Chapter 24Jay POV We are on our way back to the station.Jane has been quiet and she seems deep in thought.The chief of police at the back of the car with handcuffs also lowered his head.Who would have thought he was the mastermind, the one behind the illegal gambling den.No wonder the police find it hard to catch them.they always slip away.The commissioner of police is waiting for us at the station.He was shocked when Jane called and told him.We got to the station and took the Lord and Dio to a different cell.While the chief of police himself was locked up at some other cell.Since my work in New York is done,it is time to start preparing to leave."Drake let's go back and start packing" I patted him as he was interested in the investigation going on in the team.Jane got another case to deal with and Drake is interested."Wait,let me….""We have to leave Drake" I pulled him along with me. As we were leaving,I saw the officers who looked down on us the other day now looking at
Chapter 25Jay POV"What if it a suicide?" Frank looked drained and sleep deprived; he must be working endlessly on the missing thumb case since I left."And what if it is not?" Ariel was writing on the board while I sat analyzing the case."So here is the thing,Sera and David have been married for 20 years but they had no kid, the hospital result showed there's nothing wrong with both of them.David doesn't mind but Sera was bothered and can do anything just to have a kid. From the statements,it said Sera don't mind dying to have a kid,and last night she suddenly committed suicide" Ariel paused and saw we are all listening so she continued. "She committed suicide by cutting her wrist with a new razor,and left a suicide note but the most strange thing is that her room was locked from inside and her husband was found beside her. But he knocked out and when he woke up,his wife was already gone.He went crazy and insisted his wife did not commit suicide.He reported the case to the p
Chapter 26Jay POVSandra sat opposite me clutching her fist."You are Sera's sister right?""Yes it me""I see,let me go straight to the point,what really happened last night?"Sandra looked around with caution,she leaned towards me "I think David killed her" she whispered and I nodded"David said the same thing,he said you killed her" she laughed with disbelief."That bastard,he even has the cheek to frame me after all he did" she hit her hands on her laps and sigh"Just that I had no evidence but I'm sure he killed her" she fixed her on me,I looked deep into her eyes and saw she didn't even flinch,does that mean she's right? But she might be hiding her emotions too."You had a fight with your sister 3 days ago, why?""Well..you know… I…." She rubbed her palm on her faded jeans"She was trying to get pregnant in the medical way,you know with her husband's sperm" she coughed lightly and cleared her throat."So why are you trying to stop her? She has been wanting a kid for a long tim
Chapter 27Jay POV"What?" I muttered in shockI was expecting him to be some kind of criminal but Murder."Yes,not just a Murderer a serial Murderer and it someone you all know" Sandra has now broken down,she was crying and hiccuping."Missing Thumb Case,he did it" she broke into sobs when she said that I felt chills from my back,the culprit I was finding for a long time was right in front of me and I don't know.Sandra cried for a while and when she noticed I was in deep thought she just turned her back to me, wiping silently."Sera found out?" Sandra nodded."Yes she did. When she found out she came to me crying,I consoled her and managed to make her talk,when she told me I was shocked i had no idea what to do ,I was confused.I thought of getting her to divorce him but she wasn't ready to"Sandra sniffles "That was why I don't want her to have his baby,but Sera don't care she just wanted a baby of her own,even if it father is a Murderer she don't fucking care,she only wanted
Chapter 28Jay POV"Adams whom I thought was a good man turns out to be a rapist,I won't have known if not for Vanessa that was raped. We were neighbors then,she was raised by her single mom and uncle."I sighed, it turns out he was avenging Vanessa. "At first I didn't believe it but her uncle made a lot of noise and threats about it.I came to believe it when the cheerful Vanessa became the shadow of myself. My wife and I just got married then.Vanessa is a playful girl and my wife is especially fond of her. When she died my wife wept for days and it wasn't easy for her. My wife loves kids right from time and Vanessa was like a lil sister to her." "I started stalking Adams when Vanessa died and witnessed his crime myself,that night I don't know why I don't know what tempted me,I just don't know how it happened.I beat him,I had no intention to kill him,but he died while I was beating him. it was a mistake but what was done was done so I cut his left thumb as a souveni
Chapter 29Jay POV Betty took a sip of coffee and smiled.We are now in a coffee shop "What happened? You look like a mess""Mama coco is dead" she choked and bit her lips to stop the sob that was about to escape her mouth."What?How? When?" "She dead in her sleep last week,and she was buried by the neighbors""My condolence dear,it ok"I patted her shoulders while she sniffles."So why are you here?""I have no where to go" she replied and blew on her coffee."Ok but why did you come see me?""For help,I need housing and clothing" I groaned,I'm not some kind of orphanage."Don't worry, it not for free,I will work and pay you""Ok so where will you stay,I mean you can't stay with me and….""I don't mind" she cut me off and I nearly choke on my coffee"I care,my Mom would misunderstand the situation""Let her misunderstand,after all you like me don't you?" I froze and lift my eyes to look at her."Like you?"I asked bluffed"yes,I saw the way you stared at me the other day" she scof
Chapter 30Jay POV I covered Mom's eyes to stop her from seeing more.I pulled her into my arms and saw she was trembling. "Nobody should touch anything or any of the corpses" yes there are 2 corpses."Every little thing here is evidence,you all should step back" I ordered and the crowd moved back a bit. I saw Joan's Mom and know she's close with my Mom."Take her home please" I passed my Mom to her and she nodded in understanding. "Hold on me" Her own voice was also trembling,it is a miracle she's not down like my Mom.My Mom hold her shoulder and they both went towards our house.I breath in relief and then studied the corpses.They are both females.they are facing each other and in white dress.their hair was in a mess, and their hands were interlocked with each other. I moved closer and the strong smell hit my nostril,I almost puked but beared with it Their eyes were opened and their skin was pale white.Their fingers were dark as if it use to dig mud.Even th
Chapter 31Jay POV I watched as Ariel hurried into her office,she must be embarrass so am I I don't even know how to face her from now on. I admit I had a thing for her also but her confession put me off guard.I need to think about it."Jay hurry" Drake urged me to hurry as the investigation is starting.Ariel was back with a board and marker.She's trying to put everything and clue out.Since the victims identities is unknown, she just named them victim A and B.Under victim A,she wrote everything she saw on the body and wrote the same as victim B."Jay said they were drowning so we are going with that till we get the result from the forensic." She wrote the method of killing down.she turned to me."What else? what am I missing?" She asked."Their fingers and toes were muddy,they had the same tattoo and their wrist was red and bloody,it shows how they struggled before they died" she noted it down and dropped the marker."So what did you think? anything?" She was asking for