One Shots 'The nursery nurse'

A Death in the Nursery Part V

So any last guesses. Who is it?

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The flash of the camera lit up the crime scene again. Siobhan's body was being prepared to be carried away.

Sergeant Miller stood a little further from the scene, smoking a cigarette. Another victim, and she was only a few metres away in the other building. How could this happen?

A forensic scientist approached her. He handed her an object in a clear plastic bag.

"We found this next to the victim."

It was a roundish green piece of hard plastic. Jane had to act quickly.

"There can't be another victim. I want everyone who works there at the police station tomorrow. And police protection outside Mrs Doyle's hospital room!"

The next morning, Deliah walked across the Nursery car park. She wanted to put a notice on the door that it was closed until further notice. After Siobhan's death, Roger allowed himself to be persuaded.

At the same time, Marjorie, Autumn and Winter were already in the station.

Jane placed the piece of plastic she had found on the table.

"Does this look familiar to anyone?" asked the sergeant.

Autumn took the bag in her hand, she had pushed all her emotions away. She couldn't even grieve. There was only anger inside her.

"This is the item I found in the storage room. Before the murderer took it from me."

Marjorie was still not able to utter a word.

"That's a plastic fruit," said Winter. "I've seen one of these at the Sister Nursery before."

"Jodie..." whispered Marjorie. "It's Jodie."

Deliah heard the sirens behind her. When she turned around, she saw that the police had surrounded Jodie's house.

A policeman pulled a gun from the rubbish bin outside Jodie's house. The murderer had been caught.

However, questioning she turned out to be almost impossible. Jane was at her wit's end. Either Jodie was the best actress she had ever seen. Or she was innocent.

Marjorie didn't want to go home, she couldn't. She didn't want to be in the place where everything reminded her of Reece. Autumn didn't want to go home either. She went back to the hospital to be there for Clodagh.

To Marjorie's surprise, Mia of all people offered to spend the night with her.

Mia offered herself as a shoulder to cry on. She understood Marjorie's pain, and she herself had not only lost the love of her life but also a really good friend. On top of that, Siobhan's death was also a shock.

What did she have to do with all this?

Mia was surprised when someone else knocked on her door. It was Deliah, she didn't want to be alone either.

There was silence in the hospital room. Autumn just looked out of the window. Clodagh was behind her at Sorscha's bedside, just holding her hand. Quinn's grandparents were there earlier and picked up the little one.

"It wasn't Jodie..." Autumn spoke.

Clodagh turned to her.

"She has no reason..."

"Do you think someone is trying to frame her?" Clodagh asked.

" Jodie is the perfect victim... she'll admit anything if you put it in her mouth..."