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."

[ooc: ~~ocd coming soon!~~ OCD up! Play!]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"I can, yes. Also, my wallet and cell phone were stolen. But that's really not going to make a difference to anything," Isabel admitted.

"Were they human?" he wondered after a moment. "I mean, would we have a way to tell if they weren't?"

"One hundred percent completely human. It's just a random act of violence in the big city," she informed him.

Greg knelt a little closer and tried to look around Isabel. "Footprints. That's helpful!"

"Exactly," Isabel agreed, holding out the handout. "Particularly this nice one on my back."

Greg smiled and took the handout. "Yay. Am I missing anything else interesting?"

"That's the big clue ~~since no one spit on my vest, or left paint flakes on my Denali~~. But with that and the injuries you should be able to figure out how the head trauma and other injuries happened," she said. "And then you can go nab a suspect."

"Am I allowed to kiss you, or does that compromise evidence?" he asked with a tiny smile.

"Since we're not exactly heading for a court of law, I suppose a tiny one would be allowed," Isabel grinned, tipping her head up to him.

Greg planted a tiny, non-evidence-compromising kiss on her. "I'm off to kill the guy who killed you now!" he said cheerily.

Isabel smiled and waved him on his way.

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

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene

Re: Crime Scene