:lol: *cracks knuckles* Alright, time to shake things up a bit around here.
Riddles
[Hummerhome]
Speed: *sits on couch* Hey have you seen everyone else?
Delko: They're having some kind of slumber party in Anni's room. Apparently Anni has the alcohol, Carly has the monopoly, Missy has the food, and they're having a whole lot of fun.
Speed: *frowns*
Delko: What?
Speed: What about JC?
Delko: I...Didn't see her.
Speed: What do you mean you didn't see her?
Delko: I don't know.
Speed: Eric, there's a serial killer on the loose. *gets up*
Delko: Where are you going?
Speed: I'm going to tell Horatio.
Delko: He told you to stay here.
Speed: He tells me a lot of things. *leaves*
Delko: ...Maybe she's in the shower or something.
[Dock]
Speed: *runs up* H, we have a problem.
Horatio: What kind of problem?
Speed: JC's missing.
Horatio: ...Um...When was the last time anyone saw her?
Speed: I don't know.
Horatio: Is there any way she got out?
Speed: *shrugs* Who knows.
Horatio: Okay Speed, I need information.
Speed: The back door is always unlocked.
Horatio: Alright. I've been trying to contact mister Domato this afternoon and I can't get a hold of him. Apparently his old uniform was found in the storage compartment on the boat. The patch was torn off.
Speed: What a coincidence. He's MIA just as one of our own goes missing.
Horatio: *frowns* He just made his second mistake.
Speed: What was his first?
Horatio: *puts on shades* Murder.
[Outside Hummerhome]
Calleigh: Alright JC went missing so we're going to have to find some kind of trail.
Katie: How about drag marks?
Calleigh: You found some?
Katie: No but it would have been helpful.
Calleigh: Look here. *clicks on flashlight*
Katie: Scratch marks on the back door. Someone definitely went through here.
Calleigh: Footprints on the ground lead to the forest.
Katie: And look at this.
Calleigh: *bends down* A cloth under the wheel.
Katie: From the killer?
Calleigh: *picks up cloth* It's damp. Smells like a chemical.
Katie: He drugged her to get her to go with him.
Calleigh: *bags cloth* It explains why no one heard her scream.
Katie: I asked the rest of the girls, and JC didn't get into the room last night. They assumed she slept in one of the spare bedrooms.
Calleigh: So she was already gone in the middle of the night.
Katie: And you know what that means.
Calleigh: We don't have much time to find her before she ends up like the other two victims.
Horatio: *takes off shades* Ladies.
Calleigh: *looks up*
Horatio: Status.
Katie: JC was taken last night so they could both be long gone by now.
Horatio: Did you follow these footprints?
Katie: Not yet.
Horatio: *walks away*
Katie: *looks down* Does he always do that?
Calleigh: *stands up* Yeah. *walks away*
Horatio: *points* Vehicular treads.
Calleigh: He had a vehicle.
Horatio: So he probably has some kind of exit.
Calleigh: He probably doesn't want to drag a drugged hostage up a hill. Maybe he has a boat nearby.
Horatio: Unless he's not planning on killing her yet.
Calleigh: Escalation?
Horatio: Mhm.
Calleigh: He wants our attention.
Horatio: Well he certainly has mine, and that's not a good start for him. *walks away*
Calleigh: I'll uh...Get Eric to look at these treads then...
[Other side of Hummerhome]
Speed: Horatio, did you get anything?
Horatio: Eric's photographing the vehcile treads now. We found this under the wheel.
Speed: A cloth.
Horatio: He used this to incapacitate his victims for transport.
Speed: It's smart.
Horatio: It's evidence.
Speed: *nods*
Horatio: Take Calleigh and follow those treads.
Speed: Will do. *leaves*
Horatio: Thank you.
Delko: *walks up* There's no need to process the treads. The only vehicle that makes those impressions are Jeeps.
Horatio: The same kind that Florida Parks Service uses.
Delko: Yeah and there was a blood drop in the grass.
Horatio: *looks at Delko* Blood?
Delko: It's a gravitational drop.
Horatio: So she's injured.
Delko: It might be his blood.
Horatio: Not this guy. He's too smart.
Delko: Are you okay?
Horatio: Nope. Not while this guy has one of our own.
Delko: I'll start asking around. *leaves*
Horatio: *puts on shades*
[Beach]
Caleigh: The tracks end here.
