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It was quiet in the office. 9 o’ clock in the morning. Footsteps echoed in the main hall of the police station.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7mij8AkLm
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyVohkkytq
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzR2WlO279m
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa4MabH3ku
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUBrYJ87mU
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrwvQoo71h
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxRJnl8hmk
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0dQZn7Ss9
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdo8u5IcB3
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlEaNfXdGW
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYt1EPzyKPL
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkLex9tFdf
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAiJiwdRLC
Kori smiles as the woman reaches her hand out to her. “I’m Kori Vance, it’s a pleasure to work with you in this team,’’ she said formally.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3HyqRP7Dk
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkGwaNCzZO
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3TxZUpsts
Clara looks down. “Well… We’re the only ones in this team beside Ced, Kiara and Evan, Ced is asleep right now, Kiara is on her break and Evan is at a meeting,’’ she answered, smiling awkwardly.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAuO6g87fg
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDl9yLjbfr
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunsPqoKBWP
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCH6QyuNxh
“But it’s fine! That picture was taken six years ago! The murderer died not so long after,’’ Clara said, trying to lift the mood.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1UNvvceph
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZTtgFLAcG
“About that… To keep it simple, it was a serial killer. No one found out what his motive was, or where he kept part of his victim’s body. Every victim was murdered the same brutal way. Five fingers cut off, and it was always the right hand. Every nail pulled off except for the ones on their ring and pinky finger. Parts of their hair were cut and taken by the murderer. And the most disturbing part… All the bodies were found in their house, the place where they lived. Besides that, the killer didn’t put any effort into hiding the bodies, it’s like he wanted us to know something, but we never got the message. One day it just stopped, then they found the victim’s body parts in a man’s house, but the man was M.I.A. No one found him so we closed the case, he’s been presumed dead. Ever since then only minor accidents have happened,’’ Clara explains.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcJIrE6e5y
Kori taps on her desk with her perfectly trimmed nails. She nods. “Smart move. I would have done that too if I was him,’’ she mumbles.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7wyFuj1Sl
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzxvO49Skw
“Ah, no, I should have phrased that differently. I would’ve gone missing too if I was him. Even if he didn’t do it on purpose, it keeps him hidden, no? It’s a popular tactic among serial killers. They’ll go missing, because the police would give up at one point, considering the percentage of what could’ve happened to missing people. Around eighty-five percent of missing people are found within the first seventy-two hours, which are mostly runaways. Around ten percent of missing people are found days, months, or years after it happened. That leaves around five percent. The missing people that never have been found. So, to put it in an easier way, if a hundred people went missing, around eighty-five of them will be found in less than four days. Ten of them will be found in a few days, weeks, months or years. And, the other five will never be found. Age matters as well. Teens are found quickly, considering they can’t go that far away from the point they were lastly seen at. Adults have a slightly lower chance of being found. Criminal-related disappearances have the lowest chances of being found, which is why the police closed the case. There’s a high chance that the man is already dead, so they presumed him dead, although there’s another high chance, approximately fifty percent, that he’s still alive. It’s just a guess though,’’ Kori goes on, not even remembering what she said.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPHylG7R30
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLyyJgZHgI
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n0vVC2IKl
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLb6CDJ9a4a
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi03sFCOJdX
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA0QuDmEP4
The room looked a tad bit more organized now. Just the cabinets, printer, book shelves, whiteboards, CCTV monitor screens and bulletin board needed to be moved to another place.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUQrxj5iJX
Kori rolled up her sleeves before tilting the fallen cabinet off of the ground. She sets it on its feet and pushes it to the wall. She does the same to the two other remaining cabinets.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pN0eGivLF
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitNDxakkPs
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mGiV1LfNR
“These are the biggest CCTV monitors, and she’s the tech analyst, so she’s the most skilled in the technology category..” Clara answers, smiling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ppZmamVhL
