The Unsolved k********g

Chapter 4

Lucas and Astrid enter the over sized house side by side with the butler shortly behind them, his g*n trained at their backs. Astrid glances around the large entry way marble tile lines the floor covered in a large red carpet leading up to the ivory colored stairs. "Whoa" she hears beside her. Lucas is standing in complete awe taking everything in with his mouth hanging open. "You're going to catch flies in there if you leave it open much longer" she says with a half smile. He promptly closes his mouth and glances over his shoulder. Then he does a double take. "Hey he's gone" Astrid turns around and sees that sure enough the butler with the g*n is gone. "Where do you think he went?" She half ask Lucas. He shrugs "Maybe this place is booby trapped and he just wants us to kill ourselves." Astrid clicks her tongue. "Lucas dont be ridiculous why would he booby trap his own house?" He shrugs again and she rolls her eyes. Footsteps suddenly echo around them bouncingoff the walls. Unsure of where the sound is coming from they turn looking all around them before they find who the steps belong to. A tall skinny man with thinning black hair and red rimmed reading glasses approaches with the butler short behind him. Astrid immediately recognizes the man as Mr.Crow his permanent frown the main giveaway.

"You come onto my property through a gate a locked gate mind you and then you demand to see me? Who exactly do you think you are young lady?" Mr.Crow says his raspy slightly angry voice fills the room around them. As he gets closer Astrid fights the urge to cower behind Lucas. She grasp the file out in front of her as if it was a shield.