EPISODE 5
Don't tell me it was love, I have reason to believe something else was involved, even after the
threats and reports you got, never for a moment did you guys quarrel. Please don't use the love
bullshit on me. I need the truth?" he pushed on seriously.
There wasn't any doubt the officer did a good background check on me but digging deep into my relationship with Damian was only going to deteriorate matters for me. Some things are better left buried & unsaid but looking at his
eyes, i saw curiousity & eagerness to know all about the hidden truth..
"seriously i don't think things that happened when we were dating has anything to do with his
death, believe me," i said slowly. The officer simply folded his hands & breathed deeply.
"nothing is hidden under the sun for long. Sooner or later i still will find out, so i believe it's in your
best interest to tell me all i need to know" he pushed with a smile.
I battled with myself one more time before making up my mind to open up.
"Damian was stealing from the company. He was doing it with a colleague in the records department. I found out about the whole deal three weeks into our relationship but couldn't do
anything apart from confront him. He ended up convincing me to keep quiet, equally promising to
marry & take me to his home country. His plan was to get me established over there. I was a
woman in love with a whole lot to gain. Of course i kept quiet & helped him steal more.
He kept his word and married me, only to die before fulfilling the last part of his promise. Now what has that got with his death??" i poured out with tears.
"& the colleague in question, do you think he has a hand in his death?" he asked curiously.
"of course not, they had seperate accounts & divided proceeds evenly. No he is much more
valuable alive than dead to the man" i answered seriously.
"well in a murder case we don't rule out any possibility until the crime is solved. I admire your
honesty. You bravely confessed being an accomplice to another crime. I appreciate & will keep my promise by watching your back. It
should interest you to know that your husband might have been murdered in his garden, we saw
some drops of blood down there, which now gives us two crime scenes" he said while i gasped with shock.
"yea Damian loved smoking & probably went to the garden to heat off while i slept, but how the
hell did he get back to the bed, if he was killed in there?" i asked with disbelief. "it's time to go to your cell my dear. I'll permit
you to keep your phone. Just pray something new never comes out to incriminate you further, as for now the lastest discovery works on your side" he added with a cold smile, got up & led me to a quiet cell where I had the most terrifying night ever.
I kept seeing my dead husband all through that night. Oh it was one nasty experience.
Dear friends, I spent the second night after my wedding in a police cell. What can be more horrible than such fate??
By 8am the next day, my brother showed up with my old father & detective Jeremiah. They all look very serious and tired. My heart bled as i saw tears form in my old man's eyes.
"my darling you shouldn't be here" he breathed painfully. I forced out a smile to assure him that i was alright.
"don't worry sir, we are coming close to solving this case. I'm working round the clock to make
sure i solve the puzzles in the case. In no time your daughter will be out of here" the detective
said to him.
"Officer please tell us what you have gotten so far. Tell us how far you have gotten" my brother
asked anxiously.
"you know it isn't in our conduct to be revealing our investigations to people but nevertheless i
will tell you guys how far i have gotten" he answered, while my brother nodded desperately.
"i worked on this case all through the night & i came to a conclusion that two people were involved in the murder. Moreover one of the
security men in the house admitted seeing a white lady head to the garden at the exact time the crime might have been committed" he revealed while i jumped up hopefully.
"you should arrest the lady right away, isn't the testimony enough to vindicate me?" i asked breathlessly. The detective shook his head & looked down.
"i'm sorry but it isn't enough. The security man admitted seeing a woman head to the garden. He
never said he saw her kill your husband, moreover the knife cut in your husband's chest was strong and deep. I doubt if any lady can strike so hard. A lady equally can't be able to drag your husband's body from the garden to his bedroom unless of course she was assisted. The fracture on his nose equally brought up another fact that the murderer might have sneaked from behind, strongly cut off his breathe by covering his nose &mouth with one hand while burying the knife in his chest. Something a woman will find very hard to do.
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