fandomhigh | As seen on tv: Forensic Science, 1/9 5th Period

When the students came into the danger shop they entered into a lab that seemed straight from the heart of a police department or right off the set of a TV show. There were computers, microscopes, containers and tubes and just about every forensic doodad that you could imagine. Abby stood at the door and handed labcoats to everyone and pointed them to a row of stools around the edges of the room.

"Hey guys, I'm Professor Abby and I'll be teaching you the basics of forensics science this semester. Since I would be bored out of my brain teaching you things on paper, we're going to take a more hands on approach. I'm assuming that at least most of you have seen a TV show were they solved the case by using forensic science. They matched the fingerprints on the gun. They traced the carpet fibers. They figured out whodunit by using forensics."

"In this class you're going to be learning forensics by doing the same thing as the scientists on those shows. You're going to solve a crime." Abby pulled her lab coat tighter and motioned to a door on one side of the lab. "Follow me."

As the students stepped from the lab they walked into a dark deserted parking lot. A single flickering street lamp illuminated one corner of the lot where a blonde girl lay half against a wall amidst broken bottles, trash and puddles of water.

"This is Isabel. She's dead." Abby said, stopping about halfway across the lot. From this distance they could see that Isabel was unmarked, but it was hard to tell in the light if she was breathing or not. All in all, a pretty convincing display. "You're going to try and figure out how she died and who killed her using what you know and my nifty handout. You can work alone or in pairs or teams. Whatever you want. This week we're going to be focusing on prints that aren't fingerprints."

Passing out the handouts, Abby continued talking. "You're in high school. I'm not expecting you to know everything yet. So don't worry about knowing how to do everything on the handout. When in doubt...ask a question. I'll be around and there's always Isabel. You'd be surprised at how talkative a dead person can be."

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"No, I'll pass," Isabel said shaking her head. "The cause of death was head trauma. Unfortunately there's not enough tylenol in the world to help me."

"Woe," said Zero. "Any indication of what caused the head trauma? A tool mark, maybe?"

"No tool marks or specific weapon marks, sorry."

"Squall. Other injuries?"

"Broken ribs, contusions, internal bleeding and some broken fingers," she listed. "Big time ouchies."

"You poor thing. That had to hurt a lot. What about your time of death?"

"Two in the morning. Closing time," Isabel said, making a face.

"Squalls. Oh! Are there any helpfully-shaped bruises? Say, on your broken ribs?"

She nodded and grinned. "There's a mark that looks just like this," Isabel said, handing over the footpring. "On my back."

"Swerval," Zero said, studying the footprint. "Thanks, Isabel. I'll be back if I need more swoo."

"I'll be here," Isabel said. "Being dead. It puts a crimp in the social life."

"Are you, er..." Zero paused, unsure how to phrase this. "Comfortable?"

Isabel looked towards Parker and Greg. "Other then the fact that I seem to have freaked some people out? I'm fine. Thanks for asking though."

"Okay, swerval. I'm gonna go find out who killed you," Zero told her. "See you later."

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