“Ah, I see,” Kori reacts, understanding it now. She grabs five packs of sticky notes out of the cabinets and places one on each of the desks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cYFrTGRwR
Clara leaves the room for a few minutes and returns with a hammer and four nails. “Could you hold the bulletin board to the wall please?” she asks Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDHmhD9tod
Kori lets the pens in her hand fall on the desk and lifts the bulletin board up to the wall before pressing it to it. “Go on,’’ she says kindly.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4zIBWff8h
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK64KYEfJjD
Kori smiles back at her before returning to the pens. She puts a few in every pen holder on the desks. She puts a few pencils, markers and an eraser in it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3n4wdDgHh
Clara pushes the printer to the corner of the room, her wrist hurting a tiny bit. Kori stands beside her and helps her push it. She grins.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAh32NEaDs
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoSzIVgWpK
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80kyOTx15b
“How can someone like you possibly bother me? We’re friends now, aren’t we? Or do you perhaps dislike the way I act?” she says, pretty confident.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoY2y6Sdcf
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXWiwynpmY
Kori smiles. “That’s amazing, if you did dislike me I’d try my best to make you dislike me even more,” Kori says, smirking.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNMkrooZwV
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWSRdiA625
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlq3cvMoro
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjZ2Pe381d
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxiQGwC4QV
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPNOFTDNXl
Right after he said that, the door opened. A man that looked like he was in his early twenties stood at the door. His black hair was slicked back, although a few strands were falling over his forehead.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4a6wrhOwz
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWxTY0njqt
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpAefyKWLP
“Good morning. It went alright, besides the fact that the head officer is so stupid it hurts. His arguments are genuinely making me lose brain cells,” he answers, chuckling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhb0OhMrjy
“That’s harsh, but I completely understand! He acts so weird around women as well… I dislike him to be honest..” she says, twirling her medium-length hair.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO7tUecA0d
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFO5ufe0iO
Clara gasps. “W-What! That’s so scary… He doesn’t deserve that place at all, you should’ve been the head officer!” she says, the disgust clear in her voice.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaeOvptGtJ
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVfxpEuz7D
Evan just noticed that Kori was in the room. “Oh, you’re the new detective here! Welcome, I’m Evan Carter, nice to meet you!” He says as he reaches his hand out to her.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAlm0KHLhE
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7Pu3fYrKZ
Evan lets go of her hand after she shaked it. “Well, do we have any cases to solve or did nothing interesting happen?” he asks, turning towards Clara.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiM74gxtdT
“No, not really. But the head officer gave us documents about the case six years ago. You know, the Housebound Killer case. He didn’t say anything about it though, I still have to ask him what we have to do with it,’’ she answers.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAau1n0hNp
Evan looks at the pile of papers. “All those documents about that case? God damn, whoever wrote that must have loads of free time. Oh and, when is Kiara coming back? And how is her therapy going?” He asked, a hint of worry in his voice.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi7vPZrZE1
“If I remember it correctly, she will be back in two days. Her therapy is going alright, it's just her claustrophobia that’s troubling her a lot,” she answers, a sign of empathy in her face.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6Sr7MyTs8
“I see… Glad she’s alright though!” Evan says, smiling as he was reassured. He sees Ced’s empty seat. “Ced is asleep I suppose?” he guesses.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91uLc4RN2Z
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeN91aJaaQ
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsczQdaoRW
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcCXOlMEL3
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFocS7CpVFo
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvm8G4EdBm
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy7ReifSBa
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD568FBs1H
“Don’t mind me…” Kori says as she crouches and unzips her backpack. She recognized the big green eyes that always greeted her at home.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1OMx95ngi
She takes the fluffy big cat out of her backpack and gently places him on the table. “So here’s my mischievous maine coon, Vani..” she introduces as Evan and Clara look at the cat.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrawH331ic
