What Movie did the Detective Reference?

The body of a woman named Sola Mallick, aged 26, had been found in a cornfield in Dover, Delaware. Detective Lieutenant Spence Jillibrand stood up from where he’d been kneeling on one knee, and looked at his sergeants.

He gestured to direct his officers to look around the area for more clues.

“It’s a young vic’. She hasn’t been out here long. We can tell by the ligature marks she had been bound. She was then probably tortured, then put out of her misery with two shots to the base of the skull,” Jillibrand told the Daily Delaware.

“We’ve got two suspects in custody. Dennis Farley and Gerri Danford.” A week after the discovery, Farley was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. His cash bond was set at $3 million. Danford received charges of second degree conspiracy at the First State Women’s Correctional Facility. Officials set her bail at a secured bond of $5,000.

“We’re just out here trying to keep the area from being a circus. You guys are alright, though.”

The only way for Jillibrand to continue with this investigation was to delegate and see what pieces of evidence could be collected to see if more suspects were involved.

“This is an unusual place to dump a body, Hollywood moviemaker assumptions notwithstanding, this is an unusual place to dump a body. You’d think we’d get more homicide cases in all the cornfields Delaware has. We’re going to grill Farley and Danford to get as much information from them. We have to go tell Miss Mallick’s family she’ll never be coming home again. It’s the hardest part of the job, especially considering the way she was discarded like road-kill; you hope they don’t ask for details.

The corn swayed in the morning breeze. Sola Mallick’s body had left an impression in the soul, and now that her body had been removed, it looked particularly eerie. Traces of blood had seeped into the ground, making it impossible to not notice the spot. Jillibrand returned to his vehicle as soon as the medical examiner had retrieved the corpse. He started the car and drove back to his office. He had just been promoted, so the office seemed sparse. The walls looked blank and there were awards and commendations on his desk.

“Please pardon the place. We were still moving when all of this happened.” He found a seat behind a desk with boxes on it. His mind returned to the case.

“She had a life. Just a young woman trying to make her way in this state was cut down without remorse. You know sometimes I wish we could actually prevent crimes, you know, like in Minority Report? That’s impossible, I know. ‘To serve and protect.’ That’s all we can do. At the moment, we’re supposed to show up and process. My team performs with the highest level of professionalism. That’s what keeps us together, I think. We’re human not because we’re weak but because we’re strong. That’s already something people refuse to recognize. We’re just here to investigate crimes and enforce laws. That’s it. The traditional idea of a cop has been maligned often but when it happens to your family, that’s when we’re most needed. The call comes to us and we’re supposed to answer even if someone said we should be defunded. If Miss Mallick could have been saved, it would just be one of the other homicides in Kent County. I think it would be something nice to challenge myself and think we could step in and stop evil before it happens. It’s just a thought, I know, but imagine if it could be.”