He turned his back only when he noticed a frame of a baby which was about to fall. He drew it back to its place when he was about to leave but recollected something. He turned and drew the frame when he ran his finger on the yellow mark of the picture on the wall. The same mark was visible on the background of the picture of angela he received in the garbages, he thought. But it was a rather long and larger one. John made up his mind and moved the large mirror right infront of him. He then pushed the other furnitures away that were covering the marks. He stepped backward and stared at the mark. It's the exact spot where the picture was taken, he confirmed.
•••
Sandra grabbed James arm and walked outside with the other officers behind. He was handcuffed and he looked beaten and weak when he was surrounded by a crowd of people who were protesting against.
"I haven't done anything! I'm being framed! Believe me",he defeated loudly.
"Go inside!",Sandra said as she threw him into the police van and locked him up when James looked through the fence.
•••
Martin made his entrance at the office when he faced Sandra.
"You are making a big mistake. He didn't commit this crime. He was locked in the warehouse. I gave you the CD, didn't I?",said Martin.
"What do you mean? Who said this to you? James? He wants this to happen and the other voice on the CD could be James as well. It's you who is making a mistake. He did it"
"Then where's Ronnie? You looked everywhere, Sandra. He kidnapped the child and was apprehended as well yet we have no clue, that doesn't make sense",they argued to each other while walking when Sandra stopped and replied:
"I think he has killed the child and hide the body"
"What?? What do you mean"
"If the body isn't found, he knows he cannot be charged of kidnapping. And if the body is found, then he'll be charged of kidnapping and murder, that's why he isn't confessing"
Martin left a breath and shook his head in disagreement.
"You are making a mistake, Sandra. The kidnapper didn't kill Angela. Her death.."
Martin stopped on the spot, he looked away and gulped, gathered some air and mustured some courage.
"Her death..was an accident",he said and turned his gaze to Sandra. An awkward silence fell between them when Sandra took a deep breath and said:
"That's..isnt Angela's case nor yours. Maybe Angela's kidnapper was someone else? Maybe I was wrong?"
She continued her explanation while walking with Martin:
"He could have gathered these details from the police files as well. Maybe he is trying to confuse us. Don't mix try to mix both the cases, Martin"
"You aren't trying to understand. Both of the cases are linked"
Sandra kept her silence as she thought that it would be a waste of time arguing with Martin. She walked into her cabin but Martin followed her.
"James isn't the kidnapper,Sandra. It's someone else"
Sandra went through some files when he handed it to Martin.
"Take a look at the voice analysis report of the ransom call that was made at James's house"
"Ronnie's ransom call. It's Manohar's voice. It's the perfect match"
Martin looked away and listened. Sandra adjusted her chair and sat when she continued:
"A voiceprint is the full proof and the fingerprints as evidence. And you know very well it's impossible the fake one's voice"
Martin opened the file and went through the pages quickly.
"It's absolutely clear, Martin. James is the kidnapper"
Martin still wasn't convinced but he decided to kept his silence.
•••
At night, he played the recordings through his laptop. He pressed the playing button and listened carefully:
Why did you call the police? I have your grandchild. So stop wasting my time and arrange for two million by tommorow morning If you want to see him alive. I will call again"
Martin played the same words again and again when he leaned on his rocking chair while listening. All of a sudden, something crossed his mind as he listened to the voice. He abruptly took a sheet of paper where he wrote the word:
Grandchild
"Here's the key",he whispered to himself.
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Angela✓
Mystery / ThrillerJohn Miller is a broken man. His life was destroyed when his precious grand-daughter, Angela Miller, was abducted and murdered. Likewise, Martin Gas, the investigating officer, was so shaken by the case that he had quit the force and turned to the p...
