Hitting A Brick Wall (1)

Days had been exhausting for Secretary Cade. The investigation was going nowhere, and it started from the workers who, allegedly, could not remember the maid suspect's face.

His frustration piled up. It seemed that each lead he could get his hands on slipped through his fingers like sand, giving him an illusion of progress, but he actually had none.

Upon bringing the issue to Nicolaus' attention, he and Rafte began working to decipher this case.

Cade sighed, his shoulders heavy as he walked down the corridor, rifling through the information he had gathered.

His attention was drawn back to what he had first jotted down. It was the details about Beth and a few laborers who seemed suspicious about the sudden collapse of the scaffolding.