Gemotions

The last piece of evidence, a yellowed newspaper clipping, lay on the table. Detective Miller let out a breath, a chuckle escaping his lips. He had done it. After years of chasing leads and sifting through cold cases, he'd finally cracked the mystery surrounding the old Victorian. The house, the location of a decade-old unsolved murder, had finally yielded its secrets. A profound sense of accomplishment washed over him. The killer had been caught, and justice served. He stood up, stretching, every muscle and bone feeling loosened.