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"Do you know how important this is?" Jade had plenty to deal with when it comes to her job. Stress is situational. Depending on what sort of case she's involved with it can be the simplest or cause a lot of grief. At times she wonders how much blood she can wade through before it all goes numb. That's what she signed up for. she knew going in things wouldn't always be minor grievances. Lately, though, she's been embroiled in following up on forensics in what appears to be a connected series of murders.
She switched her phone from one ear to the other, moving through her apartment at a steady pace. Occupied with the voice of a colleague, Jade gave it plenty of thought. "I know. I know I should be getting rest but I can't stop thinking of this. DNA can only get me so far and the investigators need those results in the lab before they can even officially call this a serial matter. That's why I brought the data home on my thumb drive." Information is power. Connecting the dots will tell a story and if there's one killer with multiple victims they're dealing with the classic case of a serial killer. No going back from that.
Jade's conversation stalled, her pacing doing the same. Overhearing someone in the hallway, she is sure there's a person nearby. It could be a neighbor heading inside but the knock at her door disproved that idea. "Hey, someone's at my door. Can I call you later?" Lowering the phone at her side she moved curiously over to the door. She reached up to unlock it, revealing the visitor on the other side....