229 THE DNA SAMPLES

The police were sure a respectable man like Ethan wouldn't risk it all for a few minutes of pleasure, but their line of duty was filled with surprises. They had swiftly arrested Ethan and taken DNA samples from the crime scene; a consequential amount of his DNA was found on her body. The motive can easily be traced to sex, considering the gender and sexual attraction involved, but they could not trace any prior interaction between both parties before that night. Ethan was also not known to be such a person, but he trusted the prosecutors to paint a suspect black quickly and easily. "Mr. Dawson, we want to help you; if you confess to the crime, you could take a plea deal and bag a much lighter sentence." Detective Kennedy, an old gray-haired detective, said. He was well built like he spent the early years of his life boxing or bodybuilding, and he was intimidating despite his age. He was one of those detectives who always had something they were chewing in their mouths. "I'm not c