When Bruce rushed into the room, Schiller had already vanished. This blackout lasted unusually long; without Night Vision Goggles, Bruce had not seen how Schiller left at all.
There was more than one door in this office. With the darkness lasting so long, Schiller had had enough time to leave through any of the other exits. Bruce knew that, so he did not panic and give chase. Instead, he began examining the room.
In the darkness, Bruce used a tiny flashlight to inspect the scene. But there was not much to investigate. He had already seen everything through the window. The only valuable clues here were the chair, the corpse, and the blood all over the floor.
There was so much blood that even Bruce felt lightheaded from the thick stench of it. Just then, he suddenly noticed a trail of bloody footprints on the floor.
He walked over and examined them. They appeared to have been left by men's dress shoes, and they perfectly matched Schiller's size.
Yet Bruce believed it was a trap. He knew Schiller possessed extraordinary abilities. He did not need to walk to leave, so why would he leave footprints behind?
Perhaps this was another way of directing his attention. But Bruce could only follow the clue, because beyond his sense of justice that demanded he uncover the truth and bring the murderer to justice, he felt another impulse.
He had personally witnessed Schiller's crime. This was not like before, when he knew Schiller might have done something, yet had no way to investigate because of Schiller's excessively subtle methods and his skill at manipulating others.
He had seen with his own eyes exactly how Schiller killed someone.
He had used a cruel method to take another person's life.
Which meant Schiller no longer had