A/N: Sorry for late update.. I got sucked into the tumblr world... lol Thank you for the reviews! Please Enjoy!

"Wow" Malcolm said as Kate gave a breathy laugh. She laid on her stomach on top of him. Both of them completely naked, spent and slick with sweat.

"Better than what you read in your journal?" Kate teased as she lifted her head and smiled down at Malcolm. She was too tired to move but also didn't want to. He smiled as he lifted up slightly and gave her a lazy kiss.

"You definitely did not disappoint. I hope I was up to scratch" He said after he broke the kiss. Kate smiled a very satisfied smile.

"Oh yeah, I so needed this" Kate said as she dropped her head on his shoulder. In Kate's opinion it was much better pass time than boxing as the sex had mellowed her into a peaceful state she hadn't felt in a long while.

"I'm glad I could provide" he said cheekily, Kate turned her head and nipped his collar bone with her teeth for his cheekiness. "We should really talk about what we're going to do" he said.

"I can think of many things I'd like do" She said in a salacious tone, her hormones may hace evened out and for the first time but that didn't mean she didn't want more. It was like having a piece of chocolate a person couldn't just stop after one square they had to have two or a whole row.

"I'm serious" he countered as he ran his hands slowly up and down the smooth skin of her back in a slow massage as their bodies cooled.

"So am I" She said, he could hear her smile. "What's on your mind?" she added.

"Us, do you want to get married before the baby comes?" he asked, Kate's head swooned as he really didn't just slide into conversation topics smoothly.

"Is that a proposal or just asking my opinion on the topic?" Kate asked.

"Your opinion. It seems redundant to ask my fiancé of she wants to get married to me again" he said. Kate chuckled as he was right.

"I do but I would like to wait until after the kid is born. I think it will give you more time to get to know me and know that you want to be with me not for just the kid's sake. I don't want to tie you down and I would never deny you your child but if you realise 6 months from now you don't want me as-"

"I want you both and no 'buts' or anything. If the sex is anything to go by we'll be great" he said cutting her off.

"A relationship isn't just great sex" Kate told him.

"I know and I also appreciate your position but I know what I want and it won't change" he told her.

"Well I still want to wait. I don't want out kid thinking we had a shotgun wedding because I'm pregnant it should be because we love one another" Kate said as she spoke into his neck.

"Ok well hopefully by then Evan and his kids will have moved out and we'll be able to have our honeymoon" he said as his fingers slowly traced imaginary pictures on her back.

"Oh yeah totally sexy between breastfeeding, changing dirty diapers and foreplay what a honeymoon" Kate said in a joking manner.

"We'll figure it out" he said with a smile.

"I don't want to know the sex of the baby. I want it to be a surprise" Kate said with a sigh as she was slowly falling asleep.

"Really?" he asked he could tell she was slowly drifting off to sleep.

"Mmhmm" she murmured.

"Ok, we'll also need to start looking at what to get for the baby and ready the nursery and child proof the house" he told her.

"Isn't early to locking things up and covering sharp corners etc?" Kate asked with a sleepy chuckle.

"You know, I think you two can take these girls home tomorrow" Elisabeth said a few days later to Alicia and Taylor in the private room of the infirmary.

"Tomorrow?" Alicia asked surprised and inwardly freaking out taking care of two babies by herself with just Taylor when they had a whole staff on hand in the infirmary.

"They are very healthy and they haven't had any more complications, they are healthy weight and development. There's no reason why they have to stay here when they can go home" Elisabeth told them with a smile.

"Everything is ready at home" Taylor said reassuring Alicia. He was glad Elisabeth was finally releasing the twins as it meant Alicia would come home aswell. He was tired of sleeping in the infirmary, he wanted them all at home as a family.

"Ok" Alicia said.

"So I heard Kate and Malcolm out there. Everything ok?" Taylor asked Elisabeth changing the topic.

