Week 2 - April 13th

[cartesio]

Week 2: Investigation

The Sergeant's deadline is tonight. An offer to get in contact with people you know, yet also a threat. Given how fed up he was, it's unlikely he's joking about the kind of cruelty he's willing to go through for the sake of getting what he wants.

That's why it may not be so surprising that, early in Friday morning, there's this air of tension, despite the bright sun in the sky. It doesn't help that a firetruck and a couple patrolcars race through the streets, passing in front of the motel and going west. The reason why is clear after a single glance:

There's a thick column of black smoke emanating from somewhere inside the Junkyard.

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[icariot]

[Duly noted! Hawks will collect the cans and then search around the trunk some more, unless there's a noticeable reason he shouldn't touch?

[cartesio]

[ He might want to be a little careful! Because around the pile, there's a very thick, very visible circle of motor oil. That's probably important. ]

[icariot]

[He may have gloves on, but he'll hold off on touching that right now. Is there anything ready to set the oil aflame Hawks has to worry about setting off? Or something else equally suspicious?]

[cartesio]

[ Nothing that looks like it's going to light it, but the state of the circle probably counts as suspicious--besides a very small smudge, it is completely unbroken. ]

[icariot]

[Does the smudge look like it's from a hand or an item?

[cartesio]

[ Too hard to tell. Something brushed against it, but there's not enough of a mark to identify what. ]

[icariot]

[Is there anything else in this area, or should Hawks turn his attention lower towards the ground?]

[cartesio]

[ It seems you've looked over everything on top of the pile. ]

[icariot]

[On to lower down, then! Is there anything around the pile he could see?]

[cartesio]

[ Absolutely! What's most noticeable is a pool of drying blood, near the bottom of the pile. ]

[icariot]

[Is it isolated? Or does it lead towards the car (and Moloch)?]

[cartesio]

[ It looks isolated. If you take more of a look, you'll also notice a dark liquid not too far from the puddle--smells like motor oil. ]

[icariot]

[So either moloch was stabbed and moved into the car, or the killer could be injured.

Does the motor oil puddle lead anywhere?]

[cartesio]

[ It does not. There is something leading toward the car, though!

A smudge of blood. Looks to be a partial footprint. ]

[icariot]

[Can he tell an estimated size from the partial?]

[cartesio]

[ Unfortunately, no. There's no way to tell any identifying information. ]