A/N: As a heads up, next week is looking fairly ugly schedule-wise so I will probably not be updating until the week after. In the meantime, please enjoy Chapter 5. :)
Chapter 5
"So what have we got?" Captain Cragen asked as the entire team was back at the precinct. The evidence was laid out on the computer screen and the four detectives were trying to piece together what they had.
"TARU is still working on the video. It's not the best quality," Fin shook his head.
"Neither girl had any ID on them, hardly any clothes, and no shoes," Olivia said.
"Not to mention both of them had frostbite," Elliot chimed in.
"Where does your dumpster fire fit in?" Munch wondered.
"Spoke to Detective Ron Summers. He doesn't have any solid leads for the slurs on Mr. El-Amin's walls or the fire that started in the dumpster. He ran down the usual suspects and juvenile delinquents and basically nobody saw nothing," Stabler explained.
"I think we have to look at that as something that had nothing to do with the case. Our killer is meticulous. He has a routine. Dump a body in the same alley he tagged the wall and started the dumpster fire? Doesn't seem to fit," Olivia frowned.
"I would agree. I mean you don't from tagging and arson to murder," Fin nodded.
"What does Melinda have?" Cragen wanted to know.
"She's still running tests. This guy doesn't leave much behind," Munch said.
"Maybe we can narrow down his zone," Olivia suggested.
"Our first vic was found around Times Square. The second was found outside our jurisdiction. The eighteenth precinct called us because of the victim the night before," Fin told them.
"Heading for Columbus Circle? The dump sites seem completely random. Not only that, our first victim was dumped late at night and the second one was practically six or seven hours later," Elliot raised an eyebrow.
"Dumping his stash?" Munch postulated.
"Would make sense. Melinda said the first victim was more frozen than she would have been if she'd just been murdered outside," Fin said.
"Plus we know that there was a call to the cops regarding a racket. The second one was found without a phone call. Some poor guy tripped over her when he went to get rid of his trash," Olivia nodded.
"So this guy likes cold bodies and trash," Munch scrunched up.
"Budding necrophiliac?" Elliot asked.
"He must have a big freezer then. How many places could support something like that given our radius with the car in the video?" Cragen wanted to know.
"I'm guessing we're about to find out," Fin said.
"Sooner rather than later. This guy could be out looking for his next victim. Not only that, the brass is breathing down my neck," the Captain told them.
"We'll bug Melinda," Munch said.
"We'll dig for large freezers available for plenty of alone time," Elliot said. Munch and Fin headed out of the door and the two partners got down to work.
"So what was up with Kathy earlier?" Olivia asked. It didn't seem like the right time but there was only so much talk about necrophilia that she could take.
"Long story," he didn't elaborate. She only nodded.
"I'm calling Huang. We need his opinion on this," she said.
"Good call. This guy is all over the place, some insight might be what leads us to him," Elliot told her.
To Be Continued…