If he had found out, it might have provoked his resentment.

Secondly, he always believed his wife was having an affair.

Third, he would have to pay alimony if they divorced.

Considering these three points, he had a clear motive for the crime, and the saw with the blood of the two victims was found in his backyard.

There was a motive, a weapon, and Helson even admitted to it in the suicide note, creating a fairly complete chain of evidence.

"That's my view, what do you think?"

Luke pondered, "Helson did write a suicide note, but he didn't mention the other victim of the decapitated women's case."

Jackson thought hard for a moment, "Assume if Helson killed Gelina, then the suspect vehicle returned to Helson's possession.

On the night Novina Jones was murdered, his car was seen at the crime scene; he might be the one who had the altercation with Novina Jones. Also, the saw found at his home had Novina Jones's blood on it.

According to Victor's testimony, Helson also had the habit of soliciting prostitutes; he completely fits the profile of the killer."

Blackie said, "Rookie, not bad analysis, but you forgot a critical piece of evidence.

The heads of the two female victims have not been found yet."

"I know, but Helson is already dead, no one knows where he hid the heads. Many dismemberment cases don't recover all the body parts and it doesn't affect the solving of the cases.

If we have to completely reconstruct the bodies to close the cases, then many murderers in dismemberment cases would get away with it." Jackson laid out past cases as examples.

Luke did not interrupt their discussion because he was also considering whether to close the case.

Like Jackson said, there was no evidence of homicide in Helson's case. If this case had no connection with the decapitated women's case, it might not have been as complicated.

This case would be handled by the precinct, and looking at the evidence on hand, it would most likely be deemed a suicide.

Of course, there are doubtful points in this case. The first is that Helson had taken sleeping pills before his death.

The second is that Helson's motive for suicide was not particularly strong.

Of course, these two points are not significant issues and do not prove that the deceased was murdered.

When this case was linked with the decapitated women's case, another doubt emerged: the heads of the decapitated women were not found.

However, as Jackson said, Helson is already dead, and this point also would not affect closing the case.

Now, Luke faced a choice: should he decide to close the case?

Before, Luke didn't have the final say and just needed to follow orders in investigating the cases.

Now, as the primary person in charge of the case, whether to close it or continue the investigation was his decision to make.

The responsibility was significant.

These were two entirely different directions, and Luke's decision would have a decisive impact on both cases.

If Luke declared the case a suicide now, it would be without issue.

And everyone would be relieved.

Luke's first case as the acting team leader would also be successfully closed.

But Luke always felt somewhat uneasy, partly due to the previously mentioned doubts and more importantly because he had spoken to Helson yesterday morning and hadn't sensed any suicidal intent from him.

Yet, by evening, Helson was dead.

This was Luke's greatest doubt.

It was also why he had delayed seeing Reid today; because if Reid asked, he wouldn't know how to answer.

Everyone hoped to solve the case quickly, Reid included.

Luke as well.

From the current evidence, to deem Helson's death a suicide was in line with case-closing procedures.

Similarly, the suspect vehicle, suicide note, saw, and other evidence could also determine that he was the murderer in the case of the decapitated women.

Solving all three cases would be beneficial for everyone.

But Luke still felt something was amiss.

If his instincts were correct and Helson didn't commit suicide, there was still a real murderer at large.

If the true murderer struck again, the brunt of the responsibility would fall on Luke.

After thinking it through, Luke decided to play it safe and temporarily resist the temptation to close the case.

Luke looked at everyone, "Jackson, do you think Helson committed suicide?"

"Yes."

"Does anyone else share his view?"

The others exchanged glances, but no one responded.

"Who thinks Helson was murdered?"

"I do." Blackie raised his hand.

Luke instructed, "Jackson, after the meeting, you'll be in charge of collecting the evidence to close the case on Helson's suicide."

"Just me?"

"Yes, your chance to prove yourself has come." Luke prepared for both possibilities, a group to investigate the chance of murder and if no evidence of Helson's murder could be found, they could directly use Jackson's evidence to close the case without delay.

"OK, I'll do it well."

"Good, and the rest of you, follow me to examine the doubtful points of the case more closely." Luke continued with the analysis, "Let's assume for a moment that if Helson was murdered, what would be the reason for his murder?"

Blackie said, "Quite simple, the real criminal behind the decapitated women's case wanted to frame him."

Luke pressed, "And what would be the murder motive in the case of the decapitated women?"

"Could it be a sadistic killer?"

Luke said, "If it's a sadistic killer, why then would he be connected with Helson? From the fact that he framed Helson, he seems to be very familiar with the Helsons' circumstances."

"I suddenly have a hypothesis, what if it's murder for profit?" The deputy stroked his chin, revealing a thoughtful expression, "The first victim we found was Novina Jones, a silver-seller.

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