MEL'S P.O.V.
"And fast" Jace added
I looked at him. He seemed okay and relaxed but, I still had an uneasy feeling. I couldn't really placed but, it was as if a mother was worried that her child might really be in pain although he pretends to be okay, even to himself, and that may cause him to misery. Regardless of the feeling, I decided to just wait and watch for now
Alex finally checked his phone after ignoring the several dings that went into it although he would have usually put his phone into silence before we start a meeting. Even though, he would have just phone his phone on silence normally but, this time, he took time as his face got serious
"Guys" he called looking up from his phone
"Something new is up" he said
One could feel the serious cold wind that pass along with that statement. Everyone suddenly turned serious and as usual, I subconsciously turned to look at Jace. Maybe because he felt my gaze on him but, he also turned to look at me. He had a normal but serious expression like every one else did and after a while, he retreated his gaze
The first thing Alex did was to got to the crime scene while the victim was still there. He went along with Ken and Sky to get pictures and get more information about it. Olive was constantly checking her phone for updates from Alex, Jade was also checking his phone but, I don't think it was for the same thing Olive was doing while Jace... Well, he was changing his position from that of folding his hands on the table to, resting his head on the head of his seat with his eyes closed to, the thinking position over and over again
"Anything?" I asked Olive
"No. He said that he can't say it by phone and that we will discuss it when they arrive" she replied
I looked at Jace once again
I have a very bad feeling about this particular case; it's going to be very unpleasant
"The victim is a prosecutor" was the first thing Alex said as they entered the conference room
"What? A prosecutor?" Jade asked
"Yeah" Ken replied
"Wow, the murderer is one brave person. Having the guts to kill a prosecutor"
"It's the same person" Sky said
"Well, it hasn't been exactly confirmed but, I guess that without confirming, we can say that it's the same perp" Ken said
"Was it also a knife?" Olive asked
"Yeah and it resembles the ones of the previous victims" Ken replied
"Wow" Jade said
"How was this murder carried out? Was it the same as the last ones?" Jace asked
There was something off about his voice to me though the rest didn't seem to notice it or they just took it as nothing much of a big deal. His voice seemed strained
"Sky" Alex called
"Well, first of all, the victim is a woman. She went home when she finish checking the crime scene of the previous victim"
"Do you mean the same victim we had before this one? Mary Rowan?" I asked her
"Yes, she was assigned to it. Anyway, she got home when she was done around 11:30. They were having electricity issues in that neighborhood so, I guess she didn't really see it as anything when there was no light. The neighbors didn't hear any thing which means that he didn't come in through the window but through the door. Coincidentally or not, she was supposed to take the next day of because of stress but, when she hadn't been taking her calls or replying her messages, her partner decided to check up on her and found her body. She also had stabs on her stomach and neck"
"Do you think he killed her because she was after his case?" Jade asked
"I don't think so" Olive answered
"He might have just decided to step up his game" I added
"How sure are we that she died that day?" Jace asked
"That was what me and the Medical examiner came to but, I will still check it so, I guess we are about 80% sure" Ken answered
"Isn't the body with the Medical examiner?" I asked
"I asked if we could examine it together and he said okay" Ken replied
"Well then, Ken and Olive will go and check it along with him, then we will gather again when they come back. Good?" Alex asked
"Sure"
"See ya" he said and left
"How did it go?" Alex asked Olive when we re-gathered
"Out hypothesis was correct; she died the day we assumed she did. There were defense wounds so, she wasn't killed in her sleep even though it was on her bed. It looked like she somehow felt a presence but, it was already too late, the perp was probably on her bed. Still, she tried to defense herself, which caused the defense wounds on her arms but, there were no other defense wounds anywhere on her body. There were eight stabs in total apart from the ones on her arm; two on her neck and six on her stomach. There was also sleeping pills found in her system" Olive said
"He's a maniac" Sky commented
"That he is" Jace said with a tone of slight, barely noticeable, bitterness
"So, I guess we will also have to check for any time that could help us, right?" I asked
"Definitely" Alex answered
"That's right" Jade said while snapping his fingers
"What is?" Sky asked
"I had a feeling about this case so I checked the web" he slid his phone towards Alex
"And it turned out that something similar to what has been happening happened ten years ago"
Immediately he said that, I felt Jace tense up- I was now sitting beside him. I looked at him and he had a face of unbelief, anger, pain and guilt, his hands were also in fists
"Jace, are you okay?" I cautiously whispered to him so that no one would here but he didn't answer
I could understand that; I would have been surprised if he actually answered me with the way he is right now
"It happened before?" Alex asked
"Yeah but it's expected for people not to recognize it, I went through a lot and days to get it and there were even no names mentioned in it" Jade answered
"What happened?" Sky asked
"Jace, are you okay?" I asked again but, he still didn't answer
I think his actions have something to do with what Jade is saying
"It wasn't really emphasized but, there was also a blackout and window crashing. Someone died but, it wasn't stated. After that incident, one survived and one died but, no one knows who or if the person is still alive. Everything about that person and even the murder completely vanished as if it never happened" he said
Jade, please stop talking, I said in my mind
I don't know what happened but, I sure it's connected to Jace
No way, I suddenly thought to myself
I looked at Jace once again. He was pained and conflicted
"Do you think the survivor might still be alive?" Olive asked
"Probably" Jade replied
"Then maybe we could find the person?" Ken asked
"But how will we find the person when we don't even know if the survivor if a man or a woman?" Sky asked
I don't know why I wanted to but, I put my hand over Jace's fist
"We will just have to try" Alex answered
"Mel, do you have anything to say?" Alex said
"You've been quite. You too, Jace" Jade said
His fist amazingly tighten but, before he could explode, I quickly stood up
"Alex, I'm sorry but, could we get off work now?" I asked him but before he could answer
"Thanks, you're the greatest" I answered for him and literally dragged Jace out of their ignoring our names that were being called. I took him to the office
"Go home" I told him and he answered without even wasting a second but before he completely left, he stopped and turned to me
"Thanks" he said and left
I smiled
I heaved a sign of relief then prepared to also head out