Chapter 3
Beanie managed to get the 4 younger children up, dressed, fed and on their way to school before a very hung over Vaughn came downstairs wearing the clothes he'd fallen asleep in.
"We need to talk." He told his wife as she hurried about getting herself ready for work, she was still angry at him for his behaviour the previous evening and wasn't ready to talk about it without saying something she'd regret.
"Later, I'll let you know if you need to bring Alden in." She replied grabbing her car keys and heading out of the door without saying goodbye. She arrived at the lab later than usual and found that the team was in, on her way in her phone rang several times showing her husband's number but she simply ignored it. He rang as she walked into the lab where the DNA machine was and she answered.
"Vaughn I'm at work, leave me alone." She snapped before turning her phone off.
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"They're not back yet." Mac stated spotting her, "Due in the next couple of hours." He added and she nodded.
"Right, to business." She stated, "DNA machine – is it fixable or do we need to requisition a new one?" Adam piped up then saying that they needed a new one but he doubted the lab had the money. "Leave that with me," She said before looking at Mac, "And page me when the results come back." Hauled up in her office she went through the budget and researched new DNA machines, unsurprisingly the lab's budget fell short but she had an idea. Traipsing back down to the DNA lab she went to find Adam and asked how many DNA profiles they ran each day, and then she went to find Mac and asked how much it was costing to farm things out to the FBI and the other results they'd started to send to the New Jersey lab. Twenty minutes later she returned to Mac holding a typed letter which required his signature, it was a letter requesting the newest DNA machine on the market.
"The lab can't afford it." Mac stated.
"As director I say we need it, over the course of a month we'd spend money we don't have sending it out, if we don't buy one then you lose a CSI each year until we get one." She handed him over the figures she'd worked on; she was keeping busy for something to do to take her mind off of things. "And I'll argue that to the board." She added. "I'm calling Danny Messer in later too, 2pm in my office, I'd like you to be there." At that Mac nodded, he just hoped the younger man had calmed down a little.
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Less than an hour after Mac had placed his signature on the letter requesting the new DNA machine he got a call from the FBI to say that there'd been a problem with the DNA machine in their office.
"Are you kidding me?" Beanie asked not believing what she was hearing; she was on edge waiting for the results. "I can't wait any longer." She sighed sitting down on the nearest chair. "I've not slept or eaten since you came into my office yesterday and I can't do it anymore." She admitted. "Are the vic's details on the computer?" Adam nodded. "Well mine are too."
"Beanie I want you to think about your next sentence." Mac warned so Beanie turned to face Adam.
"Look for a match with my DNA; if you get a partial you can assume it's one of my children." She bravely stated before wandering off in the direction of her office debating with herself as to whether or not she made the right decision.
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Jo looked at how exhausted the director was; the woman was dead on her feet bordering on the edge of collapse Jo thought watching how she moved through the halls. She couldn't begin to imagine how hard it was for Beanie, Lindsey also felt sorry for the older woman but she was embarrassed by her husband's actions the previous evening. She'd warned him to be very apologetic when he came in to see her that afternoon. She also really hoped that the results came back in Beanie's son's favour, as she doubted the elder woman would be able to cope if he came back a match.
"Do you know what colour hair Alden Monteagle has?" Sheldon asked running into the hall where Jo and Lindsey were stood.
"No why?" Jo asked.
"Found hair on the vic, she had brown hair and I've just found short blond hairs on the inside of her skirt." Sheldon replied and Lindsey raised her eyebrows wondering how a hair could have ended up there.
"I think he's got brown hair." Lindsey said trying to recall the photo of the Director's family on her desk, she was certain that all of the Director's children had brown hair like the director. "Is there a follicle on the hair so we can get DNA?" Lindsey asked and Sheldon nodded saying the hair sample was already being biked over to another lab for processing and matching.
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Mac knocked on Beanie's office door, she was sat doing the monotonous paperwork that she hated doing but it kept her busy and kept her mind off of what was going on. When Mac walked in she stood up trying to read his expression, she couldn't. He wasn't carrying any files; he just looked at her before speaking.
"No match." Was all he said yet it caused the Director to sit down and start sobbing, she let some of the exhaustion get to her. "However we need him to come in again, we've found blond hairs on some of her clothes and we want to know if Alden saw anyone with blond hair with her. "Do you want to bring him in?" Mac asked Beanie's response was to nod.
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