episode 3

I came to my senses and found that miss Masterson had finished eating and was looking at me. She looked at me with empty eyes, as if her world had stopped and she was merely existing. I cleaned my thoughts and because focus on my work.

"So how exactly can I help you?" I ask to bring her back to reality. She took a minute to speak as if she was gathering herself, "as I was saying yesterday, my father is being charged with murder." she was still looking at me with her golden eyes, it was like fine gold to bad it did not shine as it should.

"And you believe he didn't do it." I said knowing that this poor girl was in for a hard time. I already have Rick on the case and it doesn't look good for her father.

"Of course not." she raised her voice for the first time, "my father is to timid to even kill an ant much less a man." She looked determined for me to believe her, " he is being set up." she was a little calmer. I looked at her and smiled slightly maybe she is stronger than I thought.

"Tell me your story, make me believe you." I said it intending to challenge her to show me just how much she wanted me to take this case. Her eyes never left mine, she was up for the challenge, she knew what she wanted.

"My father is a delivery driver for the company S&H." she said, with a confidence that I don't know where it came from. "a week ago he came home looking out of it. I asked if something was wrong but all he said is that he will like me to go and spend some time with me friend in the next town because he had a long trip and he did not want to leave me alone."

she was still looking at me in the eyes as to see if I was fineing any doubt in her story. "I tried to protest because I had now turned twenty and I believe that I was old enough to stay by myself, but he got unusual mad and said I'm to do as he said no question asked."

At this time I could see that she was blaming herself for not being able to protect her family. "I did as he said four days later I saw on the news that he was arrest and being charged with murder." The anger that was coming from her was the same kind I had when my parents were murdered.

"They was saying that most likely he and the man got into a fight and he ended up killing the man." She was starting to raise her voice again, but before she could continue or I could intervene the phone began to ring.

"Hello " I sounded a bit upset, maybe I was standing yo feed off her anger. "Jin," it was Rick "I can't talk right now, may I call you back?" From my tone of voice alone he know I was not alone. "Is miss. Masterson with you now?" I got curious about what he had to say. "Yes." I was walking over to the big glass window on the left side of the office.

When he said something I did want to hear.

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