Walker and Stevens stood outside the residence, slowly taking in the flurry of activity from the police officers, technicians and forensic specialists. Each police officer they observed operated within a routine. One carried boxes. A large woman carried bags. A slender, balding man carried a flashlight and barked orders to those around him. A rotund woman struggled with a heavy bag as she managed to bring it up the three stairs of the porch. A plainclothes detective stood at the entrance of the door, armed with a clipboard. He manned the crime scene contamination log, in which he noted the name of each person and the time each person entered or left the residence.
John Walker examined the scene before him. A splendid house with an up-and-coming lawyer on the floor, while his beaut
