Beginnings ➣ Monroe [1]

09 | BEEWARE PT. 3

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"Damn." Hank curses walking into the human sized beehive.

"Yeah, well, I guess everyone has hobbies. This woman's just happens to be bees." Isabelle remarks.

"Forensics says this stuff is a preliminary match to the apitoxin in Serena's system." Nick states.

"Which clears our beekeepers and makes Melissa our primary suspect." Isabelle interjects.

"She didn't sell this place or buy a new one. It's like she just picked up and disappeared." Hank pauses. "Now can either of you tell me how in the hell you found this woman and her hive?"

"Well, it's all in the legal files. We read them last night. Everything's connected — Shellow, Coleman, the mill, even Serena." Nick quickly explains.

"You could've called me." Hank says.

"You were on bedrest because you were, as Juliet puts it, their flower. Remember?" Isabelle reminds him.

"Eh, fine. Alright. So connect the dots." Hank challenges.

"Well, messy class action lawsuit about a year ago. Serena represented Ameri-mill in a hostile takeover of Primrose Paper. The employees tried to fight it but they lost." Nick tells him.

"Let me guess — two of those employees were Doug Shellow and John Coleman." Hank comments.

"Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner." Isabelle grins. "And not only that. Melissa was their boss. It was family owned and operated for over a century. So in Melissa's eyes Serena tarnished a family legacy."

"So she's taking revenge on Serena for getting her company shut down." Hank muses.

"Detectives, Sergeant Wu just called from Chapman Square. There's been another flash mob murder." Officer Riaz informs them.

"Another flash mob murder?" Isabelle inquires turning to Nick and Hank. "Looks like Melissa has more bees to fry than just Serena."

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"Another tweet, another flash mob. This time death by Hokey Pokey." Wu begins once they reach the crime scene.

"Hokey Pokey? What is this person — five?" Isabelle questions.

"Witnesses say the victim was doing her morning yoga routine when it started. Eye in the sky caught it all." Wu continues.