Fabian
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Post by Fabian on Aug 31, 2005 14:48:24 GMT 1
Luke Versteeg and Doreen Messer where in the janitor's closet, again, and faced the hole that was in the floor. "Let's be careful where we walk. Let's go in, I can't wait to find out what is in underneath here." They both got in by a ladder. It was pretty dark, so they had to use their lights to see what was there. Most things were still intact. "There are a lot of pictures from Tim here. Was this the only boy he had his eye on?" Luke found another hole in the ceiling. He pushed on it and felt some boxes up there. "This was probably his entrance to this place. We didn't discover it up there".
Doreen said that she found something where Luke should take a look at. It was a note. It said: "I love you forever Jake. You're the best. Tim Bradley". There was a picture with it where they were all cute together in an amusement park. " Luke said: "I don't know if Jake was a molester. Maybe he was Tim's boyfriend. I can't believe this, was all this a lover's quarrel instead of Tim being selfdefensive cause Jake molested him? This is crazy!" Doreen was just as confused as well. She mentioned that this might be the place where he kept all the stuff from their relationship. His wife could not find out, of course.
Luke and Doreen looked a little bit more, but they found no more usuable evidence. "Allright, let's go to the hospital now, see Sean. I hope he can tell us a bit more about what happened, or if he found anything else before he fell."
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Doreen
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Post by Doreen on Sept 1, 2005 7:32:10 GMT 1
"Yeah," said Doreen. As she and Luke drove to the hospital, she leaned her arm on the arm rest and looked outside the window. Luke said that she looked bothered and asks her what's wrong.
"It's funny, isn't it?" she said. "Funny how love makes people do things which they regret later. One moment it can be beautiful and happy and next -BOOM- it takes an ugly turn and leaves you in the dirt."
Luke asked her if she's talking from experience.
"I prefer to keep that information about 'him' to myself. But thanks for your concern anyway," she said, smiling a grateful smile to him.
They finally reached the hospital. Luke requested to see Sean and after a few minutes, they saw him lying on a bed; bandages all over his body.
"Sean, are you OK?" asked Doreen, placing the bowl of fruits she brought for him on the table. "You had us worried sick, you know?"
"But I bet you're having the time of your life here; being nursed by some hot nurses," she added, smiling cheekily at him. Sean blushed red as his fiance, who is a nurse there, passed by and blew a kiss at him.
Luke cleared his throat, saying that he has something to ask Sean.
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Fabian
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Post by Fabian on Sept 1, 2005 12:31:32 GMT 1
"Hey Sean, we were wondering wether you could tell us a little bit about what happened". Sean answered that he heared by knocking on the floor, that there was a room underneath there and that he fell through it. "So you didn't find anything else?" Sean shaked his head. "That's okay. God, this case has been going from arsony to cover up for murder to selfdefense and to a crime de passion.". Luke and Doreen filled Sean in a bit and promised to keep him informed. "Maybe someone could jump in the next few days, maybe Cali." Doreen mentioned that we should probably not talk about work too long, since Sean couldn't be stressed out. "You're absolutely right, let's change the subject", Luke said.
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Doreen
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Post by Doreen on Sept 1, 2005 22:04:42 GMT 1
"So, do you like fruits, Sean?" Doreen asked, glad that they changed the subject. "Which one?"
Sean said that he liked apples, so Luke got one, washed it and gave it to Sean who took a huge bite from it.
*Sorry but I dunno what else to type here. Is this case closed?*
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Post by e6r6i6c on Sept 1, 2005 23:06:52 GMT 1
Jim Brass picks up his office phone and dials Luke’s number, Hi Luke, its Jim, What’s this I hear about Mr. Combs molesting the Bradley kid? Anyway I dug up his file and guess what, he has a record, some tickets and small stuff, but the interesting deal is his ex wife got a restraining order against him, about 3 years ago. I called the head of the school and he didn’t know anything about that, so the story Tim is telling could be true, maybe you guys could find some kind of evidence of the assault in the closet in Tim’s Story?
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Fabian
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Post by Fabian on Sept 2, 2005 0:45:14 GMT 1
"We will do our best. But there is a problem. We found evidence that Tim was willingly sexually involved with Jake Combs. I think we might just ask Tim some more questions".
Luke, Doreen and Brass were in the interrogation room facing Tim Bradley again. "Tim, we found this card in the closet. It says that you loved Mr. Combs. Did you write this?" "Do not answer this", his attorney said. "You know what I think", Luke said. "I think you killed him. I don't know why, but the evidence certainly says you did." "I had to write that card, okay! He was driving me crazy. He threatened to kill Jessica if I wouldn't come to his home, if I would not say that I loved him. "So this has been going on for a long while?" Tim nodded. "How long?" "4 months or something. I couldn't tell my folks at home, they wouldn't understand. Jessica also wouldn't."
"Tim...did you really not know why Jessica was in that classroom?" "...I do have an idea. I recently told Jessica about what Mr. Combs has been doing to me for the past months. I think she might have said something to him." "You think that maybe he forced her to get into that classroom? To kill her?" "Could be..." "Tim. Did you kill him?" Tim hesitated for a while, but then answered: "Yes, I did." Tim started crying again. "It's okay. You did it because of selfdefense. It's okay".
Luke said to Doreen outside the interrogation room: "I think Jake Combs forced Jessica to start a fire in the classroom, like a kamikaze mission. All we need to find out is how the fire in the closet started."
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Doreen
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Post by Doreen on Sept 2, 2005 5:53:24 GMT 1
Doreen searched the crime scene again; making sure not to lose a single detail. Most of the stuff there had been burnt.
"Luke, this seems hopeless," she said. "The fire might have burnt every possible evidence in this classroom. Besides, we already solved the case, didn't we?"
She sighed and put her kit down. She suddenly saw Luke hurry over to the other side of the classroom and beckoned her to follow.
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Fabian
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Post by Fabian on Sept 2, 2005 11:50:18 GMT 1
Doreen asked where Luke was taking her. "To the closet." When they entered, Luke said: "You know... I think we misinterpreted the evidence. We thought that there were two seperate fires all this time. One in the classroom, one in the closet. But it just doesn't make any sense, there is no evidence in the closet that something started the fire there. Oh God. I think you're right. We did solve this case!" Luke was relieved and felt happy about this. He felt like he could hug Doreen, but it seemed kind of innapropiate to do. "Wanna celebrate?"
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Doreen
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Post by Doreen on Sept 2, 2005 12:02:53 GMT 1
Doreen was about to hug Luke but both drew back. There was an akward feeling between them. She then smiled at him.
"Sure," she said. "Let's go celebrate."
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