There was a scuffling of footsteps as the door to the master bedroom was barged open, catching Daryl, the son of the Stones family, by surprise as he jolted awake from his sleep. The figure strode into the room, with her face shrouded by her long hair. The end of the blade of the kitchen knife she was wielding glistened under the glow of the evening moon.
"Who are youu..? WWhat do you want?", Daryl stammered and clung onto his blanket tightly as the figure approached him.
"It's all your fault! You caused so many problems for her! I'll have to get rid of you!", retorted the figure as she raised the blade and plunged it into his abdomen.
The first strike didn't kill him just yet. She pulled out the blade and stabbed him again and again, until his eyes went glasses and rolled back as he slumped onto the bedroom floor, dead.
The next day.
"Beep! Beep!" Mal's phone vibrated as he cruised through Golden Gate Bridge in a SFPD squad car. He was having a day off, after solving the case of The Kraken just recently last week. It wasn't expected that someone would disturb him during his holiday; most likely something has cropped up back at the headquarters.
Later, Mal sits in Captain Maria Yeong's office where an open file folder laid on the desk. In it is a stack of photographs, which show a young man, sprawled on the floor covered in a pool of blood.
"The victim in question is Daryl Stones. He was found to be stabbed to death in his apartment earlier this morning." explained the Captain as she introduced the case.
Mal flips through the file as he skims through the victim's file.
"It says here that Daryl is going to receive a large inheritance from his father. Could it possibly be a business rival who killed him so that he can take over the company?" Mal questioned.
"It's possible, but unlikely. Mr Stones was quite an influential person in his company. Besides, he has formed partnerships with several other companies. It wouldn't be wise for them to go against him." Maria rebutted.
"Well, this sure is baffling. There are no weapons found at the scene, although the severity of the wounds suggest that a small and sharp bladed instrument was used, most likely a scalpel or kitchen knife." commented Mal as he read out the forensics report.
Suddenly, the door behind the office swings open.
Mal turned around and asked, "Who's that?"