Sitting at his desk, looking through his files on that murder that he’d looked into last month; the look on Det. Liam O’Connor’s face was as sour as anyone would have ever seen it. Something was vexing him about the story the wife gave. Her alibi was shoddy, at least to his mind. Finding cohobating witnesses was almost along the lines of Diogenes looking for the one honest man. The media had her pegged as a social climber using the natural assets given a woman to “climb” her way to the top one bed at a time.
There was more to this, he was sure of that and he intended to get to the bottom of this story, her story. If she was legit, great he could cross her off his list… if not, then he’d deal with it and then cross her off his list. It was early enough in the afternoon, and he really had nothing to do here, staring at the files was just pissing him off. Maybe he could find something of use in the house she now occupied without her recently deceased Husband.
As he rolled into the neighborhood, he opted to park a couple of blocks away. Better to leave some plausible deniability for his presence here. He walked to her house, briefly stymied by the rather tall gate that barred his path. The climb over it was difficult but not impossible and he landed on the pavement with perhaps a little less grace than he’d hoped for. Picking himself up and dusting himself off he made his way toward the front door.
Slipping some specialized tools and casting a brief look around he began working the lock with practiced hands. Slipping in and securing the door behind him, so as to keep her from realizing he’d been here. He began to look around… Figuring the best place to start would be in the master bedroom, he couldn’t help but take a look in her drawers without respect to its contents. He’d look where the Husband’s body fell. The lab techs had cleaned everything pretty well and there wasn’t much here to find.
Though as he looked around, something caught his eye… a shiny little piece of metal; upon closer investigation it looked to be a bauble from a necklace or something of the sort. There hadn’t been any mention of that to his memory… He then looked over to the bathroom, perhaps there might be something there…
He looked around the bathroom, was rather surprised that it didn’t contain a Greek bath considering the size of the room was larger than his entire apartment. It was all very stylish, he’d have expected nothing less from her. She seemed the type. As he cracked open her medicine cabinet he found some medications that when mixed proved toxic. Worse, they could be mixed to effect without taste, scent, color, or mixture.
He was almost so lost in thought he missed the sounds coming from the front of the house. He looked around for somewhere to conceal himself, opting for one of the many closet sections he waited to see what might happen next.
There was more to this, he was sure of that and he intended to get to the bottom of this story, her story. If she was legit, great he could cross her off his list… if not, then he’d deal with it and then cross her off his list. It was early enough in the afternoon, and he really had nothing to do here, staring at the files was just pissing him off. Maybe he could find something of use in the house she now occupied without her recently deceased Husband.
As he rolled into the neighborhood, he opted to park a couple of blocks away. Better to leave some plausible deniability for his presence here. He walked to her house, briefly stymied by the rather tall gate that barred his path. The climb over it was difficult but not impossible and he landed on the pavement with perhaps a little less grace than he’d hoped for. Picking himself up and dusting himself off he made his way toward the front door.
Slipping some specialized tools and casting a brief look around he began working the lock with practiced hands. Slipping in and securing the door behind him, so as to keep her from realizing he’d been here. He began to look around… Figuring the best place to start would be in the master bedroom, he couldn’t help but take a look in her drawers without respect to its contents. He’d look where the Husband’s body fell. The lab techs had cleaned everything pretty well and there wasn’t much here to find.
Though as he looked around, something caught his eye… a shiny little piece of metal; upon closer investigation it looked to be a bauble from a necklace or something of the sort. There hadn’t been any mention of that to his memory… He then looked over to the bathroom, perhaps there might be something there…
He looked around the bathroom, was rather surprised that it didn’t contain a Greek bath considering the size of the room was larger than his entire apartment. It was all very stylish, he’d have expected nothing less from her. She seemed the type. As he cracked open her medicine cabinet he found some medications that when mixed proved toxic. Worse, they could be mixed to effect without taste, scent, color, or mixture.
He was almost so lost in thought he missed the sounds coming from the front of the house. He looked around for somewhere to conceal himself, opting for one of the many closet sections he waited to see what might happen next.