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Stay with Me

Chapter 1

Lindsay pulled up to the crime scene. Stepping out of the truck she took in the massive mansion that lay in front of her.

"Montana! Over here!"

She turned to see Danny Messer standing over a cellar door. She grabbed her case and strolled over to him.

"I hope you've had a good morning 'cause this is sure to put a damper on your day." He said, extending his hand to the stairs below. "Ladies first"

She gripped her flashlight and started down the steps. On the way down one of the steps broke from under her foot. Before she could fall a strong arm wrapped around her waist, pulling back up. A jolt of electricity ran through her body as she felt Danny pull her back against him.

"Careful Montana" he whispered near her ear, making her breath catch, and he slowly let her go. She mentally shook her head of all un-work related thoughts and mumbled thanks before continuing down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, her breath caught again, but not of the same reason as before. The scene wasn't the worst she had ever seen but there was something about it that caused her entire body to chill.

A man and a woman lay on their stomachs on the floor, hands tied behind their backs. Both had one bullet hole in the back of their heads. They were killed execution style. Their arms and legs had several cuts that seemed to made by some kind of rope rather than by a knife. Beside the two adults, a child was tied to work chair and gagged. Bruises around her neck suggested that she had been strangled.

Lindsay moved into the room, careful not to disturb the crime scene. She got her camera and bent to take a picture of a bloody rope that lay discarded on the floor.

"Meet Jessica and Mark Greenlee and their daughter Annabelle. Very prominent members of society, real estate agents, ptsa members. There is no sign of forced entry upstairs or down here" Flack said getting them caught up. Lindsay put on gloves and picked up the rope, putting it in the evidence bag that Danny brought over. "The coroner is on his way to get the bodies. This is going to be a long one"

Several hours later, after the coroner had left and they had thoroughly processed the entire home, including the outside, Danny and Lindsay decided to go back to the lab. Just as they began to gather the evidence a loud sound filled the room. It sounded like someone had closed the cellar doors. They put down what they were carrying and raced up the steps. When they reached the top, both of them tried to push the doors open, but the doors would budge. They were trapped.