At the names, he sighed and shook his head in disappointment. They were good cops when they focused, but they tended to be easily distracted by each other a good portion of the time. That just meant more work for him in the end, but he could also use this case to study Chris' methods firsthand and see what he would have to fix.

He allowed himself a moment to check around the area and didn't see anything out of place. That was to be expected and thankfully, the nosy onlookers have long since left, so he didn't have to worry about dealing with them. He headed towards the scene, not motioning for Chris to follow since he figured the kid was smart enough to follow his lead.

"I work my way out," he started, pulling a notepad and pencil out to start writing something down as he walked. "Going outwards from the body gives everything context that we can work with. From my experience, going the opposite way tends to confuse things, especially in complicated situations like this. Was there any signs of forced entry?"