The psychic detective had his own struggling agency. He was a joke among ‘serious’ law enforcement, but he had a surprisingly high success rate.
When a client came in, he’d know immediately if he should take their case. He specialized in violent crimes because they gave him a stronger impression.
He would visit crime scenes and wandered around. He didn’t look for clues, but occasionally stumbled across things the police missed.
Then he would go home and go to sleep, reconstructing the events in his dreams.
It would be a perfect system if he didn’t wake up covered in blood.

“Psychic” by Gamma Man is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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