Rose Sterling returned to her desk and sat back in her chair, glancing at the relatively thick pile of papers adjacent to her. She sighs and turns to her computer, ‘Better get to work.’ She was part of the investigation bureau in her hometown of thompson, Manitoba and was usually assigned very violent and horrible cases consisting of murder, sexual assault and arson. After 10 years of working there, she had hardened and virtually nothing could phase her. She was typing away and making phone calls until she felt hands on her shoulders. “What is it Christopher?” she said in a monotone voice.

“Hi~how's it going Roe” Christopher Green greeted her in a flamboyant voice, “And I thought you promised to call me Chris.” Rose moved Chris’s hands