So I know I disappeared for a couple of days but i'm back and I bring another chapter :) Thanks for reviewing the last chapter hope you like this :)

Kate was sat at her desk when a call came in indicating they had a murder. It took her and they boys half an hour to get to the scene due to mid morning traffic. Rick and Kate exited the car and waited for Esposito and Ryan to pull up a few minutes later they did.

"Ready?" Kate asked them both.

"Yeah let's go."

They walked into an apartment building and headed up to the sixth floor, they passed a few CSU tech's before reaching the correct apartment, she walked towards the correct room. As always Lanie was there first there standing next to the body writing down notes. They headed for Lanie and Kate slowed down as she saw the body of what looked like a ten year old boy lying down on a bed. She held her breath these cases were always the hardest on her and the boys.

She reached Lanie and looked at her. "So what do you have?"

"Apartment belongs to a Michael James, he is currently away on a business trip according to neighbours. He left yesterday morning alone, he has a son who is around ten and he is supposed to be with his mother this week while he was away." Lanie pointed to a woman in the corner. "He has someone come in every week to clean up and stock up the cupboards."

Kate nodded and then looked at Ryan. "Ring up the mother and see if she has her son."

Rick looked around the apartment and then walked next to Kate and looked around the room but failed to spot a single photo of a family. "That's strange." He commented.

Kate turned to him. "What?"

"There isn't any family pictures."

Kate looked around and noticed that Rick was in fact right. "Esposito check in the other room's see if there are any photo's. Specifically any of Michael and his son."

Esposito nodded his head and walked into what looked to be a bedroom. Ryan then returned from the hallway and looked to Kate.

"I'm afraid that she doesn't have him, apparently things weren't going well between Michael and Claire. So she thought that he left Luke with a family relative while he was away, she came over yesterday before he left but he refused to answer the door."

Kate nodded and turned back to Lanie. "Cause of death?"

"He was hit on the head." She said simply.

"Okay, Ryan I want you to get the Michael on the phone and get him back."

Esposito entered the room. "I couldn't find anything out of place or any pictures."

Kate nodded. "When's time of death Lanie?"

"I'd say yesterday morning, putting daddy dearest in the time line."

"Right, I'll go around and ask the neighbours if they heard anything. Esposito I want you to check to camera's in the elevator see what time Michael left yesterday."

Ryan was still on the phone trying to get in touch with the company Michael worked for since he couldn't get hold of him.

Kate sat on the edge of her desk like she had many times before, she was staring at whiteboard that held the information she was looking for. Ryan walked up to her and held out a file.

"This is from Lanie."

She took it from him and smiled a little. "Thanks."

"I got in touch with Michael he's on the next flight back and hopefully we can interview him tomorrow morning. Claire is on her way in and should be here anytime soon, Esposito ran the tapes and he left the building at about ten, an hour after Claire left. She was there for about ten minutes before leaving the building."

"Okay."

There was a ding from the elevator indicating the arrival of someone on the floor. They turned around and saw a woman in her mid thirties with long black hair and in a suit, she headed towards them.

"Hi I'm Claire Daniels."

"Hi I'm Detective Beckett thanks for coming in."

"Is it my son?" She asked tears in her eyes.

"Would you like to come with me somewhere more private?"

She nodded her head and they went into the break room. Rick was sitting with Esposito watching the video footage.

"We ran some tests and it proved the child we found today in Michael's apartment is Luke."

Claire held a hand to her mouth and quietly sobbed.

"Were you and Michael having trouble Miss. Daniels?" Kate asked.

"We were always having trouble one week we would be fine and then the next we'd be arguing again."

"What were you arguing about this week?"

"Michael wanted to take Luke to stay with his mom and dad for the week, I don't see my son as it is." Claire looked at Kate. "Yesterday he rang me up and said there was a change in the plan, that Luke didn't want to stay with me and he was dropping him off at his parents."

"So you went to the apartment."

"I banged on the door for ten minutes but he didn't answer. I figured that I'd go to his parents today after he'd finished with school."

"When was the last time you saw Luke?"

"Last weekend."

"Who picks him up from school?"

"Michael has a nanny called Leah."

"Thank you."

"Can I see him again Detective?" Claire asked. "I just want to see my little boy again."

"I'll be in contact with you as soon as you can."

"Thank you."

Claire walked out and left the precinct while Kate went to her desk again to look at the murder board.

"You think it was her?" Rick asked gently coming to sit beside her.

"No, the neighbours claimed that they heard someone banging on the door for approximately ten minutes before leaving. Nobody has seen Claire there since last weekend when she dropped Luke off after she had him."

"Well me and the boys have been watching the tapes from the elevators and there doesn't seem to be anyone out of the ordinary coming or going from the building."

"We'll just have to hope that Michael will be able to give us some insight."

"That or he did it."

"Yeah, I just hope he didn't."

They stared at the murder board for a few more minutes before Kate turned to face Rick.

"I want to ask you something."

"Okay."

"I want to give Alexis something and I want your opinion on it."

Rick stared at her. "Okay?" He said unsure why she wanted his opinion.

She pulled a box out of her draw and opened it. "My mom gave me this before I left for college and she got it from her mom. Since Alexis is going to college this year I thought that I could give it her."

Rick stared at the simple golden cross that was displayed in the box, he smiled and looked at her. "I think she will love it."

"Really?"

"Yeah." He said nodding his head.