Landon’s Unfinished Case

This thread follows Landon’s old frustration with Edward’s disappearances case and his chance to pursue answers with renewed resources.

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A Case That Stalled

Suspicion Without Proof Sandra’s Disappearance As a detective, Landon investigates Sandra Villarosas’s disappearance. Edward’s alibi is supported by witnesses, and investigators cannot establish what happened. The Weight of Failure Landon leaves the force and joins Duan’s firm. The unresolved case remains a source of frustration, not because he has proof, but because the available evidence never answered his questions.

Duan Calls with a Name

A Past Returns Recognition Duan contacts Landon about Edward Villarosas. Landon immediately remembers the case and the sense that something about Edward did not add up. A New Opportunity The intended marriage to Wynona provides a reason to look again. Landon can revisit his old work with a team and with access to both disappearance cases.

Investigating in Parallel

Rebuilding the Record New Interviews Landon searches records and revisits witnesses while the team investigates the older case involving Mandy. He also locates Edward’s former girlfriend. The Old Warning The woman confirms that Edward could become jealous and had threatened her. Her account offers context for a possible pattern but does not, by itself, prove the murders.

Green’s Confession to Chevis

The Missing Link A Coordinated Lead Chevis’s prison interview with Stein Green produces an account connecting Edward to both deaths. Landon’s earlier suspicion now has a possible explanation and a witness to test. Proof Still Required Landon understands that Green’s account is not enough for prosecution. He helps pursue corroboration and coordinates the investigation as it approaches a decisive point.

A Case Finally Answered

From Frustration to Resolution Physical Corroboration The remains are found where Green said they would be. Landon’s old case can finally move beyond missing-person status toward murder charges. Accountability He helps deliver findings to the authorities and the families. The resolution cannot undo the deaths, but it gives his years of unanswered questions a concrete conclusion.

Several years before the main story

At the Chicago airport after Kim mentions Edward

During Duan’s first days in Shreveport

The middle of the Shreveport investigation

On the day police find the remains