A/N: Hello again, I am back with the next thrilling installment of "Play Misty for me". I haven't decided yet if I am going to bump up the rating on this story but, it might. This chapter has the fallout from last chapter and a major break in the case.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
In the Vermillion City Police Department, the murder of Professor Seymour Helms was one of the biggest cases the department had. In the evidence room, Jenny and Gary Oak were going over the evidence that had been gathered. While Jenny was clearly determined, Gary was noticeable disturbed.
"Okay, so the bullets were from a .50 Action Express cartridge." said Jenny looking over the forensic analysis.
"Which means the gun was most likely an IMI Desert Eagle semiautomatic pistol." noted Gary clearly frustrated, "That doesn't help narrow down the possible suspects."
"The lock was picked so whoever it was broke in but, unfortunately there are no witnesses. To make matters worse, the suspect wasn't seen leaving the apartment so, it is possible they slipped out the fire escape." explained Jenny.
"Then easily slipped away under the darkness of night. This would reduce the risk of any witnesses." sighed Gary.
"The only other lead we have is the ring found in the apartment." said Jenny.
"But, that ring could easily belonged to the suspect." pointed out Gary.
"No co-workers said they ever saw him wearing it or even mention anything about it." replied Jenny.
"That doesn't mean it didn't belong to him just he never worn it out. He could have been afraid of being robbed." countered Gary.
"The victim kept a journal of precious items to him. Apparently, he would bring these with him when aliens came for him and he would give these to the alien leader as a token of good will." said Jenny.
"Then the ring wasn't on there." said Gary with realization.
"It was not." said Jenny shaking her head.
"Then...it must have been the killer." admitted Gary.
"Nothing was stolen it must not have been a robbery." noted Jenny.
"Unless the person had only just started." replied Gary.
"Doesn't seem likely. One of the neighbors reported hearing footsteps and a nearby door opening a hour before the murder. We've talked to the neighbors and everyone can prove there were either in their homes or gone during that time. That means the killer was lying in wait for our victim." explained Jenny.
"He was part of that project with Dr. Fuji and Professor Jackson the latter of who was also murdered. My guess would be this was related." said Gary.
"Most likely." agreed Jenny, "But, as I have already said information about that project is scarce."
"Which means we're most likely shit out of luck." said Gary.
"Nothing else from the list was taken." noted Jenny.
"Considering his connection to that shady project and the skill the killer showed this was a hit carried out by a professional whose done this before." said Gary.
"Seems like it and that won't make this case any." sighed Jenny.
"Good, you are here." said Ash who suddenly appeared in the doorway.
"Ashy boy, when did you get here?" asked Gary.
"I hear about this homicide and wanted to help so I came by and when you weren't in your office I asked around and was directed here." answered Ash.
"You didn't answer my question." said Gary.
"Whatever man. Look, just get me up to date on this case." replied Ash.
"Oh no. We are more than capable of handling this ourselves." said Jenny.
"You know, I gotta agree with Jen on this one. You do your thing Ash. We're fine here." added Gary.
"Okay, I guess that I can go and take on some boring case-" began Ash when suddenly something caught the corner of his eye, "Hey, that's Misty's ring."
"Whose Misty?" asked Jenny curious.
"My girlfriend. She works at the aquarium and is a part-time singer." answered Ash honestly.
"You dense moron!" snapped Gary mentally.
"Maybe one of you can explain why it was at a murder scene." said Jenny.
"What?!" cried out Ash amazed.
"I'm afraid so. This was found at the apartment of a murder victim." said Gary.
"That's impossible!" cried Ash.
"It's fact. It seems like you're girlfriend has a deadly streak." said Jenny.
"Gary, what is going on?!" asked Ash frantic.
"Professor Seymour Helms was murdered last night and the ring was found at the scene. We believe it might have something to do with a shady project he was working on two years ago. A colleague and friend of the victim was found dead in a similar manner shortly after the project ended." explained Gary.
"It's not Misty that killed him!" cried Ash.
"Then explain how HER ring wound up at the crime scene!" shot back Jenny.
"I...can't." replied Ash at a lose of words.
"It looks like we're going to have to talk to Misty." said Jenny confident.
"But-" countered Ash only to be interrupted.
"Ash, bring Misty here." said Gary stone-faced.
"Okay." sighed who pulled out his phone and made the call.
("Hello.") said Misty on the other end.
"Hey Misty, it's Ash." said the man upset.
("Oh hey, what's up?") asked Misty.
"You need to come to the police station. Somethings...come up." answered Ash hurting.
("I'll be right there!") declared Misty before hanging up.
Misty explained the situation to her boss and was allowed to leave work. She raced to the police station on her bike and once she arrived she went inside. After giving her name, Misty was led inside the station were she saw Ash waiting outside a door.
"Ash, I'm here. What's going on?" asked Misty concerned.
"It'll all be explained here." answered Ash anxiously as he led Misty inside the interrogation room.
"Hello, my name is Officer Jenny and this is Detective Gary Oak who it seems you know. We need to talk to you." explained the woman.
"Please sit down." said Gary.
"Okay." replied Misty taking a seat.
"Do you know this man?" asked Jenny sliding a picture in front of Misty.
