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Post by sanne on Oct 2, 2009 6:15:44 GMT -10
Margaret....... ......rough language from you.....I'm not used to that....... But you are right, those men don't deserve anything better than death-penalty. Or at least the rest of their life behind bars....Hope Natalia is able to tell something more they can use. But even though they couldn't possibly know Damien and Natalia would be there that night, I'm still not sure if they were just random victims....... Sandra
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Post by margaret1234 on Oct 2, 2009 6:25:28 GMT -10
Surprised you did I Sandra ;D Well, I went on the train of thought about wrong place wrong time after deciding that if it was anything other........how could they possibly have known Damien and Natalie were going to be there. Margaret
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Oct 2, 2009 6:34:20 GMT -10
i have to admit, i was very surprized at Margaret's colourful language! but you are right, they are b*****ds and should be strung up! no-one deserves to be beaten like that! luv sam x
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Oct 2, 2009 22:10:29 GMT -10
good morning people! i know i am posting this a bit earlier than usual but i am off to a hen party later! we're going to salsa lessons this afternoon (this has made me think, Calleigh still hasn't taught Horatio any salsa from when they were in London yet, hmmmm...) then we go back to my friends house for drinks and touching up make up and then we're going to an Italian restaurant after that. when we've finished, we're off out clubbing! i have everything else to do this morning like go to the sorting office to pick up a couple of parcels, go to healing, take alisha horse riding, meet my brother in town to take alisha for me over night, meet another friend who is going to the hen party and come back home to get ready! busy busy busy!
so i am posting this now even though it is just gone 9am here in the UK. enjoy! luv sam x
ps we're in the hospital with Natalia tomorrow but for now, you'll have to see what Chad has to say for himself!
Chad Jones sat and looked at Flack and Mac sat opposite him.
“So why exactly am I here?”
Mac glared towards the suspect, “where were you around 8pm last night?”
“At home with the missus. Why?”
“Well, our evidence says otherwise. Hold out your arms and roll up your sleeves.”
Chad did as Mac had told him. As he rolled up his sleeve, there were scratches all the way up his arms.
“Did the dog do them as well?” Flack quipped.
“Yeah, a dog did do them. Stupid b*tch scratched me.”
“I take you are talking about the woman you attacked last night with her boyfriend,” Mac was getting rather annoyed.
Chad grinned, “what woman? The only woman that I saw last night was the missus.”
“You mean the one who tried to shoot you with the gun when we came round earlier?”
Chad nodded.
“Wow! I could really feel the love there,” Flack quipped.
“That’s not what our evidence says, Chad,” the sarcasm in Mac’s voice didn’t go unnoticed by Chad.
“Yeah right, you ain’t got anything on me.”
Mac produced a piece of paper to Chad who looked at it.
“And I’m supposed to know what this is?”
“That is your DNA which we found underneath the female victims fingernails. And judging from those scratches, it looks like she took a fair bit of skin from you.”
“Aren’t I entitled to a lawyer or something? I ain’t talking no more.”
Flack stood up, “not before you show us the soles of your shoes.”
Chad abruptly slammed his feet onto the table. Mac got out the picture of the shoe print that he’d found. It wasn’t even the right size but Mac noticed something. He took a closer look at the treads of the shoes. It looked like dried blood.
“Remove them.”
“What? Why?”
“Because I like them, take them off. We can do this the easy way or the hard way, your choice,” Mac’s anger scared Chad a little.
“All right, all right, keep your pantyhose on,” Chad bent down and took off his shoes and placed them in the evidence bag provided.
“See that wasn’t so bad was it?” Flack walked over to Chad and grabbed him and stood him up, “I have just the cell for smart *sses like you. You can stay there until we get a lawyer appointed to you,” with that, Flack led Chad out of the room as Mac took the shoes to the lab.
Mac found Lindsey and Sheldon still working on their evidence.
“I have another little present for you,” Mac laid Chad’s shoes on the table.
“Aww you shouldn’t have,” Lindsey teased, “whose are these?”
