"Why didn't you call me sooner?" I looked at Chloe, and she rubbed her forehead while looking at the dead body being photographed.
"I thought it was just an in-and-out thing. You know, another crazy thing from Lucifer." She sighed. "M.E. puts the time of Arietta's death between 11:30 and 12:00 this morning. Cause was multiple hits with a baseball bat. There are some abrasions on his face, so it looks like a struggle before he died. And I found this." Chloe waved her hand while using a glove to keep her fingerprints off of the voice modulator.
"Ooo, what's that?"
"It's a voice modulator. Hey, can you not do that?" Lucifer took the device from Chloe's hand while pushing a button.
"Detective, I am your father."
"It's not a toy, Lucifer. It could be evidence." The blonde snatched it back while Lucifer was chuckling.
"Well, I'm impressed. Looks like the priest handled it himself after all."
"We don't know the priest did this."
"Well, maybe you don't."
"Um, 'priest'?" I furrowed my brows, and Chloe shifted on her feet. Her mouth opened as if she was about to say something, but her eyes drifted to the door, and she walked out and into the hallway after handing me the voice modulator. Sighing through my nose, I glanced around for an evidence bag while Lucifer trailed after Chloe like a puppy.
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"So, is it-is it true Mr. Arietta's dead?" The teen boy questioned, and the girl beside him looked at him like he was stupid.
"Well, duh, dumbass."
"It is, yeah." Chloe confirmed. "Did you know him well?"
"A little, I guess. I mean, he-he ran the place."
"Do you know if Mr. Arietta was involved in any drug activity?"
"Drugs?" The girl laughed. "I mean, I wish he was. That would've made him more interesting."
"Okay." Lucifer waved his hand. "Enough about the dead guy. Tell me everything you know about Padre Pederast."
"Who?"
"Father Frank. Did you see him do this? Do you think he's capable?"
"Father Frank kill Mr. Arietta?"
"Yes."
"No. No way." The boy shook his head.
"What do you mean 'no way'?" The girl popped off. "The guy's a creeper and totally obsessed with you."
"He's just overprotective. Ever since my parents died, he feels like he's got to watch out for me or something. But he's a good guy. He's just a little...." The boy glanced at the girl before finishing. "a little annoying."
"See?"
"Hmm?"
"Annoying." Lucifer waved his finger while making a face as if 'annoying' meant the priest was guilty.
"When was the last time you saw him?" I questioned while pulling the club owner behind Chloe and I by his shoulder.
"Uh, he-here this morning."
"Yeah, preacher seemed pretty pissed."
"Oh?"
"Uh, wait, you don't really think that, like, Father Frank did this, right?"
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