FALLEN

Chapter Eleven.

"Whatever, just tell us what you got!"

"Well, as you know. Miss Elizabeth's house was vandalised yesterday, precisely around ten and eleven in the night. So I decided to....."

"Wait, slow down. What do you mean by vandalised again? When was I going to be let in the loop? Were you gonna tell me?" I asked cutting Giroud angrily.

I knew me getting angry unnecessarily and shouting at my superior (Vaughn) was uncalled for. I just couldn't help it.

"I planned to tell you, it's just it escaped my mind," Vaughn said clearly surprised at my outburst.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to shout. I'm just surprised, that's all. So what happened and how did you find out about it?" I ask this time gently.

"There was a patrol officer around the block, he was taking his runs and saw a figure running.

He suspected something and started checking houses when he reached Elizabeth's house, he noticed the door opened and took a peep inside, and saw everywhere scattered. He reported it immediately.

I tried telling you yesterday but you weren't picking your calls,then it escaped my mind at least now you know," Vaughn answered.

"Please go on Giroud," I said taking a seat.

"As I was saying, precisely around 10 and 11 in the night. So I decided to check if there was any camera around the area and luckily I found one down the block. I got the tape and I think you will like to watch it," Giroud said bringing out a tape from his drawer.

As he put the tape into the recorder and it started playing, he forwarded it till it was nine-thirty that night. We waited but there was nothing, no movement then after sometime headlights of a car came into view.

"It must be a neighbour's car," detective Vaughn said.

With a trace of smile, Giroud said "keep watching."

Immediately,a hooded figure emerges from the dark, running towards Liza's house, the hooded figure brings out something from the hood which reveals her long hair, she uses the item she brought out and opens the door,enters and closes it after herself.

After some minutes, she emerges and runs off to the other direction, pausing for some time, looks up to the direction of the camera and runs off.

After few minutes, a woman wearing a hood jacket and jeans is seen walking towards Liza's house, she is seen knocking on the slightly ajar door, peeping inside and turning her face sideways, the camera catches her face before she turns and heads back to the direction she came from.

"Zoom in on her face," John said to Giroud.

Giroud zooms in to the face, making it bolder and clearer which shows a panicked Amanda.

"Isn't that one of Elizabeth's friend. What is she doing there? Is it possible, she's the one behind everything?" Vaughn asked shocked.

It's possible, but that's your work not mine. I've done my part remains yours," Giroud said.

"Giroud, can you go back and zoom in on the other first person's face," John said.

"Okey dokey."

"It's a blur, we can't really make out the face," Vaughn said after the zooming in.

"But it definitely is a woman, look at the outline of the face, and that's a hood she's wearing. It definitely looks like the second lady."

"Amanda, called Elizabeth last night, asking why she wasn't home, maybe she told her why she came over to her house late that night," John said while dialing Liza's number.

"Hi, Liza! Yes, everything is alright. Yes......I was wondering if you recorded Amanda's call...... No, there isn't a problem.....Well something just came up...... Nothing we can't handle... Yes, sadly we're bringing her in... It also be lovely if you could come over...Take care....later."

"So what did she say?"Vaughn asked.

"Her phone automatically records incoming calls, so yea, the call was recorded. She said she'll bring the recorded call in," John said putting his cellphone back in his pocket.

"Thats great. Now we can burst this case wide open," Vaughn said bubbling with excitement.

While Giroud reclining on his chair watched as a frown took shape on detective John's face.

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Love,

Uka.