"Luca! Phone call! It's from the department" An officer called. Luca nodded and walked toward them. The receiver was placed beside the phone, and he picked it up, pressing it to his ear.
"Hello?"
"Dad? Listen, she's here. The butcher" Bianca's frantic voice came through," I left Andrea with an aunt and uh... I'm in the station" she said.
"Who did she kill?" he asked knowing this wasn't the time to ask silly questions like whether she was okay or not.
"She killed my tourist group except for a few people. " I... she ..., cut their tongues and... and burnt them and..." she began to stutter as she thought of the image of Edith and Mary with blood dripping out of their mouths, the remainder of their ripped tongues hanging out their mouths.
"How do you know it was her?" he asked.
"Her name is Kore, she was part of the group," she said biting her nail as she watched Chiara escort Destiny to what she assumed was the interrogation room.
"Okay... tell them everything. Okay? And uh come visit me when you can. We need to talk" he said," keep Andrea safe and don't... leave the police station. Even if you do ask for a security detail" he instructed," be safe. Carry the gun if you're on your own."
"Okay... Dad?" she asked," I'm scared."
"No no, listen. You'll be fine. Keep your wits around you" his voice was reassuring but firm, and she knew he wanted her to focus only on what she was supposed to do and not what she felt.
"I have to go" she muttered and placed the phone while he uttered goodbye.
Luca sighed at the beep of the empty call. He looked at the officer who was aware of what was happening.
"Can I meet Matteo early today?" he asked. He was the only one who could visit the boy once a day. The officer nodded, and he was escorted into Matteo's cell. The boy's face lit up as the man walked in.
"You early today!" he said with a soft exclamation. He noticed the somber face and sobered up," something not right"
"Kore is killing people," he said, Matteo looked confused, and tilted his head which was an indication to elaborate," my daughter's tourist group... remember I told you about them? Apparently many are dead"
Luca sat beside the boy who seemed to be in thought for a while," did she tell about how dead?"
"Uh… Not really, but she said something about cutting tongues and burning" he replied," why?"
The boy's face cleared up as if he realized something, he looked straight at Luca," listen very carefully me. She must run. Far"
"Why?" he asked.
"She is coming" was all he said and then refused to say anything else on the topic no matter how much Luca tried to prod him for information.
Realizing that the boy wasn't willing to talk, Luca dropped the topic and instead decided to simply talk about how he was feeling in isolation as he knew it must be hard.
Bianca on the other hand had a lot to say. She told Bianca about the stranger who was at her house and at the garage, She told her about how Kore had been behaving and about the American tourists that had gone missing. On the basis of what she said, the sketches were made.
Chiara placed them all in protective custody and instructed for them to be provided with whatever it was that they needed.
They were taken to cells in an isolated part of the building that had a bed and a table to show.
Chiara walked toward her table and picked up the phone and a few files. Salvatore had been calling her. His last text had instructed her to visit him as soon as she could.
She placed her hands on the table and took a deep breath, trying to streamline her thoughts. Once she had a sequence of things that she was supposed to do, she grabbed the keys off of her table and walked out.
She was in Salvatore's office in a little while, surprised to find three other people there.
"Ah yes, Detective Caruso! This is your team. You had asked for one right? " He said," considering the murders, I'm sure you have too much on your plate to handle alone"
Looking at the two men and woman she heaved a sigh of relief and nodded, he introduced them," This is officer Fynn Constantine , officer Minnie Love and Officer Augustus Fray "
Chiara smiled and introduced herself, "Uh... I do have a lot on my plate, and I'm glad for the assistance" she passed a grateful look to Salvatore who looked almost proud.
Chiara instructed them to meet her at the station, and she had separate assignments for each of them
She had a game plan now...and with the extra hands, she knew she would get Kore.
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"What do you think?" Minnie asked, looking over at Constantine.
"She seems capable" Constantine shrugged," But not in control"
"Agreed... Salvatore did say she had a bad rep among the others. She would have been a high ranking detective till now" She replied with a regretful expression.
"This could be her meal ticket you know. If she plays her cards right she could get a fast pass up the ladder. " Augustus said," we have to take control if she can't, or else this investigation won't move on, and we wouldn't be able to find that murderous skank."
"Well then make sure we do our job well and keep an eye on Caruso. What was her first name again? Chiara? I hope she does stuff right" Constantine replied.
Minnie nodded absentmindedly," Hey I read in a case that Kore once impersonated a police officer. Think we could have a mole?" she asked looking around.
"Always a possibility" The men agreed.
"You know... They're not listening to her right now either" Constantine rolled his eyes as he saw how much Chiara struggled to get the attention of a few officers who ultimately seemed annoyed at being asked to do anything.
"Better do something about it" Minnie straightened up and walked ahead, snapping at the officers as she instructed them to do what they were told to.