Beginnings ➣ Monroe [1]

39 | THREE COINS IN A FUCHSBAU PT. 3

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After falling off the bed due to an early morning wake up call from Nick Isabelle met her cousin at a nearby coffee shop, ordering a small meal before finding a table at the back edge of the building.

"So, what'd you find out?" Isabelle asks downing a small sip of her coffee.

"Well, from what I could tell from the books Farley is a Steinadler and the guy we saw at the crime scene is a Schakal. And according to what Monroe could translate the Schakals eat babies which prompted our ancestors cut off their heads and the Steinadlers are most notably heroic and noble and are typically involved in military settings." Nick informs her.

"Meaning what?" Isabelle inquires.

"Well, interestingly enough Monroe compared the two of them being opposite sides of a coin." Nick admits.

"A coin? Like the coins that people are literally dying over?" Isabelle questions and Nick nods. "Okay. This definitely can't be a coincidence."

"I'd say so." Nick agrees.

"Did Monroe say anything else about Steinadlers, Schakals, or the coins?" Isabelle asks.

"No, not really." Nick shakes his head. "But he did tell me that his great uncle Olaf was a newsreel cameraman in Berlin back in the 20s if that interests you in any fashion."

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"Hey, how you feeling?" Nick inquires walking over to Hank with Isabelle trailing right beside him.

"Guilty." Hank sighs as Isabelle hands him a cup of coffee. "I don't what came over me last night. I go to the edge sometimes, but I almost never go over."

"Happens to the best of us. It's what makes us all beautifully human." Isabelle reassure him as they sit at their drinks. "Drink your coffee. It'll take the edge off your stress."

"Right." Hank murmurs, laughing softly as he takes a sip of his drink. "What do we got?"

"We got an ID on the other set of prints from the house." Nick informs him, handing Hank a file as Isabelle pulls up the identification match on her computer and turns her screen so they all could see. "Soledad Marquesa."

"The guy who got away last night." Hank muses.

"Correct." Isabelle confirms. "He comes from the way of Europe where he has quite the criminal record. And, get this, is known for buddying up our two dead friends — Flynn and Hans."