A Man in Marvel, Working for the System
Nancy had thought it through. She told Geralt that before her family fell apart, she had been an amateur detective.
It was no secret. Geralt had heard Nancy mention it herself, and he had heard others talk about it too.
—Nancy liked detective work, and she also liked helping people.
But not everyone supported Nancy's "career."
First were her parents. They worried that this "career" would put Nancy in danger.
As it turned out, their worries were not unfounded.
Then there was the Black Pine Town Police Department.
Nancy was only an amateur detective. Her methods could hardly be called "standardized," and she had indeed caused trouble for official investigations.
More importantly, it was precisely Nancy's unconventional methods that had repeatedly solved cases the police could not, making the town police department look incompetent.
After her mother passed away, Nancy had enough of her own messes to deal with, and her detective work came to a complete standstill.
When Geralt went to Phoenix, Claire—Nancy's high school classmate—came to see her with a case.
The case had taken place in Storybrooke, a small town south of Black Pine Town that prized its natural, untouched environment.
A month ago, the peaceful little town had been shaken by a horrifying crime—a sweet seven-year-old girl named Shirley had been murdered.
Multiple witnesses had seen Shirley get into suspect Thompson's van. The van had appeared near the body dump site, and a large number of fingerprints, skin flakes, hairs, and clothing fibers had ultimately been found on Shirley's body.
Logically speaking, with both eyewitness testimony and physical evidence, was there even any suspense in the case?
The answer was yes!
The suspect, Thompson, was a respected elementary school teacher. He insisted that he was innocent and had