Chapter 20
"Wow," was all Winn said after Kara explained what Lena had told her.
"Do you think you could verify any of the rumors? I can't figure out how a book of Kryptonian origin would have fallen into this guy's hands but perhaps given how deceitful this guy was, he acquired it later on in life," the blonde said.
"I'll do some deep diving," Winn nodded. He didn't get a chance to say anything more on the subject as his phone rang. Quickly, he answered it and was off the phone almost just as quickly.
"What's going on?" Kara asked.
"The Ford's home, which was still a crime scene, was broken into. The policeman who was sitting on the house was injured and his replacement found him ten minutes ago. NCPD is searching the house and they called the FBI to alert them," her friend responded.
"I'll get over there. It would seem that the book was in our crooks' hands all along and someone just stole it," the blonde frowned.
"I'm coming with you," Mon-El announced as he walked out of the locker room.
"I could use the extra set of eyes. Are my Mom and Eliza keeping an eye on Maggie and Alex?" She asked.
"They're getting along great and Doctor Milo sent them to get some lunch. Not to worry," he smiled. Kara only nodded and the two headed for the balcony before flying off toward the Ford home.
"Supergirl! What brings you here?" A young officer, whose nametag said "Espinoza", was surprised by the Kryptonian pair when they arrived at the Ford's home. It was crawling with police and crime scene unit technicians and he'd been put in charge of keeping the public back from the crime scene tape.
"We heard about your officer and wanted to see how things were going," Kara smiled.
"Officer Thomas was in pretty bad shape when Officer Meyers arrived. They aren't sure if he's going to make it," Espinoza explained, obviously upset.
"We want to catch these guys as much as you do. You think we could take a look around?" Mon-El asked.
"Not sure that the detectives would say "no"," the young officer smirked and jerked his head toward the front door. Kara looked up and Mon-El nodded. He quickly went up in the air to see if an aerial view of the scene helped at all. Plus it also allowed him to train his hearing in case the thieves were nearby.
"Supergirl, what brings you to our crime scene?" Detective Max Gottfried asked as he looked away from the bookcase he stood in front of. The bookcase had been a false front, hiding a safe behind it.
"The FBI is under the impression that Simon Lawrence's safety deposit box was the target, which means that rare book he was going to have looked at was probably what the thieves were after. I'm sorry to hear about Officer Thomas," she said.
"Thanks. I'm guessing that you were probably the only one who could get an audience with him. The Captain had no luck," Gottfried said.
"A couple of friends of mine are on it. What have you got?" Kara asked.
"Someone who knew what they were looking for. We crawled all over this scene but never found the switch to move the bookcase. The perp even had the combination," the detective told her.
"Then why not enter from the backyard?" Mon-El asked as he approached them.
"They probably could have avoided Officer Thomas all together then," Kara frowned.
"Well given what I can see overhead, it would seem they hurt the officer and then headed out through the backyard. The neighbor on the other side of the fence told me he found a mess in his yard this morning. Someone knocked over his potted plants near the pool," the former Daxamite told them.
"So they came in the front and went out the back. Smart. No one would get suspicious with a car standing out front and Officer Thomas not responding. The neighbor wouldn't happen to have security cameras would he?" Gottfried asked.
"You're in luck. He said he's making copies of the footage right now," Mon-El smiled.
"Excellent. Thanks. You guys haven't heard anything about Detective Sawyer have you? The FBI said they were putting her in protective custody since the guys could still be on the loose," Max said.
"She's improving is what I hear," Kara smiled.
"Good. We miss her," the detective responded. That's when Mon-El and Kara heard J'onn over the comms.
"Report to headquarters. We've got something that you need to hear."
To Be Continued…