Taste of menace

Chapter 4 : The enigma

"Sir. The thread had belonged to a shirt,manufactured by Booming textile industry,The only local textile industry in Sawsley Bay. I've asked for the list of people who had purchased this shirt. We need to shortlist them",told Mr.Clinton. "Mr. Clinton, we are under a great pressure. Sawsley Bay has never come across a double murder case in such a short time. If we don't solve it, the CID might take over this case. Get the information from the textile industry ASAP.

The Inspector was puzzled and was also in a great displeasure after interrogating Ferris."Sir. You don't seem fine." "Ah..nothing Clinton" the Inspector told and coughed. "Ferris is mentally unstable,I guess. Let's not involve him until the textile industry gives a clue.I couldn't even get a proper quote from him"sighed the Inspector.

"Ferris.. Ferris Beckett" , a voice was heard in the middle of night. Ferris's father answered the call. "Am I speaking to Mr. Richard Beckett? " "Yes. May I know your good name?" " I'm Henry Sandoval. People call me HS. I'm a constable,now dealing with the double murder case. I need to meet Mr.Ferris." Mr.Henry was an experienced cop without a promotion in his entire life who was about to retire in a year. He was a 6 feet tall man with a rusted frame spectacle. His veins could be seen through the naked eye. The Sawsley Bay addressed him as 'The peculiar pal'. "That's so strange for you to meet my son at this hour",Richard told as he yawned. "I know sir. I'm sorry to disturb your sleep. But I won't take more than 5 minutes." "Ferris. You have a guest. Get down", shouted in a very tired tone. "Dad. Are you kidding me? I'm not Mathew to be wide awake like an owl",He told as he was walking down the stairs. "Hey,Mr.HS. What a peculiar surprise pal?"he told as he rubbed his eyes. "Who are you sir?"asked Dana. "I bet,you should be Dana. Good to see you Ms.Dana"he greeted. "What the hell is happening here?"asked Dana in a very confusing voice. "Son. You can pull yourself together. Your name is off the table." "That's amazing Mr.HS . Thanks a lot for your help." "With pleasure son. Now,you all can peacefully go to sleep. Good night people."he told and slammed the door behind him.

"A crazy,peculiar and a really disturbing homo sapien."whispered Dana. "Oh honey. He was my savior you know? Before Mr.Drake could start his interrogations,he personally told me to act as if I had a multiple personality disorder. I did the same. So,they just left me in half an hour. " "Ah...Don't be a stupid,Ferris. What if it's a trap?" Ferris laughed while he pulled her closer. "Sweetheart. That's nothing to worry about. You heard what he said,right? Now,let's continue our cuddling and wake up to catch your favorite movie",he said as he kissed her.

"Sir. You are not going to believe this. The shirt was purchased by four people who are related to Mr.Trey. Mrs.Thea Allen, Mrs.Beatrice Mc farlane,Mr. Philip Banks and our Ferris",reported Clinton. "That's a new twist to our case. Call the three people for a personal interrogation session. The killer is one among them",told the Inspector.

"Adam,if not you,then no one else" the last line of the movie was told and the lights above started to twinkle like a star. "Okay,Ferris. I need to know everything about what had happened yesterday."told Dana and she folded her hands to listen. "As I told you already he gave a piece of advice then. That's because, the Inspector had a son who had a multiple personality disorder. Unfortunately one of the personalities killed himself. So,Mr.Drake was always moved by the people who had this disorder.So Mr.HS" " Got it. Well,if I were you, I wouldn't have given a damn about this guy. But this sounds completely insane. Never get into such kind of traps. And moreover,why would a cop betray his own fellow cop for a stranger like you?" "Dana. You are thinking way too much. Sometimes people who are hard as ice can get melted by sorrowful or emotional words. Mr.HS helped me to use that." "Let's not talk about this further before I lose my mind",sighed Dana.

"Sir. I've enquired about the three people. Mrs.Thea Allen is a freelancer. She is one of the persons who Mr.Trey knew very well. She lives in Berood,but visits Sawsley Bay in her weekends. Mrs. Beatrice Mc farlane is a dancer. People around tell that Mr.Trey and this lady was seen fooling around. She lives here in Sawsley Bay. Mr.Philip Banks is the owner of the land on which the café is built",reported Mr.Clinton. "Let's start the interrogations. Make sure Ms.Thea is also in town",the Inspector told.

Mr.Henry got a call from an unknown number,claiming to be 'the anonymous brain'. It was a machine voice,neither a male tone nor a female tone. "Mr. Henry Sandoval, I'm the anonymous brain. If you disclose the details of this call,have a glimpse at your beautiful daughter's face once",said the voice. For a matter of fact,Mr. Henry was a peculiar person who always helped the suspects of the case he was dealing with. He had got many threats from unknown people,for his nature. The call was disconnected before Mr. Henry could utter a word. Within ten minutes,he received a message-
"Each and every detail of the murders in Sawsley Bay should be sent through a letter to the following address- 86,Glaring gates,Leachbrow."

The next day,Mr. Henry was thrilled to know that Mr. Clinton had received such a call and message. He confessed it to Mr. Henry,for he thought that Mr. Henry too would have got the message. Mr. Clinton and Mr. Henry did not share a good relationship. They fought to bring each other down at any cost. Mr. Clinton hated him for his behavior and attitude and Mr. Henry hated him for being the Inspector 's boot licker.

"I cannot believe that I'm getting such strange calls. I'm not involved in any hidden or mischievous activities like you",sighed Mr. Clinton. "But, we have received two different addresses",told Henry. "Shall we check out the places?"asked Clinton. "We would be the prey for hungry animals in the woods. "

"You can relax,Mrs. Thea. I'm sorry for what happened with Mr. Trey" told the Inspector and passed a glass of water to her. Thea sighed. "Do you know Robert?" "Yeah. I do know him. Robert is the nicest guy. His hospitality is undefined." "Well. He was killed a couple of days before Mr. Trey's murder." "Jesus. Am I here to hear the death of my close ones?" "Calm down mam. What do you do for your living,mam?" "Well. I'm a single mother, and I'm a freelancer. I'm a chemistry graduate,I do research works,I'm also a real estate agent and a private tutor." "Chemistry,huh?" "Yeah. What's the matter? "Nothing. Mr.Trey's death was due to the inhalation of a poisonous gas." "Enough Inspector. I came all the way from Berood to help my friend's murder. No more questions. I'll be here next week with my Lawyer. I am supposed to take off. Good bye Inspector ", Thea told and made her way. The Inspector took a deep breath and sighed.