I opened my notebook.

Picking up the pen that sat at the edge of my desk, I jotted down the day's date.

I stared at it for a moment, wondering how long it would take me to close this case. Some cases took months, years even . . . but it rarely took me that long. Typically, I'd close a case within a span of a month, maybe two. That was because I was a hard worker. I had a tunnel-vision-like mindset whenever I took on a homicide, a determination to catch the criminal and put them behind bars, no matter the cost.

This case would be no different. I would catch the killer, regardless of the gender, the race, the religion . . . I would never let a bias get in the way of my work.

All that mattered was this:

There was a criminal out there, thinking they were going to get away with murder.

I had other plans.

We would be like a cat and a mouse, me being the former, for many hours, for many weeks . . . but in the end, I would catch them, I had to. The criminal would try very hard to escape, to play games with me, to stay out of my grasp.

I welcomed the challenge.

And as I stood, straightened my coat, and headed for the door, I muttered only a few words:

"Let the games begin."

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Author guidance for This exercise

Closed Collaboration. :)

Step 1) Every suspect will write one chapter, that will reveal their relationship to Carrol, but they will not mention me. Also, none can say that they are the murderer (that will be decided later on). In the same way, don't directly say that you are not the murderer. (of course you can tell other characters that)

Step 2) After every suspect has written a chapter, I will review all of the suspects and decide which one would make for the best killer. I will then send a message to every author, telling them if they are the killer or not. Only one author will receive the message saying, "You did it."

Step 3) Everyone writes in whatever order we want, but please don't post every other chapter. It'll get tedious.

Step 4) We continue the story until the murderer has been discovered and captured. Then everyone will write a final chapter, and we'll dub this completed.

Notes:
If you are the killer, do not tell ANYONE. Everyone will be left wondering who did it, all except for me and the killer themself.

In the same way, don't EVER establish that you are or are not the killer. Not in your chapters, not anywhere. Until, of course, the final moment where it is revealed.

Okay. Let's do this.

Biographies (in order of reception):

James Whithers
Author: Babyrhinos
Physical Description: Brown hair that is turning gray, brown eyes, average height, average weight, built but not ripped.
Personality: Confident, observant, smart.
Mini-Biography: James was born on the Central Coast. No sob-stories in his early life, or really in his later life. His life went well, for the most part. From childhood he was always interested in crime. And because he didn't want to become a criminal, he became a detective so that he could catch criminals and put them behind bars. His parents died in a car accident when he turned thirty. He is now 47, and has never married. His job is wearing him out, and he has to keep reminding himself that he's not quite old enough to retire.

Jason Bradley
Author: Seraphim'sZephyr
Physical Description: Brown hair, brown eyes and he exercises often. Therefore, he's strong and muscular.
Personality: A social animal, others would call him cool. He has a lot of friends and he always does things for their enjoyment. He has no qualms with doing bad things if no one finds out.
Mini-Biography: Has rich parents and always grew up with the biggest and the best.

Thomas Hirsch
Author: zxvasdf
Physical Description: Over six feet, thin and lanky. Sandy blonde with green eyes.
Personality: Comfortable with his peers who are also deaf and share the same language, but is shy in general.
Mini-Biography: Has lived in a residential dorm with other deaf people at his school for most of his life. He is not close with his parents. Upon graduating, he has become a kind of lone wolf.

Vincent Quinn
Author: marcuslee
Physical Description: 5'7", which makes him shorter than the average height. But, he works out to compensate.
Personality: He's got a temper and thinks too much of himself.
Relationship to victim: He's known Carrol since they were young. Went to the same schools growing up. He's always liked her despite how she takes advantage of him sometimes.

Joshua Tanner
Author: iamkathybrown13
Physical Description: Thin, short, pale, with red hair and freckles
Personality: Keeps to himself, rarely talks, but likes to draw and read
Mini-Biography: After bouncing from foster home to foster home he was adopted, but the experience left an emotional scar.

Marilynn Ann
Author:Stephhoney
Physical Description: Light brown hair, light tan skin, brown eyes, long eyelashes, slim.
Personality: Comes off as friendly to everyone, kind of shy at first then is outgoing, is prone to being negative and jealous of others she considers better than her
Mini bio: Lived in poverty and had to work her butt off to get to the christian school. Has had much abuse and neglect in her child hood.

Joseph Hale
Author: Ty694
Physical Description: Tall and stocky, has a ton of muscle. Dark Brown eyes and black hair. Tanned skin.
Personality: Joseph is cynical and has an extremely quick temper. He has been a very violent person from an early age, and usually settles his disputes through violence.
Relationship to Victim: He was her boyfriend for a little while, before they got into a fight over his ways of solving things and he hit her. He's regretted it every second since.
Mini-Bio: Joseph has used violence to fix his problems since he was young. He's been arrested for assault several times, and he's been trying to turn his life around recently. However, he has not been very successful yet.

Tamara Young
Author: Trish
Physical description: Straight dirty blonde hair that reaches down till her shoulder, a light olive-toned complexion accompanied by sapphire blue eyes. Short but slim.
Personality: Outgoing but rude. Can be quite stubborn and selfish with the 'I won't be happy till I get what I want' attitude. Though she says/does things before she thinks, she does regret it later.
Mini-Biography: The only (biological) daughter of the rich and wealthy Young family, Tamara tends to think herself superior to those around her because of her family line. She lives a luxurious life but is not happy with how it is going. Carrol Young was her sister as she was adopted by her parents and taken into the family. She isn't close with her sister because of a drift Carrol created between Tamara and her parents.

Lucy Weir
Description: Lucy has pitch black short hair, brown eyes and a well-built, tanned body
Personality: Very in-secure and self-conscience due to the regular bullying she endures. Because of this she has a very tough-love attitude - though Carrol managed to break through this shell -. Once things went downhill with Corrol she grew withdraw and bitter, occasionally shoving random unsuspecting people in the corridors. And glaring openly at those who she hated.
Mini Bio: Lucy developed strong feelings for Carrol, the only person who seemed to understand and accept her and her sexuality. But she didn't return Lucy's feelings and their friendship was ruined.

updated Oct 25 '11 by babyrhinos