The clear plastic bag contained two items.
One was Scarlett's cracked phone, the screen still webbed with fractures from when Maxwell had hurled it to the ground. The other was a diamond ring, its platinum band and brilliant gem now completely stained with dried blood.
The ring sat sealed in a smaller evidence bag, the crimson stains stark against the white plastic.
Landon's brow furrowed deeply as he stared at it. "Wasn't this in the box Ms. Anderson told me to throw away?" he muttered, confusion evident in his voice. "How did it end up here?"
The staff member shifted uncomfortably under their gaze. "We found it on her right ring finger when we received the body. That's actually why we contacted you immediately." They shrugged helplessly. "As for how it got there, we're just as puzzle
