Four police officers: Warren Braylen, his son Adam, Liam Porter, and Jeremy Driscol, are grouped together at the docks by the bay. The station had received a call that morning pertaining to a body that had apparently washed up on the shore and was discovered by an older woman. Assuming that the man was killed near the docks, they immediately made their way downtown in order to scope out the area. Warren, a well-trained and seasoned cop, had easily earned his spot on the team. Adam, a broad-shouldered and well-built man in his late twenties, is slowly making his way, despite his somewhat arrogant and air-headed persona. Being that it was Jeremy's first investigation, he was extremely nervous and somewhat queasy. Liam, the son of an exceptionally wealthy and powerful man, seems to be just as malicious as his father.
Warren: (Inspecting the corpse) I'm thinking this man was brutally stabbed in the chest.
Liam: (Sarcastically) What makes you think that? Could it possibly be the huge hole in his torso?
Warren: You shut your mouth! You wouldn't have this job if it weren't for me!
Liam: Not really, I'm a highly qualified professional!
Warren: Yeah right! Everyone knows daddy's checkbook was just big enough to ensure a spot!
Liam: (Now cursing) You leave my father out of this!
Jeremy: (Annoyed and whispering to Adam) This is ridiculous! Are they always like this?
Adam: (Amused) Yeah; it's surprising that anyone is still alive with those two always bickering on cases… Let's go.
(Jeremy and Adam make their way over a few yards to the place on the shoreline where the body has been discovered earlier that morning.)
Adam: So who do you think did it this time?
Jeremy: (Hesitantly) I… uhh… well…m-maybe…
Adam: I expect it's that Mustafa Kinsley as usual. That man I swear to god is like a demon straight out of…
(Adam notices that Jeremy is starting to look really pale.)
Adam: (Concerned) Jeremy? You okay?
Jeremy: Uhh… yeah, of course… I mean…
(Jeremy suddenly can't hold it back and loses his breakfast all over the sandy shore.)
Adam: (Furious) Son of a mother…
Jeremy: (Interrupting) I'm sorry… I…
Adam: (Sighing) Whatever… it's your first encounter with a murder victim… I suppose I understand.
Jeremy: (Wiping off his mouth with his hand) I'm fine. Don't tell anyone about this…
Adam: We have to tell Warren! Every aspect of a crime scene has to be documented and analyzed! Otherwise the entire scene could be scrapped and the case would be dropped! We have to find supporting evidence so that Kin- I mean, whoever killed this dude is put behind bars!
Jeremy: (Ashamed) Yeah, I guess I can understand that. Well, have fun telling him for me!
Adam: (Taken aback) You honestly think I would tell him that?
Jeremy: (Almost whispering) Well I was kind of hoping that, well you know… help the new guy out…or… well…
Adam: (Grinning) Hah, yeah right. You have to earn my respect before you can expect generosity!
Jeremy: (Embarrassed) Oh, sorry man…
Adam: (Cheerfully) Nah, it's all good. Rookie move I suppose. I remember my first case. Five years ago; the death of a man named Robert Aldridge. You know, Nadia's husband?
Jeremy: (Interested) Oh yeah, Casey's mom. I haven't seen her since we broke up a few months ago…
Adam: (Shocked) You dated Casey Aldridge?
Jeremy: (Slightly confused) Yeah, why? Casey is hot as all he-
Adam: (Interrupting) She's a no good pathetic, gold-digging tramp! Humor me, did the relationship end after you caught her with another man?
Jeremy: (Sighing) Yeah, how do you know all of… wait! You dated her, didn't you!
Adam: (Embarrassed) Yeah, two years of my life I'll never get back.
(Adam and Jeremy share a laugh together followed by a somewhat awkward silence.)
Adam: (Chuckling to himself) So anyway, my first case. I remember that I went to the scene right after we got the call. Warren served as a sort of mentor putting his cop duties ahead of his paternal roles. He refused to acknowledge me as anything other than officer or deputy. It was rather pathetic really…
Jeremy: (Sensing uncomfortable memories) Go on…
Adam: (Snapping out of it) Oh right, sorry. Anyway; we arrived at the scene to see a bloody sidewalk with no body in sight. Being a real man, I was indifferent, showed no emotions, and certainly kept my bodily fluids to myself…
(Jeremy slaps the back of Adam's head.)
Adam: (Smiling) I thought you'd like that part. So yeah, without a body or anything, it was pretty much impossible to go any deeper into investigation. All we could conclude for sure was that Robert was probably stabbed in the chest area, judging by the pattern of the blood splatter. The most widely-accepted theory was that whoever it was that attacked him felt the need to relocate the body in order to save his own behind.
Jeremy: (Losing interest) Hmm; glad this case isn't as bad…
Adam: (Sighing) Yeah, it's pretty obvious what happened. We just need something that proves it, which won't happen. That Kinsley is a sly little devil…
Jeremy: (Concerned) Isn't that sort of unprofessional to write someone off like that right away?
Adam: (Grinning) Do I look like I care that much about the system and society?
Jeremy: (Smiling) Obviously not, but how would your father feel?
Adam: (Chuckling) Shut up rookie!