Chapter 2: Back On The Force
David walked into the Sam Fierro police station, the atmosphere was loud and fast paced. The phones were ringing, and dispatch was answering the calls. Officers sat at their desks filling out reports and paperwork, others were standing around drinking coffee talking. David walked through the station, the others noticed him there. One of the officers a fat white guy with a buzz cut looked at him. "The Brit is back." He said with a smile. David ignored his remark and kept walking, he walked into the chief's office. Chief Alex Sanchez sat at the desk, he was filling out a report. Sanchez was a short stocky man in his 30's he had short black hair and light dark skin, he looked up at David "Detective Cormac, back from your little vacation?" He asked David. David sat down in the chair across from the chief, he fumbled in his pockets for hos cigarettes and lighter. He pulled out his Redwoods and got a cigarette out of the box, he lit it and took a drag. The chief looked at him sternly "There's no smoking in here." He told David.
David put his cigarette out on the sole of his shoe and put the cigarette in his ear, he then looked at Sanchez. "Any leads into The Triad murder in Chinatown?" He asked Sanchez. "That case was closed, too many other things going on." Sanchez replied. David's mouth dropped and he leaned forward "It can't be closed, I'm so close to having dirt on them. I need you to re open the case." David told Sanchez. Sanchez leaned back in his chair, he looked at David "My hands are tied, there's nothing I can do. Maybe if you stuck around instead of going to Florida for 5 months, you could have solved the case." Sanchez replied. David stood up "Thanks a lot asshole." He told Sanchez. He walked to the door, as he opened it Sanchez leaned forward "One more thing, there's a murder that's been called in. It's on the outskirts, hurry up and get there before the yokels claim jurisdiction." Sanchez told David. David walked out the door slamming it behind him, he walked out of the police station and walked to his car.
David drove out to the gas station on the Sam Fierro outskirts, it was on the city limits so the Bone County Sheriff's Office had jurisdiction there. David pulled into the gas station where two city cars, a coroner, and one county sheriff's truck was there, he got out and walked over to the scene. A patrolman walked over to him "Detective." He said. David looked at the patrolman "How long has she been dead?" He asked. "About five hours." The patrolman replied. David walked past the police tape and examined the body, he moved the hair off her neck and saw a symbol branded into her skin. The symbol matched the one on the wall in Chinatown that he seen 5 months ago, he looked on the ground beside her where he saw a bullet casing. David picked up the bullet casing and looked at it "9mm" He said. He handed the casing to the patrolman who put it in a bag, David knelt down and looked at her chest. There was a bullet wound on top of her left breast going into her heart, he stood up and wrote this down on notes.
Deputy Kayla Carson, the daughter of Sheriff Carson walked up to David. She had long brown hair back in a ponytail, she was a brown Sheriff's deputy button up shirt, khaki slacks and black shoes. She approached David "Detective Cormac." She said. David turned around and looked at her "How do you know me?" He asked her. Kayla smiled and shook his hand, she let go and looked at him "You're famous in San Fierro, they even talk about you at the sheriff's office." Kayla replied. David nodded and looked back at the crime scene "She has a symbol on the left side of her neck, it's a Triad symbol. I believe this murder is tied into the presence of The Triads in San Fierro, this is my case I have a score to settle with these bastards." David told Kayla. He started writing in his notepad when Kayla grabbed his arm, she had a serious look on her face "No this is my jurisdiction, I was the first responder. I'm taking this case." Kayla replied. David closed his notepad and put it in his pocket, he put his pen behind his ear and looked at Kayla "You're getting in over your head, a pretty girl like you. They'll turn you into a sex slave, you better let me handle this." David told Kayla. Kayla was offended at his remark, she looked up at David. "I'm not just some southern belle hotsy totsy, I'm a bona fide officer of the law. Trained by the best cop in San Andreas, I think I can handle myself." Kayla said turning around. She walked away from the scene, David examined the body some more. He pulled a business card out of her coat pocket, it had a bloody fingerprint on it, the card read "CJ's Pawn Shop." David wrote the address down and handed the card to the patrolman, he then lit a cigarette and left the scene.