A Private Dick

poohlive

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This is a private thread, only because I don't want more people just coming in unannounced. If you see what you like in here, check out the OOC, and tell me what you think. I'd love to see where you'd like to fit in here. https://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?p=21356180#post21356180

This thread will be far different from others because I will not be playing one character, but many. I will be the GM, controlling all the non character players, telling you what clues you do find, or don't find, guiding you towards the end goal, or perhaps just leading you down a blind alley.

But, like real characters, the job here is to figure out the mystery. There has been a murder. Please, welcome the players onstage, and enjoy yourselves.



Clara

It isn't even noon yet. The clock stubbornly stays near eleven thirty, that second hand being drug through molassis to get around another minute. The constant clicking is all you can hear in your small office. Outside the hustle and bustle of a police station can be heard, muffled somewhat. As if trying to get in through the door, but unable.

Here, it's not a police station. This is only a small office, where a slender woman sits behind a small desk. There are very few papers on this desk, it can almost be called empty. Empty and alone.

Some pimply new recruit comes in. He must have gotten his badge yesterday, the way it shines brightly means he spent all night polishing it and hoping it sparkled in the flourescent lights overhead. He holds a thin case, too thin. He hands it to Clara.

"Captain says this is all yours," He said, a bit awkward, unsure of himself. He tried to find sometihng for his hands to do, but they just hang limply at his sides.

"No one's been able to do anything with it. Homicide, a week old. No leads, no finger prints. Whoever did it was good or lucky."

His words sound fake, foreign, as if he'd practiced them in the bathroom before coming here. Or maybe he'd heard others say it, more clever than him and decided he should sound clever and say them as well.

He just stood in front of her, waiting to be excused.



Woody

You wake up to a familiar face, sneering down at you on the couch. Before you even begin to move, you can feel strong hands over your body, keeping you down.

"Hello there Woody," this familiar face says. He's got a crooked nose, crooked teeth and when he speaks breath like day old wet dog comes out, infestering your nostrils. Not that your breath would be much worse, but you did just wake up a few seconds ago.

This guy must have been up early. His nice suit was worn, freshly showered, shaved. Apart from the scars running down his face, and his breath, he might even be a looker.

"Johnny wants to know when he'll get his money."

This is Johnny's guy. He's woken you up like this several times before. You know the drill, first the questions, then the pain. He likes to have you hold down while he pummels your stomach. All soft tissue, and best of all no real bruises. You walk around funny all day and this guy just sneers at it all.

Lately it's been worse. Last time you peed blood for two days. Johnny's guy is tough, strong, and his fists are like iron. Already he's tightening them up, waiting for that familiar answer before he can begin.

"Johnny's been so nice giving you all these extensions, but even nice guys have their limits. I don't want to see you taking advantage of my boss' hospitality."

One punch, right below the sternun. It knocks the wind out of you, makes it hard to breath. The two other goons, not as smart but looking just as strong keep you held down as you fight, struggling against the pain.

"This is the last time I ask... where's the money?"


Lucy

"And this will make it final," The lawyer said, passing the papers along to her. The room looked stunning, all wood and dark green. Books lined an entire wall, huge heavy lawyer type books. They looked impressive, even if they weren't ever used, collecting dust on the shelves for eternity, they looked impressive. Anyone with that kind of a collection must be impressive.

This was a high class law firm though. Duncan and Royale, with thirteen practicing lawyers of several branches. It dealt with some of the most substantial people in the world, every single client took in over a million a year, some of them retiring to wonderful private islands.

The secretary came in, clean and professional. She had the high ball that you ordered. She looked a bit disgusted when you ordered it, some small sneer in her lips before she rushed off to get it. When she asked for drinks she was thinking water or coffee, not an actual drink.

Still, it was set in front of her. As were the papers. Special papers. These were Vincent's last will and testaments. It left the money he'd gotten from their parents all to her.

He'd spent a good deal of it. When he got the lion's share of the money at their parent's death, it was just under 30 million. Now, she would be getting 10, plus a couple of assets, including the 2.4 million dollar home where he'd been found dead.

