Chapter 17 Ellis island

Few minutes later, they were already in the restaurant They made their order and began to get it down "What plans have you made so far concerning what happened to our model?" Mr Williams asked to start up a conversation "Actually, only thing I could get from where the incident took place was only a plate number" Officer Kelly said "I suspected that it belongs to the killer, so we made an enquiry concerning it and it was for her" Officer Kelly added "Who?" Mr Williams asked "Gina, the current face of Chantelle clothing company" Officer Kelly replied Mr Williams was able to believe it He was beyond shocked "Can I see the plate number?" Mr Williams asked even though he didn t know her plate number Officer Kelly show him the picture "Why would she?" Mr Williams asked "We don t have to confront her now because we still need more evidence" Officer Kelly said instead "That s why I appointed to work with you" Mr Williams complimented Paul arrived at Lucy s house She was in her balcony taking some fresh air She was also indirectly celebrating her work perfectly done She stood up and walked out of the compound, following the back entrance Paul horned while the gateman opened the gate He drove in and parked He asked for Lucy Luckily, the house help saw her when she left So she told Paul where he could find her Paul followed the back entrance but she wasn t there He had to work around the fence Before he could get to the front gate, he saw Gina walking sluggishly to the gate "Gina" Paul called Gina turned, towards the direction where she heard her name from "Paul, welcome to my house" she said smiling "This is your first time coming here, please come inside" Gina added but Paul declined it "Am in a hurry" Paul said "So?" Gina asked "Why did you kill Lucy?" Paul asked "Luke must have told y, that guy" Gina said to herself "Why did you kill her?" Paul asked again "I had to protect our plan and dignity" Gina responded "By killing someone??" "I have to" Gina replied Meanwhile, Luke parked in a distance watching them He smiled and took a picture of them "I will have to do this" he said to himself He just wanted to comply the whole thing upon Paul and Gina Mr Williams left after much discussion with Officer Kelly He couldn t stop thinking about their conversation He remembered that he has planned on checking out the number in Lucy s file but he wanted to meet Mr Isaac for what he got for the main time Just as he left to Mr Isaac residence On his way, his eyes caught something It was a car alignment company He remembered when Officer Kelly told him that her car must be in any of the alignment company He stopped by and went to take a look There was a new car parked at a spot without plate number I walked closer to it There might be a clue Just as he gets to the back, there was a plate number attached on it His mind ran back to the one Officer Kelly shows him It was the same He gasped He gently walked back to where he parked his car, to avoid attracting people s attention He got in and drove off He arrived at Mr Isaac residence Luckily, he was around Mr Williams asked of him and the house help directed him to Mr Isaac s study room He knocked and Mr Isaac ordered him in "Have a seat" Mr Isaac said "Surprised that you are here by this time" Mr Isaac added looking at Mr Williams Although still on his spec "We just got few clue" Mr Williams said "What could that be?" Mr Isaac asked "It was Gina, the current face of Chantelle clothing company" Mr Williams replied Mr Isaac was forced to remove his spec "How sure are you?" Mr Isaac asked "Her plate number was found in the spot where the incident happened, I guessed it dropped off when she hits Lucy" Mr Williams replied "A little bit convincing but you don t have to use that because there is still a possibility for it to drop there even if she wasn t the one" Mr Isaac said Mr Williams nodded because he was making sense Just then, a message bumped into his phone He opened it and saw Paul and Gina standing together His face changed "What s that expression?" Mr Isaac asked noticing it Mr Williams has to show him that "This same number was the number I found in Lucy s file" Mr Williams said remembering the number "What could they be discussing?" Mr Isaac asked He was only concerned on what he saw on the phone "Invite Luke here, I will like to talk with him" Mr Isaac said "He might know Paul s secret on this" Mr Isaac added ….. Still On #Flashback The following day, Luke reported to Mr Isaac house Paul hasn t been home ever since he carried out his mission "Good Morning Sir" Luke