The alley behind Latinum Luxury was littered with the rubbish you’d expect to find behind any bar. Although I’m sure Zek Ishka would be rather insulted if I were to say such a thing out loud. Bar? He would day. This is no bar Sir. The little Ferengi was comical in the way he pranced around like a peacock most of the time.
What you would not expect to find in the alley behind any Bar, or casino is a dead Romulan Female. Which is why I was there. Captian Leo had interrupted my lunch to announce I had my first case and to get the hell over there, he’d catch up with me shortly. That was fifteen minutes ago.
I knelt down over the body, the woman appeared in her late 20’s to early 30’s. Wearing civilian clothes, the fashion and fabric speaking volumes. She was clearly a recent refugee. Her forehead and cheeks adorned with a clans pattern, I would have to research that. Cause of death was obvious, a clean deep cut from ear to ear across her throat. The blood pool was a dark and sickly green, with green spatters a foot or two away. Wearing gloves I searched her pockets, turning up nothing. No ID at all. I could see a few hours in front of some facial recognition software going through the recordings of arrivals at the spaceport.
A couple of Romulan guards kept back a few gawkers, but let the approaching Captain Leo through.
He stood over the woman, his tail swishing back and forth. “So Vic, what do you think?”
I stood up, taking a step back, careful not to step in the blood. “Recent arrival. Someone brought her here. Bypassed the front door, came around the alley, then killed her.”
“Based on?”
“Her clothes. To poor to have the credits to get in. To new to have been her long. To naïve to live long.”
The Caitian smiled. “See, I knew you’d be good at this. Do you recognize the clan pattern?”
I shook my head. “Sorry boss. Not yet.”
“hump. Well I can tell you, its not good.”
“Why?”
Leo walked around to her head and leaned over. “If I’m not mistaken, it’s the same clan as T’Ken.”
“Oh shit. Seriously?”
“Seriously. She finds out, and she will, I’m gonna get an ear full.” he slapped me on the back. “First case and already you’re about to make a name for yourself.”
“Nothing like jumping into the deep end of the pool.”
“Well.” he said starting to stroll off. “Suggest you get busy. I figure you have 24 hours to come up with some kind of a lead.”
I watched him as he got in his car and sped away. I had hoped for a bit more help than that. One of the Romulan guards came up. “Can we clear the site now?”
“Yea. Take her to the morgue. I still want a full autopsy done.”
The Romulan nodded. “Shame. Such a shame.”
