The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Rated PG
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:25 pm
Moonlight Fan Fiction
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Rated PG
By Ella713
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Mick sighed as he drove down Hollywood Blvd. Consumerism at its worst was on display every Holiday Season. He thought back to when he was child and Christmas was about so much more than just new gadgets and toys or a brand new car with bright red bow on top. It was about family and friends and love! How could people forget the simple things that made life worth living? Or maybe Mick only thought of them because he was.......not living so to speak.
And in that moment Mick made a decision. He would have his perfect Christmas Day! With all of his friends and family. He started making calls as soon as he pulled into his garage.
"Hey Carl, say what are you and Angela and the kids dong to Christmas?" Mick asked
"Well, last year we flew back East to spend the holidays with Angela's family, but since they decided to take a Christmas Cruise this year to Montreal, I guess we're staying in town. Why?" Carl asked.
"Beth and I are having a huge family and friends Christmas complete with a huge feast and we want your family to join us" Mick said with a grin, thinking Beth was going to be thrilled at the idea.
"You know Mick, that sounds like a great idea. Jackson keeps asking when he can see Uncle Mick again" Carl laughed. "Can Angela and I bring anything?"
"Just your family" Mick said hanging up with a smile. Just 2 weeks til Christmas....Mick had a lot to do!
After speaking with Gabriel, Brian, Ted, Josef and Gideon they very first St.John Friends and Family Christmas Celebration was on! First thing he did was book the the large space in their building that was specially for private events and reserved seating for 30+. Beth worked with booking a caterer who would be willing to squeeze them in so late in the month and all that was left to do was to find a Christmas Tree.
Mick drove out to a Farmer's Market that sold the ever popular Noble Fir. He parked his car and began to look at all the trees on the lot. Some were rather skinny which made him think of A Charlie Brown Christmas, but as this was their first big family affair he wanted something large. And tucked in a corner he saw the perfect tree. He walked quickly over to claim it, and saw what he thought was a scarecrow that had fallen down, but one whiff and he knew it was dead body.
Merry Christmas Mick! He muttered to himself as he pulled out his mobile to call Carl.
Carl and his officers met Mick at the crime scene.
"You are planning on having people over to your house right? Why are you getting involved in a random murder?" Carl asked with a grin.
"I just drove up here to buy a Christmas Tree man. The body was behind the tree I wanted to purchase. Was I supposed to just leave him there?" Mick said
"Of course not, I wouldn't expect you to do that, but it seems ironic is all" Carl said looking down at the man who appeared to have not been dead very long. "What you got Felix?" He asked.
"Well, I don't see anything. No blunt force trauma, no wounds to indicated he was murdered. It could be a heart attack or seizure. Something along those lines. I'll know more once I open him up. Anyone know who he is?" Felix asked motioning for his man to zip up the body and place him in the coroner's van
"The owner of the lot said he didn't look familiar" Mick said.
"Can you make sure to get a good photo so we can pass it on to the news crew?" Carl asked. Felix nodded his head and turned away. "Mick, I'll have my lead detective take this case. You've got a party to get ready for" Carl said with a smile.
Mick walked over to the counter to pay for the tree he wanted.
"The owner said to let you have the tree for free" A young man said to him.
"Why?" Mick asked wandering what he had done to deserve the gift.
"The back lot is where we house the really large trees that we don't sell a lot of. People always go for the 6-7ft. trees. We usually know ahead of time if somebody wants a tree over 9ft. So that guy could have been there for a while.....you know....rotting. Something like that would've driven the customers away." He explained. That made sense Mick thought.
"Well tell him I said thank you" Mick said as two employees picked up the tree to tie on his hood.
Mick got into his car and thanked God that this was an open and shut incident. The man had a heart attack. No crime and nothing sinister. He turned on his radio and drove away.
"You won't believe what happened today?" Mick said to Beth as he walked into the apartment.
"I probably won't" Beth said smiling at him as he gave her a kiss.
"I drove to Frosty's to buy a tree and spent a great deal of time trying to find the perfect one. Well, I found the perfect one and there was dead body behind it" Mick said shaking his head.
"Of course you found a dead body! I'm not surprised by this at all" Beth said rolling her eyes seeing how this was going to play out. Carl would call and ask Mick to look into the case, Mick would do whatever he could to find the murderer and their first Holiday Feast would be cancelled.
"It's not a murder. Felix said it looks to be a heart attack" Mick said with smile.
"Well, I don't want to say I'm glad to hear that because someone lost a member of their family so close to Christmas, but I'm glad that your services won't be needed. Now let me see this perfect tree" Beth said.
"Hey Carl, can you come to the morgue for a second?" Felix asked still looking at the Toxicology report. His John Doe had been poisoned by heavy doses of Ricin. It looks like it was ingested, so it looked like they had a murder right before Christmas as always.
"What is it Felix?" Carl said walking through the door. Seeing who was on the ME's table he closed his eyes.
"He was murdered" Carl said to himself.
"I don't know that yet. He was definitely done in by poison. Ricin to be exact" Felix replied.
"Ricin? From Castor beans?" Carl asked.
"Yeah. But you would have to thoroughly chew several castor beans to kill your self, but this looks like a boatload of it in his system which makes think someone tied him down and injected it which explains the bruising on his upper arms, but I can't find an injection point" Felix explained.
"If he was murdered by a pro, look under the fingernails and toenails" Carl said with a heavy sigh. "Do we have an I.D. yet?"
"I was just about to run the prints" Felix said.
