Killing with Song

Puppet

The week of Mr Cole's murder has passed , and we have gotten absolutely nowhere. We don't even have a single suspect and our only lead is the radio station that released the song of the week on Monday the time of Mr Cole's death , and even that is as weak as leads get .

The blood on the card confiscated from Mr Kim was in fact Mr Cole's , but all Mr Kim was guilty of was taking evidence .

Our city is in the middle of four villages, all major cases come to our department . We do not get a lot of murderers in this area and everyone is looking at the department to solve this one ,but without DNA ,fingerprints or just anything that gives us something ,I'm afraid this one will be chucked away with the cold cases .

I was climbing the Eiffel Tower on a secret mission for the CIA when sadly I was woken up before I reached the top, by my phone ringing.

" He .. Hello," I answer sleepily.

" Detective Jade , an anonymous caller just gave us a message . It might be related to Mr Cole's murder case ." a deputy tells me. I jumped out of bed and got ready, telling him to fill me in on what the message was.

" The person said ." In the great big George mansion lies two bodies . One dead, as dead as its soul. The other more alive than they have ever been, and they will stay that way unless you are late. You have 3 hours. "

"what in the riddle me this is that...why do you believe it's connected to Mr. Cole's case ?"

" Instead of hanging up , the person started singing the chorus of the song that was playing at the previous crime scene ."

" ok I'll be there in 10minutes , we can' t just go barging into a place that might have a killer , this could be a trap but if what they are saying is true then we have to be fast and save the remaining person."

I drive as fast as I can to the location known as the George mansion, named after the family that lives there .

I arrive to find the others ready to enter. I take the lead, and we clear the downstairs before going up. As I reach the last step, I hear music coming from one of the rooms. I signal the others to look around as I walk towards the music .I was greeted by a horrible scene ,one male and one female lying on a Victorian-style bed with white sheets. The female had her fingers cut off and incisions were from the corners of her lips to the middle of her cheeks. The male only had small pea sized incisions on his fingers . I clear the room and call Mercy up .

" This male is still alive . TELL THE PARAMEDICS TO COME UP WE GOT A LIVE ONE .The other is dead and has been for a few hours. I will only tell you the cause of death after I'm done with the autopsy . " Mercy says .

" This is the same person, Mercy. Look," I say, pointing to a card with a crown which was on the dead body.

" We are rushing him to a Four-way hospital. He seems to have been given a numbing agent," One of the paramedics, Poppy, says as they rush the survivor out.

After Mercy and her crew took the body, the CSI's take over the crime scene.

"I want that man arrested as soon as he is out of the hospital. " The captain came in bellowing

" With all due respect, sir he is a victim and will remain as such until we find evidence that states otherwise. You of all people should know that as the police department we pride ourselves in not taking sides especially when we have no evidence . " I say, angered by his suggestion.

"I am the captain and whatever I say goes , that is an order detective ."

" Well captain, I have no choice but to report you to those above you, as it seems as though you obviously have a relationship with the deceased. Therefore, you might be a person of interest . "

" hahaha , who will you be telling , the mayor is a good friend of mine and he is the only person above me in this town "

" oh really , um what about the internal investigators that have been sniffing around the department ,trying to get dirt on you , they are not on yours or the mayor's payroll are they?"

He pales dramatically.

" You are lying, I would have noticed. "

"It's none of my business, so I will be getting back to my job. The survivor will be taken to a private place where he will not be threatened by those of higher authorities. As it is some of us still go by the " innocent until proven guilty " rule . Good day sir."

Only five hours into Monday and I can already feel the exhaustion of the week . And again all we can do is gather information on the lives of the victims . We also have to wait for Mr George to wake up and maybe he can shed some light on the situation.

A few days later, Mr George wakes up. I go to the hospital to question him before a certain politically influenced person goes to him . I greeted the deputy guarding his room and entered.

"Hello Mr George, I'm detective Jade Ash, " I say.

" No comment. Where is Evelyn? She can't see me talking to you, get out of here . You will get me in trouble ." he says quickly, almost hysterically.

" Sir, I'm sorry to inform you that your wife has passed on "

" she's dead ? " he asks

"Yes sir" . He immediately starts shouting with joy and beaming with excitement. He suddenly stops and starts crying .

" You must think me a horrid person . oh no her death is going to be pinned on me, isn't it ?" He says in a panic.

The mood swings are crazy.

" Why do you think so, Mr George ?."

" She was sleeping with both the minister and the chief of police. They threatened me, you know. Saying if I leave her or go to the officials. They will pin something on me and I will die in jail. You know I may be the one with the money, but she was the one with the connections. I thank who ever killed ...." he stops suddenly and looks at me with wide eyes.