greeted Mr Isaac when he gets to his study room where he normally stay "Morning, hope I didn t distract your today s work?" Mr Isaac asked removing his spec "No sir, I don t even mind quiting my work, to attend to your call" Luke said making Mr Isaac to smile "Please sit" Mr Isaac said pointing at an empty chair in his study room "Thank you sir" Luke sat with a sincere look "I wonder why your best friend didn t learn from you" Mr Isaac said "Everyone has his own lifestyle" Luke said "Well, let me go straight to the point" Mr Isaac started "I don t know what to ask you but am sure that you know Paul very well?" He asked while Luke nodded "I want you to check what relationship Paul have with Gina" Mr Isaac added "Gina?" Luke asked as if he was surprised "Yes" Mr Isaac replied and shows him the picture that was sent to Mr Williams the previous day Luke narrowed his eyes claiming that he doubts it meanwhile, it was him who took the picture "I am giving you this opportunity because I will not leave you with empty hand" Mr Isaac said "I will try my best sir" Luke said raising up his head "I will be waiting for your feedback" Mr Isaac said while Luke nodded and stood up The next place in his mind was to visit Officer Kelly because he would be helpful From there, he would visit Paul Mr Williams arrived at his office Everywhere was kinda dusty He wasn t surprised because it has been two days since he came there The next thing was to do a little cleanup He was about to dust the desk when his eyes caught something that looks like a human finger "Someone must have been here" he said looking closely at the mark "Lucy s file" he added and rushed to the wardrobe where they were kept He brought down the whole files and started checking them out He checked it countless times but he couldn t find Lucy s file He was just confused because he wondered how it could get missing The next thing was to call his police, because that finger needed to be scanned Luke arrived at Officer Kelly house because he has called him earlier that he wanted to visit him that morning Officer Kelly had to wait for him because Luke was the one who puts him in the police position when he was desperate about it but things weren t working out as it supposed Officer Kelly was his brother "Welcome" Officer Kelly said Luke smiled "You have been really busy this days" Luke and walking in properly Officer Kelly gestured him to sit "It hasn t been easy brother" Officer Kelly replied "What can I offer you?" Officer Kelly asked "My normal drink of course" Luke replied smiling Officer Kelly walked in In few seconds, he was back with the drinks "So what could have brought you here?" Officer Kelly asked after serving him the drinks "Are you really happy with your position or you want to be promoted?" Luke asked back "I will love to be promoted because I have been working very hard for this country but nothing has changed on my own side" Officer Kelly said "That is corruption" Luke said "Too bad" "Anyway That s why am here" Luke said while Officer Kelly smiled It was a good news "Am ready to listen" Officer Kelly said "I want you to help me when am through with Paul" "How do you mean?" "The killing of Lucy has the whole proof that Paul was behind it" Luke replied "What? Was he really the one?" Officer Kelly asked "Gina did it, although I saw everything" Luke replied "So how come Paul was behind it?" Officer Kelly asked "I know that you are smart in questioning but I want us to make it in way that will look so true" Luke replied "This is not what it supposed" Officer Kelly complained "If you really want this position, you have to choose this" Luke said Officer Kelly was just lost in thought Just then, Officer Kelly phone started ringing It was Mr Williams He picked it up "Can you see me in my office now?" Mr Williams asked Officer Kelly turned to Luke and he nodded The call was on loud speaker, making Luke to hear what Mr Williams was saying "I think I have gotten the culprit of that murderer" Mr Williams added Officer Kelly turned to look at Luke He nodded again remembering that Paul told him that he would go and get rid of Lucy s file "I will be there right now" Officer Kelly replied and hung up "Hope you aren t responsible?" Officer Kelly asked referring to Luke "Of course no" Luke replied "I will give you some tips when I come back" Officer Kelly said "Just try and get any of his ID card for a clean work" Officer Kelly added and left for Mr Williams office It was in their bloods to be greedy Officer Kelly arrived at Mr Williams office Mr Williams was sitting far from the desk "Here" Mr