The man turned off his TV, annoyed. He had just seen the news. Detective Motun was back on the case just when he was about to celebrate. That detective had a way of spoiling plans, she had a way of being ahead of him all the time. She looked like she had a twisted mind and understood too much about things like this that it gave even him the creeps, which was funny because usually, he was the one who did the creeping.

He never had friends. And he never cared. He had tried a couple times to keep a handful but friends came with burdens and he wasn't the...