Ten o'clock in the morning.
The New York Police Department's press briefing room.
The major New York reporters and media outlets that had received the notice had all rushed over. Those with good working relationships with the NYPD were already seated in their places.
The reporters from media outlets that were on bad terms with the NYPD or had very little influence were left standing.
If even reporters who were at odds with the NYPD could sit down, what would that make the NYPD? A bunch of masochists?
Soon.
Caroline, the uniformed face of the NYPD and a member of the Public Crisis Relations Division, walked out from the back. After saying good morning to the various media reporters below the stage, she got straight to the point.
The media reporters below went from not caring for the first five seconds, to three seconds of stunned silence, and then, after hearing the subject of the press conference, erupted into a massive uproar.
There was only one reason.
At first, the reporters had assumed that this press conference was about last night's attack on a police officer.
Who would have thought...
It was actually about reopening the case of Howard Stark and his wife, who had been killed in a car accident eleven years ago.
Jesus Christ.
This was a major event capable of setting New York ablaze—and ensuring they would not have to worry about finding front-page headlines for quite some time.
Caroline gestured toward the back. "Next, Detective Inspector Lake Edwin, head of Major Crimes Division Three of the NYPD, will explain the details of the reopened investigation."
With that.
Lake, dressed in a full suit and polished leather shoes, walked onto the stage from the back.
Lake shook hands with Caroline. After Carlos left the stage, he looked