"Yes, Malcolm didn't appreciate Kate referring to their child as a hostile alien bent on sucking the life out of her before it takes over the colony" Elisabeth said with a chuckle. Even Taylor and Alicia couldn't resist laughing as Kate was slowly coming to terms with being pregnant she just hadn't jumped over the last hurdle of being a loving mother and cooing over the fact she was pregnant. But then the woman was suffering fatigue, muscle and joint pains along with an acute sense of smell.

Alicia had the joy of hearing all of Kate's complaints but then Alicia also found it incredibly amusing hear them as Kate admitted to her that she can't stand being near Jim and Taylor as something about their 'man stink' made her want to gag. But Kate made Alicia promise not the tell the boys as she didn't want to offend them as she knew they'd either get upset that she was questioning their personal hygiene or torture her by standing closer to her or hugging her while innocently asking if everything was ok.

"Fairly dramatic" Taylor said.

"That's Kate for you" Alicia said with a smile as she moved to the incubator that no longer had the shell over the top as it was converted into a cot of sorts and lifted up one of the twins she loved holding her babies.

"Yes, I think she was being funny but Malcolm took it to be serious" Elisabeth said.

"Australian humour is hard to decipher sometimes." Alicia said she could still remember the early days of Boylan and Taylor coming to blows as Boylan would take the piss out of Taylor about something to garner a laugh not to be malicious but Taylor had not found it funny and was ready to deck the man.

"Yes but they are fine. All three of them, I have to say I very proud of Malcolm. He has really stepped up to the plate" Elisabeth said impressed.

"Still hasn't married her" Taylor said.

"They will eventually get married" Elisabeth said as though it wasn't a big deal that Kate and Malcolm weren't getting married before the baby is born.

"I know" Taylor said the manner he said it tweaked Alicia's 'Taylor is up to something' radar.

"You talked to him didn't you?" Alicia said in an accusing tone.

"I subtly suggested that he should marry her before the child is born" Taylor said carefully. Alicia shook her head in disbelief.

"You're about as subtle as a sonic blast to the head" Alicia told him

"Don't joke about that" Taylor said as he remembered Alicia nearly being shot in the head by Lucas with a sonic pistol.

"You're meddling has to stop" Alicia told him in a serious tone.

"I'm not meddling. I suggested" Taylor said.

"Right" Alicia said dryly.

"You know I think we should get married before the baby comes" Malcolm said late that night, they were lying in each other's arm. He knew they had talked about waiting but Commander Taylor had told him in no uncertain terms that it would be better for Malcolm and Kate to be married before the baby came. Malcolm personally had no preference but he didn't want his career or Kate's to be affected by not being socially accepted when they could tie the knot sooner than later.

So he waited until Kate was sated sexually knowing it softened her when it came to bringing up the conversation. He was lucky she hadn't caught on that he used sex as a tool to make her more pliable as her hormones were all over the place and after sex she seemed to be her most calm and accepting self. When he wanted her to agree on something all he had to do was take her to bed and the stubborn refusals melted into mellow agreements or compromises but still it worked.

He had to admit he liked her odd friskiness even if it was slightly inappropriate to have one's fiancé undress him with her eyes and imagining what she was going to do to him during a senior meeting. She really had no control over it and didn't even disguise what she was thinking. No one called her on it as they didn't want to set her off as her emotions were unpredictable and they found it incredibly amusing to watch Malcolm squirm while Kate was oblivious to what she was telegraphing.

"What?" Kate asked.

"Commander-"

"Oh this is unfreaking-believable" Kate said sitting up annoyed at what she was hearing. "What did he say?" she asked Malcolm.

"He said we are senior members of the colony people look up to us. He's right, my staff and the public and with that comes responsibilities. We have to promote healthy relationships and be good role models" Malcolm said as he realised he hadn't sexed her just enough to have this conversation safely.

"You think this isn't healthy? That us being unmarried with a baby makes us bad role models? Because we are engaged and I think you're allowed some leeway considering the circumstances before tying the knot" Kate said referring to his amnesia.

"You don't want to get married to me?" he asked as he sat up as this was going to be a more serious conversation than he had anticipated.

