Tux and Spell

Mark Goode

Half an hour later Santiago arrived with twenty of his officers. Jacob explained as he walked to his backyard.

“Mark Goode, the culprit in the yellow hoodie, is Maria's lover. He was hiding in the restaurant when we arrived at the location. He also attended Manuella's funeral, and changed clothes. He only left the restaurant after the funeral was over.”

"Oh My!" Santiago answered. He listened carefully to Jacob's explanation.

“We can see the CCTV which was recorded in the morning after the funeral. I have evidence in the form of a recording of Maria's voice when she told me. I recorded it here.” Jacob showed a small device like a flash disk which he used to record secretly. “I also have Robby who has additional information, albeit indirectly…but I think it will be useful. Roderick, Molly and Margy can also be witnesses.”

"You don't have to deal with physical evidence to bring it to court first! Right now we are focused on apprehending the man. Are you sure he will come here?”

"Very sure." Jsxon replied with a steady face.

"How could that be? You track him down? Or is your source reporting it?” Santiago asked curiously. By now they were in the backyard, some of Santiago's officers standing guard and hiding. There were twelve officers in the front yard and the rest in the backyard. They had been briefed by Santiago and Jacob.

Meanwhile, Jacob and Roderick were busy organizing and coordinating with the police. Margy, Molly each look after the two children of the late Manuella. Molly volunteered to take care of Maria, she felt that her strength was needed more by the child. Meanwhile, Margy took care of Robby, who had fallen asleep. Let's just hope there's no gunshots…because these two kids will definitely wake up.

"You want to tell me how you found out about all this?" Santiago repeated, because what was asked earlier seemed like a daydream.

"Huh?"

"Why are you so sure?" Said Santiago.

“Ha…you could say I have a spy from another dimension.” Jacob answered with a wide smile.

Santiago suddenly felt his cell phone ringing. He picked it up and listened to the caller.

"It has arrived just as you expected. My officer, who I placed at the entrance gate of the complex said…the man walked into your housing complex…before he took a taxi and stopped at the main gate. Is this man slightly mentally disturbed? Why didn't he get in a car? Doesn't he think about how to get home later?" asked Santiago in surprise.

Jacob shook his head. "I don't know, what is clear is that he is mature enough to realize that he has killed a woman, and today he intends to take a few more lives. It can be categorized as a premeditated murder plan, right?”

Santiago nodded. "We're ready!"

Santiago takes his walkie-talkie, he calls all the officers who spread out and hide in the blood of Jacob's house.

“The target is approaching. Stand by! I want him alive!” Santiago said firmly.

Jacob and Santiago walked forward. They stand guard at the entrance. The man was on foot, so he would be in front of Jacob's house in twelve minutes at the earliest.

There was a knock on the door, the next minute. Jacob looked at Santiago with a meaningful face. Their plan was that Jacob would open the door, and that very second all the officers in the front yard would arrest the culprit. It's only a split second…their time to apprehend, because Santiago is worried that the perpetrator will shoot quickly. Based on Molly's story, Jacob came to the conclusion…This man intended to kill him, so when he knocked on the door…probably he was already thrusting his gun in front of him.

“Moments of truth!” Jacob whispered.

Jacob opened the door with his heart racing. True to his suspicions, Mark pointed his gun towards the front ready to shoot anyone who knocked on the door. Within seconds three police officers fired their guns at Mark's legs and arms. There were two cops standing by to keep Mark behind him.

Jacob just stood straight, while Mark who was holding his gun forward had fallen, he had not had time to fire the gun.

Mark Goode. The man, who was eighteen, was curled up and screaming in pain from three gunshot wounds to his legs and arms. He cursed and repeatedly mentioned Maria's name. Another police officer immediately took the gun he was carrying, and handcuffed the man in a black shirt with heavy metal writing on it.

"Mark Goode. You're arrested. On the charge of Manuella's murder and today got an additional…suspected of premeditated murder.” Santiago said to the figure of Mark who was forced to stand by the officers.

The man with the eyebrow pierced looked disdainfully at Jacob and Santiago. He spat and almost hit Jacob. "You have no proof!" Said the man shouted and laughed afterwards.

Jacob took out his tape recorder. "Sorry. My proof is quite enough!”

"s**t! I just want my girl! Maria! Where is she! I don't want anything! I just want him! If you want to imprison me… you must also arrest Maria… she is the source of this problem, because of her I'm going crazy!” Mark shouted trying to get out of the grip of the two police officers, only a few minutes he stood up and had to be carried by the police officers….the two shots in his leg made the man scream in pain and eventually fell.

“I will take him to the hospital first…then do an examination. You rest, tomorrow morning I'll be waiting at the office!" Santiago said to Jacob who answered with a nod of the head of the lawyer Adonis.

As Santiago and his officers leave Jacob's house, Molly and Margy exit the room at the same time.

"It's finished? Was he arrested?” Margy asked with a pale face.

Molly approached Roderick who was walking from outside, Roderick had been guarding outside and observing closely the perpetrator. Mmolly hugged Roderick tightly after that.

"Yes. Finished. Tomorrow I'm going to the police station. Now what about Maria?” Jacob asked worriedly. He did not want the child to be arrested and did not know with the child's involvement… will he be dragged away.

Molly shook her head, “Don't worry..he will rest as long as you want. He wouldn't wake up if I didn't wake him up." Molly said with a straight face.

Roderick pulled Molly's face slowly and kissed her quickly. "Why do you look so sexy tonight. Too bad I can't do anything…otherwise!”

“Hush…Hush…Enough! You don't talk dirty with my brother, in front of me. I don't want to think anything weird!" Margy protested who was uncomfortable hearing Roderick's words just now.

“Ha… funny! And you and Roderick did it in a wilder way! You don't act so innocent in front of me Margy!” Roderick sneered back at Margy.

Jacob pulled Margy's hand to stop her from answering Roderick's teasing.

"We rest. You guys sleep upstairs. There are two vacant rooms, or do you want to use only one? Up to you! The important thing is to play clean, I don't like that in my house there is a strange liquid residue on the sheets." Jacob took Margy to his room.

Roderick looked at Molly meaningfully. He raised his eyebrows as he coded to Molly and asked for approval.

"Yes. We only use one room!” Molly replied with a big smile.