The Case of the Missing… c’mon, seriously?

Detective Randazzo’s worst fears were now a reality. Those missing chess pieces had finally surfaced.

“Wanna know where they found’em?” asked one red-faced police officer before doubling over in laughter.

Gina shook her head. She already knew the revolting, stomach-churning answer. And the less she heard about pica, the better.

Her mood suddenly grew dark: two career killing cases in one year. What were the chances? And while the other officers hadn’t coined a new nickname for her just yet, one was coming.

She began thumbing through the transfer papers she’d requested.

Maybe it was time for the West Coast…