The rain fell in a haunting rhythm the night Detective Liam unknowingly sealed the fate of his oldest friend. A cryptic message arrived, shrouded in darkness, setting off a chain of events that would unravel the tightly woven fabric of trust among them. “5 murders in one month”, said the news on television. “5 murders in the month of this cold December”, was the highlight of every news report.
The death of Ms. Penhallow was shocking enough for the town of Veiled Hollow. Who would kill her and most importantly, why? Amidst of that chaos arose more that followed five murders in the following month. Detective Liam was pondering upon it, when his new companion, Detective Ryan came into his office.
“Good morning, detective Liam. How are you doing today?”, questioned Detective Ryan.
“Very well. And yourself?”, replied Detective Liam.
“Pretty good. Let’s head out to investigate. Shall we?”, came the reply.
The two of the detectives headed out into the air of chaos. First, they went to investigate Ms.Penhallow’s house. They entered the house, which was opened by Penhallow’s waitress, Ms. Nemo, who lived nearby. “The house hasn’t been the same ever since Ms.Penhallow’s death. She was quite a dear. Who would want to murder her?”, asked Ms. Nemo.
“Your guess is as good as ours,” replied Detective Liam.
They went inside the house, where investigations had already started. They went near Ms. Penhallow’s body, which was lying in the ballroom. “She had been knocked out by the murderer. It must have been a planned murder since no one lives in here except for her,” said Detective Ryan.
“You are not wrong there. Detective, can you pass me the notes that we took yesterday on this investigation?” asked Detective Liam.
“Oh! I am really sorry, detective. I kept it on our table”, replied Detective Ryan, with a yawn.
“What’s the problem, detective? Haven’t been sleeping well?”, question Detective Liam. “You could say so. Been having nightmares. Started to sleepwalk, lately, says my waitress”, replied Detective Ryan.
“Alright”, came the reply, as they continued their investigation.
“Well. No finger prints are printed on the body. The murderer must have used a weapon. Alright, let’s move on to the next murder”, said Detective Liam.
“It’s in the following street. Let’s go”, said Detective Ryan, as they packed and went. Their next victim was Mrs.Nora, who was an old woman who lived alone. She had lost her husband to cancer a few years back and she had no children.
“The lock was broken, and the reports show that she was being poisoned,” said Detective Liam. They moved on to Mr.Brown’s house, where they saw a blood-stained kerchief, with the initials J.R written.
“This is an interesting find. We can use this”, said Detective Liam. ...