"No I do. I want to be your wife more than anything but we were planning a year or two from now. I don't want to us to have to rush just because we're having a kid or what other people think. It's about us" Kate said just as they had talked about on numerous occasions the past few days as they nutted out their plans for fixing up the nursery and making lists of what they would need so they could do it all in one or two trips.

"He also told me there was some legalities of having a child with two unmarried people" Malcolm said.

"He was yanking your chain. We should be allowed to choose when we get married" Kate said with a sigh.

"I told you I don't care when we get married as long as we do. I will love you and our child all we are doing is making that declaration legal and legitimising the child. I also think if it's going to affect our livelihood we should just tie the knot and make it all official so we don't have to worry" he said diplomatically.

"Oh ok" Kate said in mock casual tone. She got up off the bed and starting putting the clothes she had stripped out of earlier that evening back on.

"What are you doing?" Malcolm asked.

"I'm getting dressed " Kate stated.

"I see that, but why? Where are you going?" he asked.

"Why don't you follow me and see" Kate said.

Taylor had been fast asleep when he woke with a start as the door to the room was abruptly pulled open and the lights switched on.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Kate hissed at him in a low and angry voice. Her red hair was wild and her clothes were slightly askew. Alicia looked over at the twins who were undisturbed by Kate's intrusion before looking at her friend who looked close to murder.

"Kate?" Taylor asked as he pushed up in the bed looking at Kate.

"Seriously. You feed some bullwinkle of a story to Malcolm and make it sound like he's going to be disadvantaged career wise if he doesn't marry me now. Well congratulations it worked! I don't have the patience to put up with your mission to make sure no one gives birth to a kid out of wedlock. So you win. You're going to officiate our union now." Kate told him in a way that said he had no choice in the matter because he brought it on himself.

"He is?" Malcolm said he had figured they'd organise a proper wedding he noted Elisabeth and her husband Jim had appeared for the show as they were standing at the doorway watching with bemused expressions.

"Yeah, he's a commander and it's a civil union. You said you were completely fine with it. Why should wait when we can do it now?" Kate said to Malcolm who looked equally stunned as Taylor by Kate's anger and annoyance at being pushed into a corner.

"Because all the plex work is in the Command Centre and it's not an appropriate hour" Taylor said he also didn't want to mention the fact he was completely naked under the sheets and didn't feel it quite appropriate to be officiating anything naked.

"You want us married. You do it tonight or I'll show you a bad role model." Kate warned him darkly.

"Can I put my pants on first?" Taylor asked no impressed by Kate's attitude. He had no doubt she would show every rotten behaviour she could while toeing the line of law.

"Yes, so we are all going gather in the Command Centre in 10 minutes. No arguments or excuses" Kate said gesturing to Jim and Elisabeth along with Alicia, Taylor and Malcolm like they needed to be told "We'll legalise this union and make this unborn baby legitimate so the masses will not go into a riot. Afterwards we'll all go to our respective homes like it's a normal evening. A year from today Malcolm and I renew our vows the way we should have with a nice ceremony with all of us looking very photograph happy and beautiful. Am I understood?" Kate asked them all.

"Ok" Taylor said while Jim and Malcolm also nodded in a cautious manner as they really didn't want to set her off.

"Kate-" Alicia started but Kate cut her off.

"No excuses, a nurse can sit with the kids it'll take ten minutes tops. You're leaving this room even if I have to drag you tooth and nail" Kate told Alicia. Alicia had wanted to calm Kate and maybe have them talk in privacy but Kate was firm in her decision and wasn't going to take no for an answer or listen.

"It can't wait until tomorrow?" Taylor asked as he really didn't want to get of bed it was obviously the wrong thing to say.

"Oh I'm sorry you should have thought about putting in your business hours when you so not subtly told Malcolm and myself to get married every time for the past week. So come on! Hustle people!" Kate said leaving the room.

"I told you not to meddle. Are you proud of yourself?" Alicia asked after Elisabeth, Jim and Malcolm followed Kate closing the door behind them to give Taylor and Alicia their privacy to get changed or dressed in Taylor's case. He really couldn't wait to get home and sleep in his bed with a locked door.

