The Woman in the Letter

PART 60

IAN

"Natalie's mother was killed on November 12 around 20:00. Near her house. 4 knife attack" Ian drew a line next to Natalie's mother's black-and-white picture with a black pencil in his hand towards Katherine's picture.

Sam put his hand on his arm and listened to Ian attentively.

"The purpose of killing mother was to bring Natalie back the country. It was also Paul's message that I was not dead. This is how the first stage of revenge began and ended"

Samuel itched his hair and looked carefully at the pictures. He was worried about Ian's management in the room. Just to not be a listener, "Then Katherine Jennings. 32 years old. Mother of 1 child. Accountant." He approached the board and took the pen from Ian's hand. " She has been found in her home by her mother 22:00. She has been hit from the front "

"Both of them are known to be connected with Paul," Ian said. "Paul attacked Victor from his back and first cut his artery. Then three stab wounds from the front "

Samuel "Fearing that he would not be able to resist the man, he first struck from behind"

Ian ignored him and said, "The main thing is to pay attention...Why was Victor Atkinson the next target? I mean, Paul had a relation with his wife. İn this case, Victor should have thought about revenge, not Paul."

"I don't think that's the main issue," Samuel said without looking at Ian. "Her goal is to play with Natalie. He killed his mother, then killed Katherine. Then he had to continue playing. Therefore, he may have chosen one of the safe areas and killed it. "

"No," said Ian without taking his eyes off the board. There was a strange smile on his face. He reached out and asked Samuel to return the pen. As soon as Samuel put the pen in her hand, he drew a line down Katherine's face and connected it to Victor's. "He killed Natalie's mother. Then he killed Katherine. Because most likely, Katherine once did what Natalie did to him. Then you say that the dentist is a random target." He paused. Finally, he looked at Samuel and said, "As I said. All crimes are planned months ago in advance. To create a fake profile, to sign up for Victor's appointment, to choose the time, to know that he parked his car in the backyard, to determine that there are no cameras in the backyard. " took a sip of water from the table and continued. "Let's say the goal is the same. Torture her as much as you can before killing Natalie. But the latest crime cannot be a plan to kill someone by accident. "

"That is, all three have in common Paul." Samuel waited for confirmation from the other two, but only Sam shook his head and agreed with him that Samuel should not feel ashamed.

Ian looked at the board and repeated the same word several times under his tongue, "Common aspect...Common aspect."

When a call came into the room, Sam quickly got up and picked up the phone. As soon as he finished his voice on the phone, he said, "I'll tell you now," and put down his support. "Mrs. Irada from the medical examination. SHe wants to meet with you urgently "

"Excellent" Samuel got up and said, "I'm going to the car," and left without waiting for anyone to answer.

Ian was still looking at the board. Sam took off his jacket and waited for his boss to move. But Ian seemed to stop for hours without saying anything.

"Chief," Sam said quietly, "You want to go out. Mrs. Irada's voice sounded excited," he said.

"Sam"

He said, "Yes," and went over to Ian and looked at his face. He closed Ian's eyes and looked at the space. Sam stood silently waiting for Ian to say something.

"Let me ask you a question," he said. "Who was the last person to die, one of your relatives or acquaintances?"

Sam did not know how to answer such an irrelevant question. He thought it was one of his boss's occasional jokes with him.

"That of relatives?"

"No. Anyone"

Sam thought for a while. Still, this question could not explain why they were kept in the room. "Our neighbor," he said, "had been dead for two months," he said.

"What if" Ian turned his head to Sam and still looked at the ground, not at him. He was thinking something else, "Then the second question for you."

Sam took a deep breath and said, "Come on." He was in a hurry. But Ian's lack of haste slowly irritated him. "Hmm. Chief ... Say Mrs. Irada"

"If you see your dead neighbor in front of you..." he interrupted Sam. "Suddenly...

Sam had a cold. He smiled and said, "I do not know." Then, seeing that Ian was serious, he quickly recovered. "Maybe I'm in shock, or I don't know ... maybe I'll run away," he said.

Ian looked at his face. His eyes were shining. He said, "Something in common" and looked at the board again. He approached the board and said, "But none of the three people killed tried to run, shout or resist. It's a very interesting common denominator." The smile in his eyes was still there. "All three acted as if they knew Paul was not dead."