Chapter 5

Evidence

Caitlyn arrived at the scene, the room was filled with officers on the forensic department. One was brushing at the table, while the other one was observing the shattered glass. All of them was busy doing something, investigating and getting clues to help the case. She walk towards the main room pass the door that separated both room. A female officer came up to her and greeted "Sheriff Caitlyn" she offer her hand and shakes it. "My name is Jane, I'm responsible for the forensic team"

"Nice to meet you" Caitlyn looks at her surrounding, impressed by the team that was doing their work. "So what have you found officer?"

Jane took a piece of paper and briefs the situation "Upon arrival of the team, we have found 6 corpse in the room, all of them have trauma signs on the torso and heads." Caitlyn listens to the officer with her hands at her back, observing the area.

"If you look on the center of the room" She pointed at a pool of blood "Jayce was situated here, with bullet wound on his torso and shoulders. The 6 corpse was found around Jayce, thus we assume that they were killed by Jayce."

"What is his condition?" Caitlyn face at the officer "I'm sorry I'm quite occupied with many cases"

"Oh, I uhm" Jane whisper to one of his crew then faces Caitlyn with a lowered head "I'm sorry but we are not updated with his current situation"

"It's ok" breathed The Sheriff "I could visit him later" she then focus towards the empty safe. "The safe is empty, shouldn't the robots in the building reacts to such intrusion?"

"Yes but all systems were on maintenance yesterday, we look at the logs on the Tech Team and it proves that it was planned to be in maintenance today. "

"Maintenance? this means this was a planned theft, a properly planned one." mumbled Caitlyn, she then looks at the ceiling chandelier that was on at the time. "Oddly you turn the lights on during daylight, why so?"

"Oh" Jane look at the chandelier "We didn't actually, it was on when we arrived. Just like you ordered, the place must be investigated but remain untouched. "

Caitlyn nod at her statement, she did ordered so that any place that involved remain untouched. "Is there anything else you want to tell me officer?"

"Ah yes, we also found some shotgun shells on the scene. Many of it were found at the elevator" Both of them looked at the elevator. "And I thinks that's that."

"Thank you" Caitlyn nodded "I want the clues on my desk as soon as possible" she departed from the place and took the elevator.

"Yes ma'am" Jane added.

As she walks to the elevator, her mind was already imagining the possibilities that could happen during the time that the crime was happening. To her, everything was clear and she only have to wait the evidence to pick which of the possibilities. She arrived at the elevator and enters, she faces back to the office and get a last glimpse of the office.

The doors shut close and she mumbled. "Time to do some work…"

Times passed and the night has come, the police department was dark but only The Sheriff office was lighted. Vi and Caitlyn were still at her office, looking over the clues that was at the table. Caitlyn was observing the pictures and reports that was given by the forensic team while Vi was just there to accompany her friend.

"Hey Cait, don't you want to call it a day?" said Vi looking at the ceiling lazily. "I mean it's already pass five."

"This is a rather interesting case" Caitlyn was still observing the clues with full enthusiasm. "I better not stop yet."

"Interesting? you've been lookin' at pictures and data about dead men" she groans of boringness

"Agh, sometimes I wish Jinx come back to the city."

"Please don't ask such troubles" Caitlyn then took out a paper from the various files on her table.

"Have you ever know a thief that robs a place with lights on?"

"Maybe the robber is messed up?"

"And also to put some perspective of oddness, the robber was from High Noon, a group of gunmen." Caitlyn smiled a bit. "Revolvers and such, if you're a thief. You common sense to be a little bit low profile."

"Cowboys so what, plus they're dead."

"True but the safe is empty, thus the mastermind has succeeded. Sacrificing a pawn is one of the purpose of becoming a pawn. Now we have to know what purpose did the pawn serve?"

"Say how Jayce is doing?" the pink haired girl wanted to change the topic. "Is he alright?"

"Oh, I forgot to visit him" She put the paper down "But I heard he's getting better, surely this is not his first time that he's in the hospital."

"Don't worry, he's Jayce. I punched his balls once and the guy still standing."

The Sheriff went silent and Vi look at her, her eyes was wide after hearing what she said. "What? It was an accident?" explained Vi. Caitlyn shook her head and focus back to the case, she wanted to forget such thing.

"Hmm" Caitlyn realized something and take out a plastic packet, filled with used shotgun shells. She took out one and observe it. "Hextech but unorthodox. This man is unique, that I gave him."

"What is that?" Vi sit properly and look at the shotgun shell "Is that a shotgun shell?"

"Big isn't it" Caitlyn throws the shell at Vi. "A man would be dead if mishandled this ammunition."

Vi catches it and surprised of it sheer size. "This must be packed with a bunch of gunpowder, guess the cowboy did manage to do some bad stuff."

"What cowboy ?" ask Caitlyn innocently.

"Nah just a cowboy I met with a shotgun." Vi eyes widen, she realizes she was in trouble "Shit"

"So you met the man?"

"Maybe" she scratches her head.

"Vi" Caitlyn look at Vi with a serious glare."Did you. Met. The man?"

Vi just gulped, feeling rather threatened at the glare. Caitlyn was a serious women and if she was serious, she meant it. "I was boring kay, I mean the city doesn't have any bad guys that I can punch"

She take out a file from one of her various drawers. She take out a picture of Graves and show it to Vi. "Is this the man you met?"

"Yeah, am I in trouble?"

Caitlyn leaned at her leather and smiled while looking at the picture. "Everything make sense, the shotgun shells just gave the identity of the wanted man entirely" She looked Vi that was still puzzled with her situation. "An assault team came up to the office, they seen the man that did it. Some of the fingerprint that was found is suspected to be this man."

"Is that the man? Are you sure that he did it?"

"A dangerous one. His name is Malcolm Graves, an outlaw in many places." She gave the picture to Vi. "Even Bilgewater want him dead, but I reckon that this would be fun for you"

Vi looks at the picture and smiles. "Nice.."

"Please don't underestimate the man, he is dangerous. I did not research the man that much but looking at his history. Danger is something that he is addicted."

"Oh dangerous is also Violence, and I am Violence. Please note the emphasis on Vi part" Vi smile was ever widen.

"I know"

"So" She put the picture aside "When will we hunt him?"

"Tomorrow we will announce about the wanted man, then we start the hunt" Caitlyn leaned at her chair and gets comfortable. "Honestly, I'm bored with paper work and a bit of sniping would actually be nice"

"Nice" Vi nodded "That's the Cait that I know."