Fallen Angels
Pinkstranger
Author Notes: This chapter is the beginning of the darkness. I don't normlly write like this, but again this plot bunny just wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote it... Well, we'll be dealing wiht a murder scene and victim so you've been WARNED.
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Chapter 2
Katherine stood in the backyard talking with Billy as Rocky was cooking the hamburgers. Zack was trying to sneak a cooked hamburger off the plate, only to be slapped on the hand with the spatula by Rocky. Adam was tossing the football with his boys and Jason. Lilly had gone upstairs to join the other two little girls.
"Kit-Kat!" called an excited familiar male voice. Kat looked toward the house to see Tommy walking outside. Tommy rushed over to her and wrapped her up in a tight hug. Kat stood there frozen momentarily by shock. It had been years since she had seen him, or even really talked to him.
"Hi, Tommy." She finally said. Tommy let her go and looked her over.
"You look great!" Tommy smiled.
"Thanks, so do you. I like the new hair." Kat said as she ran her fingers through his spikey locks.
"Hayley thought for sure that you would kill me." Tommy laughed.
"When did you do it?"
"I think like six plus years ago, shortly after Rocky and Tanya's wedding." Tommy shrugged. "I figured that if I was going to be an adult with a doctorate that I should look the part."
"Speaking of Hayley, where is she?" Kat looked around the yard but didn't spot the redheaded woman.
"She's still in Reefside; she had some problems at the Cyber Space. She'll try to be here tomorrow, but no promises."
"I hope she makes it, I haven't seen her in years. You know, it's still hard to believe that you're a doctor." Kat laughed.
"We all feel that way." Billy laughed off to the side. Tommy rolled his eyes.
"Thanks guys." Tommy grumbled.
"Well look who finally decided to show up." Jason chuckled as he approached the group. "The elusive Dr. I want every color under the sun. The only one we see less of is Snowflake."
"Snowflake?" Tommy looked over at Kat with a raised eyebrow.
"He's taken to calling me that lately." Kat rolled her eyes. "I'm not sure why, but I always know he's talking to me."
"It fits you." Jason grinned. "You're white as snow, no matter how much you're in the sun. And how often do you see snow in southern California? Probably about as much as we see you around here too."
"Actually that makes sense." Adam laughed as he too joined the group.
"But that's my name for her, don't anyone else use it. Understood?" Jason teased.
"Oh please, I don't need a pet name." Kat shook her head. "It's enough you all call me Kit-Kat or Kitty. I don't need another name thrown in there."
"Too late, Snowflake." Jason grinned.
"Lunch is served!" Rocky called out as he carried in the platter from the grill. "Hurry up before it's all gone."
"We better get in there before 'bottomless pit' makes up his plate. There won't be enough for anyone." Adam laughed as he started toward the door.
The friends ate happily talking about old times and catching up. After lunch, the group sat around the living room talking some more while the kids played outside again, other than Liam who was sleep on his Daddy's lap.
"Ha, do you remember that fashion show you were in? All to impress one girl." Tommy laughed at Jason's expense.
"Don't remind me." Jason groaned.
"Hey I was in that show too!" Rocky cried.
"We know dear." Tanya patted her husband's leg.
"What ever happened between you and Emily? You guys seemed so perfect together." Adam asked.
"We went our own ways after graduating. She wanted to see the world and I wanted to go to school. I heard she got married about five years ago." Jason shrugged.
"Things happen." Tanya nodded as she smiled at Adam. She was glad that they managed to remain friends after their breakup.
"I think we all know that." Aisha added.
"So, just curious Jason." Kimberly spoke up. "Do you have a thing for blondes?" Kat shot her a glare, but she just ignored it.
"Uh… maybe… why?" Jason stuttered.
"Because you've only had three serious relationships, all of them blonde. Not to mention the handful of one time dates you've had over the years. Most of them were blonde." Kimberly said matter-of-factly.
"Does this have a point?" Jason sighed with a shake of his head.
"No not really, just trying to get a handle on you." Aisha laughed.
"You're not going to try setting me up again are you?"
"Wouldn't dream of it!" Kimberly and Aisha replied together.
"Ladies!" Jason let out on exasperated sigh. Before he could say another word his phone started ringing. He had never been so happy to hear that annoying little tone, signaling the station was calling him. Jason pulled out his phone and flipped it open. "Scott here… What? When?... Where at exactly?... Send in the CSI team and I'll be there as soon as I can… Yes, sir!"
Jason shut his phone and quickly stood from the couch. "I've got an emergency, is it okay if I leave Lilly here?"
