Carmelita

 We sat in our stylish cafeteria in our building.. Where we all had breakfast.. It was our safe space...a few floors up from our suite and safe from any interference from Lt. Tragg in case he decided to pay us a visit once again.

"I'm so glad to see you guys....Like I said,I have a vic from a month ago that meets all of your criteria...Middle aged white man, a convicted sex offender, found with a Barbie Doll in his hand in an old warehouse...He had been missing for a year...and we found traces of muscle relaxer in his system and cause of death was manual strangulation and blunt force trauma...I'm thinking my guy may have been victim number one!" said Babs.

 "Oh wow...so your victim makes five men, killed by this same person...."said Sissy.. "Tell her what we know for sure guys." said Sissy..

"All of our victims are middle aged white males, just like your guy..."said Carlotta.

"All of them were accused or convicted sex offenders.." said Tyriq.

"My guy was a real bad dude...He was under indictment for sex trafficking of two teenaged girls when he went missing...We had a warrant out for his arrest." said Barbara Hutton.

''All of them had muscle relaxers in their system , enough to paralyze them almost." said Jimmy.

''And all of them were strangled.."said Sirena.

"My guy was killed by strangulation and blunt force trauma....but like you guys there was a large amount of muscle relaxers in his system." said Barbara.

"None of the four men knew each other or traveled in the same social circles. but we'll check your guy out...see if he knew even one of these guys..." said Hop.

"And now we know that they all had toys in their hands...A Barbie Doll or a Teddy Bear..."said Duke

"Stolen from this toy store in Bayside last year." said Angie, showing Barbara a receipt from the toy store and a copy of our interview.

"You guys are thorough if nothing else...That's why I like working with you." said Babs.

"I've checked VICAP and Interpol for matching crimes and there are none...." said Sharon...

"Our Killer could live in Bayside and could be committing the murders here in Philly to throw us off, you guys and us or it could be vice versa." said Babs..

"That's what we said yesterday...and we think the killer is female...She'd need something to overpower the males and then in rage...she'd strangle the helpless men in order to get closure..."said Sissy...

"And I'm thinking a young girl...Late Teens, Early twenties....That's the kind of girl these men preyed on.."Lets talk to some of their known victims."I said.

"Great to be working with you Babs." said Carlotta.

"You know you guys are aces with me." said Barbara.

COURTROOM D-

At this very moment in a courtroom downtown...

Judge Kelly Ann Mercer was giving a stern lecture to a young lady...

"Ms. Sanchez...Ms. Sanchez...you were caught last night in Kensington with Opiates... This is your second time.. Now I understand....I understand you've had a hard time ..I know about your homelife...Your Mother's boyfriend sexually abusing you...I know dear and I understand... But you were sentenced to 200 hours of counseling... You've completed 150 hours to date.. You've had several jobs, At the Toy Store in Bayside... You quit and a month later, the place was robbed...I know...you had nothing to do with that...Then you worked at that Pharmeceutical company...We pulled you out of there.That wasn't the best place for you to work...You moved to an apartment here in Philadelphia...are you working now dear?" she asked.

"Yes, at a Roller Skating Rink in Bayside...I've been there awhile now." said Carmelita Sanchez..

"I'm Acting as her Attorney, Nina Rios, Women's Law Center your honor, I give you my word you won't have anymore trouble out of her... She recently purchased a car and she got a job at the Roller Skating rink in Bayside...That should keep her busy and away from Kensington here in Philly." said Nina.

"Alright... I'm going to suspend the drug possession charges and release you into the custody of your attorney but I warn you..Carmelita...One more time and I'm going to sentence you to a few months at Valhalla.  I don't want to have to do that."said Judge Kelly Ann Mercer.

"Yes I understand.... Thank you your honor. Thank you." said Carmelita...

"I had to talk long and hard to keep you out of jail young lady.....Don't try my patience anymore...Now straighten up." said Attorney Nina Rios.

II-

KENSINGTON-  

''What do you think Top?" asked Duke Baylor, standing over a body in the rain...

"This could be number six...."said Carlotta..standing under Duke's umbrella...

The dead man was white, 56 years old...and had a Barbie Doll in his hands..He was leaning up against the trestle..

"Cause of death appears to be manual strangulation....."said a CSI man...

"He's been dead close to three hours."said dr. Marcy Templeton....

"I had some uniforms and some plain clothes guys ask around....Nobody saw anything and the street cam is broken." said Tyriq.

"Nobody is going to say they saw anything in this neighborhood even if they did." said Jimmy, frustrated..

