James Locker: Detectives in A Trap

Chapter 15 Team Briefing at the Coffee Shop

The team gathered at the posh but still friendly and welcoming Mosman cafe. Even though they were alone when they arrived, the group asked for the conference room for their meeting. The entire team was present, and James Locker started the talking

James Locker

- Okay, so this is what we know.

- Miranda DiMaestro, Colombian National and the wife of the businessman Antonio DiMaestro is found dead in their Mosman mansion. From the way she was killed, it looks like we are dealing with a professional killer. It appears she was waiting for someone for a romantic encounter. There are no signs of a break-in, so we assume the killer was let in by Miranda or had the keys and access codes to the building. In the mansion, we found stolen art and the stolen goods department will be called in to assess if there are any other stolen objects in the house. Any suggestions on what would be our first step?

Adam Smith:

- Well, finding her husband Antonio DiMaestro should be our first step. Fortunately, due to the stolen art, we have increased authority and can request to have him arrested on sight.

James Locker:

- Very well that’s your task

John Dean:

- Speaking with the security company would be a priority. After all, it was a security guard who found her after someone set off the alarm.

James Locker:

- I leave that to you, John.

Thomas Anderson

- I will look through her computer and phone to see if there are any clues why anyone would want her dead.

James Locker:

- Great! Well to the rest of you I implore you to knock doors in the neighbourhood to see if anything interesting comes up. I will return to the office and coordinate our efforts. Please update me continuously with your findings. Please meet up at the CSMI building at 3 pm for our daily staff meeting. We should have received a report from the forensics team by then, so we'll take it from there.

The team split up, and James headed straight to his office. He would need to take a nap if he was to make it through the day. James turned down the blinds and locked the door. He was to brief the b***h at 11AM, lead the team-meeting a 3PM and a hold a press conference at 5 PM. " I hope no one calls me before my nap is over," he thought before he closed his eyes and fell asleep to a light sleep full of vivid warm dreams.