PRIME SUSPECT

Chapter 21

March 15,2003

"Good morning Liz "Nat greeted entering Liz's office .

"Morning "Liz greeted back .

"How was your night?"Nat asked .

"Pleasant "Liz answered  arranging  her desk.

"Hope you weren't too stressed out by yesterday's activities?"Nat asked.

"No,  I wasn't "Liz replied  with a smile.

"Where are we going to  today? "Nat asked.

" Mr. Benson's house"Liz replied.

"You think  going to his house   will make him confess to a crime? "Nat asked.

"What are you saying, so going to his house is a bad idea? "Liz asked   looking angry.

"Sure  we would go to his house, but how do you think we'll  question him, what exactly are we going to ask him?" Nat asked sitting  on Liz's   desk .

" The normal way we walk into people's houses and question them"Liz said.

"Stop acting like you know this work  than I do Liz"Nat said calmly and continued

"You don't question a prime  suspect  that way, you think like a detective and not like an ordinary  person "Nat said .

"What are you trying to say? That I don't know my job and how to do it?"Liz asked .
Nat stood up from Liz's desk.

"You know the problem  I have with you? "Nat asked .

"What? "Liz asked frowning her face .

"You never  listen to correction, when you  come up with a better  opinion or suggestion you can come to my office since you know more than  I do"Nat said and walked out of her office angrily then slamming the door shut behind him.

"He's  so rude and full of himself "Liz said to herself  immediately  Nat left  her office .
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"You should calm down a little "Liz said to Nat.

"He should come out,  I'm  tired of waiting".

Immediately, Jude Benson's car showed  up , he was just driving out of his compound, Liz and Nat got down from their  car and went to stop his car.

Jude was already  scared, he thought they were kidnapers, and he signaled  to his driver  to stop the  car immediately. As soon as he stopped  the car, Liz moved towards  the passenger seat, and told him to open the car door. Benson opened the car  and came out immediately looking very scared .

"Just move moved forward, don't try to play smart "Liz said  pointing a gun to his head.

Immediately  they got to Nat's  car, Liz opened  the passenger's seat and  told him to get in , she also signaled  to Nat who was with the driver to come over. As  Nat entered the car, he signaled  Liz  to blindfold Benson.
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" So  you sent your guys to stab Eugenia Roland?"Liz  asked and continued .

"Who  is Eugenia Roland? "Benson  asked, his voice  shaking  he was sweating  profusely.

"Johnson  Steve's  daughter "Nat answered.

"Why did you kill her"Liz asked .

Her voice was echoing , it was obvious  they were in an empty room, even though  Benson  was blindfolded.

"We made a deal, he didn't fulfill his part, he tried to fulfill his part, but his daughter  got pregnant  and he couldn't."Jude said  sounding  scared .

"Then  you killed her"Nat said .

"No, I didn't, I was angry and sent him a text to threaten him. Although the thought of killing her crossed my mind I never laid a finger on her, and I also made up my mind not to make that kind of deal again "he said .

Nat slammed his feet on the ground, he was exhausted , they had no proof  , the whole case seemed to be going in circles with no points leading to the murderer .
************************************Nat and  Liz dropped  Benson  in front of his gate blindfolded.

"I'm  tired "Nat said to Liz as they drove.

"Same here, no proof,  no clues , nothing at all, it's  like we are going to have to  close this case "Liz said.

"We still  have  one last person to question "Nat said.

"Chioma"Liz said with a deep sigh .