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Episode 6
Title: The second and the fifth target scenarios.
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After she
made the call, Morenike did not hesitate to leave what she was doing, abandoned
her chores in the kitchen, ran to grab her car keys, and drove out. Genevieve
picked up the paper which Modupe’s name was written on it as the fifth target.
Tiwa took her handkerchief and used it to raise the knife on the bed.
She looked
at it closely and said to Mr. Femi who sat down on the single sofa in the
bedroom. “This is a brand new knife and I am sure it is the murder weapon planned to ise on your sister. If your wife denies being the owner, then we will ask for fingerprints. I’m sure yours
will be found because you carried it. But why does your wife want to kill your
sister?”
“I
absolutely don’t know! When I saw the items, it occurred to me I told my wife
about Modupe’s arrival here in the country.”
“And she didn’t
say anything when you told her?”
He shook his
head and cleared his throat. “No. She later said she wished her a safe trip. Maybe
she still blames Modupe?”
“Blame her
for what?”
“Before
Modupe travelled, she found out I was having an affair and threatened to report
to my wife, we quarreled over it, I warned her never to try such and she
changed her mind not to reveal the affair.”
“What
happened after then?” Genevieve asked curiously.
“After
Modupe travelled,” he continued. “Angela caught me red handed. A year ago.”
“And how did
she find out your sister knew about it?”
“Who I cheated
on her with knew about it and let the cat out of the bag. Angela told me she
would never forgive Modupe for hiding it from her. They were quite close.”
“You are the
only one at home, when is she coming back?” Tiwa asked.
He glanced
at his wristwatch. “One or two hours from now. She said she won’t stay long.”
“We will
wait for her. Does she have a laptop we can go through?”
“Yes but she
took it along with her this morning.”
“Ok.”
Tiwa and
Genevieve looked at each other. They dropped the items down and
called the medical examiner to come over and collect the them. She sent him the address. They went back to the living room and waited for
Modupe. She arrived three minutes later.
Femi
revealed everything to her.
She acted
shocked. “You are the cause of everything!” Modupe spat out and pierced a
finger at him. “I warned you to stop sleeping with Angela’s elder sister but
you refused! She called me to tell me you were cheating and I lied you weren’t,
I vouched for you!”
The partners
opened their mouths in shock.
“I know I should
have stopped sleeping with her, I am sorry.” He begged.
“Sorry? Your
wife is blaming me for your mistake, your actions. She wants to kill me!”
“And these
detectives will stop it from happening. I know Angela is angry because you dealt
with Jude for cheating and you cover up for me for doing the same thing because
I am was brother.”
“And she is
right.” Modupe pointed at him. “I covered up because you are my brother.”
They heard
the sound of a vehicle. Genevieve went outside to check, it was the forensic
team. She led them in and took them to the bedroom. They packaged the items
inside a transparent and left. They promised to get back to her later.
Modupe was
pacing around the living room, fuming. She became fed up and turned to her
brother. “Can’t we find Angela? Don’t you have any idea where she went to?”
“She didn’t tell
me, she only said she won’t stay long and….” Femi paused and made a face. He
quickly rose on his feet. “Oh my God! Last night she spoke about her sister,
that she would see her today!”
“And you
just remembered now?” Tiwa asked dazed.
“I was
sleeping when she woke me up and told me. I totally forgot!”
“Call her
now!!” Genevieve screamed. “Call your wife’s sister!”
He ran to
his room and collected his phone. He dialed the number and raced back to the
living room. “She is not picking.” He said after the first call.
“Take us to
her house. Don’t call your wife, she might suspect something is fishy.”
“We will
drive behind you.” Tiwa said. “What’s the address?”
He told her.
“I will drive
my brother while he continues to call her.” Modupe stated.
They walked
outside and Femi locked the door. They rushed into their cars and speed off. As
Modupe drove, he continued to call his sister in law but she did not pick up
the phone. He started to panic.
“This is your
fault.” Modupe said to him. “Why did you allow her catch both of you?”
“It was a
mistake.”
“A big
mistake.” She said in an annoyed tone.
“Shouldn’t we
call for backup?” Genevieve asked Tiwa as Kelvin drove.
“We can do
this.” Tiwa replied. “But you can call the examiner to send the paramedic team
in case anything goes wrong. We are not sure why she is not picking her calls.”
She made the
call and told him it was urgent.
