Introduction
Maxine and Henry had been playing at their friend's house for hours. It was time to walk
home. Maxine grabbed Henry's hand while discussing her drawings and the adventures in her
imagination. He listens quietly but his face conveys a different story. He is enraptured by her
tales. They arrive at home and Henry comments that the door is already open. "Mom probably
just knew when we were coming home!" Maxine responded to Henry's comment with
excitement. Maxine runs inside first and immediately stops in her tracks. Both her mother and
father were laying still propped up by the wall. Blood pooled on the carpet under their bodies.
Her parents were still holding hands. If not for the blood and the fear frozen on their faces, it
would have been considered romantic. Maxine blocks Henry from the scene as soon as he enters
the house. "We need to leave now, Henry!" She shouted. “The person who did this could still be
inside the house,” Maxine thought. She snatched her little brother up and dashed out of the
home, horrified by what she discovered. She failed to check whether her parents were still warm
because of how fast she ran out the door. They stayed at a friend's house. After they enter the
living room, Maxine's adrenaline wears off. She stood there processing what just happened,
while her little brother guided her to the guest bedroom. For many days she barely responded to
anything, including her own brother. Maxine basically shut down for a while. Her friend's
mother eventually contacted the mobian police force after they refused to return home. The
officer described the gruesome discovery of Maxine and Henry's parents. The officer failed to
find any witnesses; the trail went cold. When Maxine recovered enough to talk, she could no
longer recall the double murder. Maxine thought her parents were not home and that is why she
went back to her friend's house. She discovered some details later on in her teenage years.
Though she cannot recall what happened, the nightmares haunt her most nights. She vows to
solve the murder no matter what. Henry vowed to support her as the only remaining member of
the family. Because of this, Maxine became a more serious person and fiercely protective of
Henry. After a while, they moved to Station Square to try to create a detective agency and
discover who murdered their parents.