Trapped Underneath a Secret

6- Making a Mistake

       After Mr. Brown left, I went to my desk and teared up. I knew he was innocent now and I felt so bad for the guy. I carried on for Carly and I went through her records and found something interesting. Carl (Mr. Brown) broke up with a girl name Isabelle, which was the same first name of Brian's ex-wife, and she was a former client of his. I texted Brian to meet me for coffee and that I had some questions. I went down to our local cafe and waited for him there. Then I saw her.... Isabelle. I froze and my heart started pounding faster and faster and she saw me....
        "Heyyyy! How are you Clara? How long has it been? 6 months?" She looked so happy to see me, I smiled and matched her excitement, "I'm good! How about you? And it seems longer?!" We talked and then I brought up my case, "I'm working on this case and it involves a lawyer who you had dated. I think his name is Mr. Carl Brown?" She was a little shocked and said and chuckled, "Oh yea, Carl. He was a real "gentleman", I'm so lucky I got out of that relationship" "Whys that?" "Because he started making me dress a certain way and act a certain way... He started putting a hand on me and I knew I had to get out!" "He didn't break up wth you at all?" In that instant she grabbed her cup so hard the lid popped off and coffee went everywhere, I grabbed a bunch of napkins and she apologized and was helping me clean it up,"I'm so sorry the lid must have not been on all the way, I'm so sorry." We laughed it off but I knew that she was PISSED about the break up. I texted Chief and told him everything so he called her and said she need to come to the precinct for a couple of questions regarding someone and she left while I waited for Brian. I saw Brian and he looked so happy to see me,  he was on break so he was in a chef's coat and his hair was up, it looked sexy! I blushed as he saw me "HEY babe! How are you?" "I'm good Bry how about you!" "Amazing now," he kissed me and we sat down, "What questions did you have" I was nervous about asking but I had too, "Well..... I'm actually here on business. I have removed Carl for reasons but a name came up that could connect you two and I wanted to check some stuff out." "Sure ask me" where he's not bothered so far,"What does Isabelle do?" He looked at me funny. "What about her? Like what does she have to do with this?" I felt so bad for asking but I had to and I knew he felt uncomfortable, "I can't wait anything and you know that. But I need to know." "Ok... well when we divorced she a realtor but was in disability for a little bit because she got in a wreck... it was another reason why she divorced me. She knew I knew she was exaggerating it. But she was in court suing the driver for LOTS of money." I took notes and recorded the conversation and said, "Did she win?" He laughed and said, "I don't think so because her injuries wasn't as bad as she said" I smiled, "Ok. Thank you" I held his hand reassuring that I wasn't just her for coffee. Time passed as we talked and he had to get back to work, we kissed and he didn't want to let go of my hand.
            I drove back to work all in my dream world of sunshine and rainbows! I got there and Chief had Isabelle in a interrogation room. I went in there and she was shocked, "Clara...oh hey... I thought I was gonna talk to the lead detective on a horrible case, where are they?" I sat down opened the file up and read the following line, "lead suspect Mr. Carl Brown states that a month or two before a relationship with the victim Carly Whitney, he had broken up with a Isabelle and she did not take it lightly. He could not remember her last name because she had changed her last name back to her maiden name right after they broke up because she quote on quote [finally got over her ex-husband]" I looked up at her and said "I am the lead detective and I find this very hard to hear." She look so emotionless and faceless "Look Clara I don't know what's going on here but I got over Carl very quickly in the relationship....." "If I remember your conversation earlier you said you broke up with him, now if I was a murderer I'd also remember their last name if they broke up with me... you know so they throw up suspicion of me." She started to get angry and I knew it, I also wanted her anger to come out so I'd see her for her, "Ok I thought this was about me witnessing something... what is this about! A crappy relationship!?" I wanted her to pay for what she did to Carly but I just played along, "Your right... did you witness a murder or were you the murderer?" "Why would I be a murderer? And no I haven't! Are you with Brian, cause you sure murdered our marriage!" I laughed and I knew I was into something, "You think your here about a failed marriage. Your here because your first name pops up in suspects' interrogation. Doing some investigating and your the Isabelle, he's talking about. So tell me about it."
        After a couple minutes of calming down she fine told the truth about their relationship and how they ended and then a couple months, Carl was with Carly. "I admit I was jealous because the way they talked... I knew they liked each other but I tried everything I could to get him to stay. I knew nothing worked but I wanted him so bad." "And Ms. Isabelle how did you find out about their relationship?" She hesitated, "Well.... I do have to admit I stalked him for little bit" I chuckled softly, "A little bit... it had to have been at least three months because it had been two months before they dated." And that's when she showed her true colors, "ARE YOU JUDGING ME BECAUSE I CARES SO MUCH FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHAT?!" Before I could answer she stood straight up ran to me and grabbed me and slapped me. I grabbed her arm, put it behind her back, and grabbed her other arm and put her in cuffs. "Now if I remember correctly your maiden name is McNeall. So Ms. Isabelle McNeall you are under arrest for attacking an officer, you have the right to remain silent. If you say anything it can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to have a lawyer present during questioning. If you can not afford one, one will be appointed to you, if you so desire. Do you understand these rights?" She got so angry, "Yes I have and I hope you understand THIS WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF YOUR LIFE!" The officers took her and Chief asked if I was ok, "Truth is, I'm not. I knew this women for two years and I never thought she could end up being someone to make a beautiful women so unidentifiable." "Well, Clara there's another issue." "What now?" "She's straight... how did she rape a woman if she's straight." "Well I have to say that's a good question, maybe she's bisexual?" "HA, no she tried hitting on Frankie and no woman has ever hit on Frankie." I laughed cause Frankie was known as the ugliest officer in the precinct. Little did I know though, she was right it was a HUGE mistake.