Chapter Three
Getting to know you
Nick and Keara reached the morgue and headed inside.
"Hey Doc, what did you find?" Nick questioned.
"Well COD was definitely blunt force trauma. TOD was between midnight and 2 AM. I also found about a dozen cocaine balloons in his stomach," Dr. Robbins replied.
"So he was a mule?" Nick asked.
"Possibly. I can't be 100% sure. But if he was, whoever killed him either didn't know about the drugs or didn't have time to cut the body open to get them," Dr. Robbins explained.
"Thanks Doc. Let us know if you find anything else," Nick said and he and Keara left the morgue.
They got into the elevator and headed back upstairs.
"We'll get back to DNA and see if Greg has anything for us."
"What if he still doesn't have anything?" Keara questioned.
"Then we'll take a break. We'll grab a bite to eat and then we'll check back with Greg," Nick explained.
The elevator doors opened and Nick and Keara stepped out. Just as they were headed down the hall they ran into Grissom.
"Nick, Keara, how are things going?" Grissom asked.
"Things are going great. Keara found some impressive evidence. She also did very well during the autopsy," Nick replied.
"That's wonderful, keep up the good work Keara," Grissom complemented her.
"Well thank you Mr. Grissom. And thank you for setting me up with a great teacher."
"I would have put you with anyone else. Now, go ahead and carry on with your case," Grissom replied and walked away.
They made their way to DNA and walked inside. As they walked inside Greg was taking results out of the printer.
"Good timing guys, the blood and hair results just came out. The fireplace poker is definitely your murder weapon. The blood and hair are both a match to your vic Mike Osbourne," Greg explained.
"What about the tooth and saliva?" Nick asked.
"Well, I ran those through. They are both definitely from the same donor, but I haven't gotten match yet," Greg answered.
"Thanks Greg, page me if you get something," Nick replied.
"Will do," Greg said and went back to his computer.
"So now what do we do?" Keara asked Nick.
"We take that break I was talking about. We've been at it for a while, so we'll go grab something to eat," Nick explained.
They headed to the locker room to get their things. They reached the locker room and went to their lockers.
"So, where are we going?" Keara asked.
"There's a good diner a couple blocks away. We'll go there," Nick replied.
They left the locker room and headed for the front doors. They walked outside and got into Nick's SUV. They pulled out of the parking lot and drove towards the diner.
Nick pulled into the diner parking lot. He parked his car and they both got out. They walked into the diner and the hostess sat them at a booth.
"So, Keara tell me more about yourself. Do you have any hobbies?"
"Yeah, I go horseback riding often. I also play guitar and sing with a cover band."
"That's pretty cool. You said you own a home, do you live alone?"
"Yeah, well, kind of. I have a few roommates, of the four-legged variety."
"Ah, cat lady."
"Dogs actually, four of them. Better than an alarm system."
"What kinds of dogs do you have?"
"A Bull Mastiff, German Shepherd, Great Dane and a Newfoundland."
"Damn, those are some big dogs. No boyfriend I take it?"
Keara laughed, "no, not anymore anyway."
"Oh, I'm sorry," Nick apologized.
Keara sighed, "it's okay. We were only together for a few months. He had a bad temper. He never hurt me, but I broke it off before he could."
"Wow, that's pretty intense. How long ago was this?" Nick asked.
"About four months ago. I told him that his temper scared me and I couldn't see him anymore. And I haven't heard from Jeremy Morgan sense," Keara explained.
"Good for you."
"So, what about you Nick? What does your wife think about your career?"
"I'm not married."
"Girlfriend?" Keara interrogated.
"Nope, why?" Nick laughed.
"Well, you asked about my love life first. It's only fair I know about yours," she replied with a smile.
"Tell me more about your dogs. What are their names?"
"They're really great. I got them all from the shelter. I trained them myself, they're pretty tough when I want them to be. The bull mastiff is Brutus, the shepherd is Wolfgang, the Dane is Marmaduke and the Newfoundland is Artemis."
"Interesting names," Nick replied.
The waitress came by their table and took their order. Nick wanted to stay as long as possible. He wanted to learn so much more about Keara.
~*Okay so here's chapter 3 . I hope you've enjoyed chapters 1 – 3 so far. I'm going to try harder to have chapters up every 's hard to do with having a job but I'll do my best . Thanks again to all who have been reading, remember reviewing helps me to keep writing . Chapter 4 will be up next Tuesday .*~