The most recent unsolved case was a murder. It was assigned to the FBI because the victim was a federal employee, which falls within the FBI's jurisdiction. The case Alexander just mentioned as nearly resolved must be this one. The previous unsolved case, surprisingly, was the first serial killing case they encountered after their arrival.

Jimmy turned to face Mahong, "Mahong, has that serial killing case from a few months ago still not been solved?"

Mahong nodded with a grim face, "Since the third incident, no new cases have occurred, and the leads we were following were cut off. This case had to be shelved."

Jimmy also nodded, understanding the difficulty. Without subsequent cases, the previous ones were too clean, leaving no way to track the perpetrator. The earlier leads pointed to the Yacht Club, but at least during his time at the Anti-Terrorism Bureau, they had come up empty-handed.

There was nothing to be done; this case would likely become a cold case hanging in the FBI's case library. Jimmy knew from his familiarity with the FBI cases that there were many cases in the system that hadn't been solved for 20 or 30 years, and it seemed this one would likely meet the same fate.

Jimmy familiarized himself with the cases Mahong and his team had handled, methodically learning Mahong's investigative approach. Using the system's case number to locate the file's physical position, he pulled the case files from the cabinet and started reviewing the contents. The case reports included the process of solving the cases, capturing Mahong and his team's investigation journey. Though not comprehensive, they revealed a lot.

Firstly, in terms of clue investigation, unlike Jimmy's preference for immediately checking nearby surveillance footage, Mahong's case reports typically started with clues found at the scene and the victim's social connections, prioritizing the investigation of those with a vested interest and potential enemies. Moreover, the file contained many photos, entirely different from Jimmy's practice of using video archive numbers.

The files for Mahong's cases were likely prepared by Philicia, starkly different from Jimmy's usual approach. Philicia's reports were very thorough, with clear details of the time, place, people involved, events, and reasons, whereas Jimmy's reports focused more on the analysis of results, the tracking process, and outcomes, and they didn't delve into as much detail as those written by Philicia.

Whether it was Philicia's personality or the demands Mahong placed on her, one thing was certain: her reports were beautifully crafted. Chris's case reports were never as detailed.

After spending two days reviewing several cases Mahong had handled, Jimmy finally understood what the Homicide Team had been up to these past few months. The reason it took so much time was that Jimmy needed to analyze Mahong's team's operational patterns since they would need to collaborate in the future. If he was only getting to know the cases, he wouldn't have needed so much time; reading several cases in one day would have been perfectly normal.

Soon, their break was over. The red alarm light in the office started flashing, and the three of them immediately stood up, pressed the button on the wall to turn off the alarm, and headed to Hughes's office.

Hughes, "Mahong, you need to head to Sisley Prison immediately. There's been a prison break; two people escaped last night, and the prison guards discovered their empty cells this morning."

Mahong nodded, "Any information provided by the prison?"

Hughes shook his head, "Go there directly for the investigation, we don't have any information yet."

Mahong, "OK, we're on our way."

The three descended the stairs, got into their assigned vehicles, and left Manhattan, heading to Newburgh City in New York State.

Sisley Prison is a Federal Prison near Newburgh. As a medium-security prison, its inmates are generally convicts serving long sentences for serious crimes or those transferred for public safety reasons to medium or high-security facilities. These are prisoners serving sentences of 10 years or more or, despite shorter sentences, those whose grave crimes warrant strict incarceration.

Newburgh is not far from New York, and by the afternoon, Jimmy and his colleagues arrived in Newburgh. After picking up some food on the way, they went straight to the prison entrance.

Mahong and his team parked the cars, showed their badges at the prison entrance, and were allowed in smoothly. Due to the breakout, the prison was in a high state of alert; all inmates had been locked back in their cells, and all recreation and work were canceled. The area around the prison was also heavily guarded with prison officer posts.

Mahong led Jimmy and Philicia to the warden's office, where an elderly man with graying hair and dressed in a suit stood up from behind the desk to greet them.

The Warden, "Welcome, I'm Warden Valen Dart."

Mahong, "FBI Special Agent Alexander Mahong, and these are Jimmy and Philicia. Please tell us about the escape."

Warden Dart nodded, "Here are the files on the two escapees, please follow me."

Warden Dart picked up three copies of the files from the desk and handed them over to them. Mahong and his colleagues opened the files in their hands; each person had a copy, allowing them to go through the information simultaneously without the need to crowd around a single copy.

Rob Reilly, 44 years old, unemployed, began compiling a criminal record from his youth—progressing from theft to possession of controlled substances, illegal weapons, armed robbery, and sexual assault, among others. He was a frequent guest of the prison, spending more than half of the past 20 years behind bars.

This time, he was incarcerated for second-degree murder after beating a robbery victim, who died shortly after being discovered too late and taken to the hospital. As a result, Reilly was charged with murder. With his lawyer's assistance and a plea deal with the prosecutor, he received a 15-year sentence. Considering his criminal history, he was sent to a medium-security prison.

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