Recap of Previous Chapter . . .
They decided the next step – would be to go to take a look inside the infamous storage unit from where the Gravedigger plotted and planned each step of her (or their) gruesome crimes. Even Bones had not been in the unit as of yet, due to her 100% focus on her partner – tomorrow at the crack of dawn, they were going on a field trip!!
Continued . . .
Mistaken Identity
Chapter 5
Outside of the Gravediggers Storage Unit or rather the "Hub of a Killer" (I should have made that the title :)
Booth brought the SUV to a slow halt outside the Storage Unit where most of the Gravedigger's nightmare inducing paraphernalia had been discovered. Brennan had seen pictures of most of the items from the storage locker but she was as apprehensive as her partner, as far as actually going in there – knowing that this person, or persons, had been in there plotting the very horrifying experiences that both of the partners had been put through.
It was also proven, that all of the phone calls that had been made, demanding ransom or evidence, mocking them with chilling reminders of what will happen to their friend, their loved one – if the demands weren't met in time.
As Booth turned off the engine - he sat there, his hand on the ignition key pausing, staring at the Storage unit's garage door entrance, merely feet from the hood of his SUV. "Are you sure you are ready to do this?" Brennan asked him with concern as she reached over and placed her hand gently on the arm that was frozen in place, grasping the key in a death grip so firm that his knuckles were outlined in white.
Booth swallowed uncomfortably. His eyes never wavering from the view before him.
"No. I'm not." his jaw clenching harder with each sullen word.
"But that doesn't matter right now. Right now the only thing that matters, is that we determine if I am right about there being more than one person involved in this whole charade – or - rule it out! If we rule it out, then I will just have to convince myself that it was the drugs, even though the drugs they- or - she, injected me with had only just started pumping through my veins when I heard the voices. My awareness of my surroundings didn't start to fade until about, I don't know, 30-40 seconds after the point when I first heard them talking."
Then he placed his left hand on top of Brennan's, looking over at her with concern as well. "What about you Bones? Are you ready?"
She stared straight into Booth's eyes and - for a moment, nothing seemed wrong in the world. She realized that she was never frightened of anything when she was looking into his soothing brown pools that exuded affection and tenderness. Finally she broke the safe hold that his eyes provided her with, looking back to the task ahead and the fact that - there was something wrong with the world – something very wrong.
Outside View - Showing both Booth's SUV and the Storage Unit . . .
Both car doors opened at the same time as they each stepped out. It was a surprisingly sunny day, considering the dark and looming forecast of what lay ahead of them.
They each walked around to the front of the vehicle, stopping next to each other in front of the hood – staring in silence. They were used to looking at evidence, crime scenes and the most gruesome corpses that you could ever imagine. But nothing prepared them for this, they had never had the experience of viewing the secret hub station of a serial killer and associated evidence of this magnitude, as the Victims.
Police tape was still strewn across the entire garage door, and extended out to also cover the small walk through door positioned to the right of the garage entrance, warning the public that something bad had been found here. Booth lifted the tape to allow his partner to walk underneath it first, and then he followed suit. After picking the lock, since they had told no one of what they were doing, Booth pushed the door open and their noses picked up on the musty odor from within, adding a very real element to the moment and proving to their numbed senses, that this was very real, they were finally here.
Booth, still going under the belief that there were others involved, drew his weapon and entered ahead of Brennan, all of his senses now in high gear as he went right into his protective, professional mode - scoping out the interior before calling to his partner that it was clear.
As she stepped in behind him, she searched the wall behind her until she found what she was looking for. Reaching out she flipped on the lights spreading haunting shadows on what lay within . . .
To Be Continued . . .
I can't update again until this afternoon, but I will try to give you some good stuff!!