Love Dies Beneath

Love Dies Beneath is the eighteenth case of Criminal Case: Across Europe. This is the third case in England. It is situated in Manchester, England.
*Previous Case: Chills of Death
*Next Case: Beyond the Betrayal
* Partner: Emmeline Castaignède
==Summary:==
=== Victim: ===
* Ashley Bryant
===Murder Weapon===
* Drowning
=== Killer ===
* Aidan Clarkson
==Plot==
The team arrived in Manchester, to look for Brad, because he came to Manchester, but wasn't picking up his call. The Chief called him again, and he picked up the call, he assured the team he was alright, he was trying to escape from grief, the chief had gave him a leave for some days, Emmeline felt extremely bad for Brad, the duo received a call from a certain named Cecilia Carlton, who enlightened the duo that she has found a dead body in a pool, the duo arrived at the crime scene, and found out the body of Ashley Bryant. The duo send the body for autopsy. The duo interrogated Cecilia, she confessed that she was a professional chef, she came to Ashley for giving her lasagna which she recently made, however she saw the dead body of Ashley in the pool, and frightened and enlightened the European Police Department about it, she also informed them about her boyfriend Aidan Clarkson, who frequently came over. The duo decided to interrogate Aidan, he confessed that Ashley and him had real understating relationship and loved each other a lot, and her death is a huge tragedy for him. After interrogating Aidan, Emmeline started crushing on him, Hilda teased her and called her a "simp", both of then chuckled. The team was approached by Brad's father George Harrington, however he had nothing to do with the murder, he was quite fierce and was looking for Brad, however Emmeline insulted him in the face and called him a "homophobe", he got extremely fierce, the chief came inside and apologised to George, because he was deeply esteemed. However, the duo investigated the crime scene and found out a message from a certain named Carla Murray, the victim and her was supposed to meet. The duo interrogated Carla, she broke down into tears, she confessed that Ashley and her were best friends, and Ashley had helped her to escape from autism. The autopsy results revealed out that Ashley was drowned to death. At the precinct, the duo was discussing murder details, they were approached by Brittany Hughes, who informed them that Ashley was working for the mafia, and was murdering teenagers.
Mid-investigation, the duo was approached by Brittany Hughes, who enlightened the duo that Ashley was also involved in kidnappings and murders of teenagers, the duo decided to interrogate her, she confessed that she very really suspicious on Ashley, because when Ashley was in Leeds, she spotted her kidnapping a teenager girl, she informed about this the police, but they were unable to chase her, she also revealed that Ashley was her nemesis. Emmeline was still angry on George, however the player had managed to calm her down, the duo figured out that the victim was the former girlfriend of Valentin Warner, he was in Manchester due to an event, so the duo decided to interrogate him, he confessed that he loved Ashley with all his heart, but six years ago she decided to break up with her because she thought he was "unfaithful", however it wasn't the case, after some years she decided to reunite with Valentin, but he repudiated her because he wasn't in love with her anymore. After the interrogation, Emmeline revealed to the player, then when she was in England for a year, she fall in love with him, but was unable to confess her feelings for him. The duo was approached by Sofia Harrington, who was looking for Brad, Emmeline took her to Brad. The duo investigated the crime scene, and found a pregnancy test belonging to Ashley, they suspected that Aidan might have a knowledge about this, the duo debriefed him, he confessed that he and Ashley were making love, and he accidentally got her pregnant, when she revealed about to him, he got shocked, and couldn't believe it. At the precinct, the duo was discussing murder details, however Silas approached the duo, he enlightened the duo that Francesco is in England.
