~Kaylee~

"Sid said Carson was raped before she died. So, this aint cemented, what if Luka was halfway through raping Carson, Kieran comes in, pissed as hell, starts beating up Luka which explains his red knuckles and the scratches, loses it and shoots him, Carson screams, then he shoots her too and to top it all off, hits her with a bat for good measure. Then feeling guilty, lays her on the bed in the funeral position. Anything else?" Now normally me and Niks were on the same wave length, but not today.

"Ok Niks, but why would Fletcher shoot her and then go back and get a bat to bash her head in? Doesn't make sense. I mean if I'm gunna shoot someone then I'm gunna shoot someone. I'm not gunna shoot'em then go pick up a bat to hit them with. Its one or the other. I mean if anything he's more likely to bash Luka for seeing what he's done to his girlfriend and then put her in a funeral position, but that didn't happen and it would have had to be an accident. He's definitely hiding something I'm just not sure yet." Niks looked a little put out by this.

"Well he's definitely holding something back that's for sure." Flack added.

"Maybe, he thought that she was cheating on him. Anyway, we need to find the bat and the gun. Get evidence then we can convict the bastardo. Let's get to work." Niks ordered. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes knowing how she gets sometimes.

"Come on Flack we'll hit the college and see what their tutors can tell us, get a list if close friends and maybe find out if they had any problems with any other students." I said walking away Flack following. I turned when I was a little ways away. "And Niks tá tú anseo a bheith ag obair gan flirt!" I smirked winking at her as Flack laughed.

"They were flirting?" he asked as I got in the car with him.

"Looked that way to me. But then again with Italian lovin' tat on her arm and I'm guessing he's half Italian he'd quite like that. He was tracing it with his finger and she was going all dreamy eyed." I giggled.

"Ha fair enough, Danny needs to get himself a girlfriend. Hey would you two fancy coming out for drinks after the case is done? We'll bring along the CSI's you'll be working with regularly and you can get to know them."

"Sure why not, I'm all for some beers." I smiled climbing out of the car. We headed into the campus all teasing and flirting stopped as we focused on the task at hand. We sat waiting outside for their professor to come see us.

"Good afternoon detectives I'm Professor Daniels, I'm sorry to hear about Carson and Luka they were both exceptional students. What is it you would like me to help you with?"

"Well what can you tell us about them?" Flack asked.

"Who their friends were, who didn't get on with them, anything unusual in their behaviour recently? That sort of thing Professor Daniels." I smiled encouragingly.
"Well they were both straight A students they were at the top of the class. There was only really the three of them Luka, Carson and her boyfriend Kieran. He wasn't as good as the other two and I had the feeling he was only making it through due to Carson and Luka. As for enemies they had none that I can think of. Though I had noted as of late a kind of tension between them, but I think that was due to Carson and Luka refusing to pull Kieran along anymore. Honestly I think Carson and Luka were better suited to each other than she was to Kieran."

"So was Kieran bitter about this? And you say that Carson and Luka were better suited to each other what do you mean exactly?" I questioned.

"Well they were on a more equal footing intellectually, Luka was always buying her little gifts and they were almost inseparable. Honestly I think it was only a matter of time before Carson split from Kieran as he had no get up and go and was holding her back. She was an ambitious young woman that needed constant stimulation. Luka provided her with that."

"OK Thank you Professor here's my card if you think of anything else just give me a call. You've been a great help." I smiled shaking his hand and walking away with Flack.

"So what you thinking?"

"I'm thinking that is in direct contradiction to what Kieran told us. Come on buy me lunch and I'll tell you the rest." I smiled cheekily at him.

"As the lady wishes." He gave me that wink again. He drove to this Irish café called Lily O'Brien's Chocolate Café. "So you were saying?" he asked as I sipped my Salted Lily - A latte kissed with a hint of vanilla and topped with vanilla flavoured cream and milk chocolate shavings the most gorgeous thing I had ever tasted. I would definitely make this a regular stop.

"Well Kieran said that he found Luka trying to rape Carson. But Daniels just said that basically love was blossoming between Carson and Luka. So maybe Kieran is angry at Carson. She's just told him she's dumping him and he puts two and two together. He hits her with the baseball bat in his anger and rapes her. She calls Luka or maybe Luka turns up, see's what's happening and pulls a gun. They fight hence the defensive wounds. Kieran wins and shoots Luka. Carson is hysterical, hating him and this only further enrages Kieran and he shoots her. He regrets it instantly, he's just killed his long-time girlfriend so he puts her in the funeral position." He just looks at me and then nods his head a smile on his face. And boy has he got a great smile, those dimples are to die for.

"That's pretty damn plausible. Let's get back to the lab when we've finished and see what the lab rats have got. We need the bat and the gun."

"Yeah we do and don't let Niks hear you call her a lab rat. She may just beat you senseless." I smirked as he thought I was kidding.