Dexter
It happened one night.
Elliot Williams. Married twice, both wives died shortly after in suspicious car accidents. Charged both times, acquitted both times. My homework shows both cars were new, with excessive insurance policies. He's dating again, and recently proposed to his new girlfriend by buying her a sports car. And to top it all off he's taken out a large insurance policy on both his fiancé and the car. Better I break her heart then he does.
He leaves his work and gets into his car. He's planning on picking her up and the two of them are going away for the weekend to a Bed and Breakfast. I don't think he expects her to come back alive, but I don't think he expects I'm waiting in his backseat either.
Suddenly he can barely breathe, my garrote wire's around his throat.
"Listen very carefully to what I'm about to say. You're going to drive exactly where I tell you to. If you don't, I'll kill you right now, if you 're good I might be nice enough to let you call your fiancé to say goodbye before you leave her", I lie.
He starts to try to scream, but he can't get the sound out. His arms begin flailing madly.
"Cut it out, this sort of behaviour's not helping you."
He stops struggling finally, and slumps forward.
"Don't play dead with me…"
He's not breathing. I check his wrist. No pulse. Elliot Williams is dead. Don't look at me, I didn't do it.
It's on the news the next day. 'Man found dead in his car. Cause of death believed to be a heart attack. Investigation ongoing due to strange marks around neck'. Angel and Masuka are talking about it too.
"The guy was in perfect health and died of a heart attack, it had to have been Kira."
"No way, what about the marks on his neck? I'm telling you, Kira resurrected the Bay Harbour Butcher. If he has this mystical power of killing, he can probably bring people back. There are theories on the net that say the same."
"First off, why would his bring back Doakes? And then why did Kira decide to kill him off halfway through strangling him?"
"Huh. Guess it doesn't make sense. But what about the marks on the dude's neck?"
"The guy was probably just kinky. Maybe you met him once in a fetish chat room."
"Actually yeah! There was this guy a few weeks ago who said he was into…"
"Masuka….I was kidding."
"Oh yeah."
"What do you think Dex? You've been quieter than usual today."
"Have I? Sorry I just…"
"Attention everybody!" Phew, saved by the lieutenant. "By now I'm sure you've all heard the rumours that Doa…The Bay Harbour Butcher was working with Kira."
Yes, we've all heard the rumour. And I can't help but smile every time I hear it, its just so ridiculous.
"Well the Kira Task Force has been investigating these claims, and found possible evidence connecting the two."
What? Could this possibly get any stupider?
"As such, they have come to Miami in their ongoing pursuit of Kira, and will be using this station and its resources as their headquarters. I would now like to introduce to you the head of the Kira Task Force, L."
"Thank you Lt. LaGuerta. I am L. Due to a recent increase in criminal deaths in Miami, it is our belief that Kira is currently here, searching for the Bay Harbour Butcher in an attempt to make him an ally.
"But Doakes is dead! Are you telling us he's a zombie?" Masuka yells. "I told you guys, Kira can raise the dead!" he whispers to us.
"No. We believe that Doakes was never the Bay Harbour Butcher to begin with. Due to this and Kira's current motives, we will also be unofficially reopening to Butcher case. I will be reviewing your information on the Butcher before I address you again with our direction on this case."
"All right people, I except your full support and cooperation with the task force. In the mean time get back to it." Maria tells us as she returns to her office with L. On the way she winks at me. If she wants to flirt, then sending the world's top investigative team after me is really not the way to do it.
"So that's L huh?" says Angel. "He looks younger than I expected."
"Yeah! That's because Light's only in university! He became L after Kira got the first L!" says someone I've never seen before.
"Matsuda you idiot!" says another man, hitting him on the back of the head. "Why would you go and tell them something like that?"
"Sorry Aizawa. Light…I mean L said that we would be cooperating with Miami Metro, and that they would automatically count as part of the task force."
"I know but…. he can't have really meant that….I mean if we trust civilians, then word of our investigation is sure to get out, and then we're all in danger."
"So we're all on the Kira task force?" Says Masuka "That's fucking awesome!"
"I know right? Being on the most respected detective tem in the world! And the experience! Hunting the worlds greatest serial killer!" says Matsuda "By the way, I like your zombie idea, I mean if Kira can kill with supernatural powers, then he might be able to bring people back too!"
"I know it does make sense, huh? I like this guy. You got any other theories?"
"Do I? Come here, I've got some reports written up in my folder."
"Matsuda!" yells the one called Aizawa "Don't give him any other information!"
"What other information do you have? Do you guys know what kind of powers Kira has yet?" asks Angel.
"…..We do….but we can't divulge that inf…"
"Don't worry my friend, I understand. You guys gotta protect yourselves. I got a little girl, if I were in your shoes, I'd be doing the same thing."
"A girl huh? Me too. What's her name?"
"Ally" says Angel, showing Aizawa a picture from his wallet.
"Here's mine, Yumi" says Aizawa, showing a picture back.
"She looks sweet. Did she come over from Japan with you guys?"
"Yeah. My family weren't sure about the move at first, but now they're really enjoying it. They're at the beach right now with Mogi, he's another member of the taskforce, and Light's girlfriend Misa."
"Wow, I'm glad you…..Hey Dex! You alright there? You've been sitting dead quite for bout ten minutes now. You feeling alright?"
"Yeah… I'm fine…it's just, Kira, here? Shocking! Right? It's a lot to process."
The world's top detective minds are in my city, hunting for the world's biggest serial killer, who is searching for me, and they in turn are searching for me. It really is a lot to process. I call Deb, and we arrange to meet for lunch. Talking with her puts things straight for me, even if she lacks eloquence.
"Fucking hell! Kira's in Miami? Bullshit."
See?
"That's what the task force are saying."
"Yeah well they're also saying Doakes was never the Butcher. I don't think Lundy got that one wrong."
Poor girl. She still has a soft spot for him, even though she hasn't heard from him in months.
"Yeah… me either."
"Still, I wish I could've been there for the announcement, been on the Elliot Williams case all day. They're saying its just another Kira attack. And the marks on his neck? Turns out this guys just into the kinky shit. We found heaps of sick minded chat rooms in his internet history. The guy probably knew Masuka."
"Don't worry about it. We haven't been fully briefed on the case yet. But we're all automatically on the task force, so you'll be filled in."
"Are you fucking serious?" Deb smiles "I'm going to be on the task force going after the biggest case in the world? Holy shit! That's awesome!….Though you probably don't think so."
"What do you mean?"
"You told me once you were alright with the Butcher. I suppose you think Kira is the voice of justice as well, cleaning up the streets, protecting families and all that bullshit."
"Actually Deb, I don't."
"Huh?"
"Well the profile on Doakes said he was killing only bad people to bring justice. But Kira…they're saying he does the same thing, but that he wants to rule the world once he's cleaned it up. Doakes was a vigilante, Kira is a madman bent on world domination and needs to be stopped."
"Brother…..you have the weirdest fucking sense of justice ever. I'm glad you're on our side."
What I said is partly true. I kill only bad people, and it helps make the world a better place. But with Kira, it's just a means to an end. And he's shown his true intentions by murdering anyone in his way, even if they've done nothing wrong. I'm glad I talked to Deb, my mind is clear. I'm glad now that Kira is in town and that I'll be on the task force responsible for finding him. Because one we have, I'll be the one who kills Kira.
Oh, and not to mention, in a world of only good people, who would I be left to play with?