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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 14, 2006 19:08:06 GMT -5
{name:John Munch#|#picture:1}John Munch walked into the squad room with a hot cup of coffee in hand and notepad. His neice followed closely behind, quietly.
It was Amy's first case and, like he had expected, it got to her. A skeleton accidentally found by a family. Warner judge the size of the skeleton to be a child between the ages of 8-10. She said with carbon dating she would be able to identify it exactly what the age was and how the child died back at her lab. Amy was tense through the whole crime scene and was quiet on the way back to the squad room.
Amy set her stuff down on her desk and sat at her desk, her coat and fedora still on. She began looking at her notes from the crime scene. Munch, who had finished putting up his coat and fedora, walked over to her and squatted to her level. Amy was but 5'2 and he stood at a towering 6'1. Fin most of the time, and the squad in general, could not believe that the two were related even though they shared some similar facial and personality traits.
"Are you alright? Want me to take your hat and coat?"
She shook her head and continued to glance at her notes.
"First one's usually the hardest. Want me to brief Cragen when he asks where are we?" Munch asked, getting to the point.
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 14, 2006 19:16:09 GMT -5
{name:Amy Munch#|#picture:17}"No, I can do it. I don't want Cragen to think I'm weak," said Amy, "Thanks though, Uncle John."
Munch nodded.
Cragen notice the two were back and walked out from his office.
"Where are we?" he asked.
"Not too far as I want to be," said Amy, looking up from her notes, "Warner is doing the autotopsy now on the body. A child's skeleton found by a family who was creating a garden. Not too much was found on her except earrings, a medical bracelet, and some deteriated clothing. Until Warner gets done with her autotopsy and provides more information, there's nothing much we can do. She said she was going to run the medical bracelet through the system first to see if the hospital still had any records on the victim."
"Okay, then. I'd take it you were the one to recieve the call?" asked Cragen.
"Yes sir," replied Amy.
"Good luck then, Detective. May the Gods be with you," he said and he walked back to his office.
Amy put down her notes and stared acrossed from Munch and Fin's desk at the wall.
"What does he mean by 'May the Gods be with you?'" she asked her uncle.
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 14, 2006 19:22:23 GMT -5
{name:John Munch#|#picture:1}"Old saying. It's another name for karma, luck, what ever you call it. A lot of your Homcide rules will apply here. Remember the rule where it's good to be good, but better to be lucky?" said Munch.
Amy nodded.
Munch reached out and held her hand.
"You handle the briefing very well. I know it seems tough, but the first case is always the hardest. Suppress what feelings you have and express them later when we get off work, okay? If you need to talk, let me know, okay? Don't keep it in."
Amy smiled at him and squeezed his hand. Munch squeezed it back and returned her smile.
Just then Fin walked in looking very cold.
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Post by Finaddict on Oct 14, 2006 19:35:15 GMT -5
{name:Fin#|#picture:2}"Nice day for freezing your @$$ off out there ain't it?" Fin remarked as he rubbed both his hands together.
Fin looked over at Munch and then Amy.
"What's up you two?" Fin questioned as he took off his coat.
"I had the time of my life testifying in the Jones Case. That Defense Attorney was a real worm. Catch me up on what's goin on here." He said as he sat down at his desk.
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 14, 2006 19:41:11 GMT -5
{name:Amy Munch#|#picture:17}"Not missing much. I got called out on my first case, but we didn't get far. Warner is doing the autotopsy now and we have yet to hear from her," said Amy, "Victim is a decomposed body of a child between the ages of 8-10. Family found it in the back yard while digging an area up to create a new garden."
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Post by Finaddict on Oct 14, 2006 19:45:15 GMT -5
{name:Fin#|#picture:2}"$h*t." Fin replied. "Yah caught a tough one for your first primary. Are ya okay with it? Fin questioned kindly.
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 14, 2006 19:54:39 GMT -5
{name:John Munch#|#picture:1}Amy glared at Fin before looking at her notes again and Munch elbowed Fin.
"What the [CENSORED] is wrong with you? You know how proud she is!!! Are you trying to get us killed here or what?" hissed Munch.
Munch saw Amy glare at him and busied himself on the computer. Just then, Amy's phone rang and she picked it up.
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 14, 2006 20:05:38 GMT -5
{name:Amy Munch#|#picture:17}"Munch," said Amy into the phone, "Yeah? Great. Where?"