Good thing I came early. It looks like the doctors gave him some medication . That's why he is talking with no care.

" I was blindfolded and dragged into her room . The p..person they talked to me . I was there when they killed her . They talked , I remember. I remember . " he suddenly starts rambling.

" Calm down, Mr George. Deep breaths and talk when you are ready . "

" They .. kept on humming and singing .

~A dancing puppet doll made of wood

I bet he'd run away one day if he could choose to leave or stay

He's got a string attached to every bone

She's got him round her little finger so she'll never feel alone~ . I remember the words cause they kept on repeating them . They also told me " I'll make you numb to set you free, every cut will break the strings , but she will die , so many fingers to choose from better cut them all . She's dead anyways. Now you have to fight to leave or stay . Be free my little puppet. " I don't know what happened after that I remember everything going black and not feeling my body . And then I woke up here ." He says in confusion.

" why do you keep on saying they instead of him or her ?"

"They didn't sound like either ."

" Can I play an audio for you? " he nods, and I play the song that was playing when we found him . His eyes widen and he smiles a bit .

" They saved me from a cruel life, "he says, turning to his side and falling asleep .

I walked out just in time to see Captain Dawson walk towards the room .

" How is he did he confess .?" He asks .

" Sir I'm afraid that you have become a person of interest please follow me to the station where you will be questioned" I say calmly.

" What kind of joke is this , I am the chief of police, you will not question me ."

" Actually , Mr Dawson , you are under arrest for the blackmailing of city officials and the planting of evidence in your previous work place in Seattle. Detective Ash we are sorry for our interference in your case , but we have been after him and his friends for years . In this envelope is the recordings of the wiretaps on the phones in The George's mansion. Evelyn George was a wanted fraudster and blackmailer working with Mr Dawson here and the mayor , Mr Smit. " the man I know as detective McCain from Internal Affairs says, holding up a big brown envelope . I take it and thank them , cause two more scumbags out of my way so yay me .

I stop in my tracks as I realized that the department will need a new captain .

Well shii I hope it ain't me .

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" Jade, I have the autopsy results . The same sedative used on our previous victim was used here . I also took a look at the husbands medical reports , The cuts were the same width as wool . I decided to listen to the song whilst doing the autopsy . There is a part where it says , she's got him around her fingers so she could never feel alone , I think that is why the killer cut all her fingers off . They couldn't choose just one finger . I'm just assuming though " Mercy says as she sits next to my desk holding the report.

" Do you think this killer sees themselves as some sort of savior or something. ?"

"Definitely , you saw how relieved the McCoys were when we told them of the first victim's death and what about Mr George's reaction . They really have a God complex," Nico says sitting on my desk with a big wors roll in his hand .

" why of course Nico you can sit on my desk and eat . It's not like I'm working ." I say sarcastically .

" Do you want half ?" he asks

" Duh"

" you guys are always eating ." Mercy stands up laughing and walks away .

" bib bu bake ba tabibur tu da dave boss ?" Nico says with a mouth fool of food

" uh .. I don't speak mouthy fully " I say taking a bite out of my food .

" Did you take the survivor to the safe house ?" he says once he has swallowed and I nod .

" Guess we wait for the forensics "

" Speak of the Devil" I say as I see a CSI come towards us

" ah man , you guys always eat without me ." Ishmael says .

" That's cause we know you are never without food in your system . you are always eating dude " Nico says

" Well an invite would have been nice . Keora and I actually had Bunny Chows at Ms Fatima's, and we got them for free because , she's his mom "

" And you guys didn't invite us. That's really low ." I say in shock

" It was a last minute thing , plus you would have probably eaten more than all of us . how big is your stomach dude?"

" Guys, we're getting off track. The forensic results ?" Nico says .

" Oh yeah , the only other prints that were not Mr George's that I found were the captain's and the mayor's. There is also a third person's DNA . "

" Well, the mayor and the captain were apparently frequent visitors. We couldn't place them there that day . The other DNA what Gen.." I'm cut off by a call , I pick it up

" Detective , I just remembered something very important . A girl in the basement. I used to hear her. Maybe I was dreaming or something, but please you have to check . If my mind is not playing tricks on me she came two days before the incident , oh how I hope I'm wrong. The basement is hidden by the fridge in the kitchen you guys wouldn't have seen it . " Mr George's voice comes through.

" Thank you for this information Mr George. I'll call you with what we find ." I drop the call .

" Back to the George mansion tell two officers on duty to follow us , Nico, you stay and await my call have an ambulance on standby . Ishmael, we might need a CSI so let's go . There might be a third victim"