Stranger From Moscow

PHILADELPHIA  2042-

It was what seemed like another teaming day in the city....Warm ,early spring weather...Partly sunny,partly overcast.....A brilliant day to say the least...I was enjoying a nice tall tumbler of coffee...When I got a call from my wife...

I'm Detective Nate Nellis, Homicide...I'm married to my partner, the former Detective Monica Talbert,

now Detective Monica Nellis...Homicide...and that call meant that she had caught a murder....I finished my coffee and I got in my flying car and headed to where she was..

It was a long flight over the teaming city...

Lucky for me, I was able to beat the traffic and make it to where my wife was...At Aqua Port in just a few minutes....It would have taken me a half hour or more to get to her in a conventional car....It was Monday Morning...Rush Hour...

Aqua Port was where people caught Mini Subs or Transport Subs to go to the Undersea Cities of Octopus Gardens or Lemuria, which was further down....Only today, our victim didn't quite make it..

I found my pretty little wife sitting on a bench in a stunning white mini skirt and heels...Several Police officers were around.....and our victim, a shapely and attractive woman was sitting across from her....with a pool of blood on the ground....Lifeless eyes still open, staring into nothingness...She was wearing a Black mini skirt, matching black heels, A red blouse and had shoulder length hair...Her make up was flawless hadn't been smudged...

I spoke to the few uniformed policemen and C.S.I. people who were investigating the area and then went over to my wife and passed her a tumbler of coffee...

"Eyes back in sockets Nate....Focus...We got a murder here...Thanks for the coffee.." she said... She was a mutant who could read minds and feel emotions....She could tell that I was very turned on by her in this mini skirt right now....

"Hey uh, so what we got here?" I asked....

Monica pointed towards the water....

The dive team was bringing up the car or the limo our victim had been transferred here in.....

"What the hell?" I said..

"Somebody heard the splash and saw the car floating and then discovered her......Her name is Valerie Checkov...She was 27. Has one arrest for prostitution...It's from three years ago...Charges were dropped...She did no jail time...That's the only thing on her record...She's a naturalized American Citizen...From Moscow..Came to the states when she was 17." said Monica...

"Oh WOW!  You have been busy this morning...You haven't just been sitting here looking fine as hell.." I joked...

Monica blushed....

"Cause of death is that knife in her side....Whoever killed her plunged that knife into her side, puncturing major organs and causing her to bleed out slow...She died a slow and painful death...And judging by body temperature..She was killed about five or six hours ago...Probably in that car...Which now has no DNA or trace evidence because it's been in the water...The cold water..." said Monica..

"That's okay...We can get what we need off of the traffic cams..."I said..

"Not the immediate ones...They were disabled...So we are going to have to check the ones in the outside area and see if we can get lucky..." said Monica..

"I'll put a team on it.." I said..

"I already did...and on the Business and ATM cameras around here too." said Monica..

"Wow Detective...You don't really need me here " I said.

"Sure I do...I wanted to see you...I left this morning while you were still sleeping...I had to file my reports from the Manchester murders....and then I had a court date....Soon as I got out of court...I got this call,So I had to take it." said Monica..

"Well you've done exceedingly well Detective....I'll see that the Lieutenant is informed of this.."I joked..

"He's going out of his mind....He can't see my sister for a week because they're getting married at the end of the week...She's been staying over my parents house...." said Monica..

"Oh Yeah, Talbert Family tradition....You sex the hell out of a guy the week before then you make him go cold turkey for a week until the wedding...I remember quite well.."I laughed...

"It was worth it in the end wasn't it?" asked Monica..

"YES LAWD!" I said , remembering our wedding night and our wedding morning and our wedding afternoon before we took a Shuttle to the moon for our honeymoon!

"I'm waiting on my sister...She should have been here by now." said Monica.

II-

My sister in law and my wife's identical twin sister , Dr. Monique Talbert was the Coroner/Forensic Investigator...

She arrived shortly afterwords with her staff....