She grabbed a pen and paper and jot down an address.
"Thanks and we'll see you soon," and she hung up.
"John, we got something. Warner found the vic's name. Sandra Mariana de Lopez was hospitalized at Mt. Sinai Hospital for a broken left ankle. Warner confirms the broken bone in her almost complete autotopsy. After we're done at the hospital, we can swing by her office."
She got up and Munch went to the coat rack to grab his coat and hat. They were leaving when Amy stopped at the doors. Munch stopped also, puzzled.
"Are you coming to see how incompetent I can be on my first case or what?" she said, smirking a little.
Munch shook his head and sighed. He looked up to the ceiling and muttered a prayer very low in Yiddish.
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Post by Finaddict on Oct 14, 2006 20:13:00 GMT -5
{name:Fin#|#picture:2}"Sure wouldn't miss it for the world. Ya want me to drive?" Fin asked with a smirk as he grabbed his coat.
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 14, 2006 20:28:19 GMT -5
{name:John Munch#|#picture:1}"She'll drive," said Munch, rolling his eyes.
One thing he hated about his niece and Fin was their fights. He was always the referee and he hated being in their crossfire In Fin's eyes, she was still a newbie and had yet to prove herself.
"Let's go you two," he added warningly as Amy and Fin stared down each other.
Amy grabbed the keys and left for the elevator. Munch and Fin looked after her.
"Let's try to keep things peaceful, okay?" he whispered and followed her.
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Post by Finaddict on Oct 15, 2006 15:55:45 GMT -5
{name:fin#|#picture:2}"Okay Munch." Fin replied. "I'll do my best to keep it peaceful. Just do your best to make sure she isn't in over her head."
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 15, 2006 17:18:53 GMT -5
{name:John Munch#|#picture:1}"Then don't take over that role and I can," shouted Munch back to Fin and he stepped on the elevator. Fin soon followed and the threesome left for the hospital.
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 15, 2006 17:47:45 GMT -5
{name:Amy Munch#|#picture:17}Mt. Sinai Hospital
Amy walked into the pediactric ward of Mt. Sinai and went to the reception desk. The receptionist was busy imputting files on the computer when the detectives walked up.
"Hi," said Amy.
The receptionist ignored her.
"Excuse me?" asked Amy, trying to keep her temper under control.
The receptionist still ignored Amy. Amy sighed and rubbed her forehead. She knew they were busy, but she had to find out a few things about the girl before she notified her parents or living legal guardians.
"Lady, I know you're busy, but I got a dead child and I need to inform the living relatives so if you don't mind I would like to do my job and leave you to do yours as quickly as possible, comprende?"
Munch and Fin looked at each other. The receptionist reluctantly turned to see her.
"Yes?" grumbled the receptionist.
"I need some information on this child, Sandra Mariana de Lopez. She was hospitalized for a broken left ankle. Do you have that on file?" asked Amy.
The receptionist typed the name in the computer and the file appeared.
"Sandra Mariana de Lopez...hospitilized on Thursday, May 21st, 1999. School-related injury on the playground. She fell from the monkey bars. Her teacher brought in her in, a Ms. Pence from NY District 51."
Amy was jotting down all what the lady had said. "Anything else? Like home address?"
"Lives in Apartment 2B, Fort Washington Height Apartments. On West 184th Avenue."
"Thank you," said Amy and she finished jotting down the last of her information and left the receptionist.
Munch and Fin were following behind her when Amy called Warner.
"Warner, do you have your autotopsy done? I got an address for the girl. Okay, see you in twenty."
And Amy hung up.
"Next stop, Warner's. Then the girl's parents. Warner found something that might interest us," she said to her partners.
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Post by Finaddict on Oct 17, 2006 19:28:28 GMT -5
{name:Fin#|#picture:2}Fin followed closely behind John and Amy as they hurried through the frigid day to the car.
"Hey Kid." Fin said as they all got into the car. "Nice job back there. Ya might just make it yet. Let's see how ya do with Warner."
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Post by munchkin25 on Oct 17, 2006 20:23:07 GMT -5
{name:John Munch#|#picture:1}"Fin, WHO DO YOU THINK I AM? A REFEREE?!!! AM I WEARING THE SHIRT AND HAT THAT TELLS YOU I'M A REFEREE?!!!"
Fin and Amy looked at Munch. Munch got very interested in the ceiling above him.
"Don't know what came over me..." he muttered.
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