Re: "MaCalleigh....What Could've been".
When Mac stepped inside, he could smell the wax, mixed with the blood of the young girl. "Mac....you need to see this". Walking over Mac seen Macalleigh's name in wax, but as he looked down, he seen what they had done, what they had made, and done with her. "Easy Mac".
"WHERE THE HELL IS DANNY"? "He's not herre yet, she's been dead for at least seven hours". "SEVEN HOURS, AND NO ONE IN DISPATCH SENT OVER AN OFFICER"? "I don't know Mac, you'd have to ask Flack, I need to get this young girl back to the lab, this one is going to take a while, especially to remove the wax".
Helping Sheldon lift the body, Danny finally showed up. "WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU, CALL WENT OUT TWENTY MINUTES AGO"? "At another crime scene, I got here as soon as I could". "Listen..,.this could have been my daughter, next time you're told to come to a crime scene, you come, understood"?
Looking at Sheldon, he shrugged. "Yeah Mac, I understand, now what do you need me to do"? "I NEED YOU TO PROCESS DANNY, WHAT DO THINK"? "Fine Mac....calm down, I understand your frustration, and I'm sorry, but I'm here now, let's get started". Processing the scene, was tearing Mac apart, he felt so damn guilty, that all these young girls were made to suffer for his daughter.
"Don't think like that Taylor". Looking over he seen Horatio. "I know "H", I can't help it, this case is really killing me". "I know...I know, why don't you go home to Macalleigh, and we'll finish up". "I have to talk to the lady who phoned in the 911 call, and then I need to get my hands on that dispatcher". "No Mac....I'll handle the lady, and the dispatcher, you go home, Flack, take him home, and no stops along the way".
Putting Mac into his car, he got called away for a minute, when he returned to the car, Mac was gone. "SHIT". Running over to the squad car, he seen Mac talking to her. "Please, tell me exactly what you seen"? "I heard a girl scream, really loud, and when I looked up at the window I seen two men, one young, and one old, the younger one, was holding a knife, so I backed away and called 911, but they wouldn't listen to me, said this was Pimp territory".
"Are these the two guys, you seen"? "Om my, yes, that's them, please tell me you;ll catch them, that poor, poor, girl, they said her name was Macalleigh"? "No...her name wasn't Macalleigh, thanks you for all your help". "You are welcome, may I have someone drive me home"? "Sure, we can do that. "Flack, get Sara a ride home please". "Sure Mac, Thomas, take this lady home please, make sure she gets in safe".
Mac headed back to his car. "Mac...where are you going"? "I have something to do". "Mac...you stay away from that dispatcher, let Sinclair, handle it, I mean it Mac". Driving off, Mac headed straight for the NYPD. Whwen he arrived, he asked for tina. "I'm sorry detective, she's with Sinclair, and he was really pissed".
"Were you here when the 911 call came in"? "I was, we all told Tina, send it out, but she just laughed it off, so by the time I took it to the desk, it was to late, she had already been killed". "Thanks Marie, at least you tried". Leaving dispatch, Mac walked right into Sinclair. "Go home Taylor, go home to your family, protect your daughter, she needs you ".
Giving one last look to he young girl, Mac left for home.
When he got home, they were all watching the news, all except Macalleigh, who was sound asleep with Horatio upstairs. "Has anyone checked on them"? "I did dad, 5 minutes ago, he was reading to her". Climbing the stairs, he cold hear and feel a breeze coming from her room, running in, he seen she was gone, and Horatio was gasping for air, with the slice across his throat.
"Hold on son, don't move, don't talk, it's okay". Pointing at the paper and the pen, Mac pulled it down, as he wrote...."In the closet, under the clothes". Opening the closet, he seen Macalleigh curled up in a ball, hiding from the bastards. "Macalleigh....aww...sweetheart, I'm so, so, sorry". Reaching up for her daddy's arms, he cradled her, while applying pressure to Horaio's neck.
"What happened here"? "They came into the room daddy, burt Horatio heard them, he forced me into the closet, and covered me with clothes, told me not to move". "Did you hear them say anything"? "No daddy, they seen you pullup and they took off". "Okay sweetheart, back into bed.
When the EMT's arrived, they loaded ?Horatio onto the stretcher, and wheeled him out. "Son...what happened son"? "It seems Trent,and Michael were here, and your son saved my daughter's life, making him a hero, he shoved her in a closet with clothes on top of her".
"Okay...okay...I'm going to go with Horatio, you stay with Macalleigh, give her our second floor room, Horatio and I, will take Macalleigh's". "You sure "H"? "I'm positive, now let's get that neck checked.