"Of course Jase. If it gets too late, she can just spend the night." Tanya nodded.
"Thanks."
"How bad is it?" Trini asked.
"You know I can't answer that Tri." Jason shook his head.
"It's off the record, same as always."
"You're probably going to hear about it on the news soon anyway." Jason sighed. "There's been a murder."
"What? Here?" Kimberly squeaked as she pulled closer to Zack.
"I know. It doesn't happen around here often. The last actual murder was three years ago." Jason said sadly. "There have been accidents, and drug or gang fights, but nothing like this."
"Do you want some help?" Kat asked as she stood from her chair and stepped over Tommy, who was sprawled out on the floor next to the chair.
"No, that's alright Kat. You're on vacation, besides, my chief wouldn't appreciate me bringing an agent on scene unless we needed one."
"Right, bureau and PD relations." Kat rolled her eyes. "One of these days that's going to get old."
"I agree, but now's not the time to fight it." Jason shook his head. "I'll try to be back before too long." With that Jason left the house and climbed into his truck. Before long he was at the park, where he could see a crowd of media and onlookers being held back by a barricade. He spotted his partner already on the scene.
"Jase! About time you got here." Tom Dunham called out as Jason approached.
"What do we have?" Jason asked.
"Twenty two year old college student, Tabatha James. Former teen beauty queen, swim team captain at the college, honor roll her whole life, an all-around good kid. Her id was lying underneath her, like it was meant to be found. She hasn't been reported missing yet."
"Damn." Jason shook his head. "Any guess as to COD?"
"She was stabbed to death, probably bled out." Tom shook his head. "We a real sicko on our hands here Jason."
"What makes you say that?" Jason asked as they started toward the body.
"He's got her propped up here like some distorted scene from a fairy tale or something." Tom shook his head. Jason knelt down next to the white sheet covering the body.
As he pulled back the sheet, Jason was greeted with the cold, unseeing, unfeeling light blue eyes of Tabatha James. Her killer had placed a ring of white daisies around her head to form a sort of halo around her. Her long blonde hair had been neatly brushed behind her shoulders and a small single red rose tucked behind her right ear. Her slender arms were folded over her stomach and a bouquet of white daises and a single red rose was laid in her hands. She had been dressed in a long flowing white sun dress, most likely post mortem, considering it didn't have any blood on it. Her feet were bare.
"I've seen this kind of scene before." Jason muttered as he scanned the body once again.
"I say it looks like some kind of scene from Snow White, like after she eats the apple and the dwarfs put her in that glass coffin…"
"I get it Tom." Jason cut him off. Tom had a habit of rambling on occasion, and Jason had just found it easier to cut him off before he got going. "Do you have your PDA with you?"
"Of course." Tom grinned and pulled his PDA out of his pocket. "What are you looking for?"
"Other cases involving this type of body dump." Jason explained as he continued to scan through the database. Tom shifted nervously on his feet, unsure if he should stay with Jason or go help with fellow officers process the scene or control the crowd. Suddenly Jason's eyes grew wide, "Shit!"
"What? What did you find?"
"It all fits… all of it… right down to the stinking flowers." Jason muttered as he pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. "Hey Chief, its Lieutenant Scott… Yeah, we've got a problem over here… Well, I'm not sure if it's the real guy or an elaborate copycat… FBI is handling the case on the east coast… Yeah, case name, 'Angel Killer'. Think you can track down the lead agent for that investigation?... I want to consult with him, find out if this is their guy… I know Sir, I don't exactly want to deal with the bureau either, but it's their case already if it's him… Thank you Sir. Call me back with his information."
"Damn, do you really think it's the 'Angel Killer'? I heard about him, guess I need to pay more attention to crime scene studies." Tom shook his head. "Think it's really him?"
"I don't know Tom, everything fits but he's been operating on the east coast for a while now. It doesn't make sense for him to suddenly jump coasts."
"Unless the fibbers got too close to him." Tom shrugged.
"I guess that's true." Jason nodded.
"Lieutenant Scott?" a petite female officer approached the two men. Jason recognized her as a rookie officer, Amy Sanders.
"Yes Sanders." Jason replied.
"Sergeant Tylers asked me to ask you to speak to the media, since you're ranking officer on scene."
"Tell him, I'll be there in a moment." Jason nodded before turning his attention back to Tom. "Do these idiots really need to be here, sticking their noses in our investigation?"
"The public is very curious and frightened right now, there hasn't been a real murder around here for years… They just want to know that they're still safe…" Amy started, but quickly stopped when she realized that both men were paying attention to her. "Sir." She quickly added.
