Chapter 11 Eleven
“Detective Lizzy, we found these fingerprints on Mr. Kenneth's corpse,”
The officer gave me the result.
“And also, the fingerprints matched that on the pistol.”
Great!
“Whose fingerprints?”
He shook his head and placed another result on the desk.
“The second wife, Anna.”
He said.
“I can't believe she killed her husband.”
He sighed deeply.
“Get Anna to the interrogation room. And release the rest.”
He bowed his head and hurried out.
On my way to the interrogation room, I bumped into Lisa.
She looks so happy as if she weren't the one crying uncontrollably earlier on.
“I told you that woman is the murderer, Detective Lizzy.”
She said, shaking her head.
“I am so disappointed in her. How could she even think of doing something as terrible as that to the father of her kids? Didn't she think about the fate of her kids?”
“Well, he left a lot of money so the kids can cope.”
Her expression turned dark.
“Do you mean those kids still have a dime in Mr.Kenneth’s property when it is their Mum who took his life?”
Hmmm
“Yes.”
I said and walked away.
When I turned around, she was still standing in the same spot, thinking.
Lisa.
Ahhh
“Why did you murder your husband?”
I dropped the papers on the desk and walked around her.
“I…I didn't kill him.”
Anna cried.
“I swear I wasn't the one who killed him. Please believe me.”
“The last fingerprints on his body were those of yours, and it matched the print on the pistol too, are you denying it?”
She didn't say a word.
“Yesterday morning, you went into Mr. Kenneth’s room to remind him of the money he promised you, correct?”
She nodded her head.
“And because you knew the kind of person he was, you decided to make out with him because you thought he would grant your request after sex,”
She lowered her head.
“However,”
I sat down on the chair, staring at her.
“It didn't work. And when he refused you the money, you got angry, removed the pistol from his drawer, and killed him.”
She gasped and then fell on her knees.
“Please do not kill me, Detective Lizzy. Yes, I did all that except one thing, I wasn't the one who killed him.
I was in my room when I heard the gunshot too.
And when I ran out of the room, I saw no one inside Mr. Kenneth’s room.”
She held my legs, crying bitterly.
“Your room is next to his, Anna. Come out clean and stop wasting my time!”
She released my legs, but didn't stop crying.
“What have I gotten myself into? If I knew he was going to die yesterday, I wouldn't have mentioned killing him. I regret my action!”
Tsk tsk tsk
“It is my greed that caused me this, Detective Lizzy. Had it been I married the man my parents chose for me, I wouldn't have been going through this. Please, believe me.”
A few minutes after she was locked up inside the prison, I received a call from one of the officers.
“She made a move.”
He said.
Just what I was waiting for.
“Arrest her.”
Now this is going so well.
It hasn't even been two hours and she has made the move.
Hahahahaha.
The moment she was brought back to the headquarters, she broke down in tears when she saw me.
“Lisa Austin?”
I called, sitting on the chair.
“Two months ago after you were married into the house, you fell in love with your stepson, Junior,”
Her eyes widened in shock.
“Times without number, you tried convincing Junior to conspire with you so you both could slay Mr. Kenneth, and run away to somewhere where you both will get married without anyone knowing.
However, Junior turned down your offer because he has no intention of stealing from his father.
Seeing that he doesn't want to do what you want, you plotted against him, making Mr. Kenneth hate his son more than before.
Furthermore, you and your uncle, Mr. Gabriel, conspired to kill Mr. Kenneth who is his business rival, and then you both can share his property.
Yesterday,
You heard Anna threatening Mr. Kenneth, and then, you decided to use the opportunity to annihilate him, so the accusation will be on Anna.”
By this time, she had stopped crying.
“Anna wanted to shoot Mr. Kenneth with that pistol, but she couldn't because she was scared and threw it away.
As soon as she left the room, you went in and shot Mr. Kenneth, and then ran out quickly.”
“How did you know all this, Detective Lizzy? There are no cameras in his room or the hallway.”
She still wants to know?
“Your action right from the beginning showed you are the culprit. Also, I had Anna locked in the prison, and had you guys released because I wanted to arrest you in action.
When I told you Anna’s kids would have a share of the property, you were shocked because you didn't know about that.
So, you went home, packed all the papers belonging to Mr. Kenneth’s property, his bank details, and fled.
Unfortunately, you didn't know I had men following all your steps.”
She held her head and screamed.
“You bitch!”
Whatever!
“I swear there is nothing you can do to me. Yes, I killed that idiot, but my uncle will never let me sleep in prison for two days. Just wait, Lizzy, he will bail me out!”
“Take her away!”
I commanded and the officers entered.
“Lizzy, you will regret this. I will make sure my uncle deals with you. Just correct this now, release me, and he won't hurt you.
But if you don't, you will be digging your own grave!”
Oh, really?
I have lost count of the graves that criminals said I was digging for myself ever since I started working.
And I wonder when I will fall into one.
“Make sure she is locked inside the darkest prison. Do not feed her, and do not answer to any of her calls. She is a murderer, and I offer no mercy to people like her. Now go!”
She was dragged out of the interrogation room, and she kept cursing me.
“Uncle Gabriel will take me out of here soon, just wait, bitch!”
Alright,
Let’s see if Mr. Gabriel has the power to do that.