"Hey Mo-Mo...Hey Brother in law.." she said.

She kissed us both in the lips...

She looked at the body....

"My goodness...This is a long knife...and it's expensive...It's part of a dinner set...This particular set retails at about $200.00 easy..." she said.

"So our killer was no professional...Maybe an acquaintance...A John maybe or jealous spouse...??" I asked.

"Could be on any of your theories ...but they must have had medical training...They knew exactly where to stab...This was no random attack..The killer stabbed her and punctured major organs , allowing her to slowly bleed out...She would have needed immediate medical attention to survive...There are no defensive wounds...So the stabbing was a complete surprise...and there is only one stab....This killer knew what they were doing..." said Monique..

"She was cold when I got here Sis...I felt the body and I took her temperature...She's been dead at least five hours." said Monica..

"Yeah you're right...You have been learning from me.." laughed Monique...

"I can't tell the two of you apart now that Mo-Mo's hair is red too!" I joked...

"Sure you can." said Monica, who kissed me softly...

"Mmmmmmmm that is definitely you Mo-Mo..." I laughed..

"Hey you two, cool it with the PDA in public.. You never know who's watching..." said Monique...She was right...She looked at the water..

"I take it she came here in that huh?" asked Monique...

"Yeah, Somebody heard the splash and saw the car floating and then discovered her......Her name is Valerie Checkov...Has one arrest for prostitution...It's from three years ago...Charges were dropped...She did no jail time...That's the only thing on her record...She's a naturalized American Citizen...From Moscow.." said Monica...

"Wowwwwwww....If she was still in the game, She was well taken care of...Look at these shoes..." said Monique...

"I know right? They retail for about $500.00 easy....And this skirt and this blouse...Not cheap....The finest designer craft...Sorry Nate, I don't know what kind of underwear she's wearing...Probably not cheap either.." joked Monica..

"That Limo wasn't cheap either....Whoever killed her took the license plate off...but we can get the Vin number and trace it to it's owner...I'm going to put a team on the local hotels in the area,see if she was there with anybody...."I said.

"And you said I didn't need you....See, I didn't think of that yet partner!" said Monica ,laughing...

"I take it you are the primary Mo-Mo?" asked Monique...

"I am....and you can release the body..." said Monica..."Take that car down to detail...trace it and then take it apart..." she said to the uniformed officers...

From a distance ,I saw another flying car...A Larger one than mine...

"Nate look...Another flying car....Bigger than yours and it's landing here.."said Monica..

"I want to see it for no other reason than it's bigger and badder than mine." I joked..

III-

I would soon be sorry I said that.... This flying car was a "City Car" It said "City of Philadelphia" on the side and it was being piloted by a gentleman....but the woman getting out was a familiar face...one we didn't think we'd see again...

MARSHA TIGHTBOTTOM!!!

"Hold it...Hold it...Just one minute before that body is removed." she said...

We had dealt with her before...Two years ago...right before Monica and I got married..She was friends with the President of City Council , Lieutenant Cotton's ex-girlfriend, who made her some kind of head of a committee who looked into the running of the Medical Examiner's Office..She made Monique's life a living hell, until Lt. Cotton put a stop to it... He arrested her and his ex-girlfriend and charged them with Obstruction of Justice and interfering with an investigation...Of course the charges were dropped, but she got the message....Now here two years later she's back and has morphed into another high position.

Monique sighed...

"Ohhhhhh hell, not her....Not Now...Just before I get married..Why???" she sighed...

"Take it easy Sis..." said Monica.

"Hello again...Oh look...It's the Twins..I didn't expect to see you two on this case....I want to look at the body...Who is the primary on this case?" she asked..

"I am...I'm Detective Monica _" said Monica..

"I know who you are...Talbert...Monica Talbert, Homicide..." she said..

"Nellis...Monica Nellis, Homicide.." said Monica..

