Detective Miles and Lukasky made their way back to the station, having gotten the peanut brittle that was meant for Harold Jenkins. They also had the pair of pants that Harold was wearing when he got scratched. There was much that they could tell from claw marks, especially from clothing, they reasoned.
"Do you really think that something will come out from this peanut brittle?" Detective Lukasky asked.
"It wouldn't hurt to check," Detective Miles replied. "If my hunch is right, we might have something to go after Ms. Decrux with, and hopefully something will stick."
"And what about Virginia McCoy?"
Detective Miles frowned a little as he answered, "We can't rule her involvement out either. We know for a certain that she scratched Mr. Jenkins."
"The only question is," Lukasky finished, "was it accidental or not?"
"Right. That's what I'm hoping to clear up with a claw analysis on the pants. Weres, even newly formed ones, tend to heal a bit too fast for us to look at and make a photograph of claw marks. Clothing, on the other hand, may give us a clue on what happened yesterday."
The two drove up to the station with evidence in tow. Both the peanut brittle and the pair of pants were given to forensics for analysis. The detectives also put out a bulletin to keep out on Alice Decrux and Virginia McCoy. If either one even looks at either Melissa or Harold Jenkins, the police were to stop them immediately. At this point, all they could do is wait while the labs did their work.
It wasn't long before the phone rang on Detective Miles's desk. He picked it up and said, "Miles here." Listening to the other person on the line, he pulled out a piece of paper and started to write some notes. "I see," he said as he continued writing. "Really? That's interesting." After listening and writing things on paper, he concluded with, "That's very helpful. Thank you for your work," and then hung up the phone.
"So," Detective Lukasky started, "What's the word?"
"Turns out that the peanut brittle we got was laced with a very powerful aphrodisiac." Detective Lukasky raised his eyebrow when he heard Detective Miles say this. "For weres, it drives them crazy and let's just say that they have this uncontrollable urge to rut."
"And for normals?" Lukasky asked.
"It also affects normals, but not near as badly. My guess is that Decrux sent this over to Mr. Jenkins to persuade him, so to speak, to have sex with her."
"Turning him into a wereraccoon and a father I bet."
"That's what it looks like. In any case, I think we have enough evidence to at least get a search warrant for her shop. We might have enough evidence to show that she tried to change him."
"True," Lukasky responded as he leaned back in his chair, in a bit of thought. "Statute 1A is to change a normal against his or her will. To prove a Statute 1A, we need to show intent and attempt. If Mr. Jenkins couldn't consent to being changed."
"And if Ms. Decrux tried to drug him through this aphrodisiac, then we might have a case against her."
Lukasky pursed his lips a bit and said, "True, but I think it's gonna be a little weak. Playing Devil's advocate here, but what if all she wanted to do was to make him a little happy."
Miles nodded and said, "I can see where you're coming from, but given Decrux's history, do you think that's likely?"
"No, I don't, but I can see her lawyer arguing that. We'll need something a little more solid before we talk to the DA about charges."
Miles then changed the subject a little bit and asked, "And did you hear about the claw marks on Mr. Jenkin's pants?"
Lukasky shook his head and said, "Not yet. They're still working on that."
Miles then frowned and said, "So we can't rule out McCoy yet either. At the very least, we can canvas the neighborhood and see about getting a search warrant for Decrux's shop."