A lot of people in this neighborhood were junkies or homeless or both...

"There is a half drunk can of beer near by...We are going to take it and analyze it.." said Hazel.

''We may have gotten a break.. There is a beer distributor across the street...He said the dead guy came in there with a girl and purchased the beer...a young girl... There is no cameras in his shop, but he's coming downtown to give the police artist a sketch of our girl.." said Angie.

"That's the first thing that looks like a break we've gotten in the whole case." said Duke.

''We can remove the body." said Carlotta.  She knew that they would email a copy of the autopsy to them when ready....she didn't bother to say it..

As the body was busy being carted off.

Hazel was so happy to be working these last few cases with her husband Duke and the detectives from his unit and not Lt. Tragg.

And at Headquarters-

"It didn't take long....The Press has picked it up...A Sixth body has been found in Kensington...The Teddy Bear and Barbie Doll Killer has struck again." sighed Sissy...The loud mouthed egotistical Lt. Tragg, if only he'd kept his mouth closed." said Sissy.

"Well your killer didn't change up...Same M.O. Maybe whoever it is doesn't read the newspapers or watch the news." said Sharon trying to cheer Sissy up,

Pink's Seafood Bistro and Market..

"Helllooooooooo....you know I couldn't be in town and not stop by and see my bay beeeee," said Barbara.

"Heyyyyyyyyyy girl.." said Pink , who's mouth was watering upon seeing Barbara.. "Let's go upstairs.." he said.  "Hey Ralphie....you got the store...I uh got a meeting upstairs.." he yelled..

"Got'cha Pink." yelled Ralph, his assistant manager....

Pink took Barbara by the hand and led her to his upstairs apartment..

She giggled and followed him to his upstairs apartment..

She kissed him passionately...

"UMMMMMMMMMMM BABY I MISSED YOU" said Pink.

"It's only been three weeks ." she said.

"THAT WAS THREE WEEKS TOO LONG!." he said.

He undressed her and she undressed him...Both of them were breathing heavy...

"OH MY GOD!! OUUUUUU OH MY GOD!" moaned Barbara..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWD!" he moaned.

He unsnapped her bra and slipped her panties down...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!" she cooed..

"OH MY Goddd!!! OH MY GODDDDDDDD! OUUUUUUUUUUU LET ME RIDE THAT HORSE OF YOURS!!!! OUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

"RIDE IT BABY!! RIDDDDDDE IT!"  screamed  Pink...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" screamed Barbara..

The bed squeaked something terrible and the headboard rattled....as Pink and Babs made crazy love..

Her body trembled something fierce.....her head turned from side to side...tears and sweat flowed down the side of her face...She was having the orgasm she had been craving for months....

You could hear it downstairs.. The Customers and the employees...They all knew what was going on...

Ralph just smiled broadly.. He closed up hours later and the loud bedspring squeaking and moaning was still going on..

He shook his head.. ''Damn" he said.

They made love for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS!

Babs had told Sissy she was going to see Pink...We didn't expect her to return until morning.

"If you need a bodyguard baby, I'm available." Pink said as Babs lie on his chest....His arms cradling her butt..

"You did all my body needs baby." said Barbara softly drifting off to sleep.

III-

The Next Morning...Barbara joined us in the cafeteria in her building..

"Good Morning Detectives and Feds." said a very happy Babs..

"Somebody had a good night last night.." I said, smiling..

 "I'll say, look at her just smiling ear to ear." laughed Sissy..

"I'll smile even broader when we crack this  case." said Babs..

"Amen to that,,,We did get a little break yesterday...A man who works for the beer distributor says our victim bought a case of beer from him an hour before and he was in there with a girl....He gave our police artist a sketch of this girl." said Carlotta.

''We are going and pick up the sketch today.." said Tyriq.

"Let him look at a few mug shots...Maybe this girl has a record." said Jimmy.

"You might want to come with us today Babs back to Bayside...Studying the financials of our victims got us a hit.  Two of our original four victims and the dead guy we found yesterday all hung out at a skating rink in Bayside." said Sirena.,

"I still don't think they knew each other...but the fact that this is the only thing some of them have in common is central. "said Hop.

"Okay I'll go with you." said Babs.

"These serial killers always make one mistake...They always overplay their hand.." said Duke.

"The problem is...how many people have to die before we catch the mistake?" asked Angie.

"That's always the unanswered question." said Sharon solemly..

BAYSIDE ROLLER SKATING RINK!

"I try to run a clean rink...a cozy place...but these pervs....They like to hang around here.." said the Assistant Manager..

