AUTHOR'S NOTE: I know it's been a long time. I have decided to finish the story. I hope you like the ending.
Chapter 8
In a small town, just outside of Montreal, Dr. Mid-Nite and Flash enter the police station. After speaking with the receptionist, they are quickly pointed toward the officer in charge of the case. Meeting the officer at his desk, they quickly go through introductions and get down to the business of the case.
"What can you tell us about the case?" asks Flash, arms crossed over his chest.
"Mindy Stevens, thirteen, was found in the church by the cleaning crew. A knife was in her heart appears to be the cause of death," explains the officer quickly.
"Does she has any birthmarks on her?" asks Dr. Mid-Nite.
"Birthmarks?" asks the officer, opening the file on his desk and flipping through the preliminary autopsy report. "Yes, she had some kind of star looking thing on the underside of her right breast. Is this connected to something you're working on?"
"Possibly," answers The Flash.
"Was the child sexually assaulted?" asks Dr. Mid-Nite.
"There was vaginal bruising consistent with sexual assault," responds the officer.
Sighing, Flash shakes his head and steps away from the desk. "Yes, this case is connected."
"Than this might interest you," says the officer, glancing between Dr. Mid-Nite and the back of Flash. "We've got a witness. One of the cleaning members said he saw someone run off. You're more than welcome to question the man, if it will help."
"We'd like to speak with him as soon as possible," says Flash, turning back to the officer.
While Flash speaks with the officer, making arrangement to speak with witness, Dr. Mid-Nite pulls out a communicator and pushes a button on it.
"Hawkman."
"Hawkman, this is Dr. Mid-Nite. The victim is connected and we've got a witness" says Dr. Mid-Nite. "I think the rest of the team should get up here."
"We'll join you shortly. Jenny is making a list of people directly or indirectly connected to the tribe. I have a feeling the killer will be on this list, so I'm going to leave her here to run the names," replies Carter.
"Fine. See you here shortly," says Dr. Mid-Nite. "Flash and I will do the first round of questioning while we wait for you."
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An hour later, the rest of the team joins Dr. Mid-Nite and Flash. Quickly, Dr. Mid-Nite goes over what information he has already gotten.
"The witness, Lucas Fitzgerald, said he didn't see much of the man. When Fitzgerald came in to clean the altar area, he said he noticed the victim right off. He caught motion out of the corner of his eye, and when he turned to look, he saw a man running away from the scene. Though he didn't see a face, he was able to give us a body description of the man. The one thing Fitzgerald was sure about was the man was of Hispanic decent," explains Dr. Mid-Nite.
"At least it's a place to start," says Atom.
"A place to start? Do you have any idea of many Hispanic people there are in the world?" asks Wildcat, pacing around the room.
"It's more than what we had before," points out Dr. Mid-Nite.
"And we can cross reference with the list that Jenny is putting together," says Atom.
With a sigh, Hawkman shakes his head. "Most of the people on the list would be Hispanic due to the location of the tribe."
"I hate to say it, but what about baiting the killer?" suggests Dr. Mid-Nite.
"And who would you suggest?" asks Wildcat.
Without saying a word, the blind hero looks at Green Lantern.
"Are you suggesting Jenny?" demands The Flash.
"It's not ideal," says Dr. Mid-Nite, shaking his head. "But it could save lives."
"I don't like it," says Hawkman, also shaking his head.
"He's already killed five," says Dr. Mid-Nite.
Turning away from the discussion, Green Lantern closes his eyes with a sigh. A part of him, the hero part, knew that Jade was capable of handling the risk. The father part of him wanted to keep his daughter as safe as possible.
"Green Lantern?" asks Atom, trying to get the attention of the other man. "It's your call."
"No," replies the blond hero, turning back to face his friends. "It's Jenny's call."
"Are you suggesting that we go through with it?" asks the Flash, stepping up to his best friend.
"I'm saying, let's go back to the Manor and suggest the idea," says Green Lantern.
