The Blood Source

Chapter 2.

  Deadset

  Agent John Johnson flashed his badge at the two policemen who had arrived at the crime scene before him.

  ‘The suspect is deceased; with no ID or phone, found on the body. And, It also seems that an unidentified person absconded in a vehicle ’, Officer Meijer stated, as Agent Johnson raised an eyebrow in his direction.

  ‘I don’t see Agent Carras about’, Johnson said slowly, as he squinted into the darkness.

  ‘We only found her phone at the scene. Not her.’, Meijer replied.

  There was a silence. The question was: had Agent Carras been kidnapped again by another member of the Sciarra Outfit? Or, had she done a bunk? Either way, she was in big trouble.

  A couple of police vans arrived and began to set up lights and equipment, and to secure the area, so that the crime scene could be examined for evidence.

  A while later Officer Reilly strode over to Agent Johnson who again raised his eyebrow quizzically.

  ‘From the analysis of footprint impressions, we have found that two sets of footprints led away from where the vehicle had been parked: one set of size 11, combat boots, which followed close behind a smaller set of size 8 jogging shoes. These shoe impressions, then, showed evidence of a scuffle, near the deceased, who is wearing the size 11 combat boots. Only the size 8 shoe could be tracked back to where we believe the vehicle was parked.’

  ‘So, officer, it looks like our girl has run out on us?

  ‘Also, we cannot locate the gun used against the deceased.’

  ‘OK Reilly, we’ve got DNA, hair and other samples for forensics, so I reckon we can wrap up. Also, Agent Carras rang Sarg and admitted that she shot the bloke who kidnapped her; the crime scene endorses this scenario.’

  ‘Well, she’s made matters very difficult for herself by absconding from the scene of a murder’. Sargent Tiernan drawled, as he walked up alongside Agent Johnson.

  ‘Do you blame her Sarg? I reckon I’d do the same, if I polished off a member of this particular crime gang’.

  Sargent Tiernan merely nodded. He was well aware that anyone who crossed the Sciarra Outfit, generally, ended up dead.