Cath listened as Sean confirmed his suspicions. He'd knocked out no few teeth in his day and while he was only marginally schooled in forensics by experience. No accident indeed. And likely, they pitched the body over the railing into the sea.
That's what he would have done if he were trying to get rid of a body at sea.
He'd found the teeth and the blood by accident, they were in an out of the way spot for certain. He silently sipped his coffee as Sean continued to speak. He shook his head at Sean's theory. Clearly, the FBI man hadn't ever lost more than one tooth at a time. "Unless he had help somewhere, he'd still be on the deck. Shock and pain, plus that many teeth knocked in or out, the blood would be pourin' down his throat. He'd likely choke or vomit it up and there'd be more than one smear."
Not too many people had that sort of pain tolerance. He'd known a few, but they were fucknutting insane. He really didn't want to think of that sort running rampant on this ship. They were right fucked if there were.
"'Asides, I found the teeth in the blood. Which meant the blood was there first." No accident at all, for certain. Fuck, there were times he hated being right.
Cath frowned and leaned forward as Sean spoke of a body in the elevator shaft, crossing himself out of habit. Aye, he'd seen the reporter about. Managed to avoid him as well, but he was rather good at that when he needed to be. Which was why he and the FBI agent had never met face to face before now.
"I'd noticed they weren't working," he admitted. "And no, this was closer to the starboard fore deck. Too far to drag a body and not leave a trail. Even with a few people and some time."
He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Whoever kill him wanted him to be found, I'd wager," he suggested, knowing full well the agent had already surmised that. "Far too many easier places to stash a body, or be rid of one. So the question being, why? And of course, who's doing it."
Figuring out why might be easier than figuring out who though. And they needed to start, as they apparently had two people get killed yesterday.