Hudunnit Series

Untitled Part 15

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, THIS MURDER AND THE MASSACRE WERE DONE BY one person. Someone is killing bad parents." Uminom ng beer si Sam, ang abogado ni Nora. Kasing edad ni Cade pero pamilyado na at namumuti na ang buhok. "But I don't see how the two incidents were related. At kung titingnan siguro natin, Pare ang backgrounds ng mga murder victims ngayong taon, makikita natin that at some point, they've been guilty of bad parenting. Maski ako. I make mistakes. I'm sure, pati ikaw." Napangiwi ito at duda si Cade na dahil iyon sa lasa ng beer.

"I know." Sang-ayon ni Cade.

"But I can try to argue that the same person who sent that Bible message to the massacre survivor was also at the building where the librarian fell from. The argument being, that while my client has a grudge with the victim and she was in the same floor of the building that morning, she is not the only one there with an axe to grind with the victim. You were there . The guidance counselor was there."

Cade was disappointed and fascinated at the same time. Disappointed siya dahil inasahan niyang matutuwa ang abogado. Binigyan niya ng bagong suspect at ang gagawin lang ni Sam ay pumunta sa mga pulis at sa judge, and presto, malaya na si Nora.

Obviously, hindi iyon ang mangyayari. Mas obviously, hindi siya abogado. His mind had no tolerance for the complicated and the convoluted as Sam was and that was what he found fascinating. Cade was an athlete. He made quick decisions. When a ball was coming at you at sixty--seventy miles per hour, you don't think things through. You act. Literal ang 'use your head' kay Cade. Sasalubungin niya ng sariling ulo ang bola kung iyon ang kailangan.

"Mas maganda kung mapatunayan nating konektado ang dalawang krimen." Sabi pa nI Sam. "I know you think..you believe that was the case. I don't blame you. Both survivors are known bullies, victims of bad parenting. To you, that's a hell of a coincidence. But it isn't, pare. Mas pupuwedeng nagkataon lang. Lalo na ngayon, lahat na yatang estudyante, bully."

"Like if the girl, Prudence also received the same message prior to her mother's murder."

Itinaas ni Sam ang bote ng beer, "Let's drink to that." Anito sa tonong malayong mangyari ang sinabi ni Cade.

"You're not going to ask her?"

"I will if I have time." Nahalata siguro ni Sam na hindi iyon nagustuhan ni Cade, " There's a reason you haven't gone to the police with this, right?"

Labag man sa kalooban, tumango si Cade. He needed more than speculations bago siya paniwalaan ng mga pulis, "The girl isn't answering phone calls and messages." Pinatawagan at pina-text niya kay Angela si Prudence pero hindi iyon sumasagot.

"That's your answer." Wika ni Sam.

"I'll see what I can do." Inubos ni Cade ang laman ng pang-apat niyang beer at kumuha ng pera sa pitaka, halagang sa palagay niya ay covered na ang nainom nila.

"Thanks, pare. And believe me, I'm doing my best for your friend."

"I appreciate that."

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