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20th August 2019, part two

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20th August 2019, part two...

Ben sat in the driver's seat, Nina was in the passenger seat...

"It was worth a shot." Nina said.

"It was pointless." Said Ben.

"They'll be okay. Things always turn out right in the end." Nina muttered, turning her head and staring at Ben.

"You keep telling yourself that." Ben tells Nina.

Nina bites her bottom lip, staring out the car window.

"Thanks for helping me, Nina. Means a lot." Ben says.

Nina smiled, Ben's phone buzzed.

Ben saw a text and rushed home.

"Dad? Sharon?" Ben asked.

"She ain't here." Phil said.

"Why have I got Callum texting me, of all people..." Ben mumbled, turning around and seeing Phil holding a bottle of vodka.

"Yeah. A little something to take, uh, the edge off." Said Phil.

"Dad, the sun is barely past the yard. Can you... can you... can you put that down, please?" Ben asked, stammering softly and staring at Phil.

Phil placed the glass on the table, sitting down at the table.

"So... so many voices are going around in my head. That's what this is good for." Phil says.

"Dad, come on, this is... this so stupid." Ben tells Phil.

"Someone... someone is lying to me."

"I know you're stressed out about who did it

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"I know you're stressed out about who did it. I get it, but you've got to leave all this to the police." Ben said.

"They can't wipe their backsides..." Phil tells Ben.

Phil undid the cap, pouring some vodka into the glass.

"I've got an advantage over them." Said Phil.

"Oh, yeah, what's that?" Asked Ben.

"I know something they don't know." Phil muttered.

"Yeah. What?" Ben asked.

"I know who did it. I went to see Kat yesterday. I'm getting these flashbacks. Kat called Stacey. Funny thing Stacey confessed. She confessed that it was her that did it, which only leaves me with one question: Why are you so convinced that it was Keanu who did it? You said you saw him coming out of the Arches." Said Phil.

"Yeah." Ben says.

"So Stacey's making it up, is she?" Asked Phil.

"What? I... I don't know. Maybe... maybe she was..." Ben muttered.

"Come on, Ben, figure out another lie quickly." Phil says.

"Don't... just don't do that." Ben tells Phil.

"You care about my health all of a sudden?" Phil asked.

"Of course I do, dad. Of course, I do. This is stupid." Ben muttered, motioning to the alcohol.

"Is it? Because Stacey told me something else as well. She said you saw her do it." Phil muttered.

20th August 2019, part three...

"I don't know about you, but I got all day. Or least... at least until this runs out." Phil said.

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