Episode 14
Author’s POV
(Two months later)
There are about seven rowdy guys in an uncompleted building smoking, drinking and gambling until a boy ran to them.
” Guys, Guys, Guys……MIA is coming, MIA” he shouted and everyone sprang up and ran in different directions.
As two of them was running away they ran towards Desmond and some police officer, they stopped as they saw him pointed a gun at them.
” Your hands where I can see them” Desmond said and the two of them raise their hands up.
” Arrest them” Desmond said and the officer moved towards them.
” Sir we didn’t do anything” one of them begged.
” ‘the wicked flee when no man pursueth, but righteous are bold as a Lion’, or Is that not how the Bible quoted it” Desmond said.
” please sir” they begged.
” take them away officer” Desmond said then they took them inside the car and drove off.
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Desmond’s POV
It’s been two months since I’ve got promoted, the incident about the kids make me popular and also it makes people feel free to report any crime at the station.
Just like what happened this morning a lady came to the station to report a crime, and luckily I was there so I called her to explained everything to me.
She told me about a group of boys around the streets that disturbed she and her sister and also all the ladies in the street.
She told me how the boys harassed them anytime they are passing by, she told me they are afraid to walk in their street at night as they are afraid of them.
Which is why I gather a few officer with me and went to their street and we are able to arrest two of them as the others escaped.
Since the day that the DIG talked to me a proposition I still haven’t hear from him which somehow disturbed me.
I don’t like people keeping me in suspense especially people who are senior me like that, people like them are either planning something.
Maybe I need to do some background check on him to know the kind of person he is and what I will be walking into.
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(Next Day)
I was just entering the station when I heard a woman talking to the officer at the counter.
” I told you last time madam…..there’s nothing we can do about it….. The case is closed” I heard the female officer said to the woman.
” why would you close it without making investigation about it” the woman said emotionally.
” madam, why are you doing this to yourself?……
they have settle this matter……just let it be” the officer said.
” what’s going on?” I asked.
” sir, this woman is insisting on reopening a case that has been settled and closed” the officer said.
” Really” I said.
” yes sir” the officer replied.
” please come with me……madam” I said then the woman and her daughter came over.
” please sit” I said.
” thank you sir” she said and they sat down.
” please explain everything to me” I said.
” Sir, about a Month ago my son was murdered in his own house, but when they perform an autopsy on him the results shows that he committed suicide…..but my son will never do that” the woman explained with tears.
” but if the results of the post-mortem shows that he commit suicide, why are you still insisting on investigating this case” I asked confused.
” but Sir, my son can never do that…….on that very day was my birthday and he told me he’s coming to celebrate with us, he bought my gift already……….why would he commit suicide?” she said and I sighed deeply.
” please don’t cry……okay” I said.
” My brother can never do that……there’s no reason for him to c©mmit su1cide……please help us sir” her daughter pleaded.
” okay……let’s see what we can do, let’s go” I said then stood up.
” Sergeant, bring me her file……we are reopening the case” I said to the officer at the counter.
” but Sir…….the DPO declared it closed” she said.
” I’m reopening it now…….bring it” I said.
” okay sir” she said then she searched for it and bring the file to me.
I looked into the file and see the report and the pictures of how he was found and everything.
” let’s go to the crime scene…..and see if we can find any clue” I said.
” okay sir” the woman said and we left.
Some minutes later we got to the place, it is a Flat apartment, we entered and I look around the place to see if I can find closure.
I look at his pictures on the wall, he’s a young man at my age and I felt pity for the woman to lose a child.
” who found him?” I asked.
” when we were worried about him, my daughter and I came to check on him and found him dead” the woman said sorrowfully.
” I’m very sorry, you had to experience something like this” I consoled her.
” do you know if he had a fight with anyone, or anyone that wants to harm him” I asked.
” no….my son is not like that” the woman said.
” what about his girlfriend?” I asked.
” I don’t think he have one cause he never talked about any girl” the woman said.
” I can’t find any clue here……I’ll need to see his body” I said.
” it’s still in the mortuary” the woman said.
” alright……let’s go” I said then we left the place and went to the mortuary.
As we got there we met with the coroner and he lead us to the morgue.
” I think you should wait here….ma’am” I said to the woman.
” no I’m coming…..i can handle it” the woman said.
