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"park"."We met at the park", Sophie answered so fast as though she'd caught on the idea of Diana suspension."I took Tania to the park and you know children and meeting other kids. They were playing together", Deborah explained."Was she with anyone?" That was the next question tugging at Diana's lips but she didn't voice it. She simply nodded and looked around."How often is your husband home?" She asked."He has friends around though he usually isn't the outgoing type but working as a plumber keeps him busy", Deborah said."Is there really no tangible evidence to prove Denzel is guilty?" She asked wanting to be sure.Diana didn't answer her question, she exhaled and asked her final question before she'd take her leave. She wasn't expecting to meet Sophie here."How well do you know your husband?" Deborah was taken aback abit, but she thought it through before answering."I met Conrad at a convenience store, and after that, we just kept bumping into each other randomly. We began to
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Winston finished his narration to Diana and she nodded."I need someone to keep an eye on Mr Johnson for me. If we're going to get him then we'd need strong evidence". She said."Keep an eye on Ms. Harmsworth too. I'd also need a brief everything on everyone working at the hotel where Tania worked". She said before ending the call."I surely do hope I know what I'm doing", she exhaled.She badly wants to drop all these and do as she was told, but the look in Denzel's eye. The fear of locking up an innocent man and something more. One more thing she couldn't identify yet.All of that led her down this pathway."Denzel Williams", she smacked her lips.She'd to run a psychology test on this guy. Know how long he'd been battling with this personality issue. If it's a front or actually true.Could he have actually killed his wife without knowledge of it.She lied to his mother-in-law. The footage of him leaving the house that same night and the clothes in his house was enough to put him be
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Three days more to Denzel's trial and as the day drew closer, Diana wanted to pull out.There wasn't much to help him with, and she was so sure that his case with seraphin Garcia would come up, she didn't have much evidence to help him with.Diana sighed.To top it all, last night she had a crazy dream about one next murder.She shook her head. Denzel was held in jail, so that would be impossible.She picked up the copy of the file concerning Madam Garcia. The delivery guy that lives next door reported her death.According to him, he usually helped her around the house with stuffs asides delivering packages to her, he alerted the police and the last person seen in her house was Denzel. A few people at church testified that both of them had left the church together.She remembered Denzel call her Mom..She stood abruptly, grabbing her keys, she sped off the jail center where he was held.She sat as they brought him out."Hey", she smiled as a form of greeting."Hey", Thomas sounded real
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A day left till trial......Diana didn't bother looking up as she voiced, "come in", to whoever that was knocking from the outside.The door opened and Winston walked in.His face had no smiles."You stopped taking my calls", he said."I believe so much I bought my cellphone myself and with my money", she said, still not sparing him a glance but flipping through her files."Are you just gon' let him go like that?""Why is this one man so important to you?" Diana finally looked up, tired of hearing Denzel's name and his case."Because he's innocent"."And he is not your brother detective Winston", Diana scoffed, "If he is innocent as you said, you never should have arrested him"."We can save this man", Winston said ignoring her comment."Put heads together...."And do what exactly? Know your place Winston".Winston stared at her unbelievably. Yes! Truly, he asked himself the same question every single day. *Why do I care so much*He asked himself that every single time."We still
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★Trial Day...Diana walked into Denzel's cellroom."Did you sleep well?" She asked."I'll take it you're trying to be funny", Thomas answered her."Are you ready?""To be defended by someone who's willing to turn a blind eye to the truth? I'm not left with much choice am I?" Thomas smiled.Diana returned his smile."Any last words? Anything I should know before we stand in court?" She asked as she folded her arms."You look beautiful today, compared to a few other lawyers I know", he smiled.Diana shook her head at his composure. This man confused her a whole lot."Mr. Williams...""And it's even better because I created you"."What?" She chuckled not sure she had heard him right.Thomas stood and walked up to her, so close that their faces stood inches away from each other.Diana gulped at the intense gaze of his eyes."It's all a story. My story. A fictional world I created", he said.She stared at him, lost for a minute there before stepping away from him."I believe your night was
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Diana opened the door with shaky hands. She steeped aside and let him walk in."Nice place", Conrad chuckled."How...?" She hiccupped out of fear, not even knowing how to ask what plagued her mind."C'mon", he chuckled, "let it all out".She hiccupped and rushed for a bottle of water from her fridge. Her entire body shook like a leaf, not entirely from being scared but from shock of meeting him again after all these years."What are you doing here?" She managed to ask after she had calmed herself abit."Do you have the right to ask such question?" He scoffed, snatching the bottle from her hand, "I guess you forgot to offer", he winked and gulped down the remaining content.Diana blinked once and again, she badly wished he'd just disappear in thing air.When she first saw his picture, she suspected, but ruled it out. It couldn't possibly be and it's been years. There are doppelgangers these days, right? But it was him. In his flesh. In her house. Right in front of her.She hiccupped a
