Okay, so I got a review about having more Scotty and Lilly in the story, so I will attempt to add in some more of them in later chapters. I do want to mention that, while this story does have them in it, the story is not about them. It's mostly going to be about the cold case. Hope that's okay with everyone

Phoenix's Arena-

Kat and Will trailed behind the security guard who had offered to direct them to the court where the Phoenix's were practicing. The two were not being lead through the main entrance, but the private back way players used to get into the arena. Kat couldn't help but chuckle at Will's obvious gawking at the plain cement hallway they walked through.

"Okay Will, keep it together," she laughed. He only smiled at her and shook his head as the two walked on.

"Think of all the greats who walked through these halls Kat," he smiled. "We're literally walking in the footsteps of history."

"Maybe I should most of the talking once we get to the team," Kat sighed. Honestly, this was one of the parts of being a detective she wasn't too fond of. Interviewing suspects that the victim had loved, cherished, trusted and accusing them of hurting the victim broke her heart at times. She knew the burly man next to her felt the same way. The men they were about the interview weren't just basketball players. Many of them were so close to Matilda they saw her like a niece or daughter, and now the two detectives were about suggest they had strangled her and dumped her on the side of the road.

Kat and Will slowed their speed as the security guard turned and lead them through a large tunnel, from which they could see the Phoenix players warming up. Although it hurt Kat to think one of these men who had been so close to Matilda had hurt her, it wasn't a stretch to think they could have overpowered the petite girl in order to kill her. When the two detectives walked onto the court, Kat saw an older, grey haired man she recognized as Henry Waters turn his head from where he was standing and the two made eye contact. The man's stoic expression broke for a brief second and Kat saw a flash of pain in his eyes. In a second the pained expression vanished and the man turned back to his team.

"We're finished for today," he hollered to the men on the court who were busy with a drill. "There are some detectives who need to talk to some of you."

Kat couldn't help but notice some of the men hesitated to walk over to where she and Will were standing, as if they were willing to do anything to avoid them. The two detectives waited until the team staggered over to them, and it was obvious by the men's solemn expressions they knew what the detectives where there to talk about. The men stood as close to their coach as possible, taking comfort in the feeling of safety the older man brought them. Henry was not oblivious to their uneasiness as he began to speak to the team.

"As you all know," he began slowly with his eyes glued to the court. "There is new information on what happened to Matilda. I know talking about her isn't easy; that talking about her brings up memories that are difficult to handle. But she was a part of this team and she deserves all the help we can give her. Now, these detectives are here to ask all of you questions, and I know you'll give them your full support. Now detectives, how can we help you?"

Kat looked over to Will, who nodded at her to begin the conversation.

"My name is Detective Miller and this is Detective Jeffries," she began. "We know you were questioned about Matilda years ago, but there is new evidence now. I know all of you want to do what you can do for Matilda."

Kat looked at the men, some of them had their eyes to the ground, some were looking at their coach, but most were fixed on Kat and Will. There was eagerness in their eyes.

"Now, I know some of you were not on the team when Matilda died. If you weren't on the team, can you raise your hand?" she asked, and six of the fifteen men raised their hands. "A detective will be contacting you sometime this week, but for now you are free to leave."

The six men walked off the court and Kat could hear mumbles of goodbyes as they left. After they left, Kat turned back to Henry.

"Is it possible for you to provide contact information for players who are not on the team anymore who were on the team when she died?" She asked and he quickly nodded.

"I'll give you their numbers," he replied, "some of them aren't in Philly anymore, but the three that are were the ones that were closest to my granddaughter."

"That would be very helpful Mr. Waters," Will told him. "If you wouldn't mind sir, maybe you and I should talk in your office while my partner talks to your players."

"Of course, Detective, of course," he nodded as he get up from his seat and turned towards his players. "I'll see you boys later."

Kat waited until Will and Henry were out of sight before she began to talk to the men in front of her. She knew that there was a good chance even if one of them knew something that they were not going to tell her right in front of the other players. She just hoped that by talking to them it would inspire them to come forward privately later if they knew something.

"I heard something Patrick told someone that started all this," one of the players suddenly said. "He knew something about what happened to Matilda."

"That's right," Kat nodded. "That's why we are here asking you if you remember anything maybe a week or two before she died. Was she acting different? Did she say anything to any of you that would make you think something was wrong?"

"Nothing," A man that Kat recognized as Jack Blake responded. "She came to every practice; just like she always did."

"What about your games?" Kat asked. "She didn't go to the game that was two days before she died. Was that normal?"

"Yeah, that was pretty normal since she had Cat," Jack replied and the other players nodded their heads.

"She had been planning on coming though," a voice spoke up from the back of the group. Kat placed the face of the man who spoke as Tom Daniel, the team's star forward.

"Really?" Kat asked surprised. She hadn't heard anything about Matilda planning on coming before.

"Yeah, the game was in New York and I remember Matt was trying to get tickets to see a Broadway show Matilda had been wanting to see," he shrugged. "Matilda had asked my wife if she could watch Catalina, but a few days before the game Matilda told Meg she wasn't going to be going."

"Any idea why she decided not to go?" Kat asked and Tom shook his head, but Jack spoke up again instead.

"It was something about taking the night off for work," he told her. "I heard her talking to Henry the night before the game."

Henry Waters's office-

Jack walked quickly to his coach's office, confident he knew what the discussion was going to be about; he was finally going to be chosen to be one of the team's starters. Max Scott was going to be retiring at the end of the season, leaving a space for Jack as a starter. As he approached the office, he noticed that the door was already open. He would have gone in but as he got closer he could hear that Henry wasn't alone.

"Pop, I already told you why Cat and I can't come to the game," Jack heard the voice that he recognized as Matilda's say.

"You work too hard Matilda," he heard Henry sigh. "You should be spending more time with Matthew and Catalina."

"Really Pop, you're going to talk to me about working too hard?" Matilda laughed. "You're sixty nine years old. You should be retired on a beach somewhere by now."

"The boy's aren't ready for me to leave them yet," Henry replied.

"I think you're the one who isn't ready to leave Pop," Matilda sighed. "I've got to go get to work. I'll see you when you get back from New York."

Jack could hear Matilda begin to walk towards the door, her heels clicking loudly on the floor.

"You don't ever sound excited to go to work anymore Sweetheart," Henry's voice stopped the sound of Matilda's foot steps. Jack had never heard Henry's voice that quite; that gentle. "Is something wrong?"

"No, nothings… wrong." She sighed. "It's just more difficult than I expected; that's all. Really Pop, I like helping with the training. I'm learning a lot."

"Okay, Matilda." Henry replied. "As long as you're sure."

"I didn't think it was a big deal," Jack told Kat. "I asked Matthew on the way to the game if everything was okay with Matilda and he said it was. He's my best friend; he wouldn't have lied to me."

"Maybe Matilda didn't tell Matthew," Kat suggested, but almost instantly all the men shook their heads.

"No Detective," Tom replied. "Matilda told him everything."

The rest of the discussion didn't bring up anything else unusual. The player's agreed Matilda and Matthew had a good marriage, that she had seemed happy and hadn't been acting out of character. Nothing to suggest she was having a problem with her. Kat just hoped Will was having more luck with Henry.