Bitemarks 3.1

Bitemarks 3.1

Ed ran into Alf by the main desk at the Bureau and didn't waste any time.
"What's the news, Alf?" he asked, eager to know what he'd missed.
"Well, we think we've found where she is, Ed." said Alf. He motioned Ed to follow him and they made for a briefing room, talking as they walked.
"Military security has been tightened since the Arctic Incident but we did discover that the troops posted to investigate came from Aborfield. In recent years it's been reestablished as one of the major army bases in England. The chopper was returning there when the 'Mother' presumably escaped. Now..."
They reached the door and Alf opened it and walked in. There were photos of various kinds already spread out on the table and pinned to a notice board against one wall.
"Three notable deaths over the last two or three days in Birmingham." He pointed to one aerial picture.
"It's on the flightpath as the chopper returned to Aborfield and that's also around where the army tried to make contact with it. Police intel we gathered on the three murders marks two of them as definite vampiric activity. A woman, found yesterday night. Bite marks on the neck, severe blood loss. The police are confused but this has to be a feeding victim. I've already sent Katia to go check out the surrounding area. The second was a couple, found just an hour ago. Their bodies were in a dumpster, same deal, feeding victims."
"And the third?"
"A man. He wasn't fed upon but he was mutilated. Poor guy had his cock torn right off. They found it twenty feet away... I can't even begin to imagine why... but that has to be our vampire too."
"Wanton sadism?"
Alf shrugged.
"Who knows, Ed? But it was only a short distance away from where they found the first young woman. Did I mention the woman was found naked?"
"She took her clothes? Well that makes sense. She's trying to blend in."
"Which doesn't make it any easier to find her."
"So what now?"
"I want you in Birmingham. You and Katia. She has a police scanner and I'll give you one too. Take a laptop and we'll keep an eye on things and direct you as necessary. If we can at least narrow the area down... Someone must have seen something unusual."
"And when we find her?"
"She's dangerous, Ed. First of all we just need to see what she looks like, where she's hiding, what she's up to."
"And how do we kill her?"
"I... I don't know, Ed. We don't have any real methods from the archives other than the beheading tactic used during the cull. We can rule some things out straight out of the myths though. Sunlight, running water, garlic, crucifixes. All bullshit."
"Then get hold of Beauclair. He must know something. I'll head over to Birmingham now. As soon as you know something, update me."