Debriefing

Third Person P.O.V.

"Thanks again for coming. I didn't know where to turn to."

"It's a pleasure. Can you tell your name?"

"Yes, my name is Cleo. Quick reminder, you guys are the Cluefinders, right?"

The turtles then displayed their official credentials.

"Ah, just wanted to make sure."

"So, can you tell us what happened Cleo?"

"Yeah, and what i'm about to tell you, I already told the police and they're still looking into it. (breathes in and out)"

Flashback...

"2 days before I contacted you, I went to my apartment at night after working at the market and found that it was unlocked. But it was strange, because the door was locked when I left in the afternoon."

Cleo came to the doorsteps and reached into her purse.

"Where are you, you little- Ah! There you are."

She stuck her keys into the lock and turned it.

"Huh?"

She turned it back and locked the door. When she heard the click...

"That's strange, the door wasn't unlocked when I first left."

Leo: "Does anybody else live in the apartment with you?"

"Yes, my friend Alice. She and I share the apartment together, mainly because it's the only way we can afford it."

Donnie: "Okay, so you found the door unlocked and you went in. What happened next?"

"I went inside and found nothing out of the ordinary. At least, until I went to Alice's room."

Cleo walked down the hall and knocked on Alice's bedroom door.

"Alice, it's Cleo! Did you leave the door unlocked?"

"The music was up, so I thought she couldn't hear me. I then opened up the door and then that's when I saw it."

Raph: "Saw what?"

Cleo opened up the door and found a female poodle on the floor.

"Alice lying on the floor. Her head was bruised, blood was coming out of her nose, and she wasn't moving."

Mikey: "Was she still alive?"

"Yes, I could hear her breathing and the next thing I knew I picked up her phone and dialed 911."

"911, what's your emergency?"

"Hello, my friend, she's hurt. She's not moving and (gasping) her nose is bleeding. My goodness. I don't if she's still breathing or not."

"Ma'am, what's your name?"

"Cleo. Cleo Garcia."

"Where are you Ms. Cleo?"

"I'm at 265 Amazon Ave, apartment building 305. Please hurry."

"The police and ambulance are already on their way."

End of Flashback...

"Couple days after I contacted you guys, she woke up."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I didn't ask her anything and neither have the police."

"Why is that?"

"Because the doctor said that she got her head bashed pretty good. She had some swelling and right now, she still needs to rest."

"What did the police say?"

"When they got there, the only thing wrong was that the damage was in Alice's room, nowhere else."

"What kind of damage?"

"Umm, let me think."

Cleo then thought back to when she looked in the room.

"I remember seeing some objects scattered on the floor, and there was of course her laptop. It was on the floor and it was cracked. The police took that with them when they asked me questions."

"Anything else?"

"Uhh, no. When I opened the door, Alice on the floor was the first thing I saw. I didn't take my eyes off her until the police came in."

"She may have been targeted." Donnie deduced

"Targeted?"

"I'm just speculating, won't know anything until I see it myself."

"That's not gonna be easy."

"What do you mean?"

"You've never watched a crime show once, egghead?" Raph spat. "If the police are already involved, the apartment is a crime scene, and anything they found is evidence. They won't hand it over to a bunch of teenagers like us."

"Maybe so, but..."

"Cleo, is there anything you can give us that could help?"

"Um... No, not really."

"So we basically got nothing. Just great."

"Lighten up Raph."

"Ignore him, we'll look into this. One of us should stay here for when Alice wakes up."

"I'll stay." Dannie offered

"Okay, let's try to figure out our next move." Leo said and they went to Cleo's building.

"By the way Raph, when did you start watching crime shows?"

"I watch one once in a while with Dannie, he picks some good ones."

When they got there, they saw the police tape blocking the entrance.

"Yep, there's the tape."

"Excuse me."

The turtles turned around and saw a small fox and rabbit in police gear walking their direction.

"Are those costumes you're wearing?" Raph chuckled

"No sir, these aren't costumes. I'm Officer Hopps and this is my partner Officer Wilde."

The two then displayed their badges.

"We're with the ZPD, and may i ask what you all are doing here?"

"We're friends of Cleo, the leopard who lives in this building." Donnie spoke. "She called us and left a message asking us to come here. She told us something bad happened."

"Well, it's nothing you guys have to fret over." Nick explained. "This will be taken care of by the ZPD and we'll all be on our merry way. So let the experts handle the situation."

The two of them then walked past the police tape and into the apartment.

"Cocky little-"

"Raph!"

"What? As long as he can't hear me..."

"Hey, what's that?" Mikey said and pointed to the stairs.

"What about them, Mikey?"

"Not that, that!"

Leo took a second look and saw a white paper. He then walked over to it and picked it up.

"Huh, strange."

"What is it, Leo?"

"Look at this."

He displayed the paper and it had a M on it. But it was all fancy like.

"A letter M?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Don't know."

Just then, Leo's phone rang.

"It's Dannie. Hey."

"Leo, the doctor said Alice just woke up. We're about to go see her now."

"Alright then, keep us posted."

"Got it."

(beep)

"Good news?"

"Alice woke up, they're about to go see her."

"Good, hopefully she'll give us some intel to help us solve this case."

"Yeah, hopefully."


Later that day...

Serena's P.O.V.

We found a diner and decided to grab a bite to eat. I sat next to Po, along with Monkey, Mantis, and Crane, at the counter while my brother, Tigress, Viper, and Tye sat at a table. We were eating and as we did so, we talked about the case.

"Okay, so Donnie relayed the intel Cleo gave themand so far, it's not much to go on." Crane said.

"As far as we know, Cleo and Alice are the only ones who's apartment was burglarized." Tigress added

"Well, can't the police help us?"

"They're not gonna tell us all the important details in their investigation. It would have serious repercussions against their investigation."

"Hey, are you guys talking about the robbery that happened?"

We turned and saw a caribou walking our way. He was wearing a white shirt, black vest, black tie, gray pants, and was carrying a briefcase.

"Who's asking?" My brother asked

"Name's Max McCoy. I heard something about a burglary."

"Yeah, but why-?"

"I've had a similar problem and the police haven't made any progress."

"Same here."

One of the diner staff, a female adult lion, was listening in.

"Someone broke into my place and robbed me while i was gone."

"What exactly happened?" I asked her

"I had stepped out to run some errands Friday, and when i came back to my apartment i found the place torn up."

"Was anything taken?"

"Not that i saw."

"Wait, hold on a minute." Tigress spoke. She then pulled out her phone.

"Did you see this anywhere?"

She displayed a picture that the turtles sent us, a picture of a white card with a fancy M written on it.

"Yeah, i found that in my bedroom when i got there."

She then displayed it to the caribou.

"Yeah, but i found that at my job. I don't know who sent it to me or how they knew where i work or live."

"Two more with the same situation." Tye spoke

"Is someone robbing every apartment in Savannah Central?" Po asked

"Looks that way. But what's the fancy card for?"

"Don't know, but we're gonna find out."

Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed the chapter and please review.