Detective Walker
"So sorry for intruding on your privacy but we have some questions that'll like to review" Laura said going first
"Sure, ask away" Anthonia replied
"Could please state exactly where you were on Saturday as at 3:30am" I asked turning on the recorder while Laura got her pen ready
"Why are you asking me this again? Wait am I a suspect?" She asked suspiciously
"Miss Anthonia no one ever said you were a suspect, we just want to confirm your answers" I said
"Well, if you guys think I am a suspect, then you guys must be crazy" she said bursting into tears "Why would I want to murder my own father" she said grabbing a tissue while Laura rolled her eyes and I laughed inwardly
"Ma'am, we understand you are going through a lot but could you just answer our questions, it'll really help us catch the perp" Laura said to her
"Ok then" she said sniffing "Like I said before I was with a guy called Jace in the lounge" she said wiping her nose
"Could you be specific about the time you left the lounge" I asked her
"I can't really remember, it was days ago but I left by 4-ish" she replied
I and Laura looked at each other and I nodded giving the permission to ask the main question that brought us to Anthonia's room
"Do you know or have a relationship with anyone called Alicia" Laura asked her and it looked like she froze and she immediately stopped crying and got defensive
"Alicia, who is that? Why are you even asking me all these questions?" she asked standing up
"Calm down, Ma'am. Just answer the questions" Laura said
"No, I don't know anyone called Alicia" she replied
"We would like you to be completely honest in answering our questions" I chipped in
"Do you recognize any of these tools" Laura asked motioning for me to open the bag we brought
I took the bag and opened the it, revealing the tools to her and she gasped
"Where did you find these?" she asked looking scared
"Do you recognize them, are they yours?" I asked
"Ehhh, no. They aren't mine. I would like a lawyer before I answer any more questions" she said
"Alright then, Miss Tate, we will get you a lawyer via a conference and you will get to discuss with him and then we'll be back for the questions" I said standing up and gathering up the tools
"See you then ma'am" Laura said and we stepped out
"Oh, she's definitely the perp. Did you see how scares she looked when we mentioned the Alicia girl. Can we go get our money now" Laura said as soon as we left the room
"She might look like she's the murderer but she might not be the one" I said
"What you mean she ain't the one. She's definitely the one. Usually when suspects lawyer up, they must have done something related to the crime"
"True, but we can't conclude yet"
"Why do you keep saying that" Laura groaned
"Let's just get her a lawyer so that she can have no other way to escape" I said
We got to the private room and I used my access card to open it. Apparently, Jude wasn't back yet. I drooped the tools and turned to Laura
"So, let's say she actually murdered her father, what would be her motive" I asked Laura
We all thought for some minutes but we couldn't figure out what motive she would have to kill her father
"Alright, I have an idea. I'll go find Alicia officially and ask her some questions and maybe from there I can find out more about Anthonia" I said taking my badge along with me "You should contact one of our lawyers and ask them if they're up for a job" I said to Laura
"Alright, boss. I'll text you if anyone of them agrees. Goodluck with Alicia" she said
"Thanks" I said and left the room.
I went to the balcony of my floor where I saw her last night to see if I would still her but I didn't. I decided to go to her room, I got there and I knocked for a long time but I got no response
I decided to just open the door, yeah, I know, I have a problem
"Alicia, Alicia" I called out severally but there was no response.
Maybe she was in the bathroom. I went for the bathroom door and knocked but still no response, so I opened. Oh, so you thought I was joking, I have a serious problem with intruding on people's privacy.
She wasn't in the bathroom either. I stepped out of her room before I got tempted to search anywhere else. I felt my stomach grumble so I headed to the lounge to have lunch
I got immediately attended to by one of the crew waiters
"Good day sir, what are you ordering today?" he asked
I took off my shades and looked at the menu
"Umm, I think I'll have roas….."
I took my eyes up and saw a familiar figure across my table. She was covering her face with a scarf and she was putting on shades. I kept looking at her till she turned around
That was Alicia
I apologized to the waiter and dismissed him. I called out her name and as soon as she saw me she stood up and started walking
"Alicia wait" I called out walking after her
She started hastening her steps. She then broke into a half run. I started running too and caught her by the arm
"What do you want" she yelled at me
I didn't reply her, I just pulled her along till I got to her room. We walked in and I shut the door
"Well. what was that for. Why did you run like that" I asked her till panting
"Because I know who you are and where are the tools you took from my cupboard?" she asked
"Would you calm down" I told her
"I need you to tell me all you know about Antonia and at what point she gave you the tools i found"
"Why, so you'll put her behind bars" she spat
"Justice will take its course, that's the law" i said
"You don't understand, Tonia will kill me. She's a fucking murderer" she said and sat on the bed crying
"What do you mean, she's a murderer" i asked her, slowly taking out my recorder and clicking the record button without her noticing.
"She is going to kill me, she going to kill me" Alicia cried
"Alicia, I can assure you that no one is going to kill you, I'll assign all the protection there is to you" I said sitting on the bed along with her
'Tonia has a very combative personality, her father raped her as a kid when she was six and since then she has never forgotten about it"
"Go on" I said encouraging her
"On Friday around 9:30, she brought the tools and said I should keep them safe for her. When I asked her where she got them, she said I shouldn't bother and didn't really think much to it, I just kept them for her. Until Saturday morning when I heard about her father's death. I suspected that I was her but when I asked about it, she said if I ever told anyone about the tools she would kill me and I don't doubt it" she said sniffing
"Did she ever say anything relating to her father's death to you?" I asked her
"No, she kept changing the topic each time I brought it up. She called me today few minutes and threatened to kill me because you found the tools' she said
"Thank you very much for this information, I promise that I and my crew will give you all the information needed" I said patting her back "but I need you to do one thing for me"
"What's that?"
"I want you to call Antonia right now and speak to her. Ask her about the tools" I said "and put the phone on speaker"
"Ok. But you promise that I'll be protected right?"
"Of course, I always keep to me word"
She nodded and picked up her phone and dialed Antonia's number. It rung for a few times and then she picked up
"Alicia?" Anthonia' voice came up from the phone and signaled to Anthonia to keep talking as I moved the recorder closer to her phone