CHAPTER ONE
He waited nervously- his hands were shaking and blood was showing in his handkerchief. Suddenly, a black car drove up and stopped beside him. The door opened. He could not see the driver but a voice said, “Get in.” The man got inside the car nervously. He still could not see the driver’s face. “I did the job.” He stammered. “Good.” Said the driver. “Now it’s time I do mine.” He took out a gun and pointed it towards the man’s face. “ This is just in case you blabber about it to anybody. I’m doing it while I still have the chance.”
The gun sounded loud in that lonely part of the country. While driving beside the river the car door opened and the body was thrown out into the river.
CHAPTER TWO
“ There will be quite a lot of work today.” Said Kate. “ One murder, a body missing, I don’t know how we can get to the bottom of this. It’s too much in one day. I’d better get to work fast. I just can’t be late today.”
“ Do you want me to drop you off? I’ll be going that way today.” Said Jack.
“ Thanks.”
“ Do you have any suspects?” Asked Kate. “No. Not a single one I’m afraid.” Said James. “But I have a job for you. Go with Michael and question the people around that area. I have to deal with a troublemaker. Apparently, the shopkeeper caught a fifteen-year-old boy trying to steal doughnuts and his excuse is that he just wanted to examine them to see what flavor they were.” Kate chuckled. “Well, wish me best of luck and may we find the murderer before dawn.” She said and went off to find Michael.
CHAPTER THREE
“ I didn’t see anybody except for the farmer’s son. He always comes here to give us milk. I think it’s jolly kind of the farmer as Granny is really old and the milkman doesn’t come this far out in the country to sell milk.” Said the little girl.
“ Are you sure you didn’t hear anything?” asked Kate.
“Well, now I come to think of it Granny did hear something like a gunshot late in the night. She was quite frightened to hear it and she woke me up. But we didn’t hear anything else.” Said Janet (The little girl).
“ What time did your Grandma hear it? Did you notice?”
Asked Kate. “Well, no. I don’t think I noticed.” Said Janet. “Could we see your Grandma?” Asked Kate. “Well, if you would really like to. This way please.” Said Janet and led the way into the old cottage.
“Well, I went to sleep at about 8 and I was sleeping peacefully and I suddenly woke up at … I think it was about 3:15 when I was woken up by a noise and now that I come to think of it, I’m sure it was a gunshot. I was frightened, I was. I woke up Janet, here and we didn’t here anything else. And then Roger, the farmer’s son came at 6:30 and gave us milk. It’s very kind of him.” Said the old lady.
“Well, thank you for all the information you gave us and it’s very kind of you to see us.” Said Kate. “ Thank you very much and goodbye.” And they went back to the car. “ Well, we know that the murder happened at about 3:15.”
“ Don’t you think it’s a bit funny that the old woman happened to notice the exact time?” Asked Michael. “ Well, I missed that bit out. But we can’t jolly well barge in again and ask her that. She’d think we were suspecting her.” Said Kate. “Well, so we are.” Said Michael. “ But we can’t suspect an old woman and a little child!” exclaimed Kate. “Sorry Kate but every single person we meet is a suspect.” Said Michael.
“ La la la la la “Sang Kate. “Poo, poo, poo,poo,” Sang Lucas
“who are you?” Asked Kate. “I’m a vampire!” Said Lucas. Kate stopped the car and started running. Lucas skipped behind her with his brand new skipping rope. “I’m gonna catch ya!” He sang.