To Catch a Thief | Peter Quill

Part 3

Gamora appreciated your added intel on SL's profile but it didn't give you any real information. You may know more about your thief, but it left many unanswered questions. The only thing you had on him was that he was looking towards a brighter and better future. It's almost like once he finds all these necklaces he can move on and forget it ever happened. You suspected SL to be working with someone because there was no way these crimes could be done by one person alone. You didn't find much but Gamora liked the effort and Kraglin did, too.

After working this case for a few weeks, none of you were finding anything new. Everything you accomplished only led to more unanswered questions. Gamora studied over the security camera footage from Vegas and the blueprints from both scenes trying to figure out how SL pulled it off. Kraglin tried to locate the other four necklaces but had little to no success. You continued to try and find answers about SL. You searched the database for previous cases over the past 20 years where the suspect left a note, but nothing even mentioning an SL.

"YN, you're still here. It doesn't matter how long you slave over the information because sometimes you hit a dead end. Besides, it's been weeks since the last thief and we haven't had any luck locating the others," Gamora said, walking over to your desk.

"I know. I just want to be prepared."

"It's Friday night, you should hit the town and meet a cute guy," she winked with a slight smirk. "Kraglin and I are going out with some other agents and you're more than welcome to come along. Besides, it's not healthy to stress over this and stay cooped up in here. Trust me, I know first hand."

You nodded, "I'll think about it. Thanks though."

"Look–" she plopped down in the chair next to your desk "–I know this is your first case, but don't get too caught up in it. It'll only make your head hurt and you'll think your going insane. I was a nervous wreck when I got my first case, I wanted to get everything figured out and solved by the end of the week. I wanted it to be like it is on TV where they solve everything in an hour," she chuckled. "But that's not reality. Would it be more efficient? Yes. Would it make our job easier? Hell yes. But, I want you to know it's okay to mess up or hit a dead end because it gives you the best reason to go out and drink. I don't know about you, but when I drink I get a new perspective on things and sometimes there's a dumbass in the bar who admits to committing the crime."

"Wait, did that happened to you?"

"Yeah, I must have one of those non-cop faces at the time," she suggested, sporting a smirk. "Anyways, don't stay here too much longer or I'll send Luis in here to kick you out." She stood slipping on her jacket.

"I won't," you promised as your eyes widened. "Oh my god, your right!"

"Right about what?"

"Luis." You wandered out of the room with Gamora following beside you. "Luis knows everything going on in the criminal world as well as in law enforcement. He basically knows everyone so he could have some idea who SL is."

"Great idea! Run with it and let us know if you come up with anything." You nodded as Gamora walked out of the building.

You went up to Luis sitting at the front desk reading what looked to be a trashy romance novel. "Luis!"

"Whoa, hey chica. How's the case?" Luis grinned, shutting his book and hiding it out of view. You gave him a knowing smile at his poor attempt at hiding his guilty pleasure.

"It's tricky, but you might be able to help me?"

"How can I assist?" Luis twirled his chair around knocking over his water bottle in the process. He quickly straightens it up and puts his hands together in front of him wearing a carefree smile as if nothing happened.