Wednesday

Chapter 8: Getting the Wrong Guys

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The next day, (Y/n) and Wednesday were walking through the quad when Bianca approached them.

"Come with me." She requested. "I have information about Mayor Walker's murder."

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Bianca lead the two into the Nightshade's Library, where Lucas was waiting for them. He approached them and handed Wednesday some papers.

"Printed these off my dad's computer. Seems he was trying to track down someone. Laurel Gates? Looks like he started right after Outreach Day." He explained.

"He must've recognized her there." (Y/n) concluded.

"According to the British police report, Laurel was presumed drowned, but no body was ever recovered."

Wednesday glanced down at the documents. "Apparently, the Gates mansion was purchased a year ago by a 90-year-old candy heiress. She then mysteriously died and gave all of her belongings to her caregiver, Teresa L. Glau."

Bianca and Lucas looked at each other in confusion.

"It's an anagram for Laurel Gates." Wednesday revealed.

"Laurel secretly buys her old house and then comes back to Jericho as someone else. Why?" Bianca asked.

"Revenge on all the people she blames for her family's misfortunes." Wednesday looked to Lucas. "Your father. The coroner. My parents. Most of all, Nevermore."

Bianca still looked a little confused. "But how exactly does the monster fit into all of this?"

"The monster is called a Hyde. It's been doing Laurel's bidding. She controls it." (Y/n) said.

Lucas looked to Wednesday. "You know who Laurel is, don't you."

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Dr. Kinbott paced around her office looking at her phone when Wednesday opened the door and stepped in.

"Wednesday? We don't have an appointment scheduled today." She said in confusion.

"I wanted to return something." Wednesday pulled out the music box and held it out to her. "I found it in your old childhood room."

Dr. Kinbott took the box and opened it.

"I know you're Laurel Gates, and you've come back to Jericho to seek your revenge. And so did Mayor Walker which is why you had to kill him." He accused.

Dr. Kinbott closed the music box and looked at him incredulously.

"I mean, who better to slide in and out of the hospital undetected than a psychiatrist under the guise of visiting another patient?"

"You're not actually accusing me of murdering the mayor?" She asked in disbelief.

"The roses you left in Eugene's room were your mistake. They're the same variety I found near your childhood bed."

"I honestly have no idea what you're talking about." She replied slowly.

"There's only one reason an overqualified psychiatrist like yourself would settle in the inconsequential backwater that is Jericho. It allowed you to crawl through the troubled young minds of outcasts until you found one that you can manipulate to exact your revenge." He concluded.