Criminal Case: Grimsborough

Chapter 14: Fashion Victim-Part 3

As they headed back to their desks, Jones approached Ramirez and said to him, "We need your help Ramirez. Marie and I just found out our killer is right-handed and we need to know which suspects match the description."

Ramirez nodded at the request and he told them that he'll get straight to it. Once Ramirez left, Jones then told Marie that they should also have another look at Lucy's clothing store and maybe Biff can help them too. Soon, they left the station and headed straight to the mall to talk with Biff and search their crime scene one more time.

After they got to the mall, Jones approached Biff and asked him, "Hey Biff, you're head of security at this place right? Do you know if there's a surveillance camera with a view over Lucy's store?"

"There sure is. There's one with a view over the whole west alley near the escalator. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the tapes last night. They all got erased somehow," Biff told them and Jones scrunched his eyes in anger and he thought, damn it who could've done that!

Biff then explained that there's a failproof system inside each of the cameras. If Jones and Marie can find the camera, they'll find the right tape. After thanking Biff for his help, Jones and Marie started searching around the escalator for the security camera. As they were searching around, Ramirez ran up to them and he started breathing heavily like he ran a marathon. Once he caught his breath, Ramirez said to them, "I'm so glad I finally found you guys. I thought I wouldn't catch up to you in time. I have your information and I found out that all your suspects, except Biff, are right-handed."

Jones then rolled his eyes and tsked when he heard that all of them, minus Biff, write with their right hands. After getting their info from Ramirez, the two officers continued searching around the escalator for the surveillance camera. Suddenly, Marie found the camera and she called Biff over to help her and he then knelt down so Marie can get on his shoulders and she can take the camera down. While Marie was doing that, Jones began thinking that it was a good thing that Biff was hanging around cause they would've never found that camera without his help.

After Marie got it down off of Biff, she put the camera pieces back together and then she placed it in a bag so Alex can analyze it afterwards. Just as Jones and Marie were about to enter Lucy's shop, they were approached by Odell who was carrying a six pack of diet cola and he said to them with a big grin, "Hey there you guys! I just bought this pack of diet cola and I began thinking if you guys want any. Cause it seems like solving this case must make the city's finest pretty thirsty. I would like to have a regular cola, but with my diabetes I don't have much choice."

Marie thanked him for the offer, but the two of them politely passed. Getting curious, the pudgy man asked if they were still searching for clues and when the two officers answered him he told them that he saw something in Lucy's shop. After thanking him, Jones and Marie started to search through the shop's drawers for their last piece of evidence. Suddenly, Marie found a glove with blood on it and when she bagged it, Jones scrunched his eyes and he said, "I'm staring to think that this killer wants to be caught. I mean, who leaves a bloody glove at the crime scene?! They're either really stupid or really cunning."

Soon, the Jones and Marie left the shop and the mall and they headed back to the station. Once they got back, Marie collected a blood sample off of the glove and she sent it to Grace so she can find out whose blood was on it. While they were waiting, Marie gathered the files from the people they talked to and she headed back to her desk. While she was walking, Marie couldn't help but think about what Olivia said to her a few hours ago and she started thinking about why she became an officer to begin with.