Considering he only congratulated her and then took a couple of photos with her, before leaving her side, Jackie knew that they had at least not met before. She smiled for the photographer as they took photos of her with the prize. She would probably end up in a local magazine tomorrow.<i>Great. I'm so looking forward to tomorrow. </i>She thought, considering her grandmother would probably try to reach out to her and tell her how proud she was of her. When they had finished taking the photos for her, Jackie left the stage and returned to her seat. As she left, she noticed that Mr. Thackery was sitting in the front row, something she found peculiar. Perhaps he was working for the police force? Either way, Jackie decided that tomorrow, she would try to find more info about this gentleman.<br/><br/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Just like Jackie had predicted, the endless messages and phone calls she received after the gala were ridiculous. Everyone was telling her that she was just like her father, and would probably end up as successful as him. While the unending praise was flattering, Jackie was getting distracted from the case she was working on right now. For a long period of time, countless young women have been reported missing. While it first didn't seem like they were connected, the police soon found a pattern to where they have been reported to have been last seen. Or, that's what the last guy had figured out before he had dropped the case. It appears a lot of people have been involved with this case, but after working for it for a few weeks, they all have ended up not wanting to continue with it and Jackie can see why.<br/><br/>The list of women who are connected to this case is only increasing. Yesterday she had visited one of the victims home to try to find any clues and she and the team had found nothing. The report she is writing concerning yesterday's investigation was frustrating to write and when she returned to the office early the next morning, she found the file still unfinished and the young detective let out a frustrated groan. "Why me?" She whined to herself as she grabbed her cup of coffee and drank up the bitter beverage in one swipe before she continued finishing it up.<br/><br/>After an hour she was done with it and after she saved it, printed it out and put it together with the other files, she decided to take a short break and return to another investigation she has been doing the past 2 weeks since the gala.<i>James Thackery. </i>She wrote in the search bar on the browser and in a nanosecond, countless access to articles and pictures popped up on her screen. While she probably had read the articles about him several times already and inspected the picture of him carefully, she couldn't stop reading about him. He fascinated her, while also being intimated by him. She still could hear his voice loud and clear as they had shared the stage together. She hadn't really thought about it until now, but something sinister is hiding behind his flashy blazer and charming smile.<br/><br/>It seemed though as if he had been busy the past week and the new articles that mention his name are about something called "the DeWitt Case." Jackie has heard plenty about it, but it was first today she realized why she had heard about his name before. "So, he is that lawyer." She said to herself as she went on reading more about this case, before she would start working on her own investigation.