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milwaukee, wisconsin
one day ago

Ana is talking to the manager. "Helena was our head buyer. She... she was family, you know? She said it herself, every year at the Christmas party. She said we were the only family she had." 

"So, there were never any signs that she'd do something like this?" Ana asks the manager.

"No. Still can't believe it, even now. That night, Helena came back to the store after closing. Cleaned out all the display cases, and the safe. Edgar -- our night watchman -- he caught her in the act. He didn't know what to do, he'd known her for years. He called me at home." The manager says as Ana nods her head.

"And that's when she took his gun?" Ana asks, as Dean walked behind Ana.

"She shot him in the face. I heard him die. Over the phone." The manager says.

"Any idea what her motive could have been?" Ana asks.

"What motive? It makes no sense. Why steal all those diamonds, all that jewelry, and then what? Just dump it somewhere, just hide it, and then go home." 

"So, you never saw the security camera footage yourself, then?" Ana asks.

"No. The police they took all the tapes, first thing." The manager says as Dean snaked his arm around Ana's back.

"Go figure." Ana grumbles, as after that Ana and Dean left, along with Sam who was talking to an employee of the store.

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The three of them leave the jewelry store, as Dean drives down a dark street and pull up in front of a small house. "Five -- this is it, baby." Ana says.

"Friggin' cops." Dean grumbles.

"They're just doing their job, Dean." Sam says to his brother.

"No, they're doing our job, only they don't know it, so they suck at it. Talk to me about this bank, baby." Dean says. 

The three of them get out of the car and approach the house. "Uh, Milwaukee National Trust. It was hit about a month ago." Ana says, as Dean holds Ana's hand as they walked.

"Same M.O. as the jewelry store?" Dean asks his girlfriend. 

"Yeah, inside job, longtime employee, the never-in-a-million years type. Dude robs the bank, then goes home and supposedly commits suicide." Ana tells him.

"The guy Resnick, he was the security guard of duty?" Dean asks.

"Yeah, he was actually beaten unconscious by the teller who heisted the place." Sam says.

"God." Dean grumbles.

"Yeah." Ana says as she knocks on the screen door. "Mr. Resnick? Ronald Resnick?"

A bright floodlight turns on, as the three of them shield their eyes. "Son of a --"

Then a man comes to the door warily. "FBI, Mr. Resnick." Ana says.

"Let me see the badge." Ronald says through the screen, as the three of them pull out their badges and slap them against the screen door in unison. Ronald squints at them carefully. "I already gave my statement to the police."