"Let's find out who this guy was and why he was poisoned" Carl said.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Rated PG
By Ella713
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Mick sighed as he drove down Hollywood Blvd. Consumerism at its worst was on display every Holiday Season. He thought back to when he was child and Christmas was about so much more than just new gadgets and toys or a brand new car with bright red bow on top. It was about family and friends and love! How could people forget the simple things that made life worth living? Or maybe Mick only thought of them because he was.......not living so to speak.
And in that moment Mick made a decision. He would have his perfect Christmas Day! With all of his friends and family. He started making calls as soon as he pulled into his garage.
"Hey Carl, say what are you and Angela and the kids dong to Christmas?" Mick asked
"Well, last year we flew back East to spend the holidays with Angela's family, but since they decided to take a Christmas Cruise this year to Montreal, I guess we're staying in town. Why?" Carl asked.
"Beth and I are having a huge family and friends Christmas complete with a huge feast and we want your family to join us" Mick said with a grin, thinking Beth was going to be thrilled at the idea.
"You know Mick, that sounds like a great idea. Jackson keeps asking when he can see Uncle Mick again" Carl laughed. "Can Angela and I bring anything?"
"Just your family" Mick said hanging up with a smile. Just 2 weeks til Christmas....Mick had a lot to do!
After speaking with Gabriel, Brian, Ted, Josef and Gideon they very first St.John Friends and Family Christmas Celebration was on! First thing he did was book the the large space in their building that was specially for private events and reserved seating for 30+. Beth worked with booking a caterer who would be willing to squeeze them in so late in the month and all that was left to do was to find a Christmas Tree.
Mick drove out to a Farmer's Market that sold the ever popular Noble Fir. He parked his car and began to look at all the trees on the lot. Some were rather skinny which made him think of A Charlie Brown Christmas, but as this was their first big family affair he wanted something large. And tucked in a corner he saw the perfect tree. He walked quickly over to claim it, and saw what he thought was a scarecrow that had fallen down, but one whiff and he knew it was dead body.
Merry Christmas Mick! He muttered to himself as he pulled out his mobile to call Carl.
Carl and his officers met Mick at the crime scene.
"You are planning on having people over to your house right? Why are you getting involved in a random murder?" Carl asked with a grin.
"I just drove up here to buy a Christmas Tree man. The body was behind the tree I wanted to purchase. Was I supposed to just leave him there?" Mick said
"Of course not, I wouldn't expect you to do that, but it seems ironic is all" Carl said looking down at the man who appeared to have not been dead very long. "What you got Felix?" He asked.
"Well, I don't see anything. No blunt force trauma, no wounds to indicated he was murdered. It could be a heart attack or seizure. Something along those lines. I'll know more once I open him up. Anyone know who he is?" Felix asked motioning for his man to zip up the body and place him in the coroner's van
"The owner of the lot said he didn't look familiar" Mick said.
"Can you make sure to get a good photo so we can pass it on to the news crew?" Carl asked. Felix nodded his head and turned away. "Mick, I'll have my lead detective take this case. You've got a party to get ready for" Carl said with a smile.
Mick walked over to the counter to pay for the tree he wanted.
"The owner said to let you have the tree for free" A young man said to him.
"Why?" Mick asked wandering what he had done to deserve the gift.
"The back lot is where we house the really large trees that we don't sell a lot of. People always go for the 6-7ft. trees. We usually know ahead of time if somebody wants a tree over 9ft. So that guy could have been there for a while.....you know....rotting. Something like that would've driven the customers away." He explained. That made sense Mick thought.
"Well tell him I said thank you" Mick said as two employees picked up the tree to tie on his hood.
Mick got into his car and thanked God that this was an open and shut incident. The man had a heart attack. No crime and nothing sinister. He turned on his radio and drove away.
"You won't believe what happened today?" Mick said to Beth as he walked into the apartment.
"I probably won't" Beth said smiling at him as he gave her a kiss.
"I drove to Frosty's to buy a tree and spent a great deal of time trying to find the perfect one. Well, I found the perfect one and there was dead body behind it" Mick said shaking his head.
"Of course you found a dead body! I'm not surprised by this at all" Beth said rolling her eyes seeing how this was going to play out. Carl would call and ask Mick to look into the case, Mick would do whatever he could to find the murderer and their first Holiday Feast would be cancelled.
"It's not a murder. Felix said it looks to be a heart attack" Mick said with smile.
"Well, I don't want to say I'm glad to hear that because someone lost a member of their family so close to Christmas, but I'm glad that your services won't be needed. Now let me see this perfect tree" Beth said.
"Hey Carl, can you come to the morgue for a second?" Felix asked still looking at the Toxicology report. His John Doe had been poisoned by heavy doses of Ricin. It looks like it was ingested, so it looked like they had a murder right before Christmas as always.
"What is it Felix?" Carl said walking through the door. Seeing who was on the ME's table he closed his eyes.
"He was murdered" Carl said to himself.
"I don't know that yet. He was definitely done in by poison. Ricin to be exact" Felix replied.
"Ricin? From Castor beans?" Carl asked.
"Yeah. But you would have to thoroughly chew several castor beans to kill your self, but this looks like a boatload of it in his system which makes think someone tied him down and injected it which explains the bruising on his upper arms, but I can't find an injection point" Felix explained.
"If he was murdered by a pro, look under the fingernails and toenails" Carl said with a heavy sigh. "Do we have an I.D. yet?"
"I was just about to run the prints" Felix said.
"Let's find out who this guy was and why he was poisoned" Carl said.