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The door flung open and it was as if the air in his lungs got sucked out. He fell to his knees and screamed. On the floor, in front of him, lied his daughter, covered in blood. Dead. He screamed again.

Rick jolt awake to a scream. He jumped out and took out a wooden bat and looked around. In front of him, Kate was eying him weirdly.

"Um... I heard a scream... I thought..."

"Relax, Rick. It was me," Kate said while chuckling.

"Why were you screaming?"

"Because you wouldn't wake up. Not even to my kisses."

"You kissed me and I didn't feel it? What the hell's wrong with me?" he asked himself.

Kate chuckled.

"Why are you up so early anyways?" Rick finally asked Kate.

"Let's see, you need to send Alexis to school and I got to go to work. Thus, the uniform," Kate said as Rick eyed the uniform.

"That uniform is so hot," Rick said.

"Alright, writer boy. I have to go," Kate gave him a peck on his lips and then left for work.

Kate Beckett was the first at the scene. She had to gather information before the detectives come. When she entered the room, she completely ignored the stench and focused on her M.E friend.

"Lanie?" Kate said.

"Hey Kate!"

"I didn't know you worked with the 12th," Lanie said.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you!"

"No worries."

"Beckett?" a voice called her out.

Officer Beckett turned around and found that it was Detective Montgomery calling her.

"Yeah, Detective Montgomery?"

"A word?"

Kate looked at Lanie confusedly. The M.E just shrugged and continued her work. Kate walked towards the detective.

"Yeah?"

"How would you like to solve this case?"

"I'm sorry, what?" Kate asked, not believing what the detective was saying.

"Captain Jones is retiring soon and I've been promoted to Captain to take his place and I need a new detective to take my place and I think you'd be great at it," Roy Montgomery explained.

"But Roy, I thought I'd have at least two years to go."

"Are you saying no?"

"No... I mean yes... I mean... I'll do it!"

"Good. Let's start with this case. I want you to solve it."

"Um okay then."

Kate walked back over to the medical examiner.

"What have we got, Lanie?" Kate asked.

"Katherine Beckett, are you running this case now?" Lanie asked.

"I'll tell you later."

"Okay so time of death is roughly six hours ago, between 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cause of death seems to be a stab through the stomach. Looks like she bleed to death. But I'll know more once I get her to the morgue."

"Thanks, Lanie."

Another officer walked by and handed Kate a bag with evidence on it. Kate wore her latex glove on and dug inside the bag and took out the victim's wallet.

"Victim's name is Cameron Walker. She's only 17 years old," Kate told Roy.

"Excellent work, Beckett but why are you telling me this? This is your crime scene, your case."

"Right..." Kate said awkwardly.

"Um, who found the body?" Kate asked another officer.

"Um, her father, Mr James Walker. He's over there," the officer pointed towards a man near the door.

"Thank you."

Officer Kate Beckett walked towards the man. He was in his mid forties.

"Hi, I'm Officer Kate Beckett. Can i ask you a few questions, Mr Walker?"

"Sure."

"Um, when was the last time you saw your daughter?"

"At around 9:30 p.m. She was in her room with her boyfriend. That was the last time I saw her. I went to sleep at 9:45 p.m. after that," Mr Walker said as he recalled.

"Who else was in the house?"

"Just me and Cameron. Though her brother Kevin may have came by after I went to bed. He's former military. He served his country and he just got back."

"And what time did you find her body?"

"It was around 6 a.m. I was about to wake her up for school and then I found her like that," he said as his voice broke

"Mr Walker, can you think of anyone that would to hurt your daughter?"

"Not that I know off. Cameron's a bright girl. Everyone loved her."

"Could you please find out who did this to my daughter?"

"I intend to, Mr Walker."

"Thank you."

"In the mean time, can you tell me her boyfriend's name and where can I find him?"

"The boyfriend's name is Zach. Zach Masterson."

"Zach Masterson, also known as Zachariah Masterson, one of the world's richest people because of his father, Eric Masterson, up until he dropped out of high school. His father cut him off of everything."

"He's 18 and has a record of violence, drug possession and shop lifting."

"What do we know about this guy?" Roy asked.

"Well, he was the last person to see Cameron on the day she died. Maybe he can shed some light on the subject."

The interrogation room was dark and barely lit. There sat Zachariah "Zach" Masterson. Beckett entered the room. Zach was wearing a plain black v-neck t-shirt and a black jacket on. His jeans was faded and a bit torn. His ears are pierced and he spiked up his jet black hair.

"Yo, what's a uniform doin' in here? I actually expected one of 'em badass detectives to question me," he said.

Kate sat down across him and looked at him, dead in the eyes.

"Damn, you're a lady cop. That's kinda hot," he said.

"Zachariah."

She was cut off, "Whoa! Whoa! No one calls me Zachariah, at least not in years. The name's Zach."

Kate took a deep breath and ignored him, "Mr Masterson.."

Again, she was cut off, "Mr Masterson is my father. I said, call me Zach"

"Fine then. Zach... Where were you between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m?"

"I was at home.. Play video games."

"Can anybody vouch for that?"

"Yeah. My lame ass brother, Elliot."

"When was the last time you saw your girlfriend, Cameron Walker?"

"What's that got to do with anything?"

"She was murdered. In her own home."

"Cam's dead?" Zach said as his cocky smile faded when his face fell.

"When was the last time you saw her?"

"At um... Around 10ish. Her brother came back and I'm kinda afraid of him. So I left from the window down the fire escape."

"Why is that?"

"You're kidding me right? Kevin Walker is former military! He's a big ass man who can crush my skull if I hurt his sister," Zach explained.

"Alright then. Stay in town, Zach." With that, Kate left the interrogation room and walked towards the bullpen.

"Any word on the brother, Elliot?" Kate asked.

"No but I'll do you one better. CSU recovered the murder weapon. It was a hunting knife. It was dumped in an alley garbage bin a few blocks from the crime scene," Roy explained.

"Now who do we know owns a hunting knife?" Roy asked.

"The brother, Kevin."

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