Williams said pointing at the mark Officer walked closer to it He ordered his fellow policemen to bring in the scanning machine they came with After scanning it, Officer Kelly called Mr Williams to confirm it It was Paul Officer Kelly stylishly dropped an empty wallet which he has bought earlier "So it was really Paul?" Mr Williams asked "Still unbelievable to me anyway" Officer Kelly responded "Whose wallet is this?" Officer Kelly asked referring to that same wallet he dropped Mr Williams was surprised seeing it because he didn t see it before He meant to pick it but Officer Kelly stopped him "We still need to trace him with it, for confirmation" Officer Kelly said while Mr Williams nodded Officer Kelly brought out his handkerchief and collected the wallet Luke drove straight to the hotel where Paul was He knocked Just as the door was opened, a lady walked out Paul was standing behind the door smiling "You can never change" Luke said walking inside "What brings you here man?" Paul asked closing the door from behind "Just want to say hi" Luke responded walking straight to the bed "Why do you choose to stay here instead of going home?" Luke asked "I just want my Dad to miss me" Paul replied making Luke to smile "Go wash your face man" Luke said "Oh" Paul said smiling He walked straight to the bathroom giving Luke the opportunity to look for his wallet It was just lying on the bed He took it and opened it His passport was in it He smiled and puts it inside his pocket Just as Paul was coming out from the bathroom, Luke did as if he was making a call "Okay I will be there now" he said and brought down his phone from his ear "Sorry man but Gina needs my help now" Luke said "So soon?" Paul asked "I have to, but I will come back" Luke replied and left immediately Mr Williams arrived at Mr Isaac house As usual, he met him in his study room He explained every single thing that he found out that day "So Paul was really the one?" Mr Isaac asked after the explanation "I think but we will be very sure after when Officer Kelly checked out his wallet" Mr Williams replied "Too bad" "So what are you planning to do to him?" Mr Williams asked "After confirming it first" Mr Isaac replied Mr Williams nodded and left Luke called Officer Kelly and gave him the wallet Officer Kelly gave him some ideas before he left for Mr Isaac house Luke got to Mr Isaac house as he planned with Officer Kelly "So any idea?" Mr Isaac asked "I just discovered that Paul is in a hotel" Luke replied "Which hotel is that?" Mr Isaac and Luke told him Mr Isaac called one of his workers and asked him to go and get Paul for him During the phone call, Luke places a mic under Mr Isaac desk for a properly planning ahead of them Because the mic was connected through bluetooth headphones "So what are you planning?" Luke asked "I think I will disown him" Mr Isaac replied "You said what?" Luke asked as he used the opportunity to turn On his recorder "I might disown Paul" Mr Isaac replied "Who then will take over?" Luke asked "Maybe you" Mr Isaac replied "But" Mr Isaac meant to say but Luke interrupted him with a cough He used the opportunity to save the recorder "Sorry for that" Luke apologized After much discussion, Luke left to his house Paul answered his father because the information didn t come in a nice way The person who called him, told him that his father was suspecting him He had to go and clear everything with him "So it was you?" Mr Isaac asked when Paul came in "I don t understand" Paul said because he wanted to hear it from his father "You killed Lucy and I don t know what your plan was" Mr Isaac replied "I didn t, Gina did" Paul defended "That was because you asked her to do so" Mr Isaac said "I didn t, I was just surprised hearing that" Paul said "Don t try playing me because your culprit was found in Mr Williams desk, so what do you have to say about it?" Mr Isaac asked Paul gasped, hearing that "Even your wallet was found there" Mr Isaac added Paul checked himself immediately and discovered that his wallet was gone He couldn t believe what was happening "Don t worry Dad, I will get Gina here and she will explain everything to you" Paul said and rushed out Meanwhile Luke has been hearing their conversation and he knew that if Paul would be able to meet Gina, that means his plan would be shattered He got to his car and drove off to Gina s apartment He followed the back entrance and there was no security man there Which Luke was sure of He was able to dodge the house help and He met with Gina in her room He opened the door without knocking Gina was in her bathroom