Tux and Spell

One Problem Solved

Jacob sat quietly in his study. Maria and Robby had returned to their respective rooms and were resting. Today is a very tough day. Today is the first day after Manuella's death. Jacob decided to stop crying, his crying wouldn't be able to solve the case on its own. He had to sit up straight, focus... he had to do his part and solve this case, as soon as possible.

Santiago the mustachioed Mexican police officer has not provided any news regarding the progress of the police investigation, but he did send an email containing CCTV video recording in the area and in the hours of the incident. Santiago sends two CCTV files, one that shows a man in a yellow hoodie passing by and the other one on the other side of the street, which shows no one passing by.

It was now 9 pm and Jacob had been sitting in his study for 3 hours. He kept playing the videos one by one, maybe he had played two hundred or three hundred times. Jacob wanted to see for himself with his own eyes, he wanted to see if there was something missing or something to look for or something to consider.

Maybe he's asleep now. Likewise with Maria and Robby. Jacob played back the video showing the man in the yellow hoodie. He didn't know how many times he had set it, what he saw was a wet and dark downtown street, a sidewalk that leads to Manuella's restaurant at 1 o'clock in the morning. The man in the yellow hoodie walked down the street with his head covered in a plain yellow hoodie, he walked towards Manuella's restaurant, the video ends until then.

What made Jacob suspicious was that if at one o'clock in the morning the man in the yellow hoodie passed by, why wasn't there a further video showing him coming back? While on the CCTV opposite, no one can be seen passing by.

Yes! Jacob has to call Santiago tomorrow! He has to inquire about this, he will ask for this full CCTV clipped video, file sent to him. How could the man pass by, but not come back? If that man was the culprit, after shooting, surely he would walk back down that road? And it should be seen on this CCTV, if he doesn't come back, then he is in Manuella's restaurant?

Yes, maybe it is! This should be asked of Santiago tomorrow! Jacob took a piece of paper and wrote down the results of his analysis, it was no use he sat staring at the computer screen for hours and watched the video hundreds of times, finally he could find something.

There was a knock on the door from outside Jacob's study. Margy's face peeked through the door.

"You're awake?" Margy asked in a whisper.

Jacob shook his head, Margy finally walked into Jacob's dimly lit study. Jacob just turned on the lamp on his desk. Maghie walked over and leaned next to Jacob, he looked at the computer screen containing an email from Santiago, an email showing 2 video files.

"Email from Santiago?" Margy asked gently.

"Yeah. How many thousand times have you played it?" Jacob chuckled.

"I haven't watched it a thousand times, I've only watched it about 300 times maybe." Jacob replied laughing.

"Then how did your investigation go, Mr. California's top lawyer?"

"After hours I've been sitting here looking through Santiago's file, at least I have something to ask the police station tomorrow. Hopefully this will help us solve this case."

"Yeah, I hope so too! You didn't ask Roderick for help in investigating this case?" Jacob shook his head.

"No need. Just let me do it myself, so I'm satisfied. I have Roderick handle another case at the firm. Someone has to do it? Otherwise? We'll be broke!"

"Yeah, fine then. You got the results right? So now it's time for us to sleep!" Take Margy.

"No. No, there's one more thing I have to do before I go to sleep." Jacob answered with a serious face.

"What?" Margy asked innocently, she didn't know that Jacob was after her. They were too wrapped up in Manuella's death, that Margy didn't notice that Jacob's hand was currently stroking her upper thigh, which was not covered by any cloth. Margy was still wearing her black mini dress and Jacob's hands had been exploring the restricted area according to Margy.

"Does this have something to do with your hand that didn't know you were stroking me down there?" Margy asked still with a cheerful face.

Jacob smiled broadly. "At least it can lighten my load. You know... It can relax all the tensed nerves and relax the muscles."

"Ha.. ha! You made that as an excuse?" Margy asked narrowing her eyes slightly.

"Yeah? You know how I'm feeling right now, I'm so sad, my mind is racing, my brain is being forced to work even though I haven't slept since yesterday. You know how stressed I am right now. So I need a quick potion to get rid of it all. The answer lies with you Margy!"

"Don't think I'm stupid! You're the only one who makes excuses! Huh! Men can't be trusted!" Molly muttered under her breath and walked away from Jacob.

"Where are you going?"

"Shower! Sleep! I'm tired!" Molly was on the doorstep of Jacob's study, her hand on the doorknob, Margy was about to leave the room.

"Wait!" Jacob asked immediately to stand up, he turned off his laptop and rushed to follow Margy.

"What do you want?" Margy asked who was currently walking beside Jacob.

"Come with you!" Jacob replied casually, the fine lines on his forehead clearly visible, the fine hairs that were not shaved yesterday made his face more masculine.

"It means?"

"Bath! Sleep! Tired? Remember?"

"I mean? You want to take a shower in your own bathroom?" Margy glanced to make sure Jacob meant to follow her.

"Of course. Anyway I'm coming with you. If you take a shower, I'll come, if you sleep.. I'll come too!"

"Smart man!" Margy said with a small laugh.

"That's me!" Jacob answered with a big smile. He followed Margy to her room. Along the corridor Margy glanced suspiciously at him.

"I don't know why I'm so lazy to take a shower, I think I'm just sleeping!" Margy said already in his room.

"Okay. Thats fine!" Jacob answered. "When you're asleep, I'll replace your clothes with my own hands!"

"Hiss!!" Margy gulped, she went straight into the bathroom and hurriedly closed and locked the door.

He is safe.

Margy took a bath alone, enjoying the warm water that washed away all the dirt that had stuck to her body and relaxed all of her tense muscles. A quality time... shower with aromatherapy soap. Margy finished her bathing ritual and she realized that she didn't bring a change of clothes or towels.

One problem solved, he was caught up with a new problem.