On one cold night in a big empty house lies a dead body,cold,stabbed almost sadenning without knowing the truth of it's owner.
A loud scream is heard all over the place as an old woman approaches the body, terrified.
As the few people living in the house gather around horrified knowing someone between them did that terrible crime nobody could speak a word in that silent moment.
Finally,after what seems like hours somebody gathers his nerves and calls the police reporting a dead body found in a house that was almost full of people.
Soon after the police seems to show up and a man passes through the few people inside reaching the dead body, examining it carefully,ready to question everyone about where they have been.
officer:"may everybody please gather around I need to ask some questions.." everybody gathered as asked.
" who knew the victim most? "
an old woman answers:" his wife is away she will be back in a few hours until then you can ask me whatever you want to know"
officer:"what's your name? "
old woman:" I am victoria robinson"
officer:"and how do you know the victim? "
Victoria:"30 years ago I used to work at this house when it was still Tom's parents'"she was cut off by the officer
"who is tom?"
victoria answers him:" the dead young man" a moment of silent passes until victoria continues.
Victoria:"I raised him and worked here as a housekeeper but he always considered me as his mother,his parents died and he inherited the house. he barely came here, he was always busy at his job the only people who would stay here were me, alenia and occasionally,eleanor"
There was visible confusion on the officer's face upon hearing the names until she clears it stating how each is relevant.
victoria:"alenia is a young lady whom I found when she was a little child and took a permission from his parents to raise her here, she helps me with the house."
"and well eleanor is just Eleanor, she and Tom got married three years ago she seems to be a kind young lady but I never got to know her well due to her being away to see her parents every week but she has never shown me any disrespect"
officer:"tell me about the victim, describe everything"
victoria:"his name was tom hills he was 37, 6 foot tall he was blonde.he worked as a banker the night he died he was hosting a party celebrating something about his job, he didnt talk much about it."victoria pauses for a few minutes assumingly thinking of what to say next but was actually wondering what made him come home that happy that he hosted a huge party.
officer:" how many people were in the party? "
victoria:" I cant certainly tell but I guess there was about 50 people, we found the body in his bedroom almost after everyone left"
"mother she is here" the officer turns to see a brunette haired young lady almost aged 27 who he identifies as alenia based on what he heard from victoria.
victoria:"his wife is here you can go ahead and question her"
A tall middle aged woman rushes inside the house in an urge to know what happened.
victoria:"madam eleanor I'm sorry to inform you this but mr. tom is dead, somebody stabbed him."
eleanor opens her mouth to speak but shockness overpowers her unable to throw out words on how she feels.
Eleanor:"w.where i.is he?"she was finally able to speak through stuttering.
Victoria:" may I lead you please"as victoria walks with Eleanor following tears welling her eyes as the more she approaches his cold dead body she couldn't bear the thought of the man who she saw just yesterday dead.
eleanor:"I cant believe someone did this to him"she says between tears. her heart breaking knowing the man she was happily married to for 3 years is just.. no more.
officer:"we are sorry about what happened but we must question you about where you have been"
eleanor:"we? I thought it was just you. who else is coming?"
officer:"as you know your husband was a fortunately rich man which makes this a high profile case we can not continue alone a private investigator was hired,Charles edwards, one of the finest detectives in town. He shall be arriving tommorow"
eleanor:"why can't you just solve it alone? why do you need him?"she said with a slight tone of rage mixed with grief upon her dead husband.
officer:"your husband was killed in the middle of over 50 people we cant just go to everyone and accuse everyone! we NEED help"he said in what seemed like a frustrated tone
eleanor:"is this man going to stay in my house?"
officer:"possibly, or he can just stay at some close inn but he needs to keep an eye on everyone"
eleanor:"I'm giving you five days if this man isn't out of my house till then you might see the worst of me"
officer:"are you threatening me?"he says as he approaches her with an angry face
eleanor:"No, I'm informing you"
officer:"we shall see about that" he takes a breath slowly taking steps reaching the door as he finally speaks out:"Be careful ms.eleanor nobody is who he seems to be"stepping outside, leaving the house.