Undercover Assassins

Snakes released

***malcolm**

I woke this morning feeling my usual self after having a horrible nightmare about my choldhood of which am not surprised. I had my morning routine which was basically doing some exercise like press up, sit up, push ups and a lot more..I took my drugs and read my daily cards given to me by my therapist which read " I am thankful for my past and its many lessons" I read it three times and dumped the card.

Just when I was imagining my day without a homicide case to solve Dave called.

" Hey M how you doing? Hope you slept well.."

" Dave I'm doing good and yes one would assume I slept well. i'm assuming you have something that's why you called right?"

" actually yes we need your help and she put me in charge so you and your team may not hear from her for a while. Four bodies were found in Brooklyn Heights and it's a nasty sight"

" Quadruple Homicide??"

" Yeah and we need your brains to profile the murderer I'll text you the address of the crime scene meet us there in 30"

Then the line went dead. I dressed up with a smile on my face and went to work feeling much more happy and satisfied.

I got to the crime scene and my sister Diana was already on the microphone with cameras rolling while she reported the news..

" Thank you Rob. We're coming to you from Brooklyn Heights. We havent gotten official word, but sources tell us that the four victims were all members of the same family......"

" Oh my God Dave you have got to be kidding me.. We're teaming up again?" Mia asked with raised brows as ran her fingers through her hair..

*******CRIME SCENE*******

All four victims were tied to chairs in their dining room, With breakfast already served on the table. The older man which is assumed to be the father of the family has his mouth sewn shut and sits at the head of the Table. Four separate dishes four separate cuisines each having their own condiments. Teared stained faces with their mouths all covered up with a cloak except the father.

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" Isabelle made it clear that you guys work together..I'm only following orders. Besides Malcolm Is the best profile we got" Dave answered the questioning looks on their faces.

" Well we dont have time to waste so let's solve this case before another body drops. So what happened here ?" I asked no one in particular.

" The Boutsakis' were a shipping family. Cronos was the father; and founded the company with his wife Cara back in Greece. The children, Jenny and Lenny, grew up here and ran the family business..." JD explained.

"Neighbors didnt hear anything unusual. No signs of forced entry. Staff made the meal, left at 7:30. When they returned this morning, they found this." Mia finished.

" Why was Cronos the only one with his mouth sewn shut? What was the killer trying to say? Or... Stop Cronos from saying?" I asked these questions out loud as I tried to get a closer look at the Cronos' mouth.

" Stop! You're too close" Clarice stopped me before I touched the victim.

" Oh! Uh, Special Agent Malcolm. Uh, Its me Clarice. You're, um... too close." Clarice stammered again as she arranged her over sized glasses.

" Ooh I'm sorry Dr. Clarice or is it Ms Clarice??"

" Yeah Yeah Miss.. Miss.. Miss is fine" She smiled back at me.

" I take it they were poisened?" I asked her.

" I take it You are Right...So , there's no evidence of external trauma. Uh, the cyanotic discoloration of the lips indicates that they injested poison.Uh, but I wont know Specifics until i do my tox screen..."Clarice explained further.

"What are you seeing Mal" Dave asked me.

"This wasn't a dinner. It was an obligation.." I said as saw the table setting.

" How do you know?" JD asked

"Four separate meals.. Four separate Cuisines. They even have their own condiments and serving dishes.This family didnt share anything. Someone demanded they attend. I'm betting on Cronos the father. And since there was no forced entry, we can assume they knew the killer and let him in. What's this discoloration?" I asked clarice as I pointed the Cronos' Chin.

"Vitiligo. So the disease causes the skin to lose pigment. There's also fresh bruising on either side of the face. He's also been crying." Clarice confirmed my suspicion.

" Crying... Bruising... The killer held his head so he couldn't look away. Cronos was forced to watch. That's why they were tied up. This wasn't only murder, it was torture. Targeting the father, Cronos. He had a front row seat at his family's execution."

" The killer must have poisened Cronos after his family died." Mia added.

" There's also a post morten incision at his epigastric area" Clarice said

" Why would he do that??" I asked feeling very curious.

" Give me sec, I'll take a look." Clarice informed me.

" So we're dealing with a highly organized killer, enacting methodical plan with Cronos as the main target."

Clarice cut open the mouth after she broke the iron stitches and life snakes came out of the mouth of the Cronos.

JD panicked " Where the hell did they come from??"

" They.. w...are Inside the victim" Clarice stuttered with wide eyes as more snakes came out.

" They killer inserted them through the abdomen" I said as I stared at the snakes that were almost surrounding us.

" Hey seal the perimeters and out a rush on ESU." Dave ordered the other officers.

" Clarice, I need you to move away from the body" Mia told Clarice who looked like she was stuck.

" I...I....C...can't. The.... There's O..one O..on m..me."

Two black snakes curled urself up on Clarice's leg as she stood still praying for the snake to move but it just kept crawling up and moving so slowly. We didnt even know what to do.

******So sorry guys for updating late I'll keep updating you guys every week.. Hope you enjoyed this Episode"