Few days before you were transferred, Joseph met at my office, and told to sweep the case under the rug for ten million dollars.you heard me right?, ten million dollars?? The money was just so tempting.I tried to refuse it but the money demon in me made me agree to his deal and that minute he
transferred the millions into my account,immediately I sent up several letters containing your archievements, hardwork, and why you really needed a promotion and few days later you were promoted.that's the truth Williams."
I could tell Jimmy really wanted out of prison.
"Boys take him back"detective Williams instructed.
great, how could he allow himself to be bribed, am pretty much sure detective Williams was offended.Jimmy still couldn't believe that Williams had deceived him into saying the truth.
"So doctor, what say ye?"
Joseph was actually disappointed.he didn't know whether or not to tell the truth.
"Is your tongue tied?"
Joseph still didn't respond, he bowed his head in shame.
"Now that we already know where we're headed.I'd like to know why you of all people, being Rachel's uncle would want the case of her missing body to be swept under the rug?"
It's like Joseph had lost his tongue, he couldn't utter a word.he was like a suckling child who's mother had abandoned in the arms of a strange woman
"Speak man"screamed detective Williams out of Anger.
"Williams, you know the answer to that question, why arrest me in the first place if you didn't?
Detective Williams, raised an eyebrow,is it just me or did Joseph actually surrender?
"If that's how you put it .let's get down to the real business. Where is kim? Where are you hiding her?"
Joseph began to shed uncontrollable tears, he just couldn't take it anymore.am pretty much sure he was tired of the lies and deciet.he just wept like a baby,I couldn't help but to bring out a handkerchief from my pocket and hand it over to him.
He used his cuffed hands to snatch it away from me.
"Joseph be a man, and tell the truth.I know, sometimes in life, shit happens, and next thing you know.your doing the one thing you dread the most.I understand Talk to me"
"I hate myself, I hate my life.I don't know how the devil pushed me into this mess.well if only I had a child of my own. For crying out loud,I've been married for fourty years no issue. For forty years.I kept praying and hoping that someday my wife would become pregnant and I would be a father, I fed the poor, provided for the fatherless and motherless, supported the church.but yet, the miracle I was hoping for never happened, we kept running some tests and visiting other medical experts but they said nothing was wrong with us.all we wanted to do was parent our own child.Somehow we got one but but but"
He wept harder.I could feel his pain.it was so obvious, the devil just pushed him into all of this.
"But what doctor? What happened to kim?"asked the detective.
I swallowed hard, my ears were itching. My heart kept beating quite fast, I wasn't sure if I wanted to here him speak anymore.
"She's dead."he answered.
For real? No she can't be.
He dried his tears.I jumped on top of the table and held his shirt.
"Tell me it's a lie, pls tell me your not saying the truth. You can't be serious, right?"
Detective Williams managed to pull me away from him and placed me on the floor were my own tears began to flow like a river.
" who killed kim doctor?"
Joseph's tears began to flow down again, this time it was a lot faster.
"I killed her.I chained her hands and legs, sticked in some pieces of handkerchief into her mouth taped her lips afterwards, drove her down to the river bank in my trunck , set up a fire and threw her into it at midnight,the fire roasted her to death"
It was true.she was really dead? He killed her? No! He roasted her? This is sickening.I jumped on top of the table again and pulled the colar of his shirt.
"You monster, you evil devil, what did she do to you? What did she ever do to you? At least you would have locked her up in one of your houses outside the states but no instead you choosed to kill her why?"
Detective Williams pulled me off the table again and placed me on the floor.
"Jake please pull your self together"
Even the detective went soft.his voice weakened, his face turned pale, his eyes had a little water.
"Thank you for that confession.does cindy know the place?"
"Yes"he breathed.
"Good, I already have her in my custody.Jake"
He called out my name and I raised my head up from my knees so our eyes could meet.
"Yes"
"Cindy is Cinderella, the doctor Identified her from the photo."I simply nodded and took my head down.
"Doctor, I want to know one last thing"
"What's that?"he asked with that murderous voice of his.
"Is there any chance, or possibility that the late Kimberly is indeed Rachel your wife's niece?"
I quickly threw Joseph a nasty glance.
He swallowed hard and then nodded.
"Hmm incredible.how did you do it?"detective Williams asked
Before he could begin his confession a cop came into the question room and whipered into the detectve's ear.
And immediately detective Williams excused himself out of the room.it was just Joseph and I.
I stood up from the ground and watched him carefully.
"There's no enough reason to what you did.you had to roast her alive in chains Joseph? Chains? I thought you had a heart.today's confirmed that your nothing but a beast.you could have poisoned her or shot her or strangled her or stabbed her before burning her corpse.think about it.that's wickedness, if only I were to be the judge of this case, you'd also be roasted alive that would be my verdict upon you.and from there you move to the enternal burning lake which happens to be hell."
"Too bad your not the judge"
His response ached my heart.
"Jake, please step away from him, I know how you feel"
the familiar voice halted me from punching the cold hearted murderer.and I stepped away.
"Joseph what's going on?why are you here? Nelly told us about kim and we decided to come and console you both but from the look of things all doesn't seem well.talk to me"
asked mrs jimmy Jack.I was astonished to find the whole family in the question room, Kate was missing.but am pretty sure detective Williams must have brought them in for a purpose.
"Hi Eric, vivian, Andrew and little Jack"muttered Joseph.
"Joseph what's the issue, your supposed to be at home attending to visitors and mourning your daughter,but your here and your hands are cuffed."
Little did they know, that he murdered his own daughter.Joseph was still mute and that's when Andrew noticed me.
"Hey Jake," he called out.immediately.
mr and mrs Jimmy Jack gave Andrew a death glare.
"Hi Andrew"
the hatred they had for me, was like a large fire that could consume the whole universe.
"Mr and mrs Jack I know you probably hate Jake for standing your daughter up at the altar but after what your about to find out you'd be thanking him"
Would they?I whispered to me.
"Jake here deserves no pat on the back,My question is to you detective why would you arrest a couple that just lost a child?"
Mr Jack irritatedly asked.
"I think the doctor can speak for himself.infact I just had an idea.please sit down people, take a sit on the sofa while I bring in his better half."
Mr Jack, his wife ,kid and Andrew all comfortably sat down while detective Williams rushed out to get his partner in crime.
"Joseph, at what ever cost we would get you out of here.I give you my word."assured mr Jack. But Joseph began to weep.
