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Millie Larson leaned against the counter, waiting for her mentor to wrap up his conversation with a friend. She pulled out her phone, glanced at the time and decided to review the notes that she'd taken during the interview with the captain. She was the lucky reporter chosen to work on the serial arsonist case and she didn't want to disappoint anyone. An immense feeling of pride stuck with her as she scrolled through her writing, her mind already mentally planning the story. The ding of an elevator made her glance up from her phone. The doors opened to reveal a middle aged woman walking towards the lobby, with a swift stride, full of purpose. Her high heels clicked on the tiles as she made her way closer. Millie heard the officer behind …show more content…

Mrs. Crimson reached into her handbag to retrieve an case file overflowing with paper.

“I received an anonymous call from a payphone in Shadow Walker Heights. I'd didn't know than people even used payphones anymore.” She chuckled before continuing. “Anyway, all that she said was ‘The hospital. Shadow Walkers Heights. Concussion ward’, before abruptly hanging up.”

“Do you know who she was?”

“No idea. She sounded about my age, maybe from the south? She had a bit of a twang in her accent.”

“Um, Mrs. Crimson-”

“Oh, please call me Eliza.”

“Right. Mrs- I mean Eliza, what makes you think this isn't some prank? Some local kid wanting to get a rise out of you?”

“Back in ‘89, we received an anonymous tip from a man in Shadow Walkers Heights claiming he knew where the children were. Not even a year later, he died from alcohol poisoning. The investigation was closed quickly, after it was ruled an accident. I could tell Chief Hodgins found it suspicious. In ‘91, the hospital was under investigation after one of its employees died suspiciously. It was quickly over, after it was discovered to have been an ‘accident’.”

“You don't think it was?”

Mrs. Crimson shook her head. “The odds of two ‘accidental’ deaths in less than three years, in the same town, both with some connection to the hospital? No way.”

“So, what now? Are you just going to waltz up to the hospital and ask them to confirm your suspicions?”

“Of course not! I don't want to set off any alarms. If

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