when he comes in Gina was asking who just came in but Luke didn t say anything He stood behind the bathroom door as he waited for her Just as Gina walked out, he used a poisoned handkerchief to cover her nose Gina struggled with him but a man s power was always stronger After some seconds, when Gina could no longer feel her breath, she gave up but was still stretching her body for her last life Luke used the opportunity to bring out a rope and a paper where he wrote Gina accepting to commit suicide He brought out an ink and places Gina s finger on it He used her finger to stamp it He tied the rope on a fan hook and tied Gina on her neck He made sure that he hanged her up He dropped the paper on her bed and even the video record he took on that night when Gina killed Lucy He checked Gina s computer and formatted the whole thing the camera has recorded so far He turned off the camera before walking out He checked very well before taking the back entrance His mind was to kill Mr Isaac and used the records to claim taking over the business Just as he left, following the back entrance, Paul drove in following the front entrance Luke has already written statement of Mr Isaac disowning Paul and handing everything over to Luke ….. Still On #Flashback Luke drove straight to Mr Isaac s house He wondered why Mr Isaac always stays in his study room Even Mrs Isaac, who was Paul s mother doesn t stay at home like her husband But his business was still growing every day by day "Paul was here" Mr Isaac said "Did he tell you the truth?" Luke asked as if he didn t know what happened "He said that he wasn t aware of it but he knows who killed her" Mr Isaac replied "And he has left to get her" Mr Isaac added Luke couldn t stop laughing in his mind because he knew what the result would be "Anyways, I have informed Mr Williams and he will be here in no time" On hearing that, Luke thought that his plan would be ruined if Mr Williams comes He had to rush with his plan He brought out his poisoned handkerchief "I will wait" Luke said while Mr Isaac nodded "Can I take a walk around this study room?" Luke asked "Yes of course" Mr Isaac responded He focused back to what he was doing while Luke started walking around It was fortunate for him that he used the chance to walk and stopped behind Mr Isaac Mr Isaac noticed that he was no longer moving, he meant to turn but Luke used a force to hold him with the poisoned handkerchief Mr Isaac struggled with him but Luke s strength was stronger Mr Isaac was becoming weak Luke tied the handkerchief around his mouth and dropped him He rushed to where he was sitting because that was where he dropped the paper and it was in a file that Mr Isaac didn t suspect anything earlier Luke brought out the paper and walked back to where Mr Isaac was lying He stamped it Using Mr Isaac thumb and his official stamp He made sure that Mr Isaac was no longer breathing before he removed the handkerchief When he was sure that Mr Isaac was dead, he started making an escape planning He first of all cleared what he used to work Which was the paper and the handkerchief He checked for the important documents and placed it on the window where his car was parked He then lays Mr Isaac s head down as if he was sleeping He wouldn t try going out because it would look suspicious He went to a comfortable chair and sat He pretended to be asleep Paul couldn t believe what he was seeing when he got to Gina s room He called both her house help and gateman for questioning He wanted to know if someone was there but they replied no Paul knew that he wasn t safe, he called his mother because she was the only one who could help him at that moment Mrs Isaac told him that she was already on her way coming because Mr Isaac has called her earlier about what was going on She had to report, because it was her family that was in danger Paul had to rush back home to wait for Mrs Isaac arrival After some minutes in Mr Isaac house, Mr Williams arrived He went straight to the study room He knocked but no response The house help confirmed to him that Mr Isaac was in there He was scared that he forced the door opened Mr Isaac was lying as if he was sleeping Luke was only pretending to be sleeping "You scared me" Mr Williams said walking to where Mr Isaac was lying He thought he was sleeping Just then, Officer Kelly walked in "Oh Mr Williams, you are here" Officer Kelly said just as Mr Williams turned around, when he noticed that someone was behind him "Oh, yes" Mr Williams replied "Mr Isaac sent for me" Officer Kelly said "The same here" Mr Williams responded Officer