"Have I ever told you how sexy you sound reading someone their Miranda rights?"
Chantelle throws her head back against his shoulder with laughter. "No, but you have now."
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a rookie nypd detective and a famous korean private investigator must...
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"C'mon, let's pay our respects." Taehyung murmurs, putting a hand on the small of her back as they walk down the aisle between the church pews.
Chantelle sucks in a breath when they are in front of the casket both Imani and Brooklyn are set to be buried in. The family opted to leave it closed for funeral because of the brutal way they were killed, but she still knows exactly how bruised and battered their bodies look. It's burned into her memory.
She gently presses her fingertips against the polished wood, closing her eyes as she makes a promise to them. She will bring their killer to justice if it's the last thing she ever does.
"They're over there." Taehyung nudges her shoulder, pointing in the direction of the victims' family. "Let's tell them before we go."
Chantelle takes a deep breath, opening her eyes. "Yeah, okay."
Together, they walk over to the trio sitting together in the pews. Ashley, Mr. Ashford, and Samuel.
"Hi, we're about to leave but can we talk to you in the hallway for a moment? We have an important update on the case."
Ashley instantly nods, helping her father up from his seat. The two of them, as well as Samuel, follow them out to the hallway near the exit.
"Okay, so we wanted to let you know that we have a suspect. We will be searching his house today and we'll have him in custody very soon."
"Who is it?" Ashley is the first to speak, her eyes wide with curiosity.
"Ivan Costello." Chantelle replies. "Her microbiology professor at Springfield."
"Her professor?" Samuel's brows shoot up. "Are you kidding me?"
"Unfortunately not." She shakes her head. "He has a history of preying on female students. But we'll make sure he never does this to anyone again."
"Please, just promise me one thing." Ashley says, her voice wavering a bit. "That he'll rot in prison for what he did."
"Absolutely." Chantelle nods. "We'll do everything in our power to make it happen."
Once they leave the church, Chantelle dials up Jimin. Then she says the words she has been waiting for all day. "It's go time."
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"The gang's all together again." Jimin smiles, looking around as he climbs out the car. "This is so cute."
Chantelle, Taehyung, Namjoon, Yoongi, Jimin and Andrea have all gathered outside of Costello's house. They are here for backup, but also double as moral support.
"Babe, get back in the car. I'll come get you when it's safe." Namjoon says to him, pulling his handgun out of its holster.
"Alright, alright, fine." Jimin holds his hands up in surrender, walking back to his car.
