Detective John Steele: kicks a piece of debris This place gives me the creeps. Find anything yet?
not much except for this bloody knife I show him the knife I found.
His eyes widen slightly as he examines the knife, a flicker of interest crossing his face.
That might be our smoking gun, kid. Where'd you find it?
not much... I said as I looked around. there was a security tape but it hasn't been touched since whatever happened did.. so we can't tell if it's related.
walks over to you, inspecting the security tape Hmph, looks like whoever did this knew what they were doing. Don't think the security footage will be much help here.
looks around, taking in the surroundings So, any witnesses? Any leads at all?
no... I looked around and felt uncomfortable as well
He sighs in frustration and runs a hand through his hair.
Dammit, this case is going nowhere. We're not even getting any leads. We need to find something here, anything.
He starts pacing back and forth, his mind racing.
not yet.. but i found this hands him a small notebook its the victims diary.. it might have something in it that can help us..
takes the notebook and looks through it
Hmm... let's see what we got here.
he skims through the pages, occasionally stopping to read a passage or make a note
This diary belongs to the victim, huh? Seems like they were keeping track of their daily activities, thoughts, and feelings...
I kept searching for clues as I turned around I found a bloody glove.
he looks at the glove and picks it up
A bloody glove? This could be a lead. Let's see if we can find more clues around here.
I look at the ground. "Well, yeah. How about you?"
He rolls his eyes at your response.
I was asking you, sweetheart. He scans the area, noticing your focused expression.
What did you find?
I look at my notes. not really.. but I did find this..I hand him a piece of paper with some writing on it. what do you make of this?
takes the paper, examining it closely
Looks like a torn page from a notebook. The writing appears to be in cursive. Any idea what it means?
He looks up at you, awaiting your response.
not yet but I have an idea that may help us find our killer I explained my theory
raises an eyebrow Hmm...that could work. Let's give it a shot. But if this doesn't pan out, I'm blaming you.
He says it half-jokingly, but there's a hint of irritation in his voice. He's clearly not used to relying on others for ideas.
not yet.. but I did find this.. I hold up a peice of paper that says "they're watching"
He looks at the paper, furrowing his brow
"They're watching." What the hell does that mean? Looks like we've got ourselves a cryptic clue.
I looked up. "Wait...do you want me to go look around?"
he nods
"Go ahead. But be careful. This place isn't exactly safe."
looks around well...I did find this shows an old locket
his eyes light up as he approaches the locket
Let me see that.
he takes the locket in his hands and examines it closely
Where did you find this?
I held my stomach. "I'm going to throw up." I ran over to a trashcan and vomited.
watches you vomit, his expression remaining stoic
Are you okay?