"I'd figure she'd last a little longer at least another 12 hours" Taylor said as he got out of bed giving Alicia a delicious view as he picked up his clothes and pulled them on. Alicia gave a sigh and pulled the sheets off herself and slid out of the bed and went to the duffel Taylor had packed for her and pulled out a Caramel coloured maxi dress with v-neckline and capped sleeves and changed out the tank and shorts she had been wearing and donned a bra and the dress over the top. Unlike Taylor she didn't feel comfortable sleeping naked in the Infirmary, it was bad enough she flashed her breasts every two hours or so. She didn't need someone walking in to spot her in the buff with her post baby body that was not sexy in the slightest. She needed to get back into shape.

She quicklypulled a brush through her hair and left it loose around her shoulders before rummaging through the bag pulling out another maxi dress that was royal blue sleeveless with a scoop neckline and elastic waistline that Alicia had not worn since her stomach looked bigger than a woman at three months. The fabric wasn't as forgiving as the stretch jersey most Maxi dresses were made in.

"You look beautiful" Taylor said making her turn around.

"Thank you, we should get going" Alicia said coolly as she rolled the dress up and held it under her arm. Taylor was in his usual outfit of BDU pants, tight black t-shirt and combat boots.

"I'll be back" Malcolm said to Kate once they were outside the infirmary.

"Changed your mind?" She asked him her anger had evaporated and now she looked worried she had pushed Malcolm into something he didn't want. He cupped her face and gave her a quick and passionate kiss before breaking it and looking her straight in the eyes.

"Never, now go to the Command Centre and I'll see you in less than 5 minutes" he assured her before as he went back into the infirmary. Kate turned to Elisabeth and Jim.

"What?" She asked them as they were looking at her with soft smiles.

"You're growing up so fast" Jim said in a mushy kind of way a parent did about their child. Kate made a face.

"Oh get nicked" she told him that made Jim and Elisabeth smile.

"Come on I'll get all the official forms together so all you two crazy kids have to do is sign it. Are you going to keep your last name?" Jim asked as they walked towards the Command Centre.

Malcolm bypassed the infirmary and headed into his office to his desk and opened the bottom draw. He had to rifle around but he soon found the box he was looking for. He opened it and inspected the contents and smiled as it was exactly as his former self had written. He snapped it closed and readjusted his clothing and the collar of his jacket making himself slightly more presentable.

He had always assumed he'd get married looking a little more respectable than wearing his rumpled work clothes but then he figured he brought it upon himself and they were going to get married. He made a silent promise to make their vow renewal a romantic and memorable event as Kate had stated a 'proper wedding' but with all the trimmings.

"Kate put this on" Alicia said throwing the royal blue dress at Kate when she came into the Command Centre with Taylor behind her.

"Why?" Kate asked as she caught the dress. She unrolled it and looked at the dress then at Alicia who gave her a 'don't mess with me look just put it on'.

"You only get married once or at least that's what we all hope for and as your best friend I'm not letting you get married looking like a crazy woman. Now open the door to gun cabinet and change behind it" Alicia said. Kate did as ordered and a second later reappeared in the royal blue dress.

"I feel incredibly underdressed standing with you two" Elisabeth complained as she was wearing her work clothes. She moved over to them and helped Alicia fix Kate's hair so it didn't look completely mussed and unruly.

"You could wear a potato sack and still be dressed appropriately" Kate told Elisabeth as the woman was gorgeous just like Alicia. Elisabeth smiled but there was a slight hint of pity in them and Kate knew exactly why she felt it. Even Kate felt pity for herself, she and Malcolm were having probably the most unromantic and rushed wedding in the history of Terra Nova.

"Done, you now have something old, borrowed and blue" Alicia told her.

"I have something new" Malcolm said from the doorway as he held up a ring box. He took a moment to look at Kate as she looked beautiful before he cleared his throat and walked into the room and handed the box to Taylor.

On the West side of the Colony, Reilly and Reynolds were doing their nightly patrol when Mr Hahlos stopped them.

"I have to make a report of a dead body" he said as he caught his breath.

