Marlene was caught totally off guard by the reaction. Before she could do anything about it her arm was being twisted behind her back. Her self defence training kicked in but she held it in check. This was not how she wanted her first actual assignment to go. "Tess! Let go, that's an order!, OW! OW! I SAID LET GO!"<br/><br/>It was Jameson intervening that finally got her released. And his words made sense to her. "Yeah I'm fine. I've had worse than that from my drill instructor. The news that Tess couldn't hear did actually explain her behaviour. She turned back to the hunter as she apologised. "Then I'm sorry I surprised you." She made sure the woman was looking at her mnouth as she said it, then shrugged. "I was wanting to get to know you, watch you work. If we're assigned together..." <<Do You Sign?>> She asked, using the centuries old hand language called BSL. The slight widening of the eyes was all the answer she needed. <<Good. You know that's illegal?>> She indicated the cigarette. Smoking in public was officially banned in the 21st century, the sale of tobacco products restricted to licenced outlets only. But it was hardly ever enforced.  <<Anyway, it's bad for you.>><br/><br/>Marlene reached out to try and take the cigarette. Deliberately provoking the reaction she was hoping for as Tess moved with cat-like reactions to once again grab her wrist. Only this time, Marlene was expecting the move and Tess was not expecting the countermove. This time, the hunter landed flat on her back with Marlene's knee planted firmly in her solar plexus and Marlene's fist pressed against her wind-pipe, the killing punch pulled just before it would actually touch her. The rookie agent gave Tess a wry smile and a wink. "Did you ever hear of The Pink Panther?" Vintage movies were something of a passion of Marlene's, especially those that involved detectives. Clouseau was perhaps not the ideal role model, but he had made her laugh enough to remember the movies. And the relationship between Kato and Clouseau was one she had never understood. Until now, perhaps?<br/><br/>The agent rose smoothly to her feet, and stepped back. She was not going to make the mistake of offering a hand to help the hunter to her feet, she'd fallen for that one in basic training three times! Instead she signed <<We're even now.>> She stooped to pick up the fallen cigarette, blew the dust off it and offered it back.<br/><br/>She continued, then, speaking aloud, as well as signing, getting down to business. "Show me the crime scene images?" The request was directed at the robot, but she signed it so Tess would know what she was asking for. "Dismembered corpse, drained of blood, but no blood in the ground. Stating the obvious, the victim was killed elsewhere and brought here. Do we have an established Tee Oh Dee? Good, and what time was it discovered? Okay... Sybil, Search mode, access all surveillance cams and traffic cams around the park and identify all vehicles on manual override that approach the park between the ToD and time the body was reported, enter an unsurveilled area, and do not leave it again within a time-frame consistent with driving directly across. Save that as suspect list Marlene Alpha."<br/><br/>She nodded as the AI acknowledged her request and informed her of the run time required. It would be a huge list, but it was a start. Maybe there were other ways to narrow down the list. She looked at the hunter. <<What do you have?>>