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzNJ46NFuG
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWUJDDIiTa
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtj6et4HAZ
Clara pets Vani for a few minutes before he jumps into Evan’s lap. He turned his face away from Clara, looking up at Evan.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAeAwALAj8
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeCjErE5de
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEXplfR41B
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0UO2wOzjo
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHtoZT1jty
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcjoCcACo4
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wG6bEmpcx
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4jvhV38DE
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGsGPKxU9g
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNfo3zUoyA
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ryjjkFziK
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiQ6JDLlqK
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zjPSrOXpX
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovmCuXf5f4
The cat looks at Kori, then Evan, then Clara. His eyes were squinting a tiny bit, as if he understood what they all said in the past two minutes.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuxaMjJaa0
Kori stares at the door before it bashes open. An old man who was nearly bald stood at the doorstep. His nose was quite red.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1TwJI4Ls8
He had a long brown mustache and had round glasses like Clara’s. “God dayum I didn’t think I’d meet Eggman here..” Kori mutters, loud enough for Evan and Clara to pick it up.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckqdjIoB2P
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LR9RQ7EmE
“Yesterday, a woman’s body was found in her home. Five missing fingers, missing nails, and a lock of hair. The Housebound Killer case will be reopened. And the case is for your team, take your time. I’ve called Kiara and Ced, they’ll be here soon. Have fun, I’m counting on you guys!” he says before leaving the team.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlJCnEFSiR
The three of them stare at the papers. “Guess what, that person that had loads of time to write this is gonna be the person that is about to waste months of our lives for a case hah..” Kori says, side eyeing Evan.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdxmZwzeHc
Clara stands up. “Don’t mind if I leave, I’m just going on a break… I’ll leave this to you guys…” she says, standing up. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAdOXuuBB8
Kori grabs Clara’s sleeve before she leaves. “Alright let’s start reading this amazing book…” she says, her smile faltering at the word ‘amazing’.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxmZgsy5gP
Kori divided the five subjects and placed a pile on every desk. “Read through it, sum your part up on a paper, add things to the bulletin board if needed,” Kori orders. Vani jumps on her lap before closing his eyes.
Evan sighs before letting his elbows rest on the desk. He stared at the paper on top of the file. There was written: “VICTIMS” on the paper.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtIp9r2uJ0
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEcW4LEhM5
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6WHMXZHWi
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOd4S7wwj0
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTrATCfE9a
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpevsPQbN4R
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgkzQ19iKW
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8m971Mb8BJ
“All the victims worked at the hospital..” He said, glancing at the other pages. And he was right. All of the victims have worked in the hospital. Except for a few who had surgeries in that hospital.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNOTNUYEKK
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEup77iHiNM
It was pretty old, built around a hundred years ago and the quality improved by time. People that haven't been there would think it's pretty new, considering how well-built and clean it is.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNT8V8DDEt
The hospital had a blue and white interior, making it stand out next to other buildings. It did have a lot of visitors / patients, however you’d like to call it. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zJ7WTdaQR
Kori slowly puts Vani on the desk and stands up. “Alrighty, to the hospital we go!” She says, grabbing two of the victim’s papers and putting them in her backpack.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoa8JIsyji
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYD3yUeyLCW
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2vO07cu8D
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.
It was quiet in the office. 9 o’ clock in the morning. Footsteps echoed in the main hall of the police station.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6dL3QhJy6
The lights flicker. The floor was slippery, probably because the janitor cleaned it earlier.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUG4xsaTaO
A few keys rattle as someone takes a step forward. That was the only sound heard. For now…140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnpvIKvwxE
Someone unlocks the door to team five’s office. A person turns the light switch on.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H46fll82W
The room lights up. There were five desks and chairs scattered around the room. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGqkl1766F
