American forensics, but the gourmet system

The Major Crimes Unit doesn't have frequent missions; for example, while waiting for the results of the evidence comparison, Russell only has a handful of tasks to complete.

Day 1: Observe the bones and write a report.

The next day, I took photos of the bones and wrote a report.

On the third day, the bones were preserved, and the report was revised.

On the morning of the fourth day, Russell finally submitted the forensic report on the murder of Romo Simmons. Compared to common, fresh corpses, forensic reports on skeletal remains are more rigorous, accurate, and without loopholes.

Many cases that are overturned in court are due to obvious errors or omissions in the investigation process or forensic reports.

If the murderer hires a top-notch legal team at great expense, the case might be overturned.

Of course, this case certainly doesn't have that risk.

The murderer is still frozen in the basement of the forensic center.

However, Russell did his best to be as rigorous as possible within his capabilities.

Rigor is an ingrained habit. Russell believed that if he had been working as a forensic pathologist at Dr. Black's age, he would have corrected the younger pathologists' wording regarding "deceased" versus "victim"...

Russell, holding the forensic report reviewed by Dr. Beckman, knocked on Captain Hansen's office door.

"Ah, you've come, Russell."

Captain Hansen was in much better spirits than a few days ago. He was sitting at his desk, flipping through a thick stack of documents.

Jesse and Diaz were also sitting across the desk.

"The forensic report needs your signature, Captain." Russell handed the printed document to Captain Hansen, then pulled up a chair and sat down next to Jesse. "Where's Marty?"

"He applied for paid leave today," Captain Hansen shrugged. "He said he was taking his daughter to the dentist."

"What a pity, Marty is going to miss the most exciting forensic report." Jesse teased, pointing to the thick stack of reports in Captain Hansen's hand.

"It's not a pity."

Diaz shook his head with a serious expression.

Russell couldn't help but laugh.

"Stop making sarcastic remarks, Jesse," Captain Hansen said with a smile. "We need to revise the case report on Joey's murder based on these documents, and we also need to complete the case report on Romo's murder..."

"Yes, a ton of reports to write..." Jesse seemed a bit resigned. "I'm ready for the storm, boss."

"Of course, before writing the report, we still need to interrogate Carey Rupert at the detention center," Captain Hansen continued. "Although the interrogation request was approved a few days ago, I still feel that we need to have more evidence to get him to talk..."

"Is there anything special about the forensic report?" Russell asked curiously.

"Yes, there are." Captain Hansen nodded, pulling out a few sheets of paper and handing them to Russell. "For example, Mr. Clarkson's personal belongings in his basement were covered in Joey's fingerprints. For example, the chainsaw, the alcohol spray gun, and the hammer identified as the murder weapon were all covered in Joey's fingerprints. For example, Marty and Diaz found the temporary tattoos Joey used to impersonate Romo at his place before he died..."

Russell quickly glanced at the forensic report. From a murder perspective, the evidence currently available was sufficient to prove that Joey had killed his twin brother Romo.

  

only……

"We still don't know Joey's motive..." Russell said regretfully. "Killing his own twin brother and brutally dismembering him... there probably won't be another case like this in the whole of America."

"Then I can write less in my report," Jesse said hopefully. "I can remove the description of the motive..."

"I'm afraid not, Jesse." Captain Hansen shook his head. "After reviewing these documents, I suspect that Carey Rupert knew exactly what Joey's motive was for killing Romo. He'll tell us."

Jesse's face looked like he'd been punched.

"Was he an accomplice?"

Diaz asked, frowning.

"It shouldn't be." Russell looked at the report in his hand and shook his head. "There was no Rupert fingerprint on the murder weapon or the tools used to dismember the body. I don't think the captain meant that..."

"Do you remember the wallet you and Marty found at Joey's place?" Captain Hansen looked at Diaz. "It was black, and it contained two $20 bills and a bunch of change. There was also a picture of Joey tucked inside."

Diaz nodded:

"The photo is a bit washed out."

"Good heavens, what did I just hear? Is that a long, complicated sentence, Diaz?"

Jesse patted Diaz on the shoulder with an exaggerated expression.

Diaz remained unmoved, clearly used to Jesse's teasing.

"The fingerprint comparison results for the wallet are in." Captain Hansen pulled another sheet of paper from the file. "The entire wallet, including the banknotes, coins, and even the photograph, doesn't have Joey's fingerprints. All the fingerprints on it belong to Carey Rupert."

The office fell silent for a moment. Jesse looked shocked, Diaz frowned, and Russell silently processed the news…

"So that photo is... Romo's?"

Russell asked tentatively.

"That's very likely." Captain Hansen nodded. "If we follow this premise, then Rupert's motive for killing Joey is very clear: he was avenging Romo."

"Rupert and Romo are... gay?!"

Jesse asked, shocked.

"I don't know." Captain Hansen straightened the documents in his hand and stood up from his chair. "It seems you're quite inquisitive about this, Jesse. Well then, you'll come with me to the detention center to interrogate Rupert. You'll get the answer from him."

"Oh, damn it..." Jesse covered his face and stood up from his chair. "Rupert is such a big guy, and he's actually a..."

"Show respect, Jesse." Captain Hansen shrugged. "I don't want to hear about you being accused of discriminating against LGBT people... Go get ready."

"I didn't mean to discriminate..." Jesse muttered to Russell as they walked out of the office, "I just want to know, when we were arresting that big guy that night, when Diaz and I were pinning him down...did he...did he have any...strange reactions?"

Russell's lips trembled, and he almost burst out laughing.

"I suggest you ask Rupert directly... 'Hey, Carey, were you aroused when I was on top of you that day?' That's it," Russell said seriously. "I've read in books that provoking someone is a kind of interrogation technique."

“Ah, then I’ve angered more than just Rupert…” Jesse glanced back at Captain Hansen in the office and said, “If I had actually asked that, tomorrow’s New York Times headline would be ‘Major Crimes Inspector Brutally Murders Team Member’…I’d be famous.”

"Without a doubt."

Russell mimicked Diaz's tone.