Detective Clark studied crime scene, meticulously. Bloody footprints traced dead body, discovered. "Hello?" he murmured into walkie-talkie. "Sixty-two Crocket Court, suspect's house," dispatcher responded. Faint whispers in empty room made Clark's skin prickle. Retracing prints, he found bedroom. Surrounded by belongings, elegant corpse lay there. Evidence bag caught knife near lifeless fingers. Clark's heart raced, realizing gruesome murder occurred.