It was the day of Emer's party, as excitment, and screams from young children could be heard. "Daddy, ook at all my iends, tey all ame". "I know love, I see them all, and are you having fun". "Uhuh...en does the cown come"? "Soon Emer, should be very soon, run and play with your friends". As Emer ran off with excitement, Calleigh iced the cake, and added four candle's.
Just a short way down the beach, the clown, had gotten out of his car, and cut through the beach trail, to surprise the kids. As he rounded the corner, *SMASH*, down he went to the ground. Slipping into the costume, the stranger headed over to Emer's party, dressed as the clown.
Watching from the patio door, Calleigh seen the clown. "Oh my, look over there guy's, I see the clown, here he comes". "Yeah...Yay...", yelled the kids with excitement. "Hiya kiddies, I'm Carmel the Clown, how are you all today"? "fINE!!!! they all yelled together. "Who's our special birhtday girl"? "I's is, me, Emerald".
"Well...special happy birthday to you, shall we play some games, or would you like me, to do some magic"? "Ewww...magic ease, we's ove magic". "Then magic it shall be". Performing his tricks, Horatio watched, and could have swore, he knew the guy, eyeing him deeply, the stranger realized, Horatio may be catching on.
Becoming nervous, the clown performed one more trick, and as he was ready to leave, Horatio got the call. "Caine". "H" it's Eric, we have a DB on the beach, we need you down here". "Okay, okay Eric, I'm on my way". Watching Horatio leave, the stranger knew this was now his chance to take, one of the children.
"Okay kids, come have some cake, and ice cream. Running over, all the kids piled into Calleigh, and as her back was turned, he snatched a young girl, covered her mouth and took off. After the cake and ice cream, parents began arriving to pick up their children. "Calleigh...where is Dana"? "Oh...she was here, Emer, did you see Dana"?
"I did Alligh", yelled Greg, she left wit that cown". "What... when hunny"? "I not know, ittle ile ago". "Oh my God, Dana, Calleigh please tell me this isn't happeneing. Picking up the phone, Calleigh called Horatio. "Caine". "Horatio....". "What's the matter love, you sound upset"? "Dana is missing, Greg said he seen the clown take her, oh God Horatio, we have to find her".
Holding the phone, Horatio realized his instincts were correct on this one. "ERIC......".
TBC...