Kenzie was starting to pack her things up for the night at the bullpen when she received a call.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Hey. It's Rigsby. Any news?" he asked.
"I was gonna call you from the car." Kenzie zipped up her work bag. "SFPD is handing the case over to us."
"That's great. How'd you convince them?"
A cocky smile spread across her face. "When you're FBI, people tend to give you what you want."
"Uh-huh. Had they developed any leads?"
"They agree whoever killed LaRoche and Ardiles bugged our phones. It's probably somebody we arrested, the CBI, or someone holding a grudge. I'm putting together a list. I'll keep you posted."
"Okay. That's great. I'll talk to you soon."
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Kenzie almost roared in anger when she received the call about what happened with Grace and Rigsby. But worry was stained within her stomach. She didn't like that someone managed to break into her friends' home, and now she feared something bigger might happen.
She stood in the bullpen with her arms crossed. Teresa and Nicole stood next to her, knowing that they might be involved due to their CBI history. They turned around at the sound of footsteps growing closer and closer to them.
Grace and Rigsby walked in. Kenzie gave them a small smile and a hug. Nicole and Teresa joined in on the hug.
"Welcome to Austin," Nicole sighed. They pulled back.
"You okay?" Teresa asked.
"Yeah," sighed Rigsby.
"We're okay, considering," said Grace.
"You settled into your motel?" Kenzie asked.
"Yeah."
"Well, we heard back from the crime techs. The intruder got into your house through a basement window that wasn't on your alarm system."
"Did Forensics find anything?"
"No," said Cho. "Ballistics ran the casings that were recovered from the crime scene. There weren't any matches."
"Any eyewitnesses?"
"People heard shots, but nobody saw anything." Cho turned to see Abbott walking up to the stand. "Come on. We're about to start the briefing."
Kenzie guided Nicole and Lisbon to their seats, sitting next to other agents.
"We believe the assailant is the same person who killed attorney Osvaldo Ardiles and former CBI agent JJ LaRoche," Abbott started to explain. "In your packets, you'll find a preliminary list of suspects. Some are still in jail; they may be orchestrating this from prison." The suspects are displayed on a monitor. "There are 12 names, so we have our work cut out for us. Acquaint yourselves with the case files. I'll be assigning individual suspects for you to investigate later this morning."
The girls got up and walked over to where the rest of the group was standing. Teresa turned to Grace and Rigsby.
Fischer walked up to them. "Just got word that the FBI has officially hired you as consultants for the case. You found out we're being tracked. You know the case better than anyone."
"Don't worry. We'll figure out who it is."
"Not anytime soon, the way you're going about this," said Patrick, sipping a cup of tea. "Twelve suspects?"
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