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Finneas laughed and sighed.

The lock pickers were like a company badge given to the locksmiths. Since
Greenland only had one such locksmithing business, the lock pickers were

the same for all the locksmiths in the city. But having the same lock picks and
a father with a thieving history was not conclusive enough, was it? Finneas

called Jon to ask him the question that he had been afraid to think about.
Everything depended on the answer he was going to get. “Does Markus have

a tattoo? Maybe somewhere on his wrist.”

“That he does, sire.” Finneas was buoyed with relief. “It is a small one. A
snake swallowing its tail. That’s what he told me it was.” That explains the

small curvature they were able to spot on the suspect’s wrist. Jon further pro-
ceeded to tell him about how he wanted a tattoo of Darth Vader on one of his

arm muscles and maybe one of Jesus on his calves. Finneas hung up before
Jon could go on about it.

Within a few hours, they were able to convince the Magistrate for a search
warrant thanks to the persuasiveness of three Sheriffs. Since they were sus-

pecting that Markus might be hiding the stolen money either where he lived
or somewhere he often frequents, their objective now was to find any evidence

that would incriminate him. Finneas and Clark went ahead to where Markus
lived, a small rental flat. Finneas could not wait to confront the person who

had put him through a circuitous journey for the past 3 years.

Markus was shocked to see two Sheriffs at his door but regained his compo-
sure very quickly. Clark explained to him about the search warrant and how

he was a suspect for multiple robberies in Denmark. Markus tried to put
forth an unerringly confident façade but Finneas could see that he was tense.

“Mr Nielsen, please stretch out both your hands,” ordered Finneas. As Fin-
neas unveiled Markus’ long sleeve he saw the tattoo on his left wrist. It was

just like what Jon said, “A snake swallowing its tail and a small one.” Finneas
reminded himself to treat Jon to how many ever tattoos he wanted after this

was over. Finneas had questioned Markus on where he was during the time of
the robbery and weeks before the robbery when Finneas had found Markus’

white van lurking in the streets near the kiosks. He responded saying that he
did not remember where he was.

After hours of searching Markus’ place from tile to tile, they were not able