” please ma’am…..wait here….it’s not proper” I said then she waited outside hesitatantly.
I and the coroner with the daughter entered and the coroner brought out his body.
I was given a glove then I started taking note of the body.
” what’s the cause of death?” I asked.
” su1cide, sl1tting his wrist with a kn1fe and he bl.eed to death” the coroner answered.
” are you sure?” I asked.
” yes sir” he replied then I started inspecting the body.
I can’t find anything else on the body until I looked at the wound then I noticed something which I find strange.
” what’s your brother favorite hand?” I asked the girl.
” he’s left-handed sir” the girl answered.
” I thought as much…… I saw all of his pictures in his room and realised he must be a left-handed person” I said then turned to the Doctor Who seems to be scared.
” doctor, who signed his death certificate?” I asked.
” I..i did” he answered.
” Doctor, is there anything you’d like to share? ” I asked.
” Wwhat…are you talking about?…..there’s nothing to talk about” he said terrified.
” calm down doctor……..show me the report” I said then he gave it to me with shaky hands.
I took the report from him and look into it and found something interesting.
” how can a left-handed person cut a four inches deep gash with his right hand, doctor?” I asked and I realised he was scared.
” it…it’s…..possible…… Something like that is possible” the Doctor said.
” doctor, I don’t know if you’ve heard about me but if you don’t start talking right now….you will regret not speaking up on time” I said.
” okay…okay…….it was a murder” he finally said and the girl gasped out loud.
” of course it is…….go on tell us everything” I said.
” There’s a clutch on his neck which means He was strangled on the neck till he died” the coroner explained.
” how come you have a fake the report?” I asked.
” there’s this rich man that cameby along with the police, they made me change it to su1cide” the coroner said.
” they made you or they offered you money to change it?” I said and he bend his head in shame.
” what’s wrong with you people?…..all you care about is money but you don’t care about other people’s feelings, you don’t care about doing the right thing” I said angrily.
” I’m so sorry sir…..so sorry” he pleaded.
” what’s the name of this rich boy?” I asked.
” it’s Mr George Wellington” he said.
” whaaat…..that’s impossible” the girl said and I turned to her.
” you know the young man?” I asked and she nodded affirmative.
” who is he?” I asked.
” he’s my brother’s boss at work, my brother work as his P.A” the girl said.
” is that so?” I asked.
” yes sir” the girl answered.
” okay then” I said then turned to the coroner.
” for forging something like this…….i will make sure your licence is seized, and you pay fine as well” I said to the coroner and he went on his knees immediately.
” please sir, I did as I was told besides I’ve heard about who the boy is and how dangerous he is” the coroner said.
” we will see about?……let me pay this George Wellington a visit” I said then we left the mortuary.
” Don’t worry ma’am, I will make sure he pay for what he did” I said.
” thank you so much sir” the woman said.
” don’t worry ma, I will take it up from here……you can go home now but first do you happen to know where this George lives? ” I asked.
” yes sir” the girl answered.
” okay tell me” I said and she told me while I jot it down then we went our separate ways.
I got home and make some research about George Wellington, and see that he’s a very rich businessman who took after his father.
I came to realise his father is a very important person in the community and a highly respected man.
I saw a post about a girl found dead at their office few months ago but no one knows the cause of death.
I keep searching for more info about the guys which could be useful to me.
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(Next Day)
I went back to dead boy’s house to make further investigation, I asked some of his neighbor if they happen to know who visited the boy last.
I showed them George Wellington picture and a few of them confirmed that they saw him on that very day.
I asked if they saw anybody else but they said no one which gives me a perfect confirmation.
” it’s time I visit this George Wellington” but first I need backup, so I went back to my house.
I went to look inside my collection to pick one of my gadgets before I go.
I was thinking of wristwatch or facecap so I decided to go for eyeglasses which is all input with camera.
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(An Hour Later)
I went over to the address given to me by the girl and as I got to the mansion, I click the alarm button and after a while the gate keeper opened up.
” who are you?” the gateman asked then I showed him my ID card.
” inspector Adams…….I’m here to see Mr Wellington” I said then he opened the gate for me to enter.
I followed the gatekeeper to the house and after he informed his boss then I was allowed to enter.
As I entered the room I activate the camera then move forward, I can perceive marijuana smoke all over the house, and I can hear people talking as I move ahead.