A deep sigh was heard. “Couldn’t they at least clean the room before I start working…” a feminine voice said, annoyed.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6X2qMn4Pg
There were piles of paper on Kori’s desk. She taps her fingers on the desk. The sound echoed in the room.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMO1Tr9xVD
A woman puts her backpack down on the ground and looks around for a bit before sighing.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU514cssXl
Kori plops down on her chair and stares at the piles of the paper. She grabs one off the top and looks through it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTFuQodNPu
There was an old picture of the victim’s body, missing 5 fingers, nails and a bit of the victim’s hair.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDwzdc5Vyo
Kori looks at the picture in disgust. “What the hell even happened…” she mumbles before standing up.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYGJ7japqs
A woman with loose ginger hair and green eyes walks into the room. She looks at Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1gSueCI0V
"Oh! Are you the new detective? Nice to meet you, I’m the forensic analyst in this team!” she said proudly.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJILrBANAg
Kori smiles as the woman reaches her hand out to her. “I’m Kori Vance, it’s a pleasure to work with you in this team,’’ she said formally.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cTTYKLyXM
The woman smiles. “It’s been years since there was a female detective here! I'm Clara Bryne,” she said, shaking Kori’s hand.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlETFIwfVod
Kori sits down on her chair after Clara lets go of her hand. “Where are the other team members?” Kori asks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIS3v8VXbY
Clara looks down. “Well… We’re the only ones in this team beside Ced, Kiara and Evan, Ced is asleep right now, Kiara is on her break and Evan is at a meeting,’’ she answered, smiling awkwardly.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFhKvbeR9M
Kori looks around. “Oh, alright. Take a look at this..’’ Kori orders, giving Clara the document with the picture on it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYnysQRi80
Clara stares at the picture. “What did the victim do to get murdered so brutally…” Clara questions.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRnnSf34q3
The question lingered in her thoughts. There was no answer to it yet. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lF5HbwkFa
“But it’s fine! That picture was taken six years ago! The murderer died not so long after,’’ Clara said, trying to lift the mood.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlFWaxk3C1
Kori tilts her head to the side. “What happened six years ago?’’ she asked as she looked at Clara.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoofBDKdjf3
“About that… To keep it simple, it was a serial killer. No one found out what his motive was, or where he kept part of his victim’s body. Every victim was murdered the same brutal way. Five fingers cut off, and it was always the right hand. Every nail pulled off except for the ones on their ring and pinky finger. Parts of their hair were cut and taken by the murderer. And the most disturbing part… All the bodies were found in their house, the place where they lived. Besides that, the killer didn’t put any effort into hiding the bodies, it’s like he wanted us to know something, but we never got the message. One day it just stopped, then they found the victim’s body parts in a man’s house, but the man was M.I.A. No one found him so we closed the case, he’s been presumed dead. Ever since then only minor accidents have happened,’’ Clara explains.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjc5rFv4BjP
Kori taps on her desk with her perfectly trimmed nails. She nods. “Smart move. I would have done that too if I was him,’’ she mumbles.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEupASGjUH
"H-huh? Done what too..? Sorry, I’m pretty slow…” she asks nervously.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyzHwcFUQU
“Ah, no, I should have phrased that differently. I would’ve gone missing too if I was him. Even if he didn’t do it on purpose, it keeps him hidden, no? It’s a popular tactic among serial killers. They’ll go missing, because the police would give up at one point, considering the percentage of what could’ve happened to missing people. Around eighty-five percent of missing people are found within the first seventy-two hours, which are mostly runaways. Around ten percent of missing people are found days, months, or years after it happened. That leaves around five percent. The missing people that never have been found. So, to put it in an easier way, if a hundred people went missing, around eighty-five of them will be found in less than four days. Ten of them will be found in a few days, weeks, months or years. And, the other five will never be found. Age matters as well. Teens are found quickly, considering they can’t go that far away from the point they were lastly seen at. Adults have a slightly lower chance of being found. Criminal-related disappearances have the lowest chances of being found, which is why the police closed the case. There’s a high chance that the man is already dead, so they presumed him dead, although there’s another high chance, approximately fifty percent, that he’s still alive. It’s just a guess though,’’ Kori goes on, not even remembering what she said.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoioSrqHVK
