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The pair walked through the apartment inspecting everything more closely than the previous day. Zoro looked through the kitchen and Nami made her way to the bathroom.

"So why do you think the tenant is away? And where do you think she is?" Nami asked.

"Dunno. It's not exactly strange for people to disappear for a couple days. Especially in a building like this."

"Just because it's in the the bad part of town and the building's a bit run down, doesn't mean the tenants are all drug addicts and thieves, Zoro. I actually grew up in a building much like this one. I mean, sure, it was run by a gang, but my neighbours were good people."

"Didn't mean to insult your upbringing, Nami. Just saying that it's not uncommon for folks to leave for a few days. But on a closer look at her kitchen, I'd say whoever lives here is not the type to disappear for days on end." Zoro opened the door to the fridge. "I mean, she has vegetables in here. Even bean sprouts. Those things go off in a matter of days."

"And what would you know about cooking and bean sprouts?" Nami challenged.

"I'm Japanese, Nami. I like my traditional meals. Give me a ramen bowl with fresh bean sprouts any day." he countered.

"We both know you do take out more often than not." She paused for a moment examining something. "I think I found something in the bathtub."

At the same moment, Zoro opened up the freezer. "I think I found the reason she was robbed. Looks like she might not have been such a stand up lady after all."

"Oh?"

"I'd say there's about 50,000 euro sitting in the freezer in cold, hard cash."

"That's a lot of motive. What I wouldn't do for that kind of cash." Nami said shaking her head at his terrible pun.

"What did you find in there?" Zoro asked as he made his way through the trashed living room to his partner.

"I think there may be traces of blood in here." She said. "We'll have to get a crime scene investigator to tell for certain, but there is a smidge of coppery red goop in the corner there and there." she pointed to a corner of the bathtub.

Nami pulled out her cell to make the call to the CSI unit while Zoro sized up the room as if re-enacting a scene.

"Hey Franky. Yeah, it's Nami. Yeah, I need help from you and your cool gadgets. Okay, Yeah. It's apartment 1126, 1345 Louge Way. Thanks Franky. See you soon." Nami ended the call and turned to her partner. "Says he'll be here in an hour."

"Good. We might as well wait for him." the man replied. Changing thoughts he continued. "What if the tenant was home when the burglar came in. The guy wanted the money so they argued and fought. The tenant never gave the location of the cash, burglar got angry and killed her."

"Makes sense. I wouldn't leave my apartment for days if I had 50,000 in my freezer. But how would they get the body out without anyone noticing?" Nami paused for a few moments as if working something out. Then she walked into the living room. "What if there was a rug here. The burglar kills the tenant." she grabbed an invisible ornament and smashed it over the imaginary tenant. "Then wraps her in the rug and puts her in the bathtub. That way they can still look for the money without leaving too much evidence of the murder. That still doesn't explain how they left the building though." she mused.

"What if he didn't have to take the body down the stair or elevator? That would be too risky, we are on the 11th floor. I noticed a garbage shoot at the end of the hall near the elevator. He could have carried the body there and just pushed it down."

"Why did you notice a garbage shoot?" Nami asked giving him a confused look.

"I live on the 15th floor of my apartment building with no shoot. Do you know how tedious it is to haul your garbage to the dumpster every week from the 15th floor?"

"Nope. I live in a little basement suite, so I don't know the plight." she gave Zoro a cheeky little grin. "This whole theory is a stab in the dark, but we should go check out the garbage shoot to see if a body would even fit."

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it. I'll try have the next chapter or 2 up next weekend.

I always appreciate comments or feedback, but don't feel obligated.

until next time,

~Tanima