There was a red sticker placed for her to sign. Then she would be a millionaire, and all her problems would be gone.

"Is there anything else I can get you?" The secretary stood up, straight and stiff, putting this woman down as best she could. Which seemed pretty good considering.
 
"OHHHhhhhh, Damn that hurts, come on guys, let me up. You hit me again and there ain't going to be no money!" I let that hang there a minute, I know Johnny's guy doesn't want to make that decision on me welching or not giving him what I do have.

"OK, OK, Let me up! How much is it again? I forgot!!"
 
"Ain't gonna be no money. Oh Woody, don't get stupid on us now. You better have that money, right here and right now. Would hate to have to take something else back in exchange."

Johnny did take certain pieces as collatoral. Fingers, toes. Someone settled a 20 thousand dollar debt with an eye once. It was green.

"I do believe you're supposed to have a thousand by today, right boys?"

Chuck, with a knife wound running down the side of his face shook his head, "Boss said two thousand if we have to come collect ourselves."

"That he did... I almost forgot. Now, you just stay where you are Woody. Tell Chuck here where the money is. Then we can leave you in peace for another week."

Chuck let go of Woody's legs looking around the place.
 
"come on now, even if I told you where i stashed it, you couldn't find it with a bloodhound. You let me up and I will get you the money. I cross my heart and swear, so help me God. Now let me up, I have to take a piss.

I looked around and I could see that they were not so sure this time. Every other time it took them an hour to get me to talk, today it came quickly. I had to keep them off balance for another few minutes.

"Let me up guys, I have a full five for Johnny and he wouldn't like it if you come back emptie and I tell him I had the Five............... And like I said, it's well stashed now. Your'e not going to find it." I keep looking over towards the bookcase that holds my statutes books. One of the other two keep look over when I do and he says that is where the money must be stashed.
 
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Lucy

Lucy was too happy and even surprised from knowing she just received all her parent's money and ownings, things she should already have had before, when they died. But it was hers at last.
She didn't expect Vincent giving it all to her, she supposed she wasn't ever going to see a penny from it, after long years of very few personal contact with her brother, maybe he wasn't so bad guy after all. It was a pity he was dead. Or maybe not.

Lucy didn't even answer or look at the secretary. She took her drink and several sips from it, looking at the papers for a few seconds. Then, letting the glass on the desk, she adjusted her expensive business jacket, grab a pen and signed down on the line marked for it.
She was reach now, she couldn't wait to move to her new house and out of her horrible 400,000 $ apartment.

-"Everything done with this? " - she asked the lawyer as she laid back on her sit.
 
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Clara

It isn't even noon yet. The clock stubbornly stays near eleven thirty, that second hand being drug through molassis to get around another minute. The constant clicking is all you can hear in your small office. Outside the hustle and bustle of a police station can be heard, muffled somewhat. As if trying to get in through the door, but unable.

Here, it's not a police station. This is only a small office, where a slender woman sits behind a small desk. There are very few papers on this desk, it can almost be called empty. Empty and alone.

Some pimply new recruit comes in. He must have gotten his badge yesterday, the way it shines brightly means he spent all night polishing it and hoping it sparkled in the flourescent lights overhead. He holds a thin case, too thin. He hands it to Clara.

"Captain says this is all yours," He said, a bit awkward, unsure of himself. He tried to find sometihng for his hands to do, but they just hang limply at his sides.

"No one's been able to do anything with it. Homicide, a week old. No leads, no finger prints. Whoever did it was good or lucky."

His words sound fake, foreign, as if he'd practiced them in the bathroom before coming here. Or maybe he'd heard others say it, more clever than him and decided he should sound clever and say them as well.

He just stood in front of her, waiting to be excused.


Clara exhaled a deep breath. A case. Something to keep her mind occupied, at last. The moments alone in her office were heavy and thick like the jungle's air. They weighed on her shoulders, and she felt a kind of despair at how slow time was when she had nothing to do. All her pastimes had already been grinded out of their value.

