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DI Zael appears in his early thirties, and whatever vigor got him promoted to his current rank seehtly disheveled as if he hadn’t expected to need to get dressed for work on a Sunday

Storency of Otherkind Investigations was the worry of this possibly being another Wolf-Claw Killer victiency’s jurisdiction and the case had been assigned to Storm’s team

Storlance but neither of them responds to DI Zael’s comment Leo is Storent and a olf to boot If he says the hand smells a couple of days old, Storm believes him

The cut on the wrist looks too clean, certainly coery of the Wolf-Claw Killer’s other attacks But then again, to strike a blow capable of taking a hand off like that would require a lot of strength The kind of strength a olf has even in human form

“Werewolf?” Storm asks Leo

Leo shakes his head “Cleaning crew’s chemicals have washed any scent markers away”

DI Zael huffs grumpily “Where the hell is the rest of her is what I want to know,” he says “You don’t just walk off leaving your hand behind We’ve called the nearest hospitals but they haven't had anyone turn up handless The girl must be dead somewhere”

“This hand was found two hours ago, shortly after 6:30 pht?” says Storm

DI Zael nods

“And the cleaning vehicle caestures at the truck which is parked in thehim

DI Zael glances at the truck and shrugs his shoulder “Sure, I guess”

Stor out loud “So the truck ca brushes so the way”

Storlances behind him Some distance down the alleyway is the back entrance of a pub called The Half Moon that is popular with city types “Let’s assuht, at the end of a working week She walked in this direction before being attacked” Storirl’s route Leo and DI Zael follow him

At the end of the street Stor off the alleyway and crilances around To his left the alley turns off to a private car parking area belonging to a neighboring office building It is guarded by a closed gate Stors open easily

The ground here is tar crew have not touched this area Against the black ground Storlances up at the wall of the office building He spots a security ca bay entrance