When they
reached the residence, Femi pointed at a car in front of a black gate. “That’s Angela
car! Park behind her.”
“If you say
so.” She was still angry with him. She did as she was told and both of them
came out. Tiwa and Genevieve hopped out of their vehicle, and brought out their
guns. They hurried to meet Femi and Modupe.
“This is my
wife’s car.” Femi said to them and pointed at the jeep.
“Do you have
a spare key to open it?”
“Yes,” he dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out a bunch of keys. “This is the
key to our bedroom, we do keep….”
“Shut up
Femi,” Modupe said. “You don’t need to explain anything.”
He scornfully
glared at her.
“Two of you
need to stay outside.” Tiwa said to them. She was not interested in getting
involved with their family problem. “Check for her laptop in her car and if you
find it, give it to my driver to keep for me.”
“What if
Gina is in trouble?” Femi asked in a concerned voice.
Modupe gave
him an awkward stare. “Instead of you to be worried about me, you are talking
about your wife’s sister. Don’t you have a single shame?”
He was about
to respond when Genevieve chipped in.
“This is not
the time for arguments. Does she have a gateman?”
“No. The
gate is not always locked except at night but the entrance door should be
closed or shut with the key.”
“Okay. We
will try to go in without making noise. If the door is locked, we will move
around to check the windows and see if anything is happening inside.”
“What happens
next?”
“Leave that
to us.” Tiwa said and made eye contact with Genevieve. They strolled towards
the gate, and pushed it slowly. Both of them entered with their guns held
firmly in their hands.
“Check the
door.” Tiwa whispered to Genevieve as she sauntered close to the window to peep
through.
Genevieve
checked the handle and muttered. “It’s locked.”
“Damn it!”
She cursed under her breath and tried to peep through the transparent curtain. She
could see two figures faintly. What she noticed was one was lying on the floor
while the other was on her feet. Tiwa tiptoed to meet Genevieve and explained
what she saw.
“It seems
one of them will need medical help.” Genevieve said.
“I think so.”
She looked at her wristwatch. It was 4pm. She thought for a while and said, “Time
is no longer on our side.”
“What do you
think we should?”
“We have to
break down the door.”
She widened
her eyes. “We don’t have a warrant!”
“But we have
legs.” Tiwa said. “Come, we have to do this together.” They stood in front of
the door and used their legs to hit it at the same time.
Angela who
was staring at her sister as she fought for her life appeared stunned. She
motioned to the door and asked.
“Who is
that?”
“This is
detective Genevieve and Agent Tiwa. Surrender now or face more consequences.”
She ran back
to her sister and started hitting her on the stomach. “Die! I want you to die!
I want you to die for trying to break my home.”
Blood began
to gush out from Gina’s mouth. She held her stomach. The partners didn’t give
up as they continued to hit the door. Femi heard the noise and went to check.
Modupe followed. He joined them hit the door while his sister watched. As the three of them
raised their legs again and hit it one more time, the door flung opened. They
rush in and saw what was happening. Angela quickly turned to face them and
raised a small bottle.
“Don’t come
close to me or I will drink it.” She threatened.
Tiwa and
Genevieve pointed their guns at her.
“Please don’t
shoot!” Femi uttered and moved towards Gina. He held her as she shut her
falling eyes.
“Is that not
the same poison used on the first killer?” Tiwa asked Genevieve.
“Yes, I think
so!”
She gazed at
Angela. “Even if you drink it, there is still time to save you. We know about
the poison. What we want you to do is give up, surrender so that we can take
her to the hospital. She can be saved.”
“It is
already late.” Angela said as tears flushed from her eyes. “I poisoned her
drink in the morning and it started to affect her thirty minutes ago.”
“Drop the poison
now!”
“Please
Angela!” Femi pleaded.
She raised
her hand, and surrendered. Tiwa reached the back pocket of her trousers and
brought out handcuff. She slammed it across her wrist. ”You are under arrest
for attempted murder!”
“Will she be
able to make it?” Femi asked.
“Let’s hope
so.” Genevieve said and moved closer to them. She squatted on her knees and
checked her pulse. “She is still alive but don’t know if she can survive before
she reach the hospital.”
“Why would
you want to kill me for your husband’s infidelity?” Modupe asked Angela as Tiwa
was whisking her away.
Angela
stopped walking and glared at her. “Did your brother tell you that after you
left my sister gave birth to a son?”
Her left
eyebrow uplifted. “No.”
