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[[A crime scene is surrounded in tape. A large black pool is on the ground, with splashes around it, and some sort of tool. Two people are standing outside the tape.]]
Policeman: Looks like a murder-suicide.
George: Any interesting mathematical patterns?
Policeman: No, George, just two dead bodies and a lot of blood.
George: Two... that's the third Fibonacci number!
Policeman: Not now, George.
When Mathnet shut down, the officers had trouble reintegrating into the regular L.A.P.D.
{{Title text: I think I see a Mandelbrot set! No, that's just blood splatters. Golly.}}
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