TITLE: "GRIEF"
FLAVOR: Criminal Intent
CHARACTERS: GOREN/ROSS/RODGERS/NIHOLS
RATING: R ►LANGUAGE►
A/N: CONTINUATION OF "THE CHOSEN ONE"
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Ross stormed back to the squad room flowers in hand. Past Nichols and Goren he thrust them at his administrative assistant then stalked into his office and with a little too much care shut the door.
Nichols stared at Bobby, “Sooner or later he is going to find out, you know. Everyone knows but him I think.”
Bobby hackles rose, “HE told her they were not exclusive, he turned away when she need him. You’re his buddy feel free to tell him.”
He held up his hands in surrender, “Hey…hey…no, Ross and I were partners like you and Eames. He told me once with me as a partner he’d never move up, I worked my eccentric ways, cleared cases and he ran interference with the Brass, I think it was a relief for him when I took a leave. He likes it better being my boss but we never were close. Ross is very smart its just sometimes he can’t see the forest for the trees, you know, I was just saying about you and Rodgers I think it’s a good thing. For you both.”
Bobby revised his opinion of Nichols with that. Nichols could follow his leaps of thought and had some of his own. “Thanks. We should go and notify here family now and the school she worked an according to her friend the bar she went to last night.
“Yeah, one of those S & M places. Perfect hunting ground for a freak like Rawlings.
Rerttunring three hours later they started adding the information they’d gathered into the files when the phone rang. “Ready for us downstairs. You tell Ross. I‘ll hold the elevator.”
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She was beaten with at least four different devices, I venture a riding crop and thin whip, a razor strap and a belt. Across her breast he used a scalpel to carve “SPIRIT” over her right breast and “MY CITY” over her left. He then used tattoo dye to color in. He raped her repeatedly in all orifices I have tearing and bruising. He finished by draining her blood from her carotid artery with a large bore needle. He left semen in all orifices so we’ve got him if you catch him.
“Was she alive for this carving.”
“Yes.”
“Her hips and shoulders were dislocated and rope burns on her wrists and ankles. Bruising on her mouth looks like a ball gag and finally he used a scalpel to slice her nipples in half. Going by the difference in her shredded flesh, I’d say her torture lasted about twenty-four hours.”
“Did he drug her.”
“Only cocaine, so far. The tox report will be back in two hours.”
“One more thing there is evidence on her face of a. . . . . woman’s DNA, vaginal fluids.”
“He has a female partner now?”
“My guess is he needs a partner to praise his work. So he drugs her with the Pearl and includes her in his torture.
Ross sighed. “He’s got anther place with a torture chamber. What’s he trying to prove leaving her on my stoop?
Bobby sighed, “He’ crazy…gone completely over the line…”
Nichols finished, “This was just his opening gambit. He’s about to start…”
“A murder spree.” Bobby traced a finger over the words carved in blue and green on her chest-- “He saying he’s a ghost we’ll never catch him and it’s his city now. His hunting ground.”
Ross growled, “Why me its you he has a feud with over Alex and Liz…”
“He is afraid of Goren. So he’ll strike out at those close to him.” We need officers to watch Major Case detective families.
I don’t think he’d risk going after someone in the office.”
Both men shook their heads art him.
“Detectives if you’re done I’d like a word with Liz.”
Bobby sent Liz a sad, defeated look and left.
“Liz don’t give me anymore grief. I’ve apologized. I think you should move in with me until this is over.”
“No. I am well cared for where I am at.”
“Why are you doing this, you know we belong together.”
“Yes you’ve made that clear these last few days. Just get out. I don’t want to talk about it and I don’t want to see you.”
She called to a tech to remove the corpse and walked into her office and shut the door.
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