money sitting here. Come on, shift." Bodies jostled, chairs scraped on the thin carpet tiles and soon the room was empty, leaving just Todd and Candace.
"Do you think we'll get anywhere with this?" Candace asked Todd.
"Well you know how hard it is to find the killer when they are a stranger to the victim." Todd shrugged. "We need to establish a motive, why the sweets? Why Mandy? Why then and there? If we can find out any of those answers then it will be a start.
"It could be a fat person." Candace ventured, "Considering the sweets."
"Yes very possible, although it could be someone who hates sweet things, sees them as evil, hence using them as tools of destruction. Could be an anorexic."
Candace nodded, "Or someone jealous of Mandy's looks; she was very pretty, great figure."
"Certainly was; the sweets defiled her, took away her looks and figure, even popped her implants."
Candace gave her own bosom a subconscious rub as she mulled that over. Whoever it is, he's got a real problem and we need to find him."
"Agreed Candy; let's hope the semen sample is a match with someone, that's the best lead we've got at the moment."
"How long have we got to wait for that?" Candace asked.
"A few days, oh but there is the trace evidence that we still need to go over" Todd informed her. "You sent the bags to the lab right?"
"Yes, the scenes of crime gave me loads of different bags, I put them in the cupboard for collection."
"What you didn't take them to the lab yourself?" Todd was surprised that Candy had been so slack in a murder case; he expected all evidence to be driven personally to the laboratory for testing.
"I'm sorry Guv, I didn't think." She looked suitably embarrassed. "The stuff goes off every night though, it's sure to be at the lab right now."
"I hope so; there could be some fibres on there that tell us the origin of the murderer; a place with a certain carpet or even hairs with more DNA evidence on it. It's very important Candace."
"I know Guv, I'm sorry, I just didn't think; I'm so used to putting everything in the cupboard."
"Yeah for assault Candace, but this is murder for crying out loud."
"I don't know what to say." She looked almost fit to cry, Todd felt a little bit sorry for her, but was still angry that she hadn't completed the work how he expected. He took out his mobile phone and dialled the number for the lab. The call was answered after a few rings. Todd asked the lab technician if he had received the bags of evidence which had been collected from Mandy Thomas's flat, only to be told that no they weren't there. He replaced the receiver with a grim look on his face.
"You want to hope those items are still in the safe downstairs Candace, or you're in my very bad books."
"I will go and check for them, then take them up to the lab myself." She agreed.
"Right come on Candy Cane; let's get back to my office. I want to be near the phone in case anything comes up and I want to go through those cold cases again."
"Ok Guv, they can ring you on your mobile you know, what do you want me to do after the lab?"
"I never have any bleeding signal in this place. Can you coordinate the troops, and make sure Handsome is not let too near the public for Christ's sake."
Candace laughed, "Bit late considering you put him on a door to door."
"I must be mad." Todd laughed. "Ok off you go, I will see you later on, keep me posted."
"Yes Guv." Candace gave a short wave as she walked away from Todd. Todd went to the lift and called the metal box which would elevate him to the third floor. The borough Commander would be waiting for Todd to give him all the information he had just given to his team; sometimes Todd felt more like a messenger boy than a Detective Inspector; his belly rumbles reminded him he hadn't eaten yet that morning. Todd hoped this next meeting would be brief because the canteen would be opening at seven and there was a 999 breakfast with his name all over it.
-x-
14:00 hours.
Todd was sitting in his
"Do you think we'll get anywhere with this?" Candace asked Todd.
"Well you know how hard it is to find the killer when they are a stranger to the victim." Todd shrugged. "We need to establish a motive, why the sweets? Why Mandy? Why then and there? If we can find out any of those answers then it will be a start.
"It could be a fat person." Candace ventured, "Considering the sweets."
"Yes very possible, although it could be someone who hates sweet things, sees them as evil, hence using them as tools of destruction. Could be an anorexic."
Candace nodded, "Or someone jealous of Mandy's looks; she was very pretty, great figure."
"Certainly was; the sweets defiled her, took away her looks and figure, even popped her implants."
Candace gave her own bosom a subconscious rub as she mulled that over. Whoever it is, he's got a real problem and we need to find him."
"Agreed Candy; let's hope the semen sample is a match with someone, that's the best lead we've got at the moment."
"How long have we got to wait for that?" Candace asked.
"A few days, oh but there is the trace evidence that we still need to go over" Todd informed her. "You sent the bags to the lab right?"
"Yes, the scenes of crime gave me loads of different bags, I put them in the cupboard for collection."
"What you didn't take them to the lab yourself?" Todd was surprised that Candy had been so slack in a murder case; he expected all evidence to be driven personally to the laboratory for testing.
"I'm sorry Guv, I didn't think." She looked suitably embarrassed. "The stuff goes off every night though, it's sure to be at the lab right now."
"I hope so; there could be some fibres on there that tell us the origin of the murderer; a place with a certain carpet or even hairs with more DNA evidence on it. It's very important Candace."
"I know Guv, I'm sorry, I just didn't think; I'm so used to putting everything in the cupboard."
"Yeah for assault Candace, but this is murder for crying out loud."
"I don't know what to say." She looked almost fit to cry, Todd felt a little bit sorry for her, but was still angry that she hadn't completed the work how he expected. He took out his mobile phone and dialled the number for the lab. The call was answered after a few rings. Todd asked the lab technician if he had received the bags of evidence which had been collected from Mandy Thomas's flat, only to be told that no they weren't there. He replaced the receiver with a grim look on his face.
"You want to hope those items are still in the safe downstairs Candace, or you're in my very bad books."
"I will go and check for them, then take them up to the lab myself." She agreed.
"Right come on Candy Cane; let's get back to my office. I want to be near the phone in case anything comes up and I want to go through those cold cases again."
"Ok Guv, they can ring you on your mobile you know, what do you want me to do after the lab?"
"I never have any bleeding signal in this place. Can you coordinate the troops, and make sure Handsome is not let too near the public for Christ's sake."
Candace laughed, "Bit late considering you put him on a door to door."
"I must be mad." Todd laughed. "Ok off you go, I will see you later on, keep me posted."
"Yes Guv." Candace gave a short wave as she walked away from Todd. Todd went to the lift and called the metal box which would elevate him to the third floor. The borough Commander would be waiting for Todd to give him all the information he had just given to his team; sometimes Todd felt more like a messenger boy than a Detective Inspector; his belly rumbles reminded him he hadn't eaten yet that morning. Todd hoped this next meeting would be brief because the canteen would be opening at seven and there was a 999 breakfast with his name all over it.
-x-
14:00 hours.
Todd was sitting in his
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