Alice and The Pink Emerald part 1

Chapter 12

Who Did It!?

           Commander Hawks then entered the room and stood in front of the band for the ball. "Attention please, may I get everyone's attention!" Hawks said in a loud stern voice. Finny took my hand and we stood facing the Commander. Hawks took out a piece of paper that I recognized, because I wrote on it and gave it to him.

He started reading it aloud. It said, "Dear citizens of Nottingham one of you has committed a crime against the crown the Queen her self! One of you stole a very valuable gem from the royal treasury. And tonight I shall uncover who, and how I know this. First, I would like to thank my helpers. You know who you are." I looked at Bently and Jocelyn who where hiding Henry and James. I gave them a smile and they returned it. He continued to read, "We had different opinions on who could have done it but my suspicions have been cleared. Allow me to explain?"

The captan said questionably raising an eyebrow and looking over the crowd, because usually I include an explanation but I didn't, I left it blank. The crowed started to whisper. "Allow me to help captan!" I said stepping toward him and standing in front of every one. Fin had a look of confusion on his face. Bently and Jocelyn looked at me like, what was I doing. Dale was just confused like every one else.

"You all know me as Alice Whiten, but my real name is Alice Homes." Gasps and whispers filled the room. The captan stepped away allowing me to do my job, expose the thief. "I have been to each business that seemed to be suspicious till there where only two left. The clock shop and the antique store." As I said that Dale started to sweat. "Both where likely places for shady stuff to go down but my suspicions where settled this morning. Captan!" I said looking at him. "Go look in the jacket pocket of Mr. Clear." I said looking Dale striate in the eyes as I saw his fear. He tried to run but didn't make it far.

"Found it!" Yelled the caption after him and some men cuffed and search his coat. "How did you know it was me!" Yelled Dale in anger. "Simple!" I said, "You are just like your grate grate grate grandfather. Jackson Clear!" He looked at me in surprise I knew his grate grate grate grandfather.

"He was arrested by my grate grate grate grandfather Roy Homes, for stealing the queens crown. Of course I was never 100% sure, till you told me you moved to town last week around the time the jewel was last seen here. Also this morning when you where trying to figure out where to hide the gem I had a little spy spying on you. Also in my family records from the past it stated that you grate grate grate grandfather started the family thieving business. It would only make sense."

I walked closer to him so I was three feet away. "So mister Dale Clear how dose it feel to follow in the footsteps of your grate grate grate grand father?" I said looking him with a smile. "I could ask you the same question Mss Alice Homes. You tell me how do you feel?" He barked back. "I feel pretty good." I smiled. "now your turn" I said. He just stared at me angrily, and they took him away.