“My sister
lied she got pregnant to her married lover I have never met. The child is in a boarding
school and recently I got to know he is the biological child of my husband.”
Modupe, Tiwa
and Genevieve looked over at Femi who was weeping.
Modupe threw
her eyes back to Angela. “And how does that affect me?”
She shook
her head. “You can never change. You don’t feel sorry!”
“Sorry for
what? Was I the one that forced him to start sleeping with your sister?”
“When I confided
in you about Femi, you lied. If you had told me the truth, Gina would never
have gotten pregnant.”
“And if I had
told you the truth, you would have done something awful to my brother!”
“There is
nothing wrong in that. Didn’t you do it to Jude?”
“This is not
about Jude!”
“Modupe,”
Gina said gently. “You will reap what you sow you bloody witch!”
“How dare….”
She raised her hand but Genevieve rose on her feet and held her hand.
“You should
be happy we have found who wants to kill you.”
“Even if you
found me,” Angela said. “Her life is still at risk.”
“What does
that mean?”
“The
contractor will surely hear of my arrest and finish the job for me.”
Modupe jaw
dropped and fear flowed inside her body. She was scared. Tiwa took Angela away
to her vehicle and she saw the paramedic team coming out from their minivan. Two
male nurses brought out a stretcher, Genevieve came out and led them to Gina.
Femi and
Modupe followed the investigators to the police station. Gina was driven to the
hospital. When they arrived there, they reported the case to the inspector. He followed
Genevieve and Tiwa to the interrogation room to question Gina.
“We are in
possession of your laptop and we will surely find some answers there,”
Genevieve said. “But first, tell us what you know about the contractor.”
“I don’t know
anything about him.”
“Did he
contact you through your email?”
“Yes. I saw
his mail, I clicked on it and read it. It was an opportunity to get back to a
traitor.”
“In the
list, Modupe was supposed to die by a knife. How were you going to carry out the act?”
“I owe no
one any explanation. You already caught me.”
“But your
sister in law’s life is still at risk.” Tiwa said. “We have to know what the contractor
would do.”
“He will
surely kill her with a knife but I don’t know how he will do it now.”
“Your sister’s
name is not on the list, how come the contractor gave you a poison to kill her.”
“I wasn’t
supposed to kill her. When I read about the first victim in the newspaper, I became
interested in the type of poison. I sent him a mail and he replied and told me
where to get the poison. We used to chat too.”
“Do you
still have the mail in your system?”
“Yes. I have
not deleted it. I never knew I will be caught today.”
“We will not
charge you yet until we know the condition of your sister.”
Angela’s
face fell. If her sister died, she would end up in prison or given a ruthless
sentence. She began to feel sorry for herself. She felt her husband was the one
she should have poisoned. She made a great mistake.
Genevieve’s
phone rang. “It’s the examiner.”
“Okay.” Tiwa
said.
She
answered. “Hello doc” She paused and listened. “Oh, really?.... Okay. Thank
you.”
She sighed and cut the call. “She didn’t make it.”
She sighed and cut the call. “She didn’t make it.”
Gina shut
her eyes. Her anger had taken over her actions. She burst out crying. Genevieve
went to meet Femi and reported the bad news. He fell on the floor and cried.
Modupe loved her brother despite everything; she wrapped her arms around his
body and consoled him.
“Was he able
to get the fingerprints from the paper and knife?”
“Yes. They
were two different fingerprints on them. He would come here and check Gina’s
own to see if it’s a match.”
“There’s no
need for that. It will definitely be a match.”
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(Genevieve)
After we
finalized everything with the inspector, I called Quincy to tell him he should
meet me at home. I was down because someone that was not on the list died. What are we
missing? Why can’t we catch the contractor? I could tell Agent Tiwa was upset
with the look on her face. She had to take Gina’s laptop with her and see if
anything could be done to get the contractor.
I met Quincy
at home. He was feeding Freddie. The look on my baby’s face light up my mood.
He was adorable and he giggled when he saw me. I took the food from Quincy and
fed him myself.
Quincy
stared at me and smiled. “I will prepare dinner.”
“Okay love.”
I said and smiled back.
After
feeding Freddie, he had his bath and started to fall asleep. My son must have
understood my disposition, I’m sure he didn’t want to disturb me. I lay him on
the bed and went to join Quincy. He came to hold me and then I had no idea
tears was already flooding down my face.
“It’s okay.”
I looked at
him. “We lost someone today.”
