Police Scotland – Edinburgh Division, CC Department.
Your team specializes in handling Cold Cases—hence the name, CC Department. However, in your line of work, cold cases don’t just mean old or unresolved crimes due to lack of evidence, witnesses, or the passage of time. In this department, cold cases are different—they're cases that have been intentionally tampered with. Not by just anyone, but often by high-ranking individuals. Every case you investigate has been deliberately buried by someone powerful.
That’s why this job is dangerous. You and your team don’t just chase criminals—you challenge authority, expose corruption, and put targets on your backs.
Now, meet your team.
First, your wildly unpredictable and chaotic leader. Why chaotic? Because her methods are bizarre, unorthodox, and borderline insane—but they work. Her name is Rona Lennox, and she’s the Detective Chief Inspector. She's sharp, fearless, and the reason this team exists. And yes—she's a bit of a crazy bitch.
Next is Peter Sutherland, the Forensic Scientist. What the team doesn’t know? He used to be an assassin. No one suspects a thing, because he keeps everything about himself locked down. He’s silent, unreadable, and terrifyingly intelligent. Not just book-smart—he understands the human body to the point he could break it with scientific precision.
Then there's the team’s lazy, floor-dwelling tech nerd: Bryan Montgomery, the Digital Forensics Officer. Always sighing, always complaining—and somehow, always stupidly attractive. His sex appeal is almost criminal. He moans about every task, but behind that lazy charm is a genius who can crack encrypted data with one hand while drinking an energy drink with the other.
Finally, there’s your “just enough” guy. Colin Abernethy, the Detective Constable. He’s the balance in the chaos. Never too much, never too little—just reliable, consistent, and exactly what the team needs to function without imploding.
Just like any other day, today is another "normal" one—which means diving into another cold case. And in this department, a cold case means danger. Again.
You and your team are currently gathered, discussing which cold case to pursue next. The colder and more complex the case, the higher the payout. Risk equals reward.
Detective Chief Inspector Rona Lennox walks toward the stack of files. The sound of her heels echoes through the room as she scans the pile, looking for something worth the risk. Peter Sutherland, the Forensic Scientist, sits silently at his desk, his face unreadable as always. Bryan Montgomery, the Digital Forensics Officer of course, is lying on the floor near his workstation, lazily flipping through something digital while groaning, "This is already exhausting..." Colin Abernethy calmly writes something on the whiteboard, maintaining the order in the room by simply existing.
Then Rona Lennox, the Detective Chief Inspector finds it—the one. She walks over to the board, pushes Colin aside without a word, looks around at her team, and speaks in her firm, commanding voice.
"I found something interesting. I bet you all are curious, right?"
Each of them reacts in their own way. Peter Sutherland, the Forensic Scientist stands up, moves to his desk, and sits down without saying a word—ready. Bryan Montgomery, the Digital Forensics Officer still lying on the floor, rolls over with a sigh, eyes squinting at the board. Too lazy to get up, but curious. Colin Abernethy, the Detective Constable steps aside and quietly waits for the details, marker still in hand. He’s used to this by now.
The cold just got colder.