Kelly looked at where Mr Isaac was bending his head "That odd position" Officer Kelly said walking ahead He went closer to Mr Isaac and tapped him but he didn t make any move "Who is this?" Mr Williams asked when he sighted where Luke was lying He walked closer to him while Officer Kelly smiled at Luke s smartness Mr Williams tapped Luke and he opened his eyes "Oh" Luke said as he sat properly "Mr Isaac isn t responding" Officer Kelly said distracting Mr Williams from further questions which he knows that he would have asked Luke ."how do you mean?" Mr Williams asked walking closer to him He called Mr Isaac countless times with tapping but he didn t make any move Just then, Paul and Mrs Isaac walked in Seeing the situation, Paul suspected that something was wrong He rushed to where his father was lying He took his hand and checked the pulse but it wasn t making any move "Oh no" Paul said An ambulance arrived at that minute and took Mr Isaac corpse Paul and Mrs Isaac also left with the ambulance except Mr Williams, Officer Kelly and Luke "You are the only one with him when we arrived" Mr Williams said looking at Luk "What are you insinuating?" Luke asked "What were you doing here?" Mr Williams returned the question "Let s not point an accusing fingers on someone yet" Officer Kelly interrupted "Are you taking his side?" Mr Williams asked turning to face Officer Kelly with an unbelievable mind "I am not taking anyone s side but I will look into this and try my best" Officer Kelly replied "I need to be there" Luke said and left He just wanted to confirm what he did He left the room and walked straight to where he kept the documents and collected it He entered his car and drove off Meanwhile Mr Williams saw those papers when he was about to enter the car He suspected that there must be something wrong somewhere After much trial on Mr Isaac, the doctor confirmed him dead Luke was happy hearing that Everyone retired to wherever they lived except his family members who made sure that he was puts inside the mortuary Luke called Officer Kelly that evening and they arranged a better lawyer that would help them in the situation at hand "Didn t you noticed that Mr Williams was suspecting you?" Officer Kelly has asked "That s The reason why I want to fasten everything" Luke replied The following day, Luke went to Mr Isaac s house with the lawyer that he was working with Everyone was present when they arrived even Mr Williams They were welcomed Everyone was surprised seeing Luke with the lawyer They were offered to sit Officer Kelly later arrived, so that it wouldn t look suspicious "Luke" Officer Kelly called as if he was surprised seeing him there "Shall we start now?" The lawyer asked "Start what please?" Officer Kelly asked back as planned He sat close to Mr Williams "The documents which Mr Isaac dropped to my care" the lawyer replied "What?" Mrs Isaac asked surprisedly Everyone s look changed on hearing that "We have our family lawyer" Paul said "He said that he didn t trust him" he said bringing out those files "This can t be possible, I have to call the family lawyer" Paul said "Don t worry Paul, Mr Isaac disowned you before he died" the lawyer said "What??" Everyone chorused including Officer Kelly The lawyer brought out the file that bears it, Mr Isaac stamp was also attached to it The lawyer brought out the records which Luke has recorded so far "Let s call the family lawyer first" Mrs Isaac said reaching out for her phone She dialed the number but it was switched off "Why is this happening all of a sudden?" Mrs Isaac asked no one to reply Luke was also surprised when he heard that the lawyer s number was switched off He ignored them and continued with what he has He played the one where Mr Isaac said about disowning Paul "Luke?" Paul asked when he recognized his voice "Yes, that was the day he confirmed you as the murderer" Luke replied "Luke what are you talking about? You know everything" Paul said "I don t know anything, I only have the full evidence" Luke responded "What?" "Well, I don t have much time for this" Luke said He first played the one Paul discussed with Mr Isaac "So what are you trying to prove with this?" Mr Williams asked "We discovered yesterday that Gina was hanged in her room and that was when Paul said that he wanted to go and bring her to his father" Luke paused "That means he might possibly be the one to that hanged her" Luke added "Luke why are you doing this?" Paul asked not believing it "I don t support ugly acts" Luke said He brought out the pictures he took when Paul and Gina met In several occasions