I saw five men and five women playing pool in the room while singing and dancing along to the music playing in the media player.
They didn’t even seems to notice me then I moved towards the player and switched it off before they glanced at my side.
” I’m glad you have my attention now…….i hate disturbance when I’m trying to figure something out” I said.
” who the hell do you think you are?…….just because I allowed you to enter my house doesn’t give you the right to touch my things” he shouted.
” I apologize for that……i just came to settle what I came in here for so let’s start” I said.
” what do you want? ” he asked.
” I want you to follow me to our station to ask for information about the death of Mr Dayo Idris” I said and I see his countenance changed.
” what are you talking about?…..why me?” he asked.
” don’t worry about that…..just want to ask you a few things…… We won’t be long” I said.
” I’m not going anywhere…….what ever it is you want to ask you can ask me here…….I’m not going anywhere” he said.
” fine by me……let’s begin then” I said then I sat on the couch and he signalled to the friends to leave the room and they left.
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” who is Mr dayo Idris to you?” I asked.
” he’s my P.A” he answered.
” did you two have any quarrel before he died?” I asked again.
” no…..he and I are friends, he visited me always and I also do once in a while, so we don’t fight at all” he said.
” where were you on the day that Mr Dayo Idris died? ” I asked and I noticed his uneasiness.
” I..i was at home…. I didn’t go anywhere” he said.
” really?…..and you didn’t visit Mr Idris on that same morning?” I asked.
” No, I didn’t” he said.
” but according to eyewitness they said you are the only one they saw that morning and no one else, and now you are claiming not to be there” I said.
” uhmm….yes I think I remember now…i went there that morning to ask him about some things then I left immediately I figure it” he said.
” but you said you didn’t go there” I said.
” yeah…..i got, you know I didn’t take long at his place so that caused it” he said.
” so then why did you bribed the coroner to change the result?” I asked and he stood up.
” look here whoever you are……i don’t know your motives, but whatever you do you can’t get me……i won’t allow you to do so” he said.
” why did you kill him?” I asked.
” You clearly don’t know me……you don’t know anything about me……cause if you did you will know you are moving towards your death” he said.
” Just answer my question” I said.
” You know you two are the same..you keep meddling in things that doesn’t concern you….You know he’s always a good boy but he saw something he shouldn’t have seen” he said.
” you mean like how you kill one of your workers and cover it up” I said and he seems shocked and I know it’s due to what I found out at the internet.
” what if I did…..You have no proof, If you don’t back out of this, you will be gone in no time…..you really don’t know me” he said.
” are you threatening me?……do you think I care about who you are?……you will pay for what you did” I said standing to my feet.
” you can’t just come into my house and throw accusations around, but what if I did it…… You better be careful or else you will be dead and forgotten as them” he said and I smiled.
” I will be escorting you to prison very soon” I said to him grinning.
” you have no proof, anyone could have done that,….you think you can get me like that” he said.
” I already have my proof, this glasses I’m wearing is contains the proof I need cause you just given it to me” I said and his eyes bulge out.
He grabbed the glasses from my face stepped on it making it’s no more useful.
” You won’t have anything on me…..Get out of my house” he shouted.
” you are very dumb, you think I will just let you do that…….all the feeds are sent to my Mail……there
‘s nothing you can do you’re going to jail” I said then left his house.
I was hoping he will try to do something nasty which is why is I said all those thing to anger him.
Maybe he will make a mistake like getting a knife or pulling out a gun so I can have an excuse to shoot him.
I don’t want him to go to jail cause I know he will just come out some years later, someone like them are supposed to be killed.
I went back to the station and asked an arrest warrant to we can arrest him, so I went to the DPO’s office .
” Sir” I saluted as I reached his office.
” MIA, what is this I’m hearing about you?” he asked and I was confused.
” what do you mean, Sir?” I asked back.
” where are you coming from?” he asked.
” Oh I went to Mr Wellington house, I found a lead concerning the death of Mr Idris” I said.
” whaaat……i thought I declare the case closed….why are you on it?” he said.
” but Sir, everything about the report is fake…..i found a lead and I was hoping I’d get an arrest warrant from you so we can arrest him” I said.
” what nonsense are you blabbing about…..you are not working on that case anymore……the case is closed” the DPO said.
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