“I know with
the look on your face. It’s hurts and it’s not your fault.”
“If we had
gotten there on time, she might have survived.”
“Don’t say
that.”
He wiped my
face with his hands and smiled at me. “It is not you or detective Tiwa’s fault.”
I narrated
what happened.
“Akin is unable to hack into his email but he hasn’t given up. He will continue to try.” Quincy told me.
“Akin is unable to hack into his email but he hasn’t given up. He will continue to try.” Quincy told me.
“I
understand but there is no time. I wish we could capture the contractor before
he does something stupid. The second target has few days to live.”
“He won’t
die.”
I sighed and
thought of Modupe’s brother. What he did was hurtful and if I was in his wife’s
shoes, would I do something like that? No way. Quincy motioned to check what he
was cooking.
I was
tempted. I had to ask. “Have you ever cheated on me?”
He swerved
his direction at me and gazed into my eyes. “Cheat on you?” He asked stunned, he came
closer and held my hand. “No, never. I don’t have eyes for another woman Genny,
you are still the woman I fell in love with and you have never changed before
my eyes.”
“I am sorry
for asking.”
“No, it’s
your right. Come here.” He pushed me into his arms and held me tight. “I love
you so much.”
“I love you
too.”
******
(Tiwa)
Adebiyi did
not need any explanation to tell I was furious. I met him outside with Dotun.
He was already on his way leaving. We greeted each other and I hugged Ade
before I entered into the house. I dropped the laptop on sofa in the living
room and went to shower.
I came down
and saw Ade making a phone call. He cut the call when he saw me.
“I have been
in contact with a guru when it comes to hacking. Who is the owner of
this laptop?”
I gave him
the details.
He smiled. “And that is why I made the call. He will come tomorrow and collect it. If the mails are
still inside, then he can trace the location of where the contractor sent those
messages.”
“Really?”
“Yes but we
will give him time. If you and detective Genevieve can capture the contractor
on time, those targets don't get to die at the detailed dates and if it’s possible
you can get the last name on the list, you will find the person and investigate
who might want him or her dead. The last person who is the contractor's specific target
would lead you to the him.”
He was
correct. “I don’t know what I will do without you.”
“Everything.”
I laughed and he motioned very close to me. “I am glad I was able to make you
laugh.”
“You did but
it’s painful that a woman lost her life today.”
“Don't ever put
the blame on yourself.”
“Has Dotun been
able to locate his mother’s family?”
“No but he
has found an address in his mother’s village. He came to tell me he was
travelling.”
“What about
the job. I could talk to my father to offer him a position in his agency.”
“I don’t think
he is interested in such. Anyways, he said he has found one.”
“Here in
Abuja?”
“Yes and he
would resume after he sees his people.”
“Oh, I
understand.”
“Now that I have
made you quite cheerful, can I receive a well-done kiss?”
“What did
you do?”
“I answered
your questions.” He said playfully.
“You ‘never
stop to amaze me.”
"You too and that’s
why we belong together.”
******
The
following day, Tiwa and Genevieve visited Mr. Henderson Amusa’s residence. He
was the third victim to die by a gun in two weeks. He believed his blood brothers
were against him because of a property worth millions he received from their
late father. He told them that they should interrogate them. He gave them their contact
details and they left.
They met the
socialite’s youngest daughter in her school hostel. She was dressed in a lovely
blouse, rugged blue jeans and yellow sneakers. There was a gold necklace with a
fish pendant across her neck. She appeared stunned to hear her father’s friend
was a suspect.
“That’s not
possible.” Tolu said to them. “Tijani… sorry uncle Tijani can’t hurt my father.
They were childhood friends.”
“Are you
aware about what happened to his sister many years ago?” Tiwa asked.
“Yes, my
father told me about it. Ti…sorry uncle Tijani told me too.”
“You keep
making mistake calling his name with respect, are you sexually involved with
your father’s friend?”
“No.”
“Is he
married?”
“He’s a
divorcee.”
“Please,”
Genevieve said. “You need to tell us the truth. This man might be using you.
You have to tell us the truth, you might be saving your father.”
She sighed loudly.
“Yes I am dating Tijani and he has been good to me. Please don’t tell my
father.”
“We won’t
unless you help us.” Tiwa said.
“How?”
“Does he
have access to the internet at home?”
“Yes, he
browses with his laptop.”
“Can you
gain access to it? Check the contents.”
