THE SETTLEMENT
0305HRS
[The policemen pick up gloves and the torches and proceed to the
settlement. They sweep through the corridors of the settlement. It
rained earlier so the ground is damp. They reach where they think is the
target. There are a lot of footprints near the entrance and the door is
wide open. It is marked Prefab 13. They look at each other in amusement
before proceeding to the open prefab. They enter and pour their torch
lights upon the interior]
CONSTABLE DIRTH RUOTA
Holy shit!
CONSTABLE SAMMY MENSA
Hell! I thought this was a domestic disturbance.
CONSTABLE DIRTH RUOTA
Crap!
HOOPTE GOBBLEDYGOOK
CONSTABLE SAMMY MENSA
Maybe things escalated quickly.
[moves from body to body, feeling for pulses]
CONSTABLE DIRTH RUOTA
It is gonna be a bloody long night.
SERGEANT BARRY CHARGER
No rest for the wicked. Go grab the tape, Dirth and call in forensics and
the coroner. Sam start the audio.
CONSTABLE SAMMY MENSA
[Clicks on the tape recorder]
We are in the settlement at Old Swington Estate.
[looks at his watch]
It is 3:05 AM and we are at Prefab No. 13
[pauses]
Three victims. Two males, one female with GSWs on their foreheads.
Non-responsive, no pulses, considered dead at the scene. This is
Constable Sammy Mensa speaking. In addition there is Constable Dirth
Ruota and Sergeant-in charge Barry Charger, at the scene. We were
responding to a domestic disturbance call.
[clicks off]
SERGEANT BARRY CHARGER
I don’t understand. The Super didn’t mention anything about gunshots.
What the hell happened here?
CONSTABLE SAMMY MENSA
Beats me Serge
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