Clara looks up at Kori with admiration. “Woah… That’s a lot of theory…” she thinks to herself.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wcdF17UZ7
“Well, it’s an old case, we shouldn’t dwell on it!” Clara says, sighing in relief after.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbjUgGHuDh
Kori nods in agreement. “Well, we should probably tidy up this room,’’ She says, looking around at the mess.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMpzGyeZ8B
Clara already started putting the desks at the place they were supposed to be and also pushed a chair against every desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvTMX1msto
Kori started gathering every paper scattered around the room and put them on the pile that was on her desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBv3G0hpzZ
The room looked a tad bit more organized now. Just the cabinets, printer, book shelves, whiteboards, CCTV monitor screens and bulletin board needed to be moved to another place.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJc0PeHTur
Kori rolled up her sleeves before tilting the fallen cabinet off of the ground. She sets it on its feet and pushes it to the wall. She does the same to the two other remaining cabinets.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrGhO7iAyv
Clara was attaching one CCTV monitor to every pc except for Kiara. She attached two to Kiara’s pc.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBBy1bg4PV
“Oh? I wonder why there’s two on her’s,” Kori says, looking at Kiara’s organized desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxnlAIB5Gj
“These are the biggest CCTV monitors, and she’s the tech analyst, so she’s the most skilled in the technology category..” Clara answers, smiling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oPNcd68K7
“Ah, I see,” Kori reacts, understanding it now. She grabs five packs of sticky notes out of the cabinets and places one on each of the desks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlx6tZQ1eA
Clara leaves the room for a few minutes and returns with a hammer and four nails. “Could you hold the bulletin board to the wall please?” she asks Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6agzrOu8MT
Kori lets the pens in her hand fall on the desk and lifts the bulletin board up to the wall before pressing it to it. “Go on,’’ she says kindly.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICDhEDW63t
Clara hammers a nail into every corner of the board. She smiles and says: “Thank you, Kori!”140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd0LdOj6mf
Kori smiles back at her before returning to the pens. She puts a few in every pen holder on the desks. She puts a few pencils, markers and an eraser in it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHksvNkJBl
Clara pushes the printer to the corner of the room, her wrist hurting a tiny bit. Kori stands beside her and helps her push it. She grins.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8Tp7P35Gs
“If you need help just ask me, silly,” she says, chuckling. Clara feels a flutter in her chest. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW32fUoHs1t
“I-I didn’t want to bother you…” she says, looking at the ground and fiddling with her hands.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpDsngUHFW
“How can someone like you possibly bother me? We’re friends now, aren’t we? Or do you perhaps dislike the way I act?” she says, pretty confident.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31EbJ7s6VV
Clara shakes her head. “No.. That’s not the case, I could never dislike a detective!’’ she answers, her voice low.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXxDGd61vD
Kori smiles. “That’s amazing, if you did dislike me I’d try my best to make you dislike me even more,” Kori says, smirking.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoN3Ke8Zba
Clara stays quiet, processing her words. “She’s crazy in the head..” Clara thinks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ieLbNaUin
Kori sets the whiteboard up next to the bulletin board. She put two whiteboard markers in the tiny stand at the bottom.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5nSc7c9eP
Clara cleaned the book shelves and placed a few books on it that were laying on the ground.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntG3WHc2i6
It was pretty much set up now. Kori sits down on her chair and stares at the monitor.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqlBymoErN
“When will the others come jeez..” she mumbled. The clock was ticking, it’s 11 o’ clock already.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfZmAfONes
Right after he said that, the door opened. A man that looked like he was in his early twenties stood at the door. His black hair was slicked back, although a few strands were falling over his forehead.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6llPURrppx
He was wearing a neat blue and white suit, beside that he had black rectangular glasses.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwYjmvAGU1
“Hi Evan! How did your meeting go?” Clara asks, beaming. Kora felt like an outsider.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOHwaEynbK
“Good morning. It went alright, besides the fact that the head officer is so stupid it hurts. His arguments are genuinely making me lose brain cells,” he answers, chuckling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCg71KRUrM
“That’s harsh, but I completely understand! He acts so weird around women as well… I dislike him to be honest..” she says, twirling her medium-length hair.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvrjAOvIHn