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh how sway....You two got married...I guess you solve more crimes that way....You can talk about the cases over dinner, in bed, while making love...eh?" she said ,smiling snidely...

"Is that what you do Ms. Tightbottom? Because most people have other things on their mind when making love...I know I do.." I said.

''I'll just bet you do...Ha ha Ha....Yes indeed...Yes indeed...." she said and looked at Monique..

Monique sighed...

"Still banging the Lieutenant eh? I hear you two are about to be married...You must be screwing him silly.." she laughed snidely....

"Not your concern." said Monique icily......

Monica scanned Marsha Tightbottom's brain and saw that she herself had just come from having sex in the Mayor's office with the new President of City Council-Myron Moore...

He lifted her up and had her panties down around her ankles and was thrusting inside her in the city employee break room...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..MARSHA...MARSHA...MARSHA...Ummmmmmmmmmm....I'M LOSING MY MINDDDDD! I couldn't wait....Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."he howled....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Myron...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...What has gotten into you?  In the break room? Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!"she moaned...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'M ABOUT TO BLOW MY LOAD...OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"

"Myron...ouuuuuuuuuuuuu let me close the refrigerator door....ouuuuuuuuuuuu!"she said...

 He had acosted her as she attempted to get a frozen dinner out of the freezer for her lunch!

Before she knew what had happened, he had her panties down, had her up in the air and was thrusting away inside of her...

 "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..MARSHA...MARSHA...MARSHA...Ummmmmmmmmmm"he howled...

"Myron, someone could catch us...."she said.

"I don't care....Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." he hollered....as he came harder than he had in along while...

Her body shook as she came too!.....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Myron....Oh My goodness!" she moaned..

 Monica smiled...

"So, who are you banging now of days Marsha? And why do you want to be all up in my crime scene?" she asked.

 "I'm the special attache to the Mayor....He's going to call your Lieutenant and give him the full details concerning me... I am to be appraised on every single development concerning this case..." she said, Smiling at Monica, but ignoring her question.

"Why ? Why is the Mayor interested in the killing of a hooker? A random homicide?" I asked.

Marsha Tightbottom didn't answer my question...She looked at the body and at the knife..

"Ouuuuu nasty cut....ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu   must have been painful.....This is a pretty expensive knife...Part of a set....Retails for $500.00 dollars...and look at her shoes...Wonder who her sugar daddy was?" she said , then she looked at me..

"Some questions, you just don't ask Detective....Your Lieutenant will be hearing from the mayor soon...Oh Where is he anyway? His bang poodle is here."

she asked looking at Monique ,who wanted to strangle her.....

Bang Poodle? Now there was a term I had never heard before!

"I'm right here..." said Lt. Cotton, who rode up with Detective Kylie White...

"Hey Nate, Mo-Mo- Monique.."  said Kylie...

"Hey girl."said Monica..

"Hey Kyles." I said.

Lt. Cotton sighed..

"She's right...She's the Mayor's Attache....He wants action on this case and fast and you will keep Ms. Tightbottom apraised on every aspect of this case...Give her updates on any major evidence you get.."he said.

and then turned and got back in the car with Kylie and pulled off.. He didn't look at Monique...It was bad luck to see the bride before the wedding...

Monique understood, but still ,she felt bad....Him not pinning a Gardenia on her blouse..Him not kissing her and trying to feel her up...She missed that!

"I've got to be going....I'll be by the M.E.'s office tomorrow and I expect a complete autopsy..." she said to Monique...

She got back in her flying car and took off.....

"Looks like I've got my work cut out for me...Sis, if I'm not too tired...I'll wash your hair and do it for you tonight..." said Monique..

"It can wait.....Do what you have to do Sis...Get some sleep." said Monica..

She got in the flying car with me and we took off...

Far above the teaming city...Mo-Mo and I were able to momentarily forget about the troubling case we now had...

It looked like just a random killing of a high priced call girl...Monica and I must had had a half dozen of these cases...

Who was this girl and why was the Mayor interested in it?


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