"Where the hell have you been?"
Chief Tenpenny asked Daniel while loosening his tie.
"well I had to stop at a restaurant, I was really hungry you know"
Chief Tenpenny looked at Daniel not knowing what to do with him.
"If not for how good you're, just get in there"
"Thank you Chief" Daniel stopped and turned back, "Chief!" he called.
"What now?"
"Rodney?... is..he?."
"Yes ,he's in there, just go on, I am right behind you. I just have to take my meds"
Daniel walked into the interrogation room. He slowly inhaled the tense sophisticated air in the room. "This is business" he always says to himself.
He saw Rodney coming out.
"Hey rod," Daniel said, hugging his friend Rodney. A tall man,with blonde hair and a funny moustache. with pale grey eyes, Daniel has always said looked haunting.
"You're judging my eyes again aren't you?"
Rodney, who has been looking at Daniel, asked.
"No,wait what?, Of course not" Daniel answered with a cheeky smile on his face.
Daniels' mood changed immediately when he saw someone he has always hated. The one person who doesn't trust him,the one person who believes he stages he's case. The same man.
"Agent Smith"
"What's the FBI doing here?"Daniel asked Rodney while his eyes Still fixed on Agent Smith.
"Well the people are panicking ,And the government wants an answer. So the FBI sent Smith to assess the situation and if we can't handle it. They are taking over" Rodney said as he wiped the bead of sweat from his forehead.
"The tension is really getting into him,"Daniel thought to himself.
"That's right" Agent Smith said as he stretched forth his hand towards Daniel
"Grierson" he said shaking Daniel
"Smith," Daniel answered, looking at the very annoying grin on Smith's face. A whole budget face built with extreme care. A stern looking eyes and yet so cute. Agent Smith has always been how he wanted his facial joint.
"Well ,after you ,let me see the so-called golden boy in action, The eyes of an eagle, the ears of a wolf,the nose of a dog" Smith said mockingly to Daniel who was boiling with anger.
Daniel turned and looked at the suspect and turned to Smith. "5 minutes" he said to Smith and walked in.
Daniel can notice the fidgeting hands of Gary, Daniel pulled out a chair and sat facing Gary.
"Good evening to you sir Gary" Daniel said but got no response. Daniel looked and saw the suspects hands shaking.
"Care for a smoke?" Daniel asked, pushing a box of cigarettes towards him.
He declined. "I don't smoke." He answered, his eyes still fixed on the table.
"That's OK,"Daniel said, taking his box of cigarettes. "I don't smoke as well," Daniel told him.
Daniel just sat there, looking at him.
Then he asked, "How's your boss?"
He looked at Daniel in despair.
"That's all. Thank you for your time"Daniel said as he stopped and went out.
"So....?" Chief Tenpenny asked Daniel.
"That's not our main man,"Daniel answered.
"How are you sure? you didn't even ask any question related to the case" Agent Smith said to Daniel while taking a sip from his cup of coffee.
"I didn't have to."
Daniel turned to Madison who was already in the room before he came out. "Check his breast pocket. judging by the protruding of his pocket,there should be up to $10,000. run the prints and you will find two different prints, one his,the other Manuel Merkovic. "
"The younger brother to Arno Merkovic" Madison said
"Exactly, and also the next in line to inherit the farm ,Their father inherited."
"On it" Madison said as she went in to meet the suspect.
"Exactly 10 grand,"she said.
"Run the prints,"Daniel told her.
"What you need to understand is that, for a man to kill he has to be a killer. and if he is killing for the first time. he needs motivation, some sort of energy to go about it. And he gets that energy by smoking ,or drinking. and besides he hands are too fragile, spotless.
that's the hand of a cleaner not a killer"
He took Smith's coffee and took a sip.
"I did my research before coming here today. I went over to Merkovic house, went to the crime scene and got my own personal survey"
Madison walked in with the results.
"You're right Daniel. the print match, Manuel Merkovic"she said with a smile.
"Good job Grierson" Chief Tenpenny said, patting Daniel on the back.
"Send a dispatch team to Manuel Merkovic's resident now!"Chief Tenpenny ordered.
"Good job Grierson, good job"
"Thank you Smith,"Daniel said.
"I'll get you some other time,I got my eyes on you. "He said as he walked out.
"Great job Daniel"Rodney said to his friend
"We should celebrate" Rodney said with a wild grin as he walked out with Daniel.
"I don't smoke?Man, you're worse than a chimney. '' They both laughed.