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Winston sat across from Diana by the window of the restaurant. His eyes fixated on the people that walked by. He appeared uninterested."I believe you", Diana voiced."Yeah right", he scoffed."We have to get him out of there", she stated."Did you ever think, what if he wasn't on death tow. What if he was killed immediately... Would you be spilling such nonsense Ms. Stone?""I have a plan. I think I do", she said in all seriousness.Winston chuckled."What...if I may ask.. what exactly changed your mind? I bet he's not the first innocent soul going to waste, so what changed?" He asked.Diana pursed her lips."I believer Conrad is behind all this", she said and he scoffed.Winston stood.."He's worse than a killer!" She half yelled."And you're just noticing?" He scoffed.Diana couldn't bring herself to confess she knew the devil. She had unknowingly worked for him. She had "entangled herself in a dark web in the past that even resulted to a baby. She shut her eyes and balled her fis
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"Ms. Harmsworth?" Winston answered."I-i have the diary", she broke down...Winston drove over to hers with Peter Lawford tagging along.Sophie managed to drag her body up off the floor and open the door for them."You have Ms. Tania's diary?" "I'm sorry". She cried, "I was scared. Conrad is many things. I didn't want to die but this is worse than death. I see her in my dreams. I see her everywhere", she shook her head vigorously."I shouldn't have taken it that day. I was scared", she looked up to meet their eyes. She was entirely broken, Winston actually felt for her."Why would you hold this back?" He asked taking it from her.Sophie sobbed even louder..."Ms. Harmsworth?" Peter called."Because he took me in", she looked up again, "I... I was just a little orphan girl and he took me in," she hiccupped."Did Tania know this?" Winston asked."No", she shook her head."Deborah?""No," she shook her head as well.Winston sighed. He opened the diary, he couldn't even concentrate in
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When Thomas's eyes snapped open, everything was blurred at first. Stirring in bed, the phone ringing continued.Stilldrowsy with sleep, Thomas stretched his hand to the bedside table and took his phone.."Hello", he voiced in a husky tone."I really thought you died", the reply came from the other end."Huh?""I called you countlessly forgetting how much of a deep sleeper you are", he scoffed.Thomas drew the phone away from his ear to stare at the caller, he recognized the voice but his brain felt still a little foggy."Liam", he mouthed and the sleep vanished.He sat upright, "Liam!" A spread across his face.."Hey! Don't scream in my ears"."You're in town now?" Thomas asked with a chuckle."I'm pretty sure I informed you yesterday", Thomas imagined him roll his eyes."I have someone to show you man, our usual spot"."Liam come on..." Thomas tried objecting."No, you come on! Tom it's been long enough, how long more are you gonna keep mourning? You don't do nothing these days""I'
- Double Personality; THOMAS BRADLY.
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"God! I really could use an actual sleep on a real bed", he yawned."We signed up for this anyway", his partner yawned as well.Two juniors had been assigned to stake out at the particular location Carlton had given as a place Conrad would likely visit.They didn't have up to 24hours anymore to save Denzel but they weren't going to just give up. They've come this far and lost a lot. Justice for lives lost and the traumatized parents and friends left behind. More bodies were dug up in the backyards though some were not found yet.Crimson heights were in tears and fear. They would catch him by all means..Winston sat in his office, watching time, hoping for some goodnews. They had 3 hours left. He was literally praying.His phone buzzed with a message."I know what happened to Tania Williams".Winston stared at the phone in his hand. His heart beating fast. Was this a prank?He tried to call the caller but another message came in."21st street..."Winston stared at it. He knew that p
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A week left to Denzel's death and Deborah had been buried, Conrad's pictures were all over town. The entire Crimson heights were looking out for him.More bodies were dug up in compounds, turns out Conrad had made it a hobby to kill and bury them for unknown reasons.Why in the first place would a man thirst for blood?He wasn't related to any of the girls.. their families had never done him wrong, so why then did the victims become his target or he was just a psychopath.Diana had taken a leave from the office. She had become a shadow of herself. The fear of Conrad still roaming the city taunted her. Three were dead already, not to mention the lots he has wasted already. At most times, she'd imagine him breaking into her house and taking her life.The more she thought about him, the more she felt guilty over the soul she was about sending to hell.How possible was it that Conrad's photo would be all over town and yet no sight of him. The cops now patrolled the city. Civilians were
- Double Personality; THOMAS BRADLY.
