Ed parked his car in his ususal spot in the lab parking lot. When he glanced to his right he half expected Sloan's car to be parked next to him as always.

Ed had dropped Ray back at Sloan's to pick up his car. Before he left Ray had promised to keep Sloan's secret if he ran into Daniels. They both knew that wasn't likely but Ed wanted to cover all the bases just to make sure. He owed Sloan that much.

Tate rested his head against the steering wheel. Part of him didn't want to believe that Tom could hurt Sloan in that way. For her sake. Sloan had always been too trusting of a person. Once she let a person into her life as a friend she trusted them with her whole heart.

With a weary sigh Ed ran a hand through his short brown hair before exiting the vechicle. Better go see what the great Attwood thought was so earth shattering important. Ed didn't buy the damn pillar disks thing for a minute.

Detective Katherine Krieg returned to the squad room and began the torturious task of sifting through paperwork. If she had a nickel for every paper cut she recieved from this job she could retire to Arizona or Hawaii with no financial worries.

Krieg sighed as she took out a new manillia folder and labeled the tab as; Parker,Sloan. Inside she placed her preliminary notes on the crime scene and the results of her interview with Ed Tate. For someone who claimed not to be in love with the victim, that man had shown all the classic signs of a broken heart.

She glanced up at the knock on her office door,"Yes?"

A blond, green eyed man in his early thirties handed her a computer printout,"Thought you'd like to see this as soon as it came in."Detective Peter Hurst replied.

"What is it?"Krieg asked as she glanced at the paper.

"Preliminary fingerprint report from Parker's apartment."Hurst replied as he leaned against the doorframe.

Krieg blinked in surprise,"Already?"

Hurst nodded,"This case is high profile, at least in certain circles. There were hundreds of prints in her apartment, but they were from only four people. Tate, Parker,Peterson and......"

"FBI Agent Tom Daniels."Katherine finished as she looked back through her notes,"Neither Tate or Peterson mentioned Daniels."

Hurst folded his arms across his chest,"Which leads us to the million dollar question: If he was such a part of her life as to have prints all over her apartment why didn't Peterson or Tate mention him?"

Krieg nodded,"Maybe they don't know. He could be married and she's the mistress."

Hurst shook his head,"From the pics I've seen of Parker she doesn't strike me as the type."

Kathrine smiled at her friend,"And who exactly is *the type*,Peter?"She shook her head,"Ethier way this Daniels is a big part of this case. See if you can track him down. He probably doesn't know that his lady love's in trouble."