Silent as the Grave
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Harrison still looked unhappy. The man was a highly experienced CSI and Warren could see the man’s gut was troubling him, and that troubled Warren.
“You said on the phone that you had some concerns about the body as well?”
Harrison led Warren over to the broken fireplace. “Look at the pool of blood. What do you see?”
The puddle was larger than Warren had initially thought, the body having hid some of it. The blood gleamed, wet and shiny against the stonework.
“This probably happened in the very early hours; his temperature was already down slightly when the surgeon measured it mid-morning.”
“It’s still wet.”
“Exactly. It should be sticky by now.”
Warren thought for a few moments. Now his own gut was uneasy.
He was the senior investigating officer; it was his call.
“Let’s call it an unexplained death for now and treat this as a potential crime scene.”
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