Katie: Yeah this dock is pretty high up, and pretty far up over the water.
Calleigh: *looks down* He pushed the jeep over the edge.
Katie: He probably had a boat waiting. He got rid of the evidence and then got away.
Calleigh: Tell Eric he's going for a swim.
Katie: *walks away*
Horatio: *walks up* Ma'am.
Calleigh: The jeep's in the water. Our guy got away on a boat.
Horatio: He has a hideout somewhere along this canal.
Calleigh: It looks that way.
Horatio: *looks around*
Calleigh: Is everything okay?
Horatio: I let him go. I had him and I let him walk.
Calleigh: You couldn't have known.
Horatio: *shakes head*
Calleigh: Horatio, we'll find her.
Horatio: Let's hope you're right. *leaves*
[Hummerhome]
Katie: Hey Mister Miami.
Speed: *turns around* What are you doing?
Katie: Getting your help.
Speed: We're not supposed to work together.
Katie: I just need a moment of your time.
Speed: For what?
Katie: I'm looking through the boat manifest. One of them has to be missing right?
Speed: Assuming the killer didn't already have a boat of his own.
Katie: He stole a jeep from the park, drove it half a mile up stream and then tossed it over the dock. He did not buy his own boat.
Speed: Good point.
Katie: *flips through pages* Alright well this one was checked out this morning.
Speed: Yeah but it was brought back.
Katie: Alright how about this one?
Speed: It's not maneuverable or quick enough.
Katie: *sigh* This is going to take forever.
Speed: *wraps arms around Katie's waist* Oh it won't take that long.
Katie: *smiles* Move it bub or you'll be the next one to be pushed into the canal.
Speed: *smirks* You missed a page.
Katie: *flips page* Hmm...Okay this might be the one.
Speed: Why?
Katie: Small, quick, and it's been reported missing for the past two days.
Speed: Well we know what kind of boat we're looking for now.
Katie: Good because this is a huge book. How many boats does this place need?
Speed: Good job honey. *kisses Katie on the cheek* I'll see you later.
Katie: Where are you going?
Speed: I'm going to tell Eric what kind of boat to look for. *leaves*
Katie: *crosses arms* What an evidence hog.
TBC........
Riddles
[Hummerhome]
Speed: *sits on couch* Hey have you seen everyone else?
Delko: They're having some kind of slumber party in Anni's room. Apparently Anni has the alcohol, Carly has the monopoly, Missy has the food, and they're having a whole lot of fun.
Speed: *frowns*
Delko: What?
Speed: What about JC?
Delko: I...Didn't see her.
Speed: What do you mean you didn't see her?
Delko: I don't know.
Speed: Eric, there's a serial killer on the loose. *gets up*
Delko: Where are you going?
Speed: I'm going to tell Horatio.
Delko: He told you to stay here.
Speed: He tells me a lot of things. *leaves*
Delko: ...Maybe she's in the shower or something.
[Dock]
Speed: *runs up* H, we have a problem.
Horatio: What kind of problem?
Speed: JC's missing.
Horatio: ...Um...When was the last time anyone saw her?
Speed: I don't know.
Horatio: Is there any way she got out?
Speed: *shrugs* Who knows.
Horatio: Okay Speed, I need information.
Speed: The back door is always unlocked.
Horatio: Alright. I've been trying to contact mister Domato this afternoon and I can't get a hold of him. Apparently his old uniform was found in the storage compartment on the boat. The patch was torn off.
Speed: What a coincidence. He's MIA just as one of our own goes missing.
Horatio: *frowns* He just made his second mistake.
Speed: What was his first?
Horatio: *puts on shades* Murder.
[Outside Hummerhome]
Calleigh: Alright JC went missing so we're going to have to find some kind of trail.
Katie: How about drag marks?
Calleigh: You found some?
Katie: No but it would have been helpful.
Calleigh: Look here. *clicks on flashlight*
Katie: Scratch marks on the back door. Someone definitely went through here.
Calleigh: Footprints on the ground lead to the forest.
Katie: And look at this.
Calleigh: *bends down* A cloth under the wheel.
Katie: From the killer?
Calleigh: *picks up cloth* It's damp. Smells like a chemical.
Katie: He drugged her to get her to go with him.
Calleigh: *bags cloth* It explains why no one heard her scream.