Mid-investigation, Silas enlightened the duo that Francesco was in England, the duo was startled and informed this about to the chief, who appointed the duo for tracking down Francesco, the duo was approached by Sofia, who requested the team to look after Brad, because he is extremely broken on the death of Mike. Emmeline ensured her, the duo decided to talk to Brittany about Ashley's involvement in the kidnappings, during her interrogation, she enlightened the duo that someone reported to her that Francesco was spotted outside the National Football Museum, the duo got shocked that how Brittany has a knowledge about Francesco, she revealed herself to be a spy, who was appointed by the chief, the duo got shocked, she assured the team that she would help them incriminate the "master", who has been giving orders to kidnap and kill teenagers, a lot of parents were protesting for the safety of their children, with the kidnappings and killings was increasing uncountably. The team got worried about Brad, because he was nineteen, and feared that they might also kidnap him, George had approached the duo saying that Brad has enough power to tackle his kidnappers, and if he don't, he is a disgrace, Emmeline extremely angry on him, exited the area, and slammed the door tightly. In the end the team had enough evidence to incriminate Aidan Clarkson for the murder. Upon admitting, he broke into laughter, calling Ashley a "traitor", the duo startled, Aidan revealed himself to be the criminal in kidnapping and murdering teens, he confessed that Ashley and him were partners, and carried out the kidnappings and murders together, and they were known was Bonnie & Clyde in the mafia, and they were also personal bodyguards of their master, however with time, Ashley stopped committing crimes with him, he asked her the reason, she revealed that she can no long commit these crimes, Aidan was fierce, because they would be awarded a lot of money, Francesco and their master had ordered Aidan to silence Ashley because she would reveal everything to the police, so he confronted her and threw her in pool.
Judge Catalina sentenced him to life imprisonment. In the AI, the chief called the duo inside his office, and appointed them to incriminate Francesco, and his "master", who is causing violence in England, and killing teenagers, with that he also appealed Emmeline to apologise to George for her behaviour, however she repudiated it and implored that she would never apologise to someone, who can't accept someone due to their sexual orientation, however the chief appointed the duo to talk to George, however Emmeline repudiated and asked Hilda instead, George confessed that he wanted to send Brad for a "conversion therapy", however Hilda was disgusted on this, and refused to help George. Sofia approached the duo, she requested the team to look over Brad because she is afraid, that they might kill him too, Silas ensured her. Meanwhile, Angelika Warner came to the station, enlightening the team that she and her brother are also eager to help the team track down the "master", and restore peace in England, simultaneously Brittany Hughes approached the duo, saying that she is heading to Birmingham for finding more clues about the "master" and look for Francesco, it was revealed that Francesco was also hiding in Birmingham, as hours passed by they received a call from Brittany, who was really proud that she has uncovered the "master", before she could reveal the name, she hung up. The team got shocked, the chief announced they are heading to Birmingham for finding Francesco and the "master".
==Suspects==
Cecilia Carlton 
Actress 
 
Age 	37
Height	5"7
Weight	130 lbs
Eyes 	Blue
Blood 	B-
Suspect's Profile:
* The Suspect drinks green smoothies.
* The Suspect uses sunscreen.
Aidan Clarkson 
Victim's Boyfriend 
Age 	27
Height	6"3
Weight	187 lbs
Eyes 	Green
Blood 	O+
Suspect's Profile:
* The Suspect is fit.
* The Suspect drinks green smoothies.
* The Suspect uses sunscreen.
Carla Murray
Victim's Best Friend
Age 	25
Height	5"9
Weight	135 lbs
Eyes 	Green
Blood 	O+
Suspect's Profile:
* The Suspect is fit.
* The Suspect uses sunscreen.
Brittany Hughes 
Influencer
Age 	23
Height	5"8
Weight	140 lbs
Eyes 	Green
Blood 	AB+
Suspect's Profile:
* The Suspect is fit.
* The Suspect drinks green smoothies. 
* The Suspect uses sunscreen.
Valentin Warner 
Actor 
Age 	24
Height	6"2
Weight	140 lbs
Eyes 	Brown
Blood 	B+
Suspect's Profile:
* The Suspect is fit.
* The Suspect drinks green smoothies.
* The Suspect uses sunscreen.
==Killer's Profile==
* The Killer is fit.
* The Killer drinks green smoothies.
* The Killer uses sunscreen.
* The Killer has green eyes.
* The Killer is 25 or over.
Category:Cases
Category:England