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The man tried consoling his wife. They had taken the corpse in for autopsy. The result was out and this must be the toughest for a cop.Reporting death to the deceased family.Winston walked into the room where they were waiting. The woman nearly pouncing on him, grabbed his shirt as her being shook, "that's not my angel right?" Her eyes were bloodshot.Winston bit his lips."I'm sorry", was all he could mutter.Her wailings filled the entire room, but Winston had one more question to ask. He couldn't definitely ask the mourning wife so he drew her husband aside, presenting a picture of Conrad before his eyes and asking, "do you know him?""No", the man shook his head."Please think well...", Winston urged him. He shouldn't be doing this in this situation but he needed answers. Winston had this hunch that conrad had something to do with the disappearance cases.The man took the phone from his hand, peering deeper into the picture before a 'yes' escaped his lips."I'm barely at home,
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Diana couldn't stop her legs from shaking continuously. She'd never been that anxious in a long time. Not even the toughest case at court got her shaking like this and she was only here to see a man.They bundled him out and he didn't resist. Cuffing his legs and hands and Diana wondered what all of that was for.Turned out Denzel had finally lost his mind in his cell. The warder relayed to her, how he keeps claiming he's not from this word.She returned her gaze to a lost man that was staring at her but she was sure he didn't even recognize her presence. He was seeing nothing.A tear threatened to escape her eyes.She blinked them back and thanked the warder who left, giving them privacy.She put him in this situation. She couldn't even imagine await your deathday but that's what she did to this man simply because she wanted a better case that would bring money and fame."Mr. Williams", she didn't expect her voice to go out in a whisper.Denzel didn't reply. He just kept on staring a
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Winston stared at her completely wowed at her narration. Her story does explain his unanswered question. They've tried searching Conrad Johnson up but the name nor face does not exist."So he's neither Matteo nor Jonathan nor Conrad and he didn't come from Neverdale either", Winston chuckled.."The face doesn't match. Isn't registered""Plastic surgery", they both said simultaneously and Winston nodded.How on earth were they supposed to track a guy with no roots, and Diana's narration didn't help so much. Winston needed a bait. Something to drag Conrad in with but it wasn't working. It might have been Deborah, but he can't reach her. Something also doubted his thought. A man like can't Conrad wouldn't care twice if Deborah died."I'm gonna head over to Ms. Harmsworth. See if she can get into his home and get Mrs. Johnson ", Winston said and Diana nodded.He stood ready to leave when he turned to her, "get well soon", he said to her."Thank you", she smiled lightly and he headed for
- Double Personality; THOMAS BRADLY.
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"Winston, no?" Carlton smirked."You look happy for someone that's about to rot in jail", Winston remarked.Carlton shrugged, "don't conclude"."Drug dealing, a brothel with underaged girls?" Winston scoffed at his arrogance."Did any of them look underaged to you? How was I supposed to know? Besides, everyone deserves to venture into whatever for the cash when the need arises, no?"Winston chuckled aloud."You're not getting out of this one. You can call your wife?""What wife?' Carlton chuckled."You lied to a police man"."Clearly the police man seemed dumb and I wasn't wrong. I am happily married to the devil anyways", he blinked boringly."I knew there was something off with you the day I saw you", Peter spoke up "Took time for you to find out what it actually was huh?", he nodded."I'll ask you one last time then. Do you have a hand in Mrs. Williams death and what in heaven were doing at Ms. Harmsworth's house at such unholy hour?""Where I go at whatever fucking hour is my bus
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Peter had dozed off in the car when his junior stared at him and shook his head. His eyes were twitching as well. The tiring part of being a cop. He yawned.They've been doing this for the past two days and no new thing yet. Staking out at the hotel or anywhere else wasn't fun for any cop. Every cop could attest to that, especially when you're a junior, you don't get to sleep at the slightest chance like your senior."Huh?" He tilted his eyes to the side. There was finally movement."Detective Peter?" He tapped him.Peter lazily opened his eyes, "huh?""They're on the move", he replied."Go. Go," Peter ordered.When the car drove off, they followed closely behind and carefully."The fuck," Peter cussed as they took an alley. It was almost lonely and if they followed, peter knew they would notice they were being followed."Stop," he ordered and his junior hit the brakes.They watched from the distance as they all packed before what seemed like an abandoned warehouse.They were other p
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"Ms. Harmsworth?" Winston answered."I-i have the diary", she broke down...Winston drove over to hers with Peter Lawford tagging along.Sophie managed to drag her body up off the floor and open the door for them."You have Ms. Tania's diary?" "I'm sorry". She cried, "I was scared. Conrad is many things. I didn't want to die but this is worse than death. I see her in my dreams. I see her everywhere", she shook her head vigorously."I shouldn't have taken it that day. I was scared", she looked up to meet their eyes. She was entirely broken, Winston actually felt for her."Why would you hold this back?" He asked taking it from her.Sophie sobbed even louder..."Ms. Harmsworth?" Peter called."Because he took me in", she looked up again, "I... I was just a little orphan girl and he took me in," she hiccupped."Did Tania know this?" Winston asked."No", she shook her head."Deborah?""No," she shook her head as well.Winston sighed. He opened the diary, he couldn't even concentrate in
