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inventory of her belongings. Her phone was still in her bag. Girls don’t just leave their phones if they are going somewhere, especially with a strange guy.”
         He took the list, put on his reading glasses, and looked it up and down.
         “There was also blood near her purse.” She handed him the photos.
         “Hmm, you have a point. You have anything else?”
         “No sir. Just these things.”
         “Ok. See what you can follow up with. Talk to her family, friends; see if she had problems with anyone. If this was random, it will be hard unless we find a body somewhere. Take Ben with you. He’s worked these cases before.”
         Instantly, she felt sick to her stomach.
         “Ben? Why would I take him?”
         “This is your first case. He’s had experience with this kind of thing.”
         “But he’s a fucking asshole,” she said.
         He took off his glasses and leaned forward.
         “Yes, I know. But he knows his stuff. I’ll talk to him, and make sure he doesn’t give you any shit. Just remember the point here is to find this girl.”
         She grabbed the papers and photos back and headed out to her desk. About ten minutes later, Ben came up behind her.
         “So how’s it going partner?” He asked.
         “I’m not your partner. You’re helping me on this one case,” she said.
         “Same thing. So looks like we’ll be working pretty closely together. We should discuss the case over dinner tonight.”
         “Seriously, you need to cut that shit out. I’m not kidding. I have no interest in you, at all. No t even a little. In fact, I cannot even begin to explain the depths in which I don’t desire you, like I would rather drink my own piss than have any physical contact with you whatsoever.” She said.
         “Damn, you’re harsh. So when do we get started?”
         “Tomorrow. It’s been a long day. I’m gonna go home and look this stuff over.”
         “Whatever,” he said and walked off. She grabbed her things and headed to her car. She felt exhausted. On the drive home, the weight of the case began sinking in to her. A woman’s life could be on the line, depending on her. She pulled into the parking lot and turned the car off. She walked up the stairs to her apartment, but the door swung open before she could put the key in. Her girlfriend Sarah was standing in the doorway.
         “Hey babe!” Sarah said.
         “Hey!” Julie leaned in and kissed her. “I thought you had to work today.”
         “No, it was slow, so they sent me home.” Sarah worked a local bar and grill, so sometimes her hours varied. No one at the police department knew about their relationship. Despite more and more acceptance toward gays and lesbians, Julie still didn’t feel comfortable about revealing that part of her life, especially with assholes like Ben around.
         Julie walked into the apartment and put her bag down. She sat on the couch, kicked off her shoes and put her feet up on the ottoman. Sarah had the TV on already; some kind of cooking show was playing. Julie never cared for those shows, they only made her hungry. Before she could even see what they were cooking, she fell fast asleep.
     
     

Chapter 6
     
         Julie woke up a few hours later to the sound of her cell phone going off. It was her text message notification. She looked and it was from dispatch. A body had been found. She wasn’t technically a homicide detective, so she wasn’t sure why they’d call her in. She had a funny feeling about it. It was already late ; she had slept for several hours. Looking in the bedroom, Sarah was already asleep. So Julie slipped her shoes on and headed to the call.
         It was on the north side of the city at one of the underpasses. She parked behind one of the squad cars and walked through the crime scene tape. A uniformed officer came up to her as she