-Her body was found
in the basement of their family's house. 36 strong blows with a heavy object, were on her body. The girl was found by her father: for now, the main suspect.- What about her mother? Where was she?
-Mother has an alibi, she worked the night shift. There are many witnesses who will confirm this.
-Who is her father?
-Finn McCain, CEO of a large company. But according to friends and wife, he was madly in love with his daughter, always made gifts, took her to different places. They were supposedly best friends.
Chief detective Emma Tanson has been investigating this case for a couple of days, but still has not come to any conclusion. There are no suspects, but at the same time there are a lot. But little Petty was only 9 years old. The child could not have an enemy. If we imagine that her family members could not do this, then, obviously, the killer had to be found among the enemies of her family.
The first person to be considered was the father. There are many potential envious people and competitors in his work who could do anything for the sake of a career and status. But Detective Tanson interviewed a lot of them without finding the primary suspect. The girl's mother's employees also had alibis, and she had no competitors, since she worked only as an assistant manager.
The next day, the detective and her assistant went back to the house for the scene of the attack. What if they missed something?
When they arrived, they met up with their family and two men, Petty's father's best friends.
-Hello, detective. I'm John, this is Kristen. We've come to help you with your investigation, if possible. We all miss Baby Petty so much.
-Okay, then tell me everything you know, - the detective said, and took turns talking to them. Both men really wanted to help their best friend, so Emma gave them the assignment to visit the little girl's school and interview both teachers and students. Meanwhile, the detective went to the place where the body was found and looked out for all the evidence.
She could not find anything new. Emma took it there for 15 minutes, then for 30, for 40, and all to no avail.
-We found out that the girl was killed in the forest. But why was she brought into the house? And who had access to the street basement?
The father said that absolutely everyone had access, since the area is not criminal and there is no point in closing the cellars.
The next day, Kristen and John reported to the detective everything they learned:
-The girl was the soul of the company; this was confirmed by all the students and teachers. They never noticed conflicting behaviour in someone else's direction, so it was obvious that she had no enemies.
-Cards do not add up. For the first time, we have only one of the most obvious and at the same time the most unobvious suspect - this is the father,- said the detective.
- No, Finn couldn't do it. We have been friends since childhood, I have never seen a kinder person in my life. The only thing ..., - did not finish John.
-What? - Emma asked.
Friends looked at each other and Kristen began:
- When we were 17 years old, Finn and I disappeared. We were stolen, it was creepy. Every day we were tortured, beaten, experimented with physical abilities and endurance, and did terrible things. We were poisoned with mercury, arsenic and other various components in non-lethal doses. But then he was able to get out and after a couple of days they pulled me out. For some time, we improved our mental health with a psychologist, and over time everything fell into place.
This story was shocking to Emma as no one had mentioned it before. This is really awful, but this may be the only clue that can prove the guilt of the father. After such situations, mental health can be cured to the end, but only outwardly. The inner world of a person is built in such a way that it will never forget what happened to him, especially if it was emphasized by such torture.
The detective's next destination was the psychologist of Penny's father, whom he still visited.
- Tell me, in what state is his mental health?
- You know, psychological traumas, especially childhood ones, never pass without a trace. But in Finn's situation, this is completely different. He was working with himself for all his life, did everything to be a worthy parent and to be able to raise a daughter. Today I can say with confidence that his mental state is more than normal.
After talking with the doctor for a while, Emma became convinced of Finn's mental health.
-But... What happened then?
Then her phone starts vibrating: she got a call from the centre of expertise.
- Hello, we're on the Penny McCain case. After analysis, it turned out that the blunt object with which the girl was killed was a wooden object, probably a bat. Particles of green tissue were also found under the girl's nails. The material of the fabric is linen. Also, we found out that the girl was also poisoned with arsenic before she was beaten.
-Thank you, - said Emma and, having understood everything, immediately went to the house of Kristen, having called in advance a police patrol before.
Having driven into the yard, she decided to take a knife with her, just in case. The detective went into the house and saw Kristen sitting on a chair. He got up and, seeing her, said:
-Hello, Emma! I did not know you will come here. What's the news?
-Sit down. I need to talk to you.
His expression instantly changed: he seemed to understand everything.
- Let's talk, Emma. I'm all for it.
- Where were you when Patty was killed?
- Emmie, dear, do you really suspect me?
-I don't suspect. I know it was you. You said you were beaten and poisoned with arsenic in captivity, didn't you? Little Penny died in the same way. I only have a one question, why are you doing this to her? She's just a child...
-I see I did not deceive you, as I deceived everyone around for so many years. A penny? Yes, she is a child. But wasn’t I?? Did I deserve such torture???
-No, Kristen. Nobody deserves that. But the fact that you have experienced it does not give you any reason to harm others.
The atmosphere was very tense. Kristen smiled crazy, and the detective put her hand on the knife in case of anything.
- My only reason is Finn. That's all he is !! - the man became louder. - Why did he do this to me? He just leaved me! I was tortured there for two days more, TWO DAYS! He didn't even think to take me with him when he ran away! He was only thinking about saving his fucking ass...
- But Kristen, this is all long gone. You shouldn't have done this.
- No, Emma. He shouldn't have left me there! You have no idea what I went through there! And after that, of course, all the attention was to him! And I'm just a poor spoiled boy whose life has been broken! No personal life, no family, and no good job… He took everything from me. Do you know what is most interesting? He doesn't even remember this situation anymore! Finn let go of everything. But not me. I remember every moment ... - there were notes of madness in his voice, and a wild smile shone on his face.
Suddenly, Kristen exploded sharply and shouted at Emma:
-You don’t understand what I went through!! You can't even imagine how
difficult it is for me to live, every night I see those tortures in my dreams and feel them like the first time!!
As then Emma abruptly pulls out a knife and cuts his arm. Kristen screamed and jumped away, and at the same moment a police squad arrived at the house. They took Kristen away.
A couple of days later, there was the first trial over him, and a week later the killer received a life imprisonment.
-I will come back for you all, - these were his last words before the conclusion.
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