"Excuse me?" Reilly asked as she wasn't sure she heard Mr Hahlos correctly.

"I think Dr Xiong is dead. Well I'm pretty sure she's dead"

"Dead?" Reynolds asked.

"She was cooking that good awful fish soup that stinks up the place. So at first I didn't notice anything but now 8 days later the smell has taken on a whole different aroma. So I went over tonight as I just couldn't take it no more and that's when I saw her lying on the floor she isn't moving" he told them as they followed him to the house.

"Ok, we'll check it out" Reilly said as soon as they were in range of the house the smell became apparent. Reynolds turned to Mr Hahlos

"Sir if you could return to your house we have it from here" he told the older man.

"Ok but please tell me you'll fix the smell" Mr Hahlos said.

"We will try" Reynolds said as he and Reilly left the old man and walked towards the house. They got to the front door and knocked seeing if Dr Xiong was home. When she didn't answer Reynolds pulled out a torch and flashed it through panel window in the door and cursed stepping back so Reilly could have a look.

"What is it?" Reilly asked she looked in and got the answer as she too stepped back. She pulled out her radio and immediately called Guzman.

"Congratulations" Taylor said after he pronounced Kate and Malcolm to be man and wife the two smiled and accepted the congratulations, hugs and handshakes from everyone in the room until Guzman came into the room.

"Shotgun Wedding" Guzman surmised as he came into room to see the group he had also heard Taylor announce them to be man and wife. Kate looked happy even though she was dead on her feet. She was leaning on Malcolm who was looking remarkably content.

"Yes, Taylor got his dream come true" Alicia said dryly. Taylor shot her look of censure for the comment before he looked to Guzman.

"What can we do for you?" Taylor asked the man.

"I'm here for Shannon Sir" Guzman said as he looked to Jim. "Your comm. is off"

"It's a civil ceremony. Of course it's off. What's going on?" Jim asked.

"Perhaps we can take this outside. Just Colony business that's needs your attention" Guzman said looking pointedly at Kate and Malcolm who were absorbed in their own world. He really didn't want to taint their nuptials with news of a murder in the colony. Jim nodded and left the room with Guzman and Taylor as Alicia and Elisabeth went to Kate and Malcolm to talk and get a better look at the rings.

"What's going on?" Taylor asked.

"Dr Xiong has been murdered"

"When?"

"From the smell and the state of corpse about 7 to 8 days. I was the first to open the house and only one to go in. She was repeatedly stabbed and her throat slit. It's not pretty" Guzman said he gave them a moment the process the information before he continued "There's also something else" Guzman added.

"Oh?" Taylor asked.

"Whoever did it wrote a message on the wall in the victim's blood" Guzman said.

"What did it say?" Jim asked.

"I think it's best you guys see it for yourself. I already have soldiers on standby to remove the body to the morgue when you give approval" Guzman said.

"This is such a great night, let's just say it's a friendly dispute and allow the newlyweds one night of wedded bliss" Jim said referring to leaving Malcolm and Kate out of the situation and allowing them to enjoy some marital bliss before reality and work set in.

"Agreed you and Guzman go ahead and I'll join you in 15 minutes" Taylor said.

"So you touched nothing but the door" Jim clarified with Guzman when Taylor joined him twenty minutes later. The smell was beyond horrific as he entered the house but the sight was something out of a horror movie but sadly nothing he hadn't seen before in his line of work.

"That and I lifted the lid on the pot which I recommend you don't do. I did notice the contents were half cooked and rotten but the stove top is off. So I think the killer turned it off" Guzman said to Jim.

Taylor stopped at the dining table as he didn't want to contaminate the crime scene Dr Xiong's corpse was on the ground in the living room. Just as Guzman said it looked like a violent death as she had stab wounds to the torso and her throat slit as she laid in a large pool of her own blood. He eyeballed the living room taking in the blood splatter on the walls and that when he spotted the message 'Their sacrifice will be the Colony's salvation' written in blood on glass door to the backyard.

"That's some message" Taylor said.

"'Their' meaning we have more than one body out there" Jim said speculating.

