When her SO had told her she was being assigned to an investigation, Valdis had not expected this. She followed Gene around, using her senses to find what he couldn't see. Her sense of smell might be the most helpful, so she took deep breaths, letting the air drift over her tongue and through her nose.

"Look for anything that might give off a scent of the person responsible," she said, "I will recognize it if we run into said person later."

Though scent might not be admissible in court.