The Saga Continues Ch. 02

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Part 6 - The Crime Scene

(Author's note: This is another of those 'bridge' stories, interlude-type stories that give information and set the table with groundwork, and also has a case to solve. Thanks for your patience, and enjoy the sex and the rest of the story.)

Monday, October 23d, 10:00am. Two TCPD Police SUVs and two Police cruisers crawled south on the gravelly two-lane strip road until we reached the lake. It was really nothing more than a pond with some scum on top.

I was in my Police SUV with Sergeant Rudistan and Sr. Patrolman Morton. Cindy, Theo and Joanne were in Cindy's SUV. Sergeant DeLong and Patrolman Barker were in one Police cruiser, and Lt. Carswell in the other. Cindy and I and the Detectives were in plain clothes, which meant I was in a black pullover shirt, black pants, armor underneath, the 'girdle' holding up my back, and of course the trenchcoat and Tilley hat. Theo had on a trenchcoat, but a button-down shirt and tie, slacks, and armor protection. Joanne and Cindy had on pantsuits; Cindy had on armor underneath while Joanne was wearing heavier armor over her clothing.

Theo was expected to take charge of his cold case, and he did so. "Okay, the pond is to the left as we face south." he said. "The crime scene is about 40 meters down and on the right of the road." We walked down the path, not hearing anything in the quiet of the morning except our own footsteps. The ground to our left was tall grass and scrub, and a pine forest, which looked planted by humans, was on the right.

We came to a clearing in the pines that was to the right. "This is the spot." Theo said, using his GPS. "The bones were found pretty much in the center, here."

We were all looking inward when I heard a twig snap. Whirling around, I was face to face with three men, all with shotguns... aimed at us.

"Who the fuck are you?" asked the man in the middle, obviously the leader.

"Town