"Or we can expect more 'sacrifices'. Let's get this body to the morgue, your wife will do a full autopsy in the morning. I want to know what happened here" Taylor said to Jim.

"Yes, Sir" Jim said.

"Mmm good morning" Kate murmured as she had woken up the loud squeal of Olivia and thumps and bumps of little bodies running around and into things from the living area. She pushed to sit upright and rubbed her face as it felt like 4 am and much too early for children to squealing and playing no matter how much fun they sounded like they were having.

"We need a long and relaxing honeymoon" Malcolm grumbled as he pulled Kate back down into his arms as it was clear from noise continued from the living room that Olivia and Sean were awake along with Evan. Kate looked at the small clock on the bedside table which read 9am.

"You're going to be late for work" Kate murmured.

"Perks of being the boss I'm taking the day off to be with my wife" he said she could hear his smile when he said 'wife'.

"Hmm you like saying that don't you" She said as he had murmured it a lot in the last 12 hour like he was getting used to word but also enjoyed saying it.

"Yes I do" he said he had been incredibly nervous as Marriage was not something to be taken into lightly but once the documents were signed and the ring was on his hand it all felt incredibly right. He liked the weight of the ring and everything it promised to be a symbol of. That and Kate couldn't back out of a wedding later down the line as they were married. She was his and they were going to have a family, the reality was much better than the dream.

"Well Olivia, Sean and Evan should be leaving in 15 minutes for day care and work. The house will be all ours" Kate told him. A salacious smile crossed her lips as she lifted her head to look at Malcolm who was still waking up. He was a slow riser for when it came to getting out of bed.

"Couldn't we just kick Evan and the kids out for a week?" Malcolm asked in a joking fashion. Kate took a deep breath relishing in his light soap smell and scent that was distinctly Malcolm, it was an incredible turn on waking up and realising he was all hers and vice versa.

"No, their house will be ready next week and then you can have your way with me at any hour of the day or night. Just think of this as a preview of the future" She told him. She planted a kiss on his collar bone as the squeals of laughter continued to sound from the living area. She chuckled as she knew that it was definitely not helping her make the mood.

"No, the future will probably have the gall to open the door to our bedroom and jump all over the bed until we get up." He told her which made her laugh as it was true.

"It's your fault" Kate told him.

"Oh really?" he said as he shifted to lie on his side she did the same and wrapped her leg over his hip and pulled herself in close to him. He played with the buttons of her pyjama shirt slowly undoing them in a teasing fashion.

"You made the-" Kate started only for Malcolm to cut her off.

"Oh no don't you dare utter your colourful Australian slang making our baby sound like something vulgar and feral" he told her.

"You're no fun" Kate said with a pout. Malcolm chuckled before he kissed the pout away. They took their time as they continued to kiss in a lazy manner. Malcolm's hands slowly and deliciously wandered her skin as Kate became needy and rolled them over so she was on top. She had just pulled back from the kiss to lift the shirt she was wearing when a knock sounded at the door. She stopped and looked at Malcolm for a moment as if trying to decide whether to continue or not until the knock sounded again.

"Kate" Jim said through the door. Kate groaned as she dropped her upper body on Malcolm's chest he gave a laugh.

"Yes?" Kate said loudly in a disappointed tone but it didn't stop her hands from doing wayward activities as she ran them up and down Malcolm's body in slow motions teasing him.

"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't important but I need you and Malcolm to get changed and be in the Command Centre within an hour" Jim said through the door.

"Ok" Kate said as she really didn't want to get out of bed. She looked to the door and listened as Jim walked away to talk with Evan. She lifted her head and looked down at Malcolm with a salacious smile. "We have an hour" she said in a low voice.

"You need to eat" Malcolm told her.

"I know" she said her grin getting wider.

"Breakfast" he clarified which made Kate pout and temporarily give up her pursuits of morning sex.

An hour and fifteen minutes later, Taylor, Guzman and Jim were waiting in the morgue as Elisabeth had called the change the settings.

"You told them we were here right?" Taylor asked Jim as he checked his comm. for the time again getting impatient.

