Murder On The Mainline - S01 E13

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Murder On The Mainline - S01 E13

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He opens them to find an autopsy report and a three page forensic report dated today. "Wow, I bet you expect another kiss for these." He grins at her expectant look. He tosses the papers onto his briefcase in the back seat on the floor and takes her in his arms. He pulls the barrettes from her hair and allows it to cascade down onto her shoulders. He kisses her nose and runs his lips along her eyelids gently then finds her mouth with his. They settle into a long drawn out kiss that turns passionate before it’s over. He moves over from under the wheel as she whispers, "Oh Mike, please do that again."

"I'd love to." He pulls her hard against his chest as he moves towards her in the seat. She does the same and circles his neck with her arms, nestling her head under his chin then raising her lips. This time they squirm so they are pressed against each other as they engage in a passionate kiss, breaking only so Mike can lick her lips and her tongue can seek his. Her hand moves through his hair as her lips trail along his chin and down his throat. They move up and nibble at his ear and then she gently blows in his ear. Mike knows she can feel his arousal hard against her but he lowers his arms and pulls the cheeks of her ass tighter to him still.

"Oh Mike! Hold me! I want you inside me so much! I have for a long time but I always thought it was impossible. Please tell me it’s not?" Her breath is rushing by his ear, stoking the furnace in Mike's belly.

"Little bitty pretty woman, today you are mine." He pulls back from her to remove her blouse and bra. She tears at his shirt and undoes his pants. His lips cover a breast as he teases a nipple with his tongue and teeth; his finger tips work on the other one while she strokes his manhood through his shorts. She climbs up on her knees and straddles him, pushing her breasts into his face as she reaches down and looses his erection. Pulling her panties to one side she settles herself on him and her lips seek his as she rides him.

Afterwards she rests against his chest and murmurs, "Mike, you've filled me with happiness. I've dreamed about us and this is better than my best dreams."

Mike chuckles and says, "I've filled you with more than happiness, pretty woman. I hope you’re on the pill."

She giggles and says she has never used any protection. She just hasn't gotten pregnant so figures she must be sterile.

Mike pulls back a bit and looks at her. "It might be that Jeff is the sterile one. Did you ever think of that?"

"It doesn't matter. We want to have kids anyway, so if I'm pregnant I'll know it has a good father and Jeff will never know."

"There's never been anyone else?"

Nina looks shocked and says, "Of course not. I was a virgin when I met Jeff and he has always been enough. But during the last year he has seemed to be preoccupied with business... or maybe he has a girl friend, I don't know. That's when I started having these fantasies about you." She glances at her watch and says, "We have to get going. I'm going to be late. When can I see you again?"

"Tonight. I'm bringing over your apples, remember?"

"Oh yeah. I mean to meet like this again?"

"I was going to ask you guys over again tonight for cards and a few martinis. How about it?"

"I don't think I could face Marlene so soon. Oh, lets go or I'll want to start again now." She wiggles her bottom and Mike's slack love maker stirs. She giggles and gets off him, pulling on her bra.

On the way back to the RCMP station she suggests, "Why don't you guys get a baby sitter and come over to our place. Bring your bathing suits. I'll make the martinis and we can have a hot tub after cards. We might even be able to sneak away for a quickie." She grins an evil grin. "And even if we can't it'd be fun."

"Marlene is going to call you when you get home to ask you over. Suggest the hot tub to her and I'm sure she'll go for it. See you tonight, itty bitty pretty horny lady." His eyes twinkle as he bids her good-bye.

He pulls out to drive around to The Gardens, but it’s too early in the day and they're closed. Sitting in the parking lot he dials Trudy. No answer. He calls the truck stop and they say she's not working. "Just a moment. I think she's out front having lunch with her daughter. Hang on."

In a moment Trudy comes on the line. "Hi, who is it?"

Indignantly he says, "It's Mike. Were you expecting someone else to call?"

"No, I'm sorry, Mike. I should have known it was you. What's up?"

"Did you get a chance to look over those papers yet?"

"Yeah, I studied them this morning. How awful... are you on a cell phone?"

"Yep, so don't say anything. Are you working this weekend?"

"Just tonight. I'm off Saturday and Sunday. You coming down?"

"Tomorrow, after lunch. Okay?"

"Will I need a baby sitter?"

"Might be a good idea."

"I'll be looking for you."

"Right. Take care now."

Next he calls Marlene. "Is the coast clear, dear?"

"He just left and they're coming over this evening, although he suggested we should come over to their place this time. This seems so weird, talking to you about Jeff being here."

"I guess it is their turn. Maybe we should get a sitter and go over there tonight. Whatever you think. How's he going to explain to Nina that you invited them?"

"I'm supposed to call her when she gets home and invite them over. He will act surprised."

"I see. The plot thickens. You two had lots of time together this morning, didn't you? You said he just left."

"He just popped over here at noon for a quickie, that's all. We only do it that way. No long involved sessions together. It doesn't seem so bad, that way. Just sort of friendly."

Mike thinks, she's lying still, she's had the whole morning with him, but he says, "I hope you two enjoyed your fun while I was out here slaving away to make a buck. Were there any calls?"

"Nothing, dear, and your probably looking up some girl's skirt right now, if I know you." Her voice is edged with ice.

"No, I'm here at the airport chatting with a Commissionaire. Do you want to speak to him? I'll call him over."

"No, no! I'm sorry. See you later."

"Okay. I'll be home before five."

Mike drives towards CPX with the top down and feels good with the air blowing his hair about. He parks in a far corner of the lot and pulls his briefcase open on the back seat. He takes out the papers Nina has given him and leafs through them. Then he starts a detailed study of the autopsy report. Broken blood vessels all around the neck in a pattern resembling two hands and collapsed lungs indicate the cause of death. Broken blood vessels and tearing of the interior wall of the vagina as well as multiple bruises to the pubic area and a fracture of the pelvis proves a savage rape has taken place. The cut on one breast was indeed the result of a tightly drawn bra strap, as the pattern showed. Semen was present in the interior of the vagina as well as mixed with the bodily fluids expelled at the time of death.

Her tongue was bitten deeply by her own effort as she suffocated and her throat was filled with the contents from her stomach. One ear lobe was torn where an earring had been forcibly pulled through the flesh and deep gashes on her wrists were the result of the bindings she fought against.

Mike turns to the three-page Forensic Report. Not much on the first page but on the second he finds items of interest. Footprints taken at the scene indicate worn safety boots of the type the drivers' wear and also prove to be a size nine. My God, he thinks, does Ray wear nines? He'll have to check that. He scans the rest of the page and goes on to the last.

"What!" He says this out loud as he reads. There is no evidence of semen in any of the samples taken. The fluid resembling semen is a mixture of vegetable oil and water, blended to produce a white odorless substance resembling semen. This doesn't make sense at all. Could the fluid have been something she ate or drank prior to the attack? He doesn't think so. But what else could explain it? Another mystery.