"Hmmm I am not sure but this spot is not blood, it looks more like a sauce of some kind. Did the crime scene techs get a sample of this"? He asks the officer.
The officer shrugs his shoulders. Morgan blows out a frustrated breath, "What do you know"?
"I was told to meet the FBI at this scene; I don't even work in the 19th district". He says curtly.
Morgan sighs and flips open his phone once again, "Get the techs out here, now". He says to the officer not looking at him.
Hotch glides the SVU into a parking spot in the Walgreens on the corner of Belmont and Broadway. Before they get out of the car Hotch's phone vibrates and he quickly grabs it. "Hey Morgan what have you found"?
"Reid found a spot of something on the floor of the garage and he doesn't think it is blood. So we have the crime techs coming out, we are going stay here till they arrive and we will meet you at the station. And ummm I am sorry about before, man. It's just..." Morgan pauses.
"Morgan we will talk later, and yeah it's a good idea to wait around for them. See you back at the station. We just arrived at the other crime scenes, so I need to go".
The four of them exit the vehicle and walk in pairs across the street to where the crime scene tape wraps around the tables and chairs of the Belmont Café. Hotch walks over to where Rawlings is standing, "Detective Rawlings, I am Aaron Hotchner from the BAU and these are Agents David Rossi, Emily Prentiss and Jennifer Jareau". He says shaking his hand.
Rawlings shakes Hotch's hand and nods toward each agent as he is introduced. Rawlings is thin and fit with ice blue eyes and perpetual windblown black hair. "Hi, I was told there would be seven of you".
"Well two of the other agents are at the first crime scene and our technical analyst is still at Quantico. Can one of your officers escort Agents Prentiss and Jareau across the street to where the first victim was found"?
"Oh yeah sure, Mays take these agents across the street and show them where Miss Jensen was found". Rawlings smiles at the two women.
Mays steps forward, smiles toward the agents and places a hand on the small of JJ's back and walks them across the street. Rossi glares at the officer and he quickly drops his hand. The three trek to the back of the store and duck under the crime scene tape. Prentiss and Jareau look at each other, the scene is a disaster. There is garbage all over the place; footsteps trampled the evidence that was there. Prentiss squats over a pile of fast food wrappers, "What happened here? Why is this place so trampled"?
Mays stumbles, "Well, Ma'am we didn't get here right when the call was made and a lot of people were walking around back here staring at the scene".
Jareau gives Mays a frustrated look and asks "Did you question the couple who found them"?
"Yes Ma'am, right at the scene. They said they told some other people there was a woman lying back here and they said people just started walking back here. We made a mistake by not coming right away". Officer Mays says trying to hide his gaze from the two angry agents.
Emily stands up and grabs two pairs of gloves from her suit jacket pocket and hands a pair to JJ. "I'll take over here, if you wanna sift through that mess over yonder". Emily says pulling on gloves.
JJ pulls her gloves on and squats down over a pile of trash, "This is glamorous FBI work". She gives Emily a wink and a chuckle.
Hotch walks over to a young man standing by the door of the restaurant; the man is wearing skinny purple jeans, a tight white shirt and black wingtip shoes. The man looks up as he sees Hotch strolling over to him.
Hotch puts out his hand and says, "I am Aaron Hotchner. I am with the FBI; I was told you found the body this morning".
The man runs his hand through his spiky blonde locks, "Yeah, I never seen anything like it. Scared me to death, I almost fainted".
"What time did you arrive at work"?
"Oh, honey I was here early then daylight. By the way my name is Elroy, but everybody calls me Roy". He smiles at Hotch. "I was cleaning off the tables over there," Roy points to a cluster of tables farthest from the front door. "And I tripped over her purse and nearly landed right on top of the poor thing. I screamed for Harpo to call 911".
"Who is Harpo"? Rossi asks as he walks to them.
Roy looks Rossi up and down and spills out; "Well who might you be"?
"I am David Rossi, FBI". He states firmly. "Harpo"?
"Oh Harpo he is the day manager. He came out with the phone and asked what the issue was and I pointed to her and he started to shake so bad that I had to dial the phone".
Rossi and Hotch turn away from Roy and walk over to the set of tables where the last victim was found. Hotch and Rossi scan the scene and notice a strand of string. "Detective, did you see this"? Rossi asks.
Rawlings scoots past them and takes a closer look; he frowns when he picks it up in gloved fingers. "This is a pasta noodle. How'd that get there"?
"You mean this is the first you have seen of it"? Rossi inquires.
Rawlings shakes his head looking confused. Hotch calls Roy over and asks if they had served that kind of pasta last night. When Roy confirms they didn't serve any pasta last night. He tells the crime techs to get the pasta to the lab. Hotch gestures for Rossi; "There isn't anything here, no weapon, no blood, even the tables and chairs look undisturbed. What are we dealing with here"?
Rossi shakes his head and glances across the street; "I don't want to talk here. Let's head over to see what the girls have found".
Emily and JJ are sifting through piles of trash when Hotch and Rossi walk up. The men both stop and look down at their loves with their mouths agape. Hotch walks to Emily and grabs her elbow pulling her to her feet. Rossi does the same but pulls JJ up by wraping his arms around her waist. Both women jump slightly as they feel themselves being lifted to their feet. Rossi questions them on what they found, both woman shake their heads. The foursome parades back across the street and tell Rawlings they are going back to the station to give a profile. Rawlings nods and goes to his car, the agents cross back and slide into the SVU and head back to the 19th district.