Obscurity (2) - JJ Maybank

THE HEIST PT III.

JJ slammed the gun down on Shoupe's desk. Shoupe looked at them confused then back to the gun.

"So y'all are telling me this is the firearm Rafe Cameron killed Peterkin with?" Shoupe pointed his pen to the gun.

"That's exactly what we're telling you, Soupe," JJ retorted.

"And the exact same firearm that Ward used to kill Gavin," Pope added.

"I... And where's that corpse again?" Shoupe stuttered.

"Didn't you look?" Kie questioned.

"Did you even try?" Aria mumbled.

"I checked the hospital. I went by his house. He was out," Shoupe answered.

"Well, it would be quiet weird if he just opened the door, you know, considering he's dead," Aria exclaimed.

"He was out?" Kie demanded.

"No shit! 'Cause he's dead!" JJ shouted.

"Listen to yourself. It makes perfect sense," Kie argued.

"Listen to us!" Aria protested.

"Just because he's not in his damn home does not mean he was a victim of a homicide," Shoupe denied.

"What are you talking about?" Kie said in disbelief.

"I told you this would happen," JJ pointed to Pope. "You gotta be kidding."

"Are you at least gonna send it in for ballistics and shit, or are you just gonna sit on your ass?" Kie pointed to the gun.

"You gonna do your actual job?" Aria accused.

"No, he's gonna sit there and wax that mustache. Is that even real?" JJ instultded.

"I'll wax this--" Shoupe stood up.

"Shut up, JJ!" Pope yelled.

"It's not fair," Kie mumbled to Shoupe.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Did I hurt his feelings?" JJ continued.

"Shut up!" Pope shouted.

Shoupe walked over to his office door and opened it for the Pogues. "Get out. I got work to do,"

"Are you serious?" JJ muttered.

"And y'all are smelling up my office," Shoupe told.

"Shit," Pope banged his fists against Shoupe's desk.

Kie stood up and turned to look at Shoupe. "Did Ward bribe you? This doesn't make any sense," And with that she walked out of his office.

"You ain't gonna do shit," JJ murmered following behind Kie.

"You will eventually find out we were right all along, and it's going to be your fault for letting two murders run around," Aria stated as she walked out after JJ.

"Out!" Shoupe yelled.

...

Aria and the Pogues went back to her place. As soon as she got there she ignored the weird looks she got when they couldn't see her father or the sign in front of her house and just went to shower. After her shower, she just got changed into an oversized teeshirt and her basic black shorts.

"Kie and Pope went home," JJ informed looking at the girl.

"Yep, good for them," Aria hummed.

"Why were you running from Plumb this morning?" JJ asked quietly. "I saw you," He added when Aria gave him a questioning look.

"You mean to tell me, that you were up at 6 in the morning?" Aria raised an eyebrow.