Dirty Blood
Chapter 1: The murder
Nick and Hank drive are at the station when the call comes in. "What?! We'll be right there!" said Hank hanging up the phone
"It's Jarold and Carly Kempfer." Said Hank
Nick nods and they go out to the address. They drive the car up to the house and come out to meet Woo.
"This is a little more normal than usual. " said Woo
"What do you mean?" asked Nick
"Shooting. No weapon . There is a bullet stuck in one of the walls. Looks as if it came from .16. " said Woo as he took them to the scene of the crime.
"Any idea what sick son of a bitch did this?" asked Hank angrily
"Sorry, Detective that's up to the two of you to figure out." Said Woo "My condolences." Said Woo leaving
" My first thought would be their family but they are still incarcerated." Said Nick "We better get the bullet analyzed we'll find out more when we do. "
Hank tightens his fists as Nick took the bullet out of the wall. "Don't worry, Hank. We'll get whoever did this."
"When we do I'm going to kill that son of a bitch." Said Hank
Later at the station, a sergeant comes up with the evidence. "The bullet is.16 pistol. Bullet appears to be brand new. " said the sergeant who then walks away
"Let's see who sells. 16 in Portland." Said Nick
"I got a place. Mitchell's weapons on Elm." Said Hank
"Well, what are we waiting for. Let's go." Said Nick
They drive to Mitchell's and enter the shop. There is a man behind the counter. "Hello, gentlemen. How may I help you?" asked the man
Hank and Nick show their badges "I'm Detective Nick Burkhardt this is my partner Dectective Griffin. We'd like to ask you a few questions."
"Certainly. " said the man
"Have you sold any. 16 guns recently?" asked Nick
"Of course. That's very popular especially for home defense. In fact, I sold one to a man and his wife last week. They seemed very nervous about something. " said the man
"Do you remember the name of the man?" asked Nick
" Yes. It was Lawrence. I should have their address here. " said the man looking through the rolodex.
"What is this about?" asked the man
"Mr and Mrs. Lawrence may be involved in a murder." Said Nick
"That man and his daughter I heard about on the news?" asked the man
"Yes." Said Nick
"I couldn't believe Mr. Lawrence and his wife would do that they seemed like such a nice couple." Said the man. He hands Nick the address.
"Thank you." Said Nick
The guys leave the gun shop.
"Let's pay a visit to The Lawrences." Said Hank
"Let me do the talking when we get there. " said Nick
"I'm fine." Said Hank
"He was your best friend. You're not." Said Nick "You are too personally involved. Just let me handle it."
They drive up to the address. Nick knocks on the door. A mid aged man answers. "May I help you?" asked the man
"I'm Dectective Burkhardt. This is Dectective Griffin… Mr. Lawrence?" he asked
"Yes, I'm Allan Lawrence. What is this about?" asked Allan
"We just have some questions for you and your wife. " said Nick "May we come in?"
"Of course." Said Allan letting the detectives in and leads them into the living room.
"What's going on?" asked Mrs. Lawrence when she sees the detectives.
"Are you two familiar with the Kempfer family?" asked Nick
"Of course. My husband and I have been friends with Jarold for a long time and our daughter Kimberly happens to be friends with Carly. They go to school together. Why has something happened?" asked Mrs. Lawrence
"The Kempfers were found murdered this morning. We found a bullet we believe may belong to a gun you bought recently. " said Nick "You said you had a daughter? Where is she?"
" You don't think Kimberly had anything to do with this. She would never do anything like that." Said Mrs. Lawrence
"We have to take all possibilities into consideration. Where is she?" Nick asked
"I took her…" started Mrs. Lawrence
"You took where, Mrs. Lawrence." Said Nick
"I took her over to Carly Kempfer's. She and Carly had a big exam today they were going to study together last night . They did that sort of thing all the time. She wasn't there when you went to investigate?" asked Mrs. Lawrence.
"No." said Hank
"O my…" said Mrs. Lawrence
"Mrs. Lawrence, if you know anything else you should let us know." Said Nick
Suddenly Nick sees her change into a blutbad.
"I'm afraid I don't." said Mrs. Lawrence
"Are you sure, Mrs. Lawrence?" asked Nick
"Yes, I'm positive." Said Mrs. Lawrence
"Then good afternoon. " said Nick handing Mr. Lawrence his card "Call me if you can think of anything else."
Nick and Hank leave. Mrs. Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence look at each other. "Maybe I shouldn't have lied to the police."
"No, you did the right thing. The police wouldn't understand and they wouldn't know how to help. " said Mr. Lawrence
"I hope she's all right and that she comes home." Said Mrs. Lawrence
"I hope so too. I hope so too." Said Mr. Lawrence