Heading Out

Candace made reservations for a bed and breakfast this weekend. I'm looking forward to it, like any other chance to get away from this place. The cottage we're staying in is about 90 minutes south of the city, seated at the base of the mountains. I've never been to the area so there's a bit of excitement in it for me. She showed some pictures and it looks amazing. A landscape preserved from the destruction of the cattle and their mindless ways. No cell towers, no mass communication, just a communion with nature. While waiting for Candace to leave work I tuned into the news briefly. It seems the good detective's domestic woes have taken a turn for the worse. They have discovered incriminating physical evidence against his wife. She is going to be tried for first degree murder. A mugshot was flashed across the screen. Her natural beauty seemed a stark contrast to the orange jumpsuit and drab background. An unobservant viewer may have been extremely reluctant to think her guilty. I, on the other hand, immediately recognized the cold viciousness in her eyes. Even in a picture that hollowness in the eyes can be seen. A childish glee welled inside me at this revelation. It's possible that his wife has tortured Detective Black more than I ever could.

Morning Headlines

After a weekend of solitude and quiet reflection, I woke this morning to discover a very interesting article in the news. It would appear the good detective is having a bit of trouble at home:

"Detective John Black returned home after his shift late last night to discover a disturbance in his own home. Upon entering his residence he found his wife, former print model Christian LeJeune, covered in blood. Rushing into the nursery, he made the grim discovery that their infant daughter had been brutally stabbed to death. Detective Black, 32, has been heading up the police task force investigating the Murphy Center explosion last month. There has been unsubstantiated speculation that the tragic attack was a result of the arrest of Zameer Hatem. Hatem, a U.S. born Muslim with ties to a violent Jihadist group, is the primary suspect in the bombing that claimed 77 lives and injured hundreds more. Anonymous sources have stated Detective Black is to be immediately removed from the task force and placed on leave pending investigation into this grisly crime."