"I've never seen him before." answered Misty.
"Are you sure of that?" asked Jenny skeptically.
"Yes I am." answered Misty.
"His name is Professor Seymour Helms." said Gary, "He was murdered and-"
"And this ring was found at the scene." concluded Jenny placing the ring, inside and evidence bag, on the table.
"That;'s my ring!" exclaimed Misty.
"Care to explain what it was doing at a murder scene?" asked Jenny.
"It was in my apartment last time I saw it." answered Misty.
"I can testify to that." added Ash.
"So can I." noted Gary.
"Maybe at one point but, somehow it found it's way to the apartment of a murder victim." said Jenny.
"I couldn't find it in my apartment." yawned Misty.
"Odd you're tired." replied Jenny.
"I spent a large part of the night tearing my apartment apart looking for that ring." explained Misty.
"Or, you could have dropped it at a murder scene." said Jenny.
"I'm not a murderer!" cried Misty.
"Tell me, are you familiar with Project Herrenvolk?" asked Jenny.
"No I'm not." answered Misty.
"It was a project that the professor was working on a few years ago and we believe it might be connected." explained Jenny, "But, of course you don't know a thing about it."
"I don't like your tone." replied Misty.
"You can say what you please but, your ring was at a murder scene. That looks really bad for you." said Jenny.
"I have honestly no clue how my ring got there. However, I do know that I had no involvement in this murder." replied Misty.
"Well, she denies it so this must clear it." said Ash.
"You freaking idiot. Most everybody claims they're innocent." replied Gary.
"Her claims of innocence doesn't mean a damn thing." added Jenny.
"I'm innocent!" snapped Misty.
"Getting real testy know." noted Jenny.
"You'd be pissed too if you were being investigated for a freaking homicide!" cried Misty.
"Calm down. Getting loud doesn't help things." advised Gary.
"Okay. Okay. I'll calm down." sighed Misty.
"Good. Now listen, if you know anything about this please tell us." said Gary.
"I told you before, I have no knowledge of the shooting." replied Misty.
"We never said that the victim was shot." noted Jenny grinning.
"I just assumed!" cried Misty defensively.
"That seems awfully guilty to me." smirked Jenny.
"If you want to talk to me anymore than I'm hiring an attorney!" declared Misty before storming off.
"Unfortunately, we don't have enough solid evidence to keep her here." sighed Jenny.
"I'm going to take Misty to work." said Ash before running off after her.
"So, do you really think she's guilty?" asked Gary.
"She couldn't explain her ring at the crime scene and she began acting defensive. Those point in that direction." answered Jenny.
"I know." sighed Gary not wanting to accept it.
"Look, since she's dating your best friend I can understand you're unwillingness to believe it but, you might need to face facts. I don't want to have to take you off this case." said Jenny.
"Don't worry Jenny. I'm a professional detective." replied Gary.
"I just wish we had more solid evidence." said Jenny, "I want to convict this girl if she did it."
"You're referring to the racketeering case." noted Gary.
"If we only had solid evidence he wouldn't have gotten off." spat Jenny, "If we couldn't have nailed the ring leader than that could have been a huge break."
"I'm sure we'll find new evidence and blow this case open. You can't rush these things." said Gary.
"I hope you're right." replied Jenny.
A few hours later, their prayers were answered as both Jenny and Gary got word that someone had come forward with information regarding the shooting. Both Jenny and Gary found him waiting in the interrogation room.
"We understand you have information regarding the homicide of Professor Helms." said Jenny as the two shook the man's hand.
"Actually, I do indeed." answered the man.
"First, let's start with your name." said Gary.
"I'm Tracey Sketchit." said the man.
"Okay Mr. Sketchit, what do have?" asked Jenny.
"Well, I was in my apartment which is parallel to the apartment of Professor Helms. I'm an illustrator and I sketched a woman leaving the apartment that night. When I found out about the murder I figured she must be the killer." answered Tracey.
"That's prefect!" exclaimed Gary.
"Here you go." said Tracey handing them the paper.
Both Gary and Jenny studied the paper. It wasn't perfect but, the figure of a woman dressed in jeans and a t-shirt was evident. Gloves were visible on her hands but, her face was obscured.
"Sorry I couldn't get a good view of her face." said Tracey.
"It's fine. The face we have a general description of the suspect is perfect." replied Jenny smiling.
"I'm glad that I could help." said Tracey.
"You did more than help, you gave us a huge lead." said Gary.
"You'll protect me in case somebody comes after me, right?" asked Tracey clearly nervous.
"Of course. You're in good hands." answered Jenny.
"That's a relief." sighed Tracey.
"We haven't had a witness get killed in five years. That's a good record." added Jenny.
"Oh thank God." sighed Tracey feeling much better.
"You're in goods hands." said Gary.
"I relay this sketch to the team." said Jenny who took the evidence.
"Right. You did the right thing Mr. Sketchit." said Gary.
"By the way, there was one more detail I should add." said Tracey, "The killer was a redhead."
A/N: A redheaded woman was the killer and the ring of a certain redhead we know was at the scene. How interesting things are becoming. Next time, Gary become suspicious of Misty and the investigation suffers a blow. Please review.