ππ
Jason was waiting for Sky in the flat she had moved out of. He was reading through the notes about Darcyβs case when the door opened and she came in.
βHey,β He said, βOk, whatβs wrong?β
βIβm in a bad mood,β She said, βHave you found anything?β
Jason shook his head, βNot yet. Hugo said the girls arenβt talking and he canβt find anything in the flat,β
βThen letβs have a look,β Sky said, βI need to pick some clothes up for Darcy anyway,β
βHow is she?β Jason asked following Sky down the flight of stairs, βIs she talking about it yet?β
βNo,β Sky sighed, βSheβs scared and I donβt blame her. But her memory is a little bit foggy and canβt really describe what he looked like,β
βI donβt think Hugo is trying hard enough,β
βI donβt either, but this is his case and I need to find this bastard before he does,β Sky said opening Darcyβs front door, βSomeone has been in here,β
βWhat makes you say that?β
βThe police tape has gone,β Sky said and Jason closed the door behind him, βIt doesnβt look like anything has been touched. I mean, I know Blake has been through here in search of something but he hasnβt found anything and even if he did, he wouldnβt tell me,β
Jason folded his arms and looked around, βThere was no forced entry which means it was an old client or a new one. The chairs are on the side and there is a splatter of blood on the sofa,β
Sky knelt down to see the splatter of blood, βYouβre good. Iβm only guessing, but they attacked hit her with what I donβt know, and then dragged her into the bedroom,β
βHow can you tell it was dragged?β
βThe pattern on the carpet,β She said, βIf you look here, you can see that her heels caught the carpet. Plus, there are splatters of blood leading up to the bedroom,β
βThe door looks like it was kicked open,β Jason said, moving the bedroom door slightly, βI can see a footprint,β
βHas forensics said anything yet?β
Jason shook his head, βThis isnβt my case but I can try to find out,β
βThis is a big-foot,β Sky said, frowning at the footprint, βI canβt say what size it is from looking at it, but I might be able to find out what shoe and size with a picture,β
βThe room is a mess,β Jason sighed, βI canβt imagine how Darcy must have felt through her attack,β
Sky didnβt say anything because she knew exactly how she felt. She walked over to the bed and stared down at the blood smudges on the bed.
βAny semen on the bed?β
βAgain, I donβt know,β Jason said, βI might be able to check his findings by asking him about his case but I donβt know if I can get anything out of him,β
Sky nodded and spotted something poking out from under the mattress. She frowned slightly and pulled a glove from her back pocket and pulled it out.
βWhat is that?β Jason asked.
βI have no idea,β She said, βIt looks like it is part of a shirt,β
βCould it be Darcyβs?β
βProbably not,β Sky said, βSheβs a prostitute and the only clothes she has that isnβt hooker like, is white,β
βIs this the only lead we have?β Jason asked, βPart of a blue shirt?β
Sky sighed, βYeah but this is the best thing we have. I can ask Harley to get her friends to see if there are any traces of skin on it,β
βWill she help?β
βYeah,β Sky nodded and wrapped the shirt up in the glove and stuck it in her pocket, βFind anything else?β
βThe person tried to wash the blood off in the bathroom,β Jason said, βThere is a bloody towel in the bin,β
βThen why hasnβt the police picked that up?β Sky muttered, βWho did Hugo send?β
βRookies by the looks of it,β Jason said, βWhat now?β
βI drop some clean clothes off for Darcy and I go pay a visit to Hugo,β
βIs that a good idea?β Jason said, βArenβt you being watched?β
βNot this time,β Sky smirked, βThey have a meeting with another gang,β
βWhich wonβt happen because the cops are waiting for them,β
βYup!β Sky said, βAnd, they all have guns on them because it is an illegal gun trade. But to be honest, they probably wonβt get arrested,β
βWhat makes you say that?β
βThey have some of the police force on their payroll,β Sky said putting some clothes in a bag and she turned to face Jason, βLeave at different times. Take the bag to Darcy,β
βWhat are you going to do?β
βI need to grab something from my flat and I want to speak with someone,β
βAnd who is that?β
βThe crackhead who lives in the ground floor,β Sky said, βHe might be high all the time but he is also really nosy. He might have an idea on who her attacker was,β
βBe careful,β
βI always am,β She smiled at him and waited for him to leave before, heading down to the guys flat.
She knocked loudly a few times and eventually the man opened the door.
βWhat do you want?β He asked, coughing out smoke.
Sky fanned the smoke away from her face, βDid you hear about Darcy?β
βYeah,β He said, βI heard,β
βDid you happen to see who it was?β
βWhat do you mean?β
βDid you see who she went up with?β Sky asked, βItβs really important,β
βWhy?β
βBecause I want to make sure that no other girls get attacked,β
βWhy?β
βPlease donβt play games with me,β
βWhy?β He smirked, βYouβre just like her. Why would you care if it happens to another girl? It isnβt going to stop those hookers from being raped or beaten,β
The man sniffed loudly and spat on the floor next to her, βWhat do I get out of it?β
Sky looked around and turned back to face him. She grabbed hold of his shirt and shoved him inside, before slamming him on the floor, pulling her gun out and pressing it to his forehead. His eyes shot open and he lifted his hands up. She reached across to the front door and pushed it, letting it close slowly.
βYou get to live,β She said quietly, βTell me what you saw and I wonβt shoot,β