The Whitechapel Case [abandoned]

Part 2: The Connections (Chapter 10)

The Whitechapel Case
Fox-Trot-9

PG-13
Horror/Suspense/Mystery (How-Catch-'Em)
Disclaimer: I don't own Ghost Hunt or Death Note.

Part 2: The Connections
Chapter 10

When Noll took his seat next to Mai, everyone else looked at Madoka as she got out a manila folder, taking out a thick slab of papers. She said, "Noll, I'm sure you remember the Urado case, since I asked you and your friends to investigate it. I was thinking of inviting them to take this case,"—Noll glared at her—"but I didn't, okay? I only invited Mai, so don't worry."

"Don't worry? You ask me not to worry when you've just added another one to a growing list?"

"I know, and I'm sorry; really, I am. I had no idea you went through all that, and I know you have every right to be angry at me, but please hear me out first, okay? Please. Pretty please." Noll relented, to which she said, "Thank you. As many of you don't know, I've been on this case since January of this year, and I found out a lot. When I originally went to Japan, it was to see if the murders in England had anything to do with the Kira case. Based on Mr. Davis's findings, I was led to believe that Kira committed all these murders, until the Kira investigation finally bagged their man on January 28th of this year, as you all know. I know you're all thinking it was prosecutor Teru Mikami (*) who's behind those murders, but you're wrong. Just try and guess who it was. Anybody wanna take a stab at it?"

Nobody took that stab.

Until Noll said, "It was Light Yagami (**), wasn't it?"

Everyone gaped at him; they couldn't believe Noll would accuse such a straight-laced genius and were about to reprimand the Hell out of him when they saw Madoka's reaction.

Madoka looked positively awestruck. "How did you know that? Everyone in the Kira case used aliases, and it was a clandestine investigation. There's no way you could have known their real names."

"I didn't have to; the press had a field day when the supposed culprit was caught, and everyone on that case had their names revealed on live television, as well as in print."

"They were rumors, Noll. And the news reels and papers reporting it were impounded barely a day after they went out. The NPA kept it all secret till they were ready to give it, which was just a month ago."

"Except for the radio broadcasts. They didn't impound those, because not too many people listen to it for news anymore."

Mai listened to everything Noll said and discovered one of the reasons for his eccentricities. He was so damn adamant about not turning on the radio-clock in his office during office hours, for he wasn't listening to music: he was listening to find the whereabouts of his brother. That's why Noll and Lin stayed late into the night at the office so often. Noll was trying everything he could do to find Gene, when the news of Kira's capture was aired.

Madoka eyed Noll. "I see. But that still doesn't explain how you knew it was Light. Few people outside that case know about that, even now." (A pause.) "Wait a minute, did you actually investigate that case while you were in Japan? Did you contact the Kira investigation directly?"

Noll smirked that all-knowing smirk of his. "No; I just made a few deductions with a little research to back them. I never believed it was Teru Mikami, even when they said he was their man. I knew this, because Kira had a very distinctive profile. Judging from Kira's messages aired on the news, he needed to be someone with immense charisma and personal drive, someone who could convince others to follow his lead and copy his actions. And since it took six years to apprehend him, despite the efforts of half the world's law enforcement, he needed immense cunning, someone who could plan ahead and anticipate the actions of even the best opponents. And he needed close access to the police, so he could manipulate them.