“Glad we’re on the same boat. He was charged for an assault towards a pregnant woman before he became head officer,” Evan informs.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMNoAoI6Gk
Clara gasps. “W-What! That’s so scary… He doesn’t deserve that place at all, you should’ve been the head officer!” she says, the disgust clear in her voice.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iwJwWvSLP
Evan shrugs. “It’s fine, he’s old so he will retire eventually,” he says, smiling. Kori noticed his vampire teeth.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFKXYPpoQ9
Evan just noticed that Kori was in the room. “Oh, you’re the new detective here! Welcome, I’m Evan Carter, nice to meet you!” He says as he reaches his hand out to her.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsKErlSB8g
Kori stands up and shakes his hand. “Likewise, I’m Kori Vance,” she says, formally introducing herself.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviwpytpwqi
Evan lets go of her hand after she shaked it. “Well, do we have any cases to solve or did nothing interesting happen?” he asks, turning towards Clara.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bo52yohzh
“No, not really. But the head officer gave us documents about the case six years ago. You know, the Housebound Killer case. He didn’t say anything about it though, I still have to ask him what we have to do with it,’’ she answers.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPWjd0fMm0
Evan looks at the pile of papers. “All those documents about that case? God damn, whoever wrote that must have loads of free time. Oh and, when is Kiara coming back? And how is her therapy going?” He asked, a hint of worry in his voice.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjgjS9KV9F
“If I remember it correctly, she will be back in two days. Her therapy is going alright, it's just her claustrophobia that’s troubling her a lot,” she answers, a sign of empathy in her face.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRhD1DUSry
“I see… Glad she’s alright though!” Evan says, smiling as he was reassured. He sees Ced’s empty seat. “Ced is asleep I suppose?” he guesses.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtwx4f4eIg
Clara grins. “He probably is, apparently he CAN take on a night shift,” she says, giggling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy72M879QPE
Evan shakes his head in disappointment. “I think Ced-now doesn’t agree with Ced-then,” he jokes. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8RSDBnTTW
Clara smiles and nods in agreement. “I think so too..!” she says in a low voice. Both of them sit down at their desks.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWi2bvOZjq
They hear a ‘meow’ coming from Kori’s backpack. Kori looked at her backpack and realized… Her cat got in somehow. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHt4IuzuipK
Kori clears her throat with a loud ‘Ahem’. “So I think there's an uninvited guest here…” she says, looking away.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOgecP4Txb
Clara stares at her. “I think so too..!” She whispers, so low almost no one heard her, but Evan did.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfxGA935m8
“I think so three..!” he says before looking at Kori’s backpack and a grin forms on his face.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5DbPo467o
“Don’t mind me…” Kori says as she crouches and unzips her backpack. She recognized the big green eyes that always greeted her at home.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYD7wGn1VJt
She takes the fluffy big cat out of her backpack and gently places him on the table. “So here’s my mischievous maine coon, Vani..” she introduces as Evan and Clara look at the cat.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDGnHx2bdy
Clara’s green eyes light up. “OH… MY… GOD… HE'S SO CUTE I’M KIDNAPPING HIM,” She gushed, unable to hide her excitement.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfkxHKPXjE
Evan was silently admiring Vani meanwhile Clara was melting at how cute and gorgeous the cat was. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfJSJum2Pz
“CAN I PLEASE PET HIM? YES? OKAY THANKS!” Clara asks, answering for Kori right after.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBC1cTnk10
Clara pets Vani for a few minutes before he jumps into Evan’s lap. He turned his face away from Clara, looking up at Evan.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCXQUvs3IM
Evan grins before calmly petting Vani, unlike someone else in the room… Clara scoffs. “That doesn’t mean he likes you more..” she mumbled.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlZvBuRFU6
Evan laughs at her. “Evidence? He looks a lot more comfortable with me, silly Clara,” he says, stating the obvious. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqqHMvzyKn
“You two should just…” Kori says, leaving her sentence unfinished.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbhKkhSrzH
“- Play rock paper scissors!” Clara yells.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFv8UuDd8Q7
“- Spin the wheel!” Evan suggests.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbwQLpz03s
“- Kiss each other!” Kori finishes. A loud silence falls. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjGECsWaxe
“Nah, who said that? Could not have been someone called Kori Vance,” Kori says, acting innocent.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5P4QSRw6n9
“I think Clara wants to scissor with Kori,” Evan adds. Clara stares at him, mouth open.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxq51Fmpe4
