Episode Tag: Prime Suspect
Prompt: 015 Blue
For some reason, it was Emma's blue dress that stayed in Don's mind.
It was the weekend after returning little Emma to her thankful parents, and Don was sitting on the porch of what was now Charlie's house, sharing a beer with Zillah. He wasn't sure why it was the dress that was stuck in his head – there were so many other things to remember. Like the way she had clung to him when he took her from the bad guys. The way her parents had held her and collapsed into a pile of hugs upon being reunited with their daughter. The way they had all smiled and thanked him in between telling Emma how much they'd missed her.
Then something occurred to Don, and he paused thoughtfully.
Maybe the dress was in his head because there were no stains on it. Not dirt, not blood. They had found her before the kidnappers could actually hurt her, and had gotten her back without having to shoot her captor.
There were so few cases that were solved with this little bloodshed, but Emma's blue dress was proof that they could do it. And that thought was enough to keep his spirits high for the rest of the weekend.