"It's their honeymoon, can't expect them to be on time" Jim replied as Kate and Malcolm came in. They both looked happy and well rested until Kate turned slightly green they stood in the semi circle that stood by a large holographic display system Elisabeth used for her autopsies and to review full body scans.

"Oh who died and rotted with a bucket of fish?" Kate asked as she shifted uncomfortably on her feet as her gag reflex was going mad.

"That's quite specific. How can you smell that?" Jim asked her in disbelief.

"The nose knows and I'm pregnant. It comes with super powers of heightened sense of smell among other things. Why couldn't we do this in a well ventilated room?" Kate asked as she gave a small cough and folded an arm accross her chest and cupped one elbow while covering her nose and mouth.

"We are in a well ventilated room. The corpse has been in a sealed morgue drawer for the past half an hour. You shouldn't smell anything" Taylor told her.

"Trust me I can smell it. So can we get to why we are here?" Kate asked as her eyes were watering she wished for a moment to not be pregnant as the room was rank with dead body, fish and man stink of Jim, Taylor and Guzman. She couldn't understand why other men stank to her lately but they did along with Gallosaur meat and Xiphactinus fish.

The previous few weeks of being pregnant smells went through phases of smelling good to downright nasty and the past two weeks it was the boys turn. As they had all smelt alright to her but now it's like they all hadn't showered for days and ran three marathons. Yet Malcolm was suspiciously fine she was beginning to suspect he was showering with scent-away soap but so far hadn't found the evidence. She was however very grateful as it would be made sleeping in the same bed with him unbearable if he stank to the high heaven.

"Of course, this is Dr Anna Xiong, she was 8 days ago" Elisabeth said bringing up a holographic representation of the dead female body.

"Murdered?" Kate asked for clarification as she was sure she didn't hear that part right.

"Yes" Elisabeth said she went into an in depth explanation of how the woman had been paralysed with a toxin and then stabbed several times before her throat was slit and bled to death. Jim then spoke telling Kate and Malcolm about the crime scene and the message on the wall.

"That's pretty brutal. Can we tell if the unknown suspect is a he or a she? What kind of knife?" Kate asked as she really didn't want to say murderer out loud.

"It will take time for the computer to render any useful to determine the type of knife but I can tell you it's a single non serrated edge blade but it's not much to go on" Elisabeth.

"Everyone in the colony has a knife like that in their kitchen" Taylor commented.

"Yes, I know and it will take time for the forensics get through all the blood samples. If we are lucky the killer left a part of themselves behind" Elisabeth said.

"Hopefully" Kate said.

"Malcolm, we're going to need access to Dr Xiong's work station and we will need to know what Dr Xiong was working on" Taylor said after Elisabeth was finished.

"Sure, but her work station was at home. She is a theoretical physicist one of the few who are currently working on the equations about time fractures and that line of thought" Malcolm said.

"Is she a sixer?" Kate asked.

"No, I already asked Mira" Guzman said he wondered why Kate had jumped to such a conclusion.

"Ok, did you guys lift prints from the house and make a list of all her colleagues and friends to talk to?" Kate asked dryly as she wanted to get out of the room as soon as possible before she upended her stomach. She was already eyeing a waste bin on the floor.

"Wow you sounded just like my old Captain. But no whoever it is they wore gloves and cleaned up after themselves which is remarkable considering the amount of blood splatter. There was little evidence and I do have a list of people. I was thinking we could conduct interviews today" Jim said.

"Ok, just so I'm on the right page here. We have an ambiguous murder with a message that could applied to anyone in the colony being the next victim" Kate said as she was talking slow and shallow breaths to stop herself from vomiting from the smell. The wastebin was looking like an evitable option.

"Like I said we'll start with the friends and colleagues and branch out. Are you feeling ok?" Jim asked her.

"Peachy, are we done with show and tell? Because I'm going to be honest I'm about five seconds from chundering" Kate said.

"You're dismissed" Jim told her, he even pointed out the nearest exit as he really didn't want her to vomit.

"Thank you" Kate said gratefully as she left the room.