PRIME SUSPECT

Chapter 29

"After they took him to in , they tortured  him, all the where  asking him  for was  the Address  to Dennis's house and the password to the brief case"Laura said and sniffed  again .

"Wait"Nat said then  faced Dennis .

"Do you know Mr Alessandro Roberto? "Nat asked .

"Yes, he was also my lecturer  in school "Dennis replied .

"Continue"Nat said  to Laura

"After much torture, James gave in and told them the address  to Dennis'   house and the said he didn't   know the password to the brief  case, he said Dennis had  given  him a clue and that was it  "Laura said.

"What clue? "Nat asked .

"He said in his library, there  is a book without a  cover and   on the book, an Italian word was written  on it. He said  every page a cross sign was drawn is the password accordingly"Laura said .

"What Italian  word was written  on  it? "Liz asked .

"Chiave, it means  key "Laura said and  continued .

"So since I was  the only Nigerian among them, I was asked to go and get the book.  I got to Nigeria on March 11, and I entered Dennis'  house  that same day. I got  into the house that midnight and traced the library".

Laura said  and  Liz stopped  her.

"How  did you  get in ?"Liz asked .

" That was  not my first  time breaking into someone's  house,  I  skillfully got in climbing the  fence.  Then   I entered the house  through  the back door"Laura said.

"Wow!  continue "Nat said .

"I slept  off in the libarary then  woke up in the middle of the night , to start  looking for the book. I checked and kept  checking,  till   I finally found  the book. When I found the book   it was already morning. I was wearing  a glove and  I also had   with me  a knife and a gun. Just as  I was about to leave the library my sister  opened  the door. Before then  I  had no idea that she was Dennis's wife, because  she had never  showed me  his picture ."Laura said and coughed .

"She was so  surprised  to see me"

"Laura, she shouted my name".

"Sissy"  I called  her.

"What are you doing  here? "She asked .

"I couldn't answer her question,  and then I asked her another  question ".

"Is Dennis  your husband? "I asked  with tears.

"Yes"she replied .

"Then I remembered  I needed to be out of the house as soon as possible ".

"I'm  sorry sissy "I said to her crying .

"This has to be done without any
trace. As I said this I   brought out the knife in my pocket to stabbed her .

"Wow! Why didn't  you shoot her instead "Nat asked .

"Because  I wasn't going to shoot her well" Laura said crying .

"When I got back to Italy, Don said it was only on two pages they found  the cross  sign, but James had  told him that it was on every page"Luara sniffed and continued .

"Since it was just page 1 and 4 they found the cross, Don asked me to go back  to Nigeria to get the remaining  numbers. I refused telling him

"Don, I killed my sister in cold blood   because  of this issue. How do you expect  me to go back  to Nigeria and get the remaining numbers.  you didn't even sympathise with me, my sister  died with her eight months pregnancy "I told  Alessandro .

He  threatened  to kill  me  telling me I was already too involved to quit.

"It's  even  easier for us now, since  she's  your sister's husband, go get those numbers and get half of the money"he said to me .

"Since  James couldn't  provide all his information he needed, he was shot dead right  in front of me "Laura  said .

"Wait, were you the one sending 14??
to Mr. Roland? "Nat asked.

"Yes, I sent  the note too, but through a random  street  guy. I bribed  him with  some money "Laura said .

"How much  is the money you're supposed to get? "Liz asked .

"I have  no idea"Laura answered .