"Nope." Asriel said, sighing. "The crazy thing was that it all happened while I was inside MTT Studios. I was in there for maybe fifteen minutes at most, and nothing had happened when I passed this place on the way in."
James and Gaster nodded, making their way in. James took out his iPhone, snapping a few preliminary pictures of the crime scene before the two walked in.
"What are you doing?" Gaster asked.
"Taking photos of the crime scene post-investigation." James replied, smiling. "This will help us keep in mind what the crime scene looked like... what was it? Twelve minutes after the crime?"
"Yes, twelve minutes!" one of the officers said.
"Thanks." James replied. He opened up a new app on his phone, specifically his notes. "I'll keep track of what we find here. So we know that the victim was Burgerpants, the crime took place at 4:57 PM, and that's about it for now. We'll have to investigate further."
"I've never actually been at a crime scene." Gaster said, pondering. "What is that white tape around the blood and dust?"
"That's where the body was, just before it disintegrated." James replied. "It's much easier to do with humans. I think this is the first time they've used it for monsters, mainly because there's not that many monster deaths (most wouldn't risk it with their magic) and the fact that the bodies disintegrate almost instantly. If I had to guess, the only way they'd be able to make this tape is with the security footage from MTT Resort's exterior camera. Actually, in that case... officer, do you think we might be able to have a look at that footage?"
"Sure." one of the policemen said, bringing over a camera. "This footage shows the murder." The footage showed Burgerpants outside, waving a sign, when a man walked up. Burgerpants seemed to say something to the man, but then the man held out a gun and shot Burgerpants. The monster fell over as the cloaked figure ran.
"Did you find the bullet?" James asked.
"No, it looks like it was taken." the officer replied.
"Dang. We could have used ballistic markings to help narrow it down."
"Ballistic markings?" Gaster asked. "Those are like fingerprints, right?"
"Well, sort of." James responded. "Ballistic markings are the unique pattern a gun leaves on a bullet. No two guns have the same ballistic markings, just like no two people have the same fingerprint. If we compared the bullet that Burgerpants was shot with to the nozzle of a gun, we could confirm that the gun was the murder weapon. But if the bullet is gone..."
"Then someone must have taken it.' Gaster replied. "May I take a look at all the footage the camera's recorded since the shooting?"