“It wasn’t Evan Carter who said that, don't look at him yo…” he says, acting innocent like Kori.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsmZaaE6mJ
“Well, I will not disagree with that one…” Clara said before looking around, acting clueless.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtPzsON25A
“WHO SAID THAT, NAHHH SUCH A WEIRDO!” Clara says right after. A loud silence fell again.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUszg4n4FpR
“How’s the weather?” Kori asks, letting the past be the past like a few wise people told her to in the past.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PzXmIZQ8D
“I don’t fucking know..” Evan answers, shrugging as he looks at Clara and she does the same.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1tIcyaXxR
The cat looks at Kori, then Evan, then Clara. His eyes were squinting a tiny bit, as if he understood what they all said in the past two minutes.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMpgjIGP96
Kori stares at the door before it bashes open. An old man who was nearly bald stood at the doorstep. His nose was quite red.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfp0wuxbqz
He had a long brown mustache and had round glasses like Clara’s. “God dayum I didn’t think I’d meet Eggman here..” Kori mutters, loud enough for Evan and Clara to pick it up.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWnE7lBIaA
They just stare at the old man and say nothing. He looks at the pile of paper on Kori’s desk.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ek4tLZDpi
“Yesterday, a woman’s body was found in her home. Five missing fingers, missing nails, and a lock of hair. The Housebound Killer case will be reopened. And the case is for your team, take your time. I’ve called Kiara and Ced, they’ll be here soon. Have fun, I’m counting on you guys!” he says before leaving the team.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9N3Jmvzl57
The three of them stare at the papers. “Guess what, that person that had loads of time to write this is gonna be the person that is about to waste months of our lives for a case hah..” Kori says, side eyeing Evan.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCZ556SLGo
Clara stands up. “Don’t mind if I leave, I’m just going on a break… I’ll leave this to you guys…” she says, standing up. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAxLjFut0r
Kori grabs Clara’s sleeve before she leaves. “Alright let’s start reading this amazing book…” she says, her smile faltering at the word ‘amazing’.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwyvssJX63
Kori divided the five subjects and placed a pile on every desk. “Read through it, sum your part up on a paper, add things to the bulletin board if needed,” Kori orders. Vani jumps on her lap before closing his eyes.
Evan sighs before letting his elbows rest on the desk. He stared at the paper on top of the file. There was written: “VICTIMS” on the paper.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHluWPisEKe
Kori’s file had “SUSPECT / MURDERER INFORMATION” written on it.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJJdTepIeo
Clara had the file “FORENSIC EVIDENCE” written on it, which actually was a great thing for her.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQVNN9aoBE
Ced’s file had “CRIME SCENE REPORTS” on it, which was the biggest pile of them all.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOV03IfMmG
And lastly, Kiara had the file named “TIMELINE OF EVENTS” which includes a few papers.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8FokskohR
It was pretty quiet in the room. All three human beings were reading in silence, only the sound of flipping papers was heard.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrwK9bfGHj
Kori’s eyes blitzed over the text. Yet she remembers every word she looked at for a second, maybe less. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZO7N4np9eH
There were still a lot of papers to go through. Evan stared at his papers, a tinge of confusion visible in his expression.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvbxxZZ80p
“All the victims worked at the hospital..” He said, glancing at the other pages. And he was right. All of the victims have worked in the hospital. Except for a few who had surgeries in that hospital.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn736qTZuUh
Kori leans towards him and checks the papers. It’s true.. It was the local hospital, Haven Hospital.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZUV2tpF2q
It was pretty old, built around a hundred years ago and the quality improved by time. People that haven't been there would think it's pretty new, considering how well-built and clean it is.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3RlQ6cd59
The hospital had a blue and white interior, making it stand out next to other buildings. It did have a lot of visitors / patients, however you’d like to call it. 140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cQLHRJnDF
Kori slowly puts Vani on the desk and stands up. “Alrighty, to the hospital we go!” She says, grabbing two of the victim’s papers and putting them in her backpack.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm2aqdbXuB
She holds the door open for Clara and Evan “After you, kind people,” she says, smiling.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnFZAfWfdp
Clara grabs her coat and puts it on before leaving the room alongside Evan.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuU1eofkQB
“I’ll solve this case for sure..” Kori thinks, a blazing fire burning in her heart.140Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJh5A9YN2i
and then Add to home screen.