Chapter 18
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Police station's hallway. Me and Keigan were joined by Vanessa and Tobias.
"What happened?" Vanessa asked.
"Many things... Your conclusions, Nathalie?" tanong sakin ni Keigan.
"Three things. Von Martin is a serious player. Valerie Martin's got an alibi. Maxwell is an incompetent idiot."
"Hmmmm... I think we should look at the second trail -- the drummer."
"Nobody could reach him."
"Kinausap ko ang mga witnesses habang chine-check ko ang database. We might have a solution for that."
"Ano?"
"Vanessa has his number, he might answer her." sabat ni Tobias.
"Let's give it a shot." Sabi ko.
"We are going to track the call." idea ni Keigan.
"OK, Vanessa listen carefully."
"I am."
"Wag mo sasabihin sakaniya kung nasaan ka ngayon. He is a suspect."
"I'm sure he didn't..."
'She just doesn't get it! How to react?'
Angrily.
"You are not running the investigation, all right?!"
Vanessa calls Robert "Bobo" Mosley, the former drummer of Razen's band. The phone rings many time before he answers.
"Vanessa?"
"Bobo? Hi!"
"Yeah, it's me. Pakibilisan, wala akong oras."
"Err, have you heard from Razen lately?"
"Di mo alam?"
"Alam ang alin?"
"Oh, Vanessa. He was murdered.."
"Oh, no, who, how?"
"The mafia! That's who! I keep telling him -- when we were at The Pirate Ship, naglaro kami, kinuha namin ang pera, we shut up and leave. But no! he has to go after chicks!"
"What?!"
"Oh, napaka-naive mo, Vanessa. He got into some shady business. Iyon ay si Valerie, Valerie Martin."
"Was it while we were still together? You're telling me, nag-cheat siya saken?!"
"I...I really don't know kung kelan nagsimula. Akala ko alam mo."
"Pumunta ka ba sa mga police?"
"No way! They work for the mafia too!"
"We got his location." sabi ni Keigan.
"Vanessa? Sinong kasama mo diyan? Mag-isa ka ba?"
"Uhh, I'm with a friend..."
"Listen, I can't talk. Basta wag kang pupunta sa mga police!"
"Bobo.."
"Hanging up. Bye!"
The call ended.
"OK! this is something! Let's go! Now!" excited na sabi ni Keigan.
"Vanessa, Tobias sumama din kayo!" aya ko.
"Bakit?" Tobias.
"We may need to negotiate. Come!"
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