CSI: Red Wing
I grew up on Dragnet. I know how crimes of this nature
are solved.
First you interview all the neighbors, learn what
they may have seen or heard. Talk fast, so they
answer fast. When they begin to wander off topic (as
citizens will do), bring them right back on topic.
Rattle their cage a bit and leave a business card in
case they think of anything later.
Then look for motive. Investigate the victim and see
if there are any gambling or large debts owed. Find
out if there is a 'dame' involved. Follow-up on any
motel matchbook covers or cocktail napkins you might
find.
This case quickly boiled down to one of two theories:
an expert sharpshooter with a middle-European accent
was poised on the roof of The Sheldon Theatre and, in
a case of mistaken identity, attempted an
assassination under the cloak of darkness.
Or...
Two punks in a p-o-s car fired a wrist rocket at my
window and several of my neighbor's windows.
Thanks.