Morix: Web of Mistrust

Turnabout Abduction, Part 3

September 13

Blackgate High School

10:00 AM

Victoria von Graye

When the next morning came, I woke up early and decided to make my way over to the school. I had agreed with Sky and Lily the day before that we would meet at the scene of the crime so that we would be able to investigate more. After all, we had quite a bit to get done when it came to talking to witnesses. I was hoping that we would be able to start off the investigation by hearing more about the victim. We were still in the dark about who he truly was, and I was looking forward to potentially getting a name.

As I walked into the building, I frowned to myself and took in a small breath. I looked over to the right of the entrance and saw that Sky and Lily were already inside. They were standing alone, but someone was approaching them. I recognized the person in question as Detective Umber, and I gave her a brief wave before fully joining up with other two. 

"Hey, Victoria!" Lily chirped before flashing a grin in my direction. Sky simply nodded to me, and I responded with a wave before glancing over to Detective Umber. 

Sure enough, she walked up to us soon afterwards, and she had a gentle smile on her face. "It's nice to see you," Detective Umber greeted, but I got the sneaking suspicion that there was something more pulling at her gaze than usual. In fact, when I looked closely, I could see that she seemed guilty about something. I didn't know what it could have been, but I had the sneaking suspicion that I'd hear the truth about it one of these days. 

"Are you on this case alongside Detective Hayes?" I questioned, using his title rather than just his first name for the sake of maintaining formality. 

Detective Umber nodded. "Yeah. We're still looking around the building, but the investigation has made a little bit more progress," she said. "Detective Hayes is over at the detention center for the time being, and he's talking to the defendant. As for the investigation taking place here... We still don't have a name for the victim, but I can say that we've figured out one other thing about the crime scene."

"What is it?" Sky inquired, tilting his head to the side. I could tell that he was nervous about what she was going to say, but I couldn't exactly blame him. This could have been a key fact to the case, and I was rather anxious to hear it as well. 

"We found another source of blood at the crime scene," Detective Umber explained. "We aren't sure whose blood it could be, but there's a small splatter of it a small distance from the body. We have no way of identifying the source of the injury, to say the least, but... It's something for us to keep in mind."

"A small splatter makes it sound like a very small amount," I commented, tilting my head to the side. "That means that the person who bled in the area must have had a pretty tiny injury for it to be such a small quantity of blood."

Detective Umber nodded her confirmation. "We don't know whose blood it is, but we're sure that it came from a pretty minor injury. I'm hoping that we'll figure it all out soon enough, but until then, you'll just have to look out for anyone who could potentially have gotten hurt at the scene of the crime," she told us. 

A distant cry of her name rang through the area, and Detective Umber let out a sigh. "Alright... It seems like I have to go back and see what's going on at the scene of the crime, so I think I'm going to head out now. I'll see you soon," she said. She gave us one final wave before turning on her heel and dashing around the nearby corner. 

As Detective Umber left us behind, I looked over to the other two in my group. "Well, I guess it's time for us to spend time talking to the witnesses," I told them. "We should start with Yuri, Anton, and James. I'm sure that they're going to have the information that we need... At the very least, they'll be able to tell us a little bit, and I'm willing to accept that at this point."