"It's alright, Sanders. You're very correct." Jason chuckled at her sudden discomfort. "Keep that sense of logic and you'll go places with it."
"Thank you Sir." Amy smiled before leaving to return to her post at the barricade.
"She's a smart one." Jason smiled.
"And a hot one too." Tom waggled his eyebrows.
"Dunham!" Jason scolded as he shook his head. He liked Tom most of the time, but Tom was also a womanizing man whore. He had more one night stands under his belt then Jason could even count, or that Tom could even remember.
"What?" Tom asked innocently.
"Just, Don't." Jason shook his head as he started toward the crowd.
"Lieutenant Scott!" a female reporter called out before Jason had even fully reached the scene. "Is it true there's been a murder, right here in Angel Grove Park?"
"It saddens me to say, that we are investigating a murder. We do however believe the murder did not take place here in the park. The body was left here for the purpose of being found." Jason informed the press.
"Lieutenant Scott, can you tell us who the victim is? And if you believe this to be a solitary occurrence? Does the public have anything to fear in the near future?" a male reporter called out.
"I can't release the name of the victim at this time, this is an ongoing investigation and I can't share much with you, as you all know. I am prepared to say that at this time we believe this to be a solitary event, and that the public should not go into a panic. But as always use caution when around people you don't know… just be safe. We'll hold another conference once we have more information to release to the public. Thank you all for your time." Jason cut his speech short and turned and left with reporters still calling questions out to his retreating back.
"That didn't go as badly as it could have." Tom grinned at him.
"You can say that because it wasn't you out there."
"You and your silver tongue can handle the press well enough for me to stay back here."
"They're a bunch of hounds with a bone…" Jason started but was interrupted by his cell phone once again. He recognized it as his Chief's ringtone. "Scott here."
"Scott, I have the information you requested. It seems the lead investigator just happens to be in Angel Grove at the moment…" The grizzly old voice of the police chief drifted over the line.
"Already here? That doesn't make sense." Jason shook his head. "Did they give you his number or something?"
"I have her number already…"
"Her?" Jason raised an eyebrow; an uneasy feeling began to grow deep within him. He knew a female lead investigator, from the east coast, who was already in Angel Grove. "Would her name be Hillard, Sir?"
"That's it! Katherine Hillard." The chief replied over the phone. "Do you want her number now or should I leave it on your desk?"
"Actually I don't need it. I know where she is." Jason sighed. "Thanks Chief."
"Alright Jason, keep me informed of the bureau's involvement."
"Yes Sir." Jason ended the call.
"You know the agent?" Tom asked the obvious question.
"Yeah, I do." Jason nodded as he started back toward his truck. "I'll be back in a little while. Don't let the CSI team near the body until I get back. They can process the scene, just not the body."
"Got it!" Tom called back. "Where you going?"
"To collect the Agent in charge." Jason retorted. He got into his truck and drove back to Tanya and Rocky's house. Once he got there he walked inside to see everyone still sitting in the living room watching the television.
"Saw you on the tube." Tommy said after he spotted Jason.
"Yeah, I get all the fun jobs." Jason rolled his eyes. He looked around the room at his friends until his eyes locked with the sapphire colored eyes of Katherine Hillard. "Can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Um… Sure, I guess." Kat nodded as she stood up. Jason started toward the kitchen with Kat following closely behind. A distant ringtone caught Kat's attention though and she stopped.
"Hang on just a second. I'm sorry." Kat rushed back down the hall to answer her ringing phone.
"This is really impor…" Jason started but let his sentence trail off as Kat was already gone.
"What?" Kat screamed after a moment of silence. "He can't be!... How sure are we?... Call Dell and have him arrange the flight for the team… Who's in charge from PD?... Lieutenant Scott? As in Jason Scott?... No, I don't need his information… Because he's right here… Yeah, I'll keep you posted. Hillard out."
Kat emerged from her bedroom, eyes blazing and her body tense. "You okay Kat?" Rocky asked. She ignored him as she set her gaze on Jason.
"I bet I can guess what you wanted to talk to me about." She grumbled.
"Take it that was your boss." Jason nodded.
"I guess you better show me the scene." Kat sighed.
"My truck is still running." Jason replied. Kat nodded and started toward the door.
"This better be a damn copycat. I can't deal with him jumping coasts." Kat growled before she walked out the door followed by Jason.
"Um… What just happened?" Kimberly asked aloud.
"I'm not sure." Aisha shook her head.
"I think their worlds just collided into a single existence." Billy said.
"And not in the good way either." Trini shook her head.