Fire and Flames

60(s5e7)

We stood in dr curdles dr morgue.

"I'm hoping we already know the answer dr curdle jr but is this my sisters body?" Betty asks

"Your sisters been missing for a week these remains have been in swedlow swamp for approximately three years. The bog preserved her." He says

I rub my face "do you have a cause of death yet?" I ask

"At first blush, blunt force trauma to the head" he says

"What happens to the body now, to her?" Kev asks
"Without identification she'll be sent to the crematorium for disposal." He says

"Dr curdle will you just wait a beat while we do some digging for her identity" Betty asks

"This is now a murder investigation, hold off of burning her. We will dig like b said and if we can't find her. It will become a cold case" I say sighing

I hated cold cases.

"Of course" he says

"Right I'm going back to swedlow swamp Polly or at least her phone is out there" Alice says

"Get home before it gets dark. Not alone" I say and she nods her head before leaving

Cheryl came back to school and is now teaching the vixens.

I gave the students the last 30 minutes of class to work on their papers.

Betty told me that there were three missing girls which means we can officially open up and investigation.

I sat with my friends at the bar "guys this is Eric Jackson" Archie says "we served together I trust him with my life. Eric these are the guys and lady" Archie says

"Nice to meet you fellas and lady" he says

"I actually I have to I have papers to grade and I have to officially open up a murder investigation and kidnapping with Betty. Hi nice to me you I'm part of the fbi and work as a teacher also a serpent" I say shaking his hand.

I kiss sweets bye before I go and meet up with Betty

"Thank you for coming ms Harper we didn't want to reopen old wounds" Betty says
"But we are working on another missing persons case when my partner here came across your daughters file" I say
"Margaret was a bright girl. But she fell in with the wrong crowd." She says

"Were you and Margaret close?" Betty asks

"Not so much I think she... felt like she could talk to me. Once she....she started going with the truckers" she says and I sit up in my seat

"Ms Harper what do you personally believe happened to your daughter?" I ask

"I have no idea which in a way makes it so much worse." She says

"Yeah I understand" Betty says

"Sheriff Keller did what he could but he was one man and the whole town was falling apart" ms Harper says
"Keller is a great man, he's a great sheriff. But now we're here" I say

"There was a social worker named Toni she was a godsend" ms Harper says

"We are well aware, we three go way back" I say

The next day all my students besides one have turned in their paper.

"Feel free to look over your next reading assignment" I say passing out packets for them to do.