“Our prime suspect, Chad Jones. I think there may be blood underneath them. Did you get any surveillance footage from the strip club?”
Sheldon shook his head, “the strip club had theirs smashed up. They’re in the process of having concealed cameras installed.”
“Concealed cameras?”
“Yeah, they’ve had theirs smashed up four times in the last six months. They’re allowed to have concealed cameras just as long as they put up a notice to let customers know. They’ve been told that they’re not allowed concealed cameras in the public toilets.”
“Isn’t there any other cameras in the area that might have caught the attack?”
Sheldon shook his head, “I’m not too sure. It’s pretty enclosed down there.”
Mac thanked both of them and headed towards Adam in his lab.
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Post by sanne on Oct 2, 2009 22:37:25 GMT -10
So Chad is trying to tell fairytales..........Hhhhhmmmmm....think Mac is just a bit too old to believe them Let's see what his shoes will tell us..... Have a good time today/this evening, Sam. Sandra
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Post by jessica on Oct 3, 2009 3:35:33 GMT -10
Oh I really hope that this is Dammo's blood on Chad's shoes. This would be great.. well.. for the CSI's, not for Chad.. but who cares about that *ss?
Jess
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Post by margaret1234 on Oct 3, 2009 4:01:02 GMT -10
So is this smart ass the culprit or not.....and why? Let's hope the shoes will tell a story.
Have a nice day Sam.....seems like it will be a full one.
Margaret
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Post by deborah on Oct 3, 2009 4:32:45 GMT -10
my computer is acting up. I hope the review got thru. Just in case it did not here we go again. Very good chapter. Sounds like Chad is just a little to sure of himself. He better be careful. His fairy tales aren't working. I hope they get things worked out with Natalia at the hospital. Keep up the good work. More later.
Deborah
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Post by NV Oracle on Oct 3, 2009 15:40:47 GMT -10
Hope that you had a good time with your mates last night, Sam.
Glad to see that Dammo has come around, but surprised that he would think that Horatio would be made at Natalia or him. He should know his cousin well enough to know that Horatio's not going to blame either one of them for something that was beyond their control.
I didn't really think that the suspect would tell the truth, but for him to lie so blantantly to Mac and Flack? The boys know he's lying, they just have to find the evidence to prove it.
Great chapter, Sam. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Your friend Oracle
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Oct 4, 2009 6:40:58 GMT -10
i had a great time yesterday! salsa is hard work! i don't i've swayed hips and shimmied my shoulders so much in my entire life! it was exhausting! the meal was beautiful but it was smothered in a chilli vinegarette which burnt my mouth and lips! i have actually found a food that has beaten me, thats very rare! LOL! i had Baileys cheesecake for dessert! yummy!
anyway, enough of that! here is the next installment for you all! and we're back at the hospital to hear Natalia's version of events! enjoy! luv sam x
At the hospital, Horatio was sat on the end of Natalia’s bed. Danny stood with his arms crossed and leaning against the wall. Calleigh was sat on the same chair she was when Horatio had left the hospital earlier. Natalia was very relieved to hear that Damien was awake. “Can I see him, please?”
“Natalia, I need you fill in some blanks for me. Dammo has told me what he remembers, which isn’t very much. What happened?”
Natalia’s eyes filled up with tears and started to roll down her cheeks, “we were on our way to the Majestic Theatre and I begged for him to take me to that club just so I could see it. Eventually he gave in and we walked to the theatre via the club. I wanted to stop for a photo and Damien said we’d better do it quickly as he was very nervous about the gang stood on the corner. One of the guys approached us, Damien pulled me closer to protect me. The guy asked us if we’d like a picture together in front of the club. I gave the camera to him and told him which button to press. We stood with our backs to the club as the guy went to take a picture. Next thing we know, we were attacked from behind and Damien went down. I tried to pull the men off him but I was struck by something across my forehead. I don’t know what happened next as I was knocked out. The next thing I remember was a paramedic over me shouting to someone and a lot of people crowded round us. I couldn’t see Damien anywhere. I feared the worse,” Natalia’s face was wet from the tears she had unintentionally let out, “it was my fault. I should never have begged him to go there. I should have listened to Damien.”
