They wanted to know information though, pooling resources right? Alex was pretty sure that was the term. He nodded happy for the help in solving this one.
“I don't know why he was scared, just that he was. Briefly. Just before he died.” Alex explained, trying to skirt around the details of how he knew that since it would ruin this warm fuzzy feeling of humanity he was enjoying.
“And I'm helping because I told him I would.” Alex explained, his tone implying it was the most reasonable thing and completely beyond further scrutiny. Then came the big question, found the victim while he was still alive. Ah, that would have been nice because he could have tried to save him. Some of the life, those little unnoticeable, slipped away from him and his voice grew slightly softer in volume. “No. He was already dead. I think he's moved on by now.” Alex explained, his eyes scanning around them briefly just to be sure.
“His mouth was already a mess too, so he wasn't able to tell me anything. I should make a note of that.” Alex said. Even as he considered the the letters blurred onto his notepad out of sight.
Victim unable to express who his killer was due to injuries.