Katie: I asked the rest of the girls, and JC didn't get into the room last night. They assumed she slept in one of the spare bedrooms.
Calleigh: So she was already gone in the middle of the night.
Katie: And you know what that means.
Calleigh: We don't have much time to find her before she ends up like the other two victims.
Horatio: *takes off shades* Ladies.
Calleigh: *looks up*
Horatio: Status.
Katie: JC was taken last night so they could both be long gone by now.
Horatio: Did you follow these footprints?
Katie: Not yet.
Horatio: *walks away*
Katie: *looks down* Does he always do that?
Calleigh: *stands up* Yeah. *walks away*
Horatio: *points* Vehicular treads.
Calleigh: He had a vehicle.
Horatio: So he probably has some kind of exit.
Calleigh: He probably doesn't want to drag a drugged hostage up a hill. Maybe he has a boat nearby.
Horatio: Unless he's not planning on killing her yet.
Calleigh: Escalation?
Horatio: Mhm.
Calleigh: He wants our attention.
Horatio: Well he certainly has mine, and that's not a good start for him. *walks away*
Calleigh: I'll uh...Get Eric to look at these treads then...
[Other side of Hummerhome]
Speed: Horatio, did you get anything?
Horatio: Eric's photographing the vehcile treads now. We found this under the wheel.
Speed: A cloth.
Horatio: He used this to incapacitate his victims for transport.
Speed: It's smart.
Horatio: It's evidence.
Speed: *nods*
Horatio: Take Calleigh and follow those treads.
Speed: Will do. *leaves*
Horatio: Thank you.
Delko: *walks up* There's no need to process the treads. The only vehicle that makes those impressions are Jeeps.
Horatio: The same kind that Florida Parks Service uses.
Delko: Yeah and there was a blood drop in the grass.
Horatio: *looks at Delko* Blood?
Delko: It's a gravitational drop.
Horatio: So she's injured.
Delko: It might be his blood.
Horatio: Not this guy. He's too smart.
Delko: Are you okay?
Horatio: Nope. Not while this guy has one of our own.
Delko: I'll start asking around. *leaves*
Horatio: *puts on shades*
[Beach]
Caleigh: The tracks end here.
Katie: Yeah this dock is pretty high up, and pretty far up over the water.
Calleigh: *looks down* He pushed the jeep over the edge.
Katie: He probably had a boat waiting. He got rid of the evidence and then got away.
Calleigh: Tell Eric he's going for a swim.
Katie: *walks away*
Horatio: *walks up* Ma'am.
Calleigh: The jeep's in the water. Our guy got away on a boat.
Horatio: He has a hideout somewhere along this canal.
Calleigh: It looks that way.
Horatio: *looks around*
Calleigh: Is everything okay?
Horatio: I let him go. I had him and I let him walk.
Calleigh: You couldn't have known.
Horatio: *shakes head*
Calleigh: Horatio, we'll find her.
Horatio: Let's hope you're right. *leaves*
[Hummerhome]
Katie: Hey Mister Miami.
Speed: *turns around* What are you doing?
Katie: Getting your help.
Speed: We're not supposed to work together.
Katie: I just need a moment of your time.
Speed: For what?
Katie: I'm looking through the boat manifest. One of them has to be missing right?
Speed: Assuming the killer didn't already have a boat of his own.
Katie: He stole a jeep from the park, drove it half a mile up stream and then tossed it over the dock. He did not buy his own boat.
Speed: Good point.
Katie: *flips through pages* Alright well this one was checked out this morning.
Speed: Yeah but it was brought back.
Katie: Alright how about this one?
Speed: It's not maneuverable or quick enough.
Katie: *sigh* This is going to take forever.
Speed: *wraps arms around Katie's waist* Oh it won't take that long.
Katie: *smiles* Move it bub or you'll be the next one to be pushed into the canal.
Speed: *smirks* You missed a page.
Katie: *flips page* Hmm...Okay this might be the one.
Speed: Why?
Katie: Small, quick, and it's been reported missing for the past two days.
Speed: Well we know what kind of boat we're looking for now.
Katie: Good because this is a huge book. How many boats does this place need?
Speed: Good job honey. *kisses Katie on the cheek* I'll see you later.
Katie: Where are you going?
Speed: I'm going to tell Eric what kind of boat to look for. *leaves*
Katie: *crosses arms* What an evidence hog.
TBC........