Horatio looked at Natalia sympathetically, “you didn’t know this was going to happen, it’s not your fault, Dammo doesn’t blame you at all and no-one else will either.”
“Then why do I feel responsible?” Natalia blurted out then cried uncontrollably.
Horatio looked towards Danny and gestured him to go outside.
“Danny, can’t you get any witnesses to confirm this?”
“No-one will come forward to witnessing anything, they’re all too scared. This isn’t the New York you grew up in Lieutenant, it’s evolved and so have the gangsters.”
Horatio paced the corridor running his hands through his hair in despair.
“I’m sorry Lieutenant but you of all people should know how these things work. No-one ever sees or hears anything.”
Danny was interrupted by his phone ringing, “excuse me one minute,” he walked away slightly from where Horatio was stood.
Horatio tried to figure out in his head what to do. He felt lost and didn’t like the fact that he wasn’t in control of this investigation. He wanted answers but couldn’t find them, this frustrated him greatly. He was interrupted in his thoughts by Danny.
“Lieutenant, Mac may have something to run on but he wants you to stay away.”
Horatio breathed a heavy sigh, “why doesn’t that surprise me?”
“So you’re going to stay here then? I’ll keep you informed of what we find out.”
“Make sure you do.”
Danny walked towards the elevators and left for the lab. Horatio paced the corridor for a short while before leaving the building.
Mac was in Adam’s AV lab with his team around him when Danny arrived.
“Hey Mac, what you got for us to run on?”
Adam brought up on the screen a virtual map of the strip club and the surrounding area.
“Myself and Adam have been trying to figure out if there are any other security cameras in the area that may have caught the attack, seeing as no-one will talk. There are no security cameras in close proximity to the strip club but there are some businesses that may have cameras pointed in the same direction as the crime scene,” Mac pointed to a building opposite to the crime scene, “this liquor store may have cameras, Stella and Danny, can you two pay them a visit?” Stella and Danny nodded, “next door we have a grocery store, Lindsey and Sheldon, can you go there?” Lindsey and Sheldon nodded, “I will go with Flack to the strip club to see if we can find anyone who will talk, employees or customers. Maybe we can find the rest of this gang and a shoe that matches our print from Damien’s clothes.”
Everyone left to go to their designated destinations.
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Post by pinkyster on Oct 4, 2009 7:10:49 GMT -10
Glad Mac is thinking. Someone has to have camera's... Hopefully the gang will come up with at least one. Poor Horatio, feeling so out of it and helpless.
Jen
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Post by margaret1234 on Oct 4, 2009 7:18:16 GMT -10
Good thinking by Mac.....hopefully something will show up on another camera somewhere. Can't blame Hotatio for feeling helpless, but at the moment Mac is right to keep him away. I am sure he is going to get involved before much longer though.
Nice chapter Sam........Glad you enjoyed yourself yesterday.
Margaret
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Post by sanne on Oct 4, 2009 7:32:29 GMT -10
Mac showing his intelligence and organisation-skills......Now let's hope they find something Sandra
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Post by jessica on Oct 4, 2009 8:26:30 GMT -10
Hmm.. I'm certainly not blaming Natalia for anything, but for a police officer, she'd been a bit careless. I mean.. since she also saw the gang.. I don't know... it wasn't the smartest decision. But no.. I'm not blaming her in that kind of way..she'd been through so much.. this would even make it worse for her. And in a way, she had no idea that they would attack them just like that.
So Mac has some great ideas huh? Well this definitely sounds good and I hope they'll find something. Poor Horatio will crawling up the walls since he has nothing to do.
Great chapter Sam.
Jess
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Oct 4, 2009 12:04:56 GMT -10
so with Horatio leaving the building, where do you think he has gone to?? i'm actually starting to feel guilty putting Horatio through all of this! i've put him and his team through enough in my stories! one thing i am glad about is that you lot aren't blaming Natalia for the attack seeing as it was her idea to go down there! i am relieved! LOL luv sam x
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