I'm on my way to Emma's building with anger rising in my chest. I'm pissed to find out that someone's been covering up the nature of this crime, and they've been taking us for a ride. I guess it's true in the case of premeditated murder. It's not like the killer's going to leave his prints all over and a paper trail leading directly to him. This, again, is how we know it wasn't Cain. He's too sloppy to have done something like this. No, the guy we need to catch is much more patient and thorough, and he obviously has some power to get things done. I'm gonna track him though. I'm like a bloodhound just following the scent and I'm not going to give up until I achieve justice.

I arrive at her building and it gives me an eerie feeling. I hate knowing that such an innocent person lost her life here. It's just depressing, but that's part of my job, to sort through all the darkness and bring what really happened to light. I man up and get ready for a fight. There's no way the security guy is just going to hand off the evidence I need. The killer's been here first, influencing people, and now it's my turn to take back the reins.

I stride right in like I own the place. I walk over to the guard.

"Hi, I'm Marcus, and I'm looking for something that I know you have."

"Hey, you're that lawyer guy; I saw you on TV."

"Yeah well, what can I say? I look great on camera. Listen, I'm here for more than that. Specifically, I'm here to uncover what's been hidden."

"Oh well, I don't anything about that. Like I told the other guy, she had a boyfriend, but I don't know his name."

"What I do know, sir, is that you have that unaltered footage. And that is what I'm here to obtain."

"I don't know anything about it."

"Alright, are we gonna do this the easy way or the hard way? Because I could have the cops in here in an instant to take you in for obstructing evidence. You do know that's what you've done, right?"

A look of terror crosses his face. He probably thought this was some kind of game, but messing with the law is never a game, especially when I'm behind it.

"Hand over the tape, or I'll get a warrant."

"I don't have it." He's stuttering now. At least I've placed some fear within him. Who does this guy think he is? He's practically an accomplice if he's hiding evidence.

"Then who does? Who has the tape?"

"Okay, okay. I sold it. Some suit came in here before and he offered me a lot of money for the tape. He said I wasn't to ask questions and that I'd never see him again. He said giving him the tape was for my own good, and that he was investigating what happened. I took him at his word. I didn't ask questions. He gave me so much money that I couldn't refuse."

I'm enraged now. This cannot be happening. My one angle, the tape that I need is gone because of this greedy son-of-bitch?

"Do you even realize what you've done? Do you really think that someone on the right side of justice would pay for evidence? That's illegal, you idiot."

"Oh, sir. I didn't know that. I just figured he was a lawyer or something. He was dressed like one."

"Do you even realize what you've done?" I'm shouting now. "An innocent man could go to jail because of your greed. Fuck!"

With that, I turn on my heels and exit the building. If that guy thinks I'm not going to be on the phone with his boss to get him fired when this is all over, then he's wrong. And, I will probably make a special investigative case against him and make sure the cops do in fact charge him for obstruction of justice. He just can't get away with that. He sold my evidence! He sold my one possible lead and if Cain goes to prison for this, then I'm gonna make it my personal mission to destroy that guard's life. This is what I do. I get what I want for a reason because people learn not to mess with me.

I don't want to imagine going back to Jacqueline and Jason and telling them about what I've just lost out on. I don't want to see the disappointed looks on their faces. One thing's for sure though, the fact that someone specifically came in and bought that evidence, that security footage, well that proves that something fishy is going on. Someone is trying to hide the evidence. This makes Cain appear extra innocent and someone is taking extra care to make us believe otherwise. That tape has all the proof in the world on it and I can't believe I let it slip through my fingers. I feel so fucking pissed, at myself, at the guard, and at the world. I will make up for this though. I don't know exactly how, but I will find another way. That's what I'm good at. That's why I was hired. And, this case is gonna go the right way because that's just what I do. I can't lose.