I feel like I've been doing a lot of apologizing lately. I AM sorry to have been so delinquent on my updates. RL has been a B*@#h. This is a nice, long update for you.
Mick does as he told Beth, he goes to find a body at the fire. First he clears himself with the guard, saying that he's working with California Fidelity as one of their investigators. Mick asks about the arson rumors but the guard can't comment and reminds Mick not to touch anything.
Mick goes in to look around.
He uses his smelling ability to sniff out a body.
He pulls up some timber and finds a hand. When he touches it, it disintegrates.
Since there IS a body, Mick's next stop is at Morgan's to check for prints and to let her know he's given the photos to the police.
Mick goes ahead and opens his kit and gets to work. He wants to dust for prints before Homicide gets there.
As Mick is lifting prints, Morgan settles herself at her computer and puts on some music. It's "Just Like A Woman". Mick stops to comment. He asks how she knew that was one of his favorite songs.
She says it's like when you feel you really know someone that you've just met. Mick asks how that happens. Morgan says it's just one of those great mysteries.
Mick responds by saying 'passed life maybe'. Yeah, maybe.
She asks if he had any luck. Yes, he got a clean print. But it will only help if the thief is in the system.
Mick sees the pictures on the computer from the fire. He comments that it's hard to believe she caught it on camera. She pull the picture up for a closer look and asks if the woman was identified. Not yet. She was just ashes, some bone.
Referring to the fire, Morgan says it's got to be the worst way to die. Mick stares at the photo and flashes back to when Coraline died in flames.
Morgan goes on. Imagine the pain before you actually die; hair singing, skin blistering. She shudders.
Mick says it's a bad way to go, no doubt. Morgan laughs. Bad? It's horrific!
Mick leans in to see the computer screen as he spots something. There's something on the murdered girl's back. Morgan magnifies the photo and asks what is it. It's a tattoo. Flashback to when Mick first meets Coraline at her party.
As Mick's band is packing up to leave Coraline beckons him outside, asking him if he wants to get wet. Mick says she doesn't even know his name. Coraline asks if she needs to. Mick comes in closer and says maybe she should come to one of his real gigs. She laughs and tells him this WAS one of his real gigs.
Coraline stands with her back to Mick and asks him to give her a hand. He unzips her dress, revealing a tattoo and the rest of her as well. Mick's hungry eyes takes it all in. (Ain't That Just Like A Woman plays in the background).
Coraline steps out of her dress and goes into the pool. Mick's riveted.
Back to the present. Morgan is commenting on the tattoo, that it could be good, a way to identify her. She asks if he's sure it's a tattoo. Yes. It's a fleur de lis.
