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5th August 2019, part three

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5th August 2019, part three...

Ben walked into the cafe, finding Billy sitting at a table...

Ben walked over, sitting down.

"Bill, I need you to do me a favour. I'm... I'm all tied up. Is there any way you can go check on dad at the hospital?" Ben asked.

"What's so important you can't go?" Asked Billy.

Ben gave Billy a look.

"Okay. Okay." Billy muttered.

"Have you heard they've, uh, had Keanu at the police station?" Ben asked.

"Yeah." Billy says.

Sam and an officer walked in, Kathy saw them.

"Mrs. Beale?" Asked Sam.

"What now? We've already told you what we know." Kathy said.

"We're looking for Kush Kazemi." Sam says.

"He's, uh, he's over there." Kathy murmured, pointing over to Kat and Kush.

"Mr. Kazemi?" Sam asked, looking over at Kush.

Kush and Kat looked up, staring at Sam.

"I'm DCI Morgan, and this is DCI Wallace

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"I'm DCI Morgan, and this is DCI Wallace. We've got a few questions." Sam says.

"What about?" Asked Kat.

"Is there somewhere more private we can take this?" Asked Sam.

"What's going on? They got nothing to do with my dad's attack." Ben tells Sam.

"Mr. Mitchell, we are following all lines of inquiry, if you don't mind." Sam muttered.

"There's no one at the house; we can go there." Kat tells them.

Kat and Kush stood up, walking out of the cafe.

"What's going on there, then?" Asked Kathy.

"It's Keanu's alibi." Ben said.

Ben arrived back at Ian's, dropping the keys on the counter, and Lexi was sitting at the table...

"Daddy?" Asked Lexi.

"Hi, baby." Ben mumbled, kissing Lexi's head and sitting down on the couch.

"You look tired." Lexi murmured, walking over to Ben.

"I am." Ben mumbled, grunting lightly, lifting Lexi up and sitting her down on his lap.

"Do you want me to tell you a story like the one you tell me when I'm tired?" Lexi asked.

"Yeah, that'd be nice." Ben says.

"This is a story about a girl named Susie. Look here she is, and this is her cat..." Lexi tells Ben.

Lola came downstairs, staring at Ben and Lexi.

"She has a brother called Simon. She wishes she was an only child because being the only child is great." Lexi said.

Ben chuckled.

"It was Simon's birthday, and he was going to have the biggest birthday party ever seen on Thompson Street." Lexi said.

Sam and Wallace left Kat's place, walking over to her car...

"So much for Keanu Taylor's alibi." Sam tells Wallace.

Later, Ben was standing in the kitchen, Lola stood by the door...

"Lexi's really made up that you liked that story, you know?" Asked lol.

"She's so good at the voices. And I'll tell you this now. You are doing such a great job bringing her up." Ben says.

"Ben, did you have something to do with your dad's attack?" Lola asked.

Ben scoffed.

"It's just the other day you said something about blowing his head off." Lola muttered.

"That was a joke." Ben mumbled.

"Right. And killing Keanu? You ended up fighting with him, didn't you?" Lola asked.

"Keanu was having a row with dad, all right? He's... it's... he's hunting for alibis." Ben tells Lola.

"Yeah, I know, it must hurt getting cut out of your dad's will, and you don't deserve to be treated like that." Lola says.

"Yeah, well, I just... I don't think I would leave Lexi out of my will." Ben murmured.

"You need to be careful. If you want to stick all of this on Keanu, and he's got an alibi..." Lola whispered.

"I did not attack my dad, okay?" Ben asked, pointing his finger at Lola.

"But you are hiding something from me. I know you are. You've become a big part of Lexi's life. I don't want you going back inside." Said Lola.

"What is the point... what's the point in all of this? If the people closest to me think I'm guilty." Ben muttered, opening the door and walking out of the house.

5th August 2019, part four...

Ben walked past Kat's house, heading towards his dad's house, and Kat came out...

"Ben. Ben." Kat said.

Ben stopped walking, turning around and staring at Kat.

"Now's not a good time, Kat." Ben says.

"What's all this about Keanu doing it?" Kat asked.

"Just keep your mouth shut. You'll be fine." Said Ben.

"What? You gonna pull a gun out on me? Like you did to Nina." Kat said, staring at Ben.

"I'm always the bad guy, aren't I? Where's the gratitude, eh, Kat? I don't see Stacey and Martin either. Be nice to get a thanks." Ben muttered.

"She's gone to look after her brother Sean."

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