TH3 PYROP3 C4S3

The Pyrope case

TH3 PYROP3 C4S3:

TH3 PR3S1D3NT'S MURD3R.

"TH3 CR1M1N4L L34D M3 TO H1S H1D3OUT,

1 FOLLOW3D H1S TR4CKS FOR OV3R 4 MONTH.

ONC3 H3 W4S MY P4RTN3R FOR SOLV1NG CR1M3S,

BUT NOW H3 DON3 SOM3TH1NG B4D.

M1ST3R T34LS1D3 1S CH4RG3D FOR,

TH3 MURD3R OF PR3S1D3NT MOSS34RS

SO F4R, H1S TR4CKS H4V3 B33N CL34N3D;

H3 4LSO F4K3D H1S D34TH.

1 W4S CLOS3 L4ST T1M3, 4LMOST C4PTUR1NG H1M;

H3 3SC4P3D W1TH H3LP FROM M1ST3R 1RON NOS3.

M1ST3R 1RON NOS3, NOW TH4T'S 4 STORY FOR N3XT T1M3.

FOR NOW, 1'M GO1NG TO BUST 1NS1D3 TH3 CR1M1N4L'S H1D3OUT."

1 JUMP3D THROUGH TH3 W1NDOW, L4ND1NG P3RF3CTLY;

TH3R3 W4S GU4RDS 3V3RYWH3R3 1 SN1FF3D.

1 4CT3D QU1CKY, BY UNSH34TH1NG MY DR4GON C4N3.

TH3N 1 SL1C3D TH3M 4LL 1N H4LF, STUFF1NG FL3W 3V3RYWH3R3;

H34DS L4ND3D R1GHT N3XT TO TH3 STUFF1NG.

"T3R3Z1 PYROP3? WH4T 4R3 YOU DO1NG H3R3!!"

3XCL41M3D TH3 CR1M1N4L

"M1ST3R T34LS1D3, HOW 4R3 YOU?" 1 GR1NN3D

"1'V3 B33N B3TT3R, BUT 3NOUGH CH1T CH4T. 1 4SK3D YOU 4 QU3ST1ON!!"

H3 SHOUT3D 4T M3

"YOUR CH4RG3D FOR TH3 MURD3R OF PR3S1D3NT MOSS34RS;

HOW DO YOU PL34D?"

"1 R34LLY SHOULDN'T S4Y GU1LTY, BUT YOU GOT M3; 1'M GU1LTY."

TH3 CR1M1N4L KN3LT B3FOR3 M3

"PL34S3 DON'T THROW M3 1N J41L M1SS PYROP3."

TH3 CR1M1N4L PL34D3D

"WH3R3 YOUR GO1NG 1SN'T J41L"

1 SM1L3D 4T TH3 CR1M1N4L

"1'M NOT, TH4NK YOU M1SS PYROP3"

TH3 CR1M1N4L SM1L3D 4T M3

"NO, WH3R3 YOUR GO1NG 1S NOT J41L; 1T 1SN'T 4BOV3 GROUND 31TH3R"

"TH3N WH3R3?"

TH3 CR1M1N4L S41D CONFUS3D

1 GR4BB3D MY NOOS3, 1 T13D 1T ONTO TH3 PL4TFORM;

1T HUNG 1NFRONT OF M1ST3R T34LS1D3'S H34D.

1 TH3N WR4PP3D TH3 NOOS3 4ROUND H1S H34D.

"4NY L4ST WORDS M1ST3R T34LS1D3?"

"NON3 4T 4LL M1SS PYROP3."

1 TH3N, GR4BB3D TH3 CH41R 4ND R3MOV3D 1T FROM UND3R H1S F33T.

"H4NG 1N TH3R3 M1ST3R T34LS1D3, YOU W1LL S33 TH3 L1GHT SOON."

1 L4UGH3D 4T TH3 H4NG1NG BODY.

"JUST1C3 4LW4YS PR3V41L 4G41NST 3V1L."

1 TH3N W4LK3D B4CK TO MY H1V3, 1 OP3N3D TH3 DOOR.

TH3N 1 W3NT TO MY ROOM, 4ND S4T 4T MY D3SK.

1 L1CK3D TH3 CLOCK 3V3RY M1NUT3 OR SO;

1 D1D 1T B3C4US3 1 W3R3 BOR3D OUT OF MY M1ND.

TH3N 1 H34RD 4 NO1S3, SOM3ON3 M3SS4G3D M3 ON P3ST3R CHUM.

1 1GNOR3D TH3 M3SS4G3, TH1NK1NG 1T W4SN'T 1MPORT4NT 4T TH3 T1M3.

TH3N, 1 THOUGHT 4BOUT 1T. 1 OP3N3D TH3 M3SS4G3 UP, 1T W4S S1R B3RRY SC4L3

"TH4NK YOU FOR T4K1NG TH3 CR1M1N4L OUT,

TH3 PL4N3T W1LL R3W4RD YOU L4T3R"

1 TH3N CLOS3D TH3 M3SS4G3, PUTT1NG MY L3GS CROSS3D ON MY D3SK.

"4NOTH3R D4Y, 4NOTH3R CR1M3; SOLV3D BY TH3 ON3 4ND ONLY T3R3Z1 PYROP3."

1 TH3N C3L3BR4T3 W1TH 4 R3D P13C3 OF CH4LK; 4FT3R TH4T 1 B3G4N TO SL33P.

TH1S 3NDS TH3 T4L3 OF JUST1C3.