“I could ask you the same thing,” Shane countered. They stared momentarily before the heard a car pull up outside the gate. The engine dulled and footsteps were heard across the pavement and up to the house. The door opened while Shane and Mark peered out of the bush and toward the house.

“Should we go in?” Mark asked in a soft whisper. Shane was starting to come out of the bush when Mark grabbed her and snapped her back out of view. The figure walked out of the house carrying a bag and got back into the car before driving off.

“Who was that?” Shane asked. Mark shrugged as the two of them stood up out of the bush and watched the car drive away.

“Whoever it was they grabbed something out of the house and ran,” Mark said. He looked at the entrance and started walking toward it. “Maybe they were trying to cover something up,” he contemplated.

Shane grabbed his arm. “Are you nuts, that’s a crime scene. You know how much trouble you’d be in if you were caught in there?” Mark looked down at his camera and slowly regained his senses. The two then turned and started walking out the front gate.

“So what are you doing here?” Shane posed again. Mark looked down at his camera and then raised it up slightly.

“Uh, Ms. Gerry put me on the story,” Mark explained and swung it down by his side. “What about you?”

Shane shrugged. “I’m looking for her,” she said but before she had time to explain a whirl of lights appeared before them.

“Stay where you are,” boomed a voice over the loud speaker. “You are under arrest.”

Officer Bryant sighed as he looked at his watch and sat down. “Ms. McCutheon, would you care to explain why you were skulking around a crime scene at 11:00 at night?” Officer Bryant yawned and flipped open his notebook.

“I was looking for someone,” Shane explained. She leaned back in the chair. She watched Mark get led away and out the station a few moments ago with “damn reporters” uttering out of a few policemen’s lips.

“And who were you looking for, Ms. McCutheon?” Officer Bryant asked disintrested.

“Will. My friend Will,” Shane explained looking around the room. Shane suddenly felt cold and covered her arms with her hands.