. "I have a meeting downtown."
"Yes. Thank you for your time." Stella smiled politely as he walked away.
She sighed as she loaded her kit into the back seat of her silver SUV. Turning on some music she began to sing along as she drove back to the lab.
"Stella! Wait, STELLA!" Danny called as she stepped off the elevator.
"What's up, Danny?" she asked as he ran up to her.
"Adam ran the DNA we collected through CODIS. He got a hit." Danny's face was grim as he glanced down at the paper in his hands.
"Well that's good, right?" she questioned slowly as she studied the younger man's face.
"It was to an internal control sample." He said softly and handed the paper to her.
Stella went pale. "Oh my god!" she murmured.