She stared
confused. “Yes but he is usually there when I use it and besides, he has a
password.”
“And you don’t
know it?”
“I don’t and
I have no idea what is it.”
“Is it
possible to bring his laptop when he is not around or better still use your
name as the password?”
“I have
tried it before, it didn’t work.”
“Hold, let
me make a call to your father.” Genevieve said and placed a call to Ayodele. “Hello
sir.… Please can you remember the name of your friend’s sister?” he told her
and she ended the call. She spoke to her partner and Tolu. “Use the name Labake
next time. Can you do that for us?”
“Yes. If it
means saving my father, I will but I am sure he is innocent. I will go to his house
today and when he is away from his laptop, I will check it out."
"If he’s mail is not opened, you can still use the name as the password. When you are able to open it, check his spam and sent mails.”
"If he’s mail is not opened, you can still use the name as the password. When you are able to open it, check his spam and sent mails.”
“I will.”
“Is there
any where we can buy a flash drive in case you see anything odd in his laptop?”
“I have a
new one in my car.” Tolu said and looked at her wristwatch. “I will go to his
place immediately. He should be home by now.”
“Please be
careful.” The partners said at the same time. Three of them rose on their feet.
Their phone numbers were given to her.
“Call us if
you need our help.” Tiwa said.
“Why don’t we
follow her and wait outside in the car?” Genevieve suggested.
“That’s a
brilliant idea.”
As they
drove behind Tolu, Modupe called Tiwa to ask if they have caught the contractor.
“No. It’s not
going to be easy but we will catch him.”
“But when?”
She asked impatiently.
“Soon. I
will call you when you are needed.” She ended the call and shook her head.
When they finally reached the place, they waited outside and watched Tolu entered into the building. Tolu knocked and Tijani opened the door.
When they finally reached the place, they waited outside and watched Tolu entered into the building. Tolu knocked and Tijani opened the door.
“Welcome
dear.” he smiled and pecked her left cheek. “I wasn’t expecting you today.”
“I wanted to
surprise you.” She said and entered. He shut the door. “What are you doing?”
“I’m just
going through my mails in the bedroom.”
“Can I use
your laptop to browse, I didn’t come with mine.”
“Of course,”
he said and grinned. “Wait for me in the room. Let me warm the food for us to
eat.”
“Okay.” Tolu
pecked him again and went to the bedroom. She peeped at the corridor before she
closed the door and hurried to his laptop on his reading the table. She turned
it on and it requested for password. She punched the letters L.A.B.A.K.E and
she was gained access. She opened her mouth. She brought out her flashed from
her pocket and inserted it. He was already checking his mails. She clicked on
his SENT MAIL. Her eyes widened when she found out he has sent mails to a particular
email contractorkill@yahoo.com
She read one
of them, which revealed how her father was going to be drowned, and Tijani
planned to use her as a plot to get her dad into a swimming pool. She felt
betrayed and hurt. He was using her and he was not in love her.
She quickly
clicked on the mails, copied them and pasted them into her flash. She removed
her left sneaker. She put her flash drive inside, and wore it back. She
grabbed her phone and called Tiwa’s number.
“What’s
going on?” Tiwa inquired the moment she answered the call. She put it on loudspeaker.
“I can’t believe
this.” Tolu whispered in a shaky voice. She was very scared. “He is the one. I know
how my father will drown, I am afraid to be alone with him.”
Genevieve
quickly spoke. “Just hold your phone and pretend like nothing happened, we are
coming and don’t end the call!”
The door suddenly
opened.
“Who are you
talking to on the phone?” Tijani asked angrily. He was holding a sharp knife.
******
To be
continued….
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Please, I will
be occupied on Friday and I might not be able to write. If I can’t post the next
episode on Saturday, it will be on Sunday evening. Thanks!
Great as always, hun!
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DeleteHmmm
ReplyDeleteThank God they followed her home
Yes oh!
DeleteHmmm suspense, well done cj.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThis Dotun guy, why dont I trust him? You appear in Adebiyi's life just as the Contractor comes into existence. Hmmmmm keeping my fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteKeep your fingers crossed oh! Lol
Deletejolly I was thinking in that same direction too. I think he is working with the contractor that is if he is not the contractor himself
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DeleteI don't trust dotun,he acts like a suspect, even Genevieve life will be in danger, and I pray tolu,should be saved,and they should be able to catch the contractor, welldone ckj.
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