"Do you recognize any of these guys?" said Sirena.  She showed her photos of three of our six victims..

She knew all three of them...

"Yeah, they hung around here...All Pervs." she said.

''What makes you call them pervs?" asked Hop.

"They have no children, no grandchildren here... They're in their 50's....They don't skate...They just come to watch teenage girls....On the weekends when we have D.J.'s and adults here...You never see them, just on weekdays like this when it's young girls here." she said and pointed to one man in particular.

"Like him...He don't even live in Bayside...he's a lawyer from Philly His name is Arthur Jaekel...He's always rubbing up against me and squeezing my butt...and asking me out....  He's older than my father...ewwwwww!" she said.

"But you definitely saw these three guys in here huh?" said Babs...

"Oh yeah, all the time....Not together , not at the same time, but definitely in here." said the  Assistant Manager.

"Come on Carmelita, let me just get a peak at your panties.." the man begged.

"Nooooooooooo I am at work.Maybe later. Mr. Jaekel please!" she giggled, removing his hands from under her dress...

"Come on Girl, I'm about to explode.." he said..

''Sir can I speak to you a minute..?

"I'm detective Anthony Hopkins, Philadelphia Police department, Criminal Investigation Division."said  Hop , showing his gold shield.

"I'm Detective Sirena Pile,Philadelphia Police department, Criminal Investigation Division."

said Sirena ,showing her gold shield.

''And I'm Detevtive Barbara Hutton, Bayside Homicide." she said.

Showing her Gold Shield..

"What's this got to do with me?" the man asked.

"Look, we know who you are...You're an Attorney , Arthur Jaekel , you're from Philly and you don't have any children or granddchildren here...You come here to watch the girls..underage girls who you proposition quite often.."said Hop..

Sirena showed him photos of three men in life and in death... "These Three guys came here too and were doing the same thing you're doing and now they are dead....." she said.

"What's that got to do with me? I don't know them...I never seen them before and none of you saw me doing anything illegal..That's right...I am an Attorney, a defense attorney and a damn good one..I know my rights and if you try to jack me up on anything, I'll make you all sorry.." he snorted..

''Mr. Jaekel, 'Sir we are not here to arrest you or harrass you...We aren't Vice...We are Murder Police...We are here to give you a warning...There is a sick person who is KILLING men like you....All we can do is give you a warning.. Stop hanging around here...At least for awhile.." said Barbara..

"Thanks for the warning! I've got to go now." he said.

They left the rink....

IV-

LOVERS LANE , the next morning.

"WOWWW, this might be number seven." said a Crime Scene Investigator... They found a man in a

car with his trousers and boxers down to his ankles.. a spilled can of beer on the floor of the front seat...

A Barbie Doll in his hands and a pair of panties stuffed in his mouth.. Semen all over the floor...

"This one is a little different from the others... They were all clothed...This man apparentlywas having sex with somebody.....He ejaculated...There's semen all over the front of the car...His wallet is empty of all cash and these panties are in his mouth."said Dr. Marcy Templeton..

"He's been dead at least six hours....He died sometime this morning...Do you think we have a copycat Sis?" asked Hazel..

"No...I think our killer is getting angrier...and that could be dangerous..." said Sissy...

"Oh My God!!! That's the Attorney, Arthur Jaekel... we talked to in Bayside yesterday..."said Hop..

Sirena took a peek at him..

"It sure is...We warned him ...We told him that someone sick was trolling old perverts like him." said Sirena.

"Dumbass...He didn't listen and just like that...He's victim number seven..DUMB ASS!" said Babs , shaking her head.

The body was removed from the car and put in a body bag and strapped to a gurney and wheeled away..

"This may be our break...Unlike the other murders...There was no prints, no DNA...There is bound to be DNA on those panties...and there maybe saliva on his penis...and check this Barbie Doll." said Sissy.

 "I think we have to start looking at the Roller Skating Rink....Our killer could have been there while Sirena, Hop and Babs was there..."said Sissy...

"That is a scary thought!" said Carlotta..

"There is an assistant manager and six employees that work there, three guys and three girls."said Tyriq..

"We need to pull them in and interview them now." said Jimmy...

"We can interview them at Bayside Central Booking."said Barbara Hutton.

"Good....First thing in the morning, we'll all get over there." said Sirena.

"This time maybe we'll catch a break." said Hop.

"Lord Knows We need a break in this case..." said Duke.

"7 Dead so far." said Angie.

''We've got to put a cap on this before the body count reaches double figures." I said.

A Truly frightening thought!

(TO BE CONTINUED)