"I see..." Clara frowned, reading the file. In one week of time, leads could be gone or tampered with. And she obviously wouldn't have a team of investigators helping her like a recent case would. Clara rubbed her eyes. This was not the first time, and wouldn't be the last. Sometimes, it seemed like everyone in the department just preferred to use her as a last resort, so they wouldn't have to deal with her disability or attitude. Was it too much asking for a bit of comprehension?

Well, Clara didn't need the pity they wanted to give. She didn't expect anything from them. That was the best to do.

Clara stood up shakily, supporting herself on the table with her left arm, while reaching for her crutch with her right. She was wearing her usual business pants, blouse, and vest. Struggling with her crutch, she managed to accomodate herself into her beige long coat, and headed for the exit. That was when she noticed the rookie was still there. Clara sighed. Did they have no initiative of their own? It was always the same crap.

"Anything else?"
 
Woody

Harry never gave the man a second glance. He smelled a loser when he'd come into this little office detective's office. Something smelled rancid, cheap booze and stale cigarettes. He could tell in a heartbeat there was no 5 thousand dollars here. Barely a thousand if the guy scraped out the last of his little fucking piggy bank.

But, Chuck and Bart, holding him down, both saw him look over to the book shelf, and they both seemed eager to grab the money and get out of here. Harry didn't know what was up, but maybe it was true. Maybe this fucking turd had robbed from the right guy, gotten a little bit of cash in his pocket.

"Let him up," He said, Chuck and Bary all too willing to do so. He grabbed Woody by the collar, pushing him towards the desk, and the book shelf.

"All right. Five thousand, make it quick, we ain't got all day Woody. Johnny's a busy guy. Can't be fucking around waiting for your little loan payments."

Since Chuck and Bart were more than convinced the money was here, they just stood awkwardly, waiting for their prize. Harry still smelled a rat, he had his gun out, loosely hung in his hands, ready to fire if the fucker decided to pull something tricky.

"Any day now," He said.


Lucy

"Everything is finalized," The Lawyer said, speaking in a calm cool voice. He checked the signature, and handed her a personal bank account booklet. Inside the account had everything up to date, including a net asset of 21,866,359.54.

"We are transferring the funds right now. It will only be an hour or so before you can take them out of that account. Personally, I would keep it in, that has an incredible interest rate. You could live off the interest alone if you felt like it."

He handed over several sets of keys. Cars that had been bought, their parent's old yacht. The house that sat on Detriot Lake, and of course the Mansion. Small things in which to transfer.

"There might be a slight problem with the mansion. It has yet to be cleaned. The case is still open, and the police might be by for a statement, evidence. Technicalities really. It will only be reserved to the room where it happened though, the study. They will tell you when it's OK to be taken care of. The rest of the house is yours to do with as you wish though."

He made a copy of the papers, handed her a set and then shook her hand, "If there's anything else, just give me a call. I have a special retainer set aside from your parents and then brother in his will. So, I am your lawyer now, you can call me at any time for any reason."


Clara

"Just one thing," He said, this with a little less confidence, a little jump in his step. He only held one piece of paper, sliding it slowly across her desk as if handing a piece of meat to some ravenous lion. It was transfer papers, with the Captain's big bold scribbled signature on the bottom.

"I'm your partner now," He smiled, his cheeks growing some rosy color as they did so. He didn't even look old enough to shave, a few remnants of pimples covering her forehead. It had only been five minutes ago that he graduated high school.

"Can I just say, I've been talking with the guys, they say you used to be the best. So, I'm really happy to be working with you. I'm sure there's lot's of things you can teach me."

Oh indeed there were. One good look at him and you can see his shirt's not tucked straight, one of his shoe laces isn't tied up. His gun isn't snapped into the holster, and if you even happen to look close (and I know you did, because your eyes refuse to let any detail go unnoticed) the safety of the gun is clipped off.

But, he just rests his hands on his hips," I got us a car ready. Whenever you wanna go. I say we check out the crime scene first, then track down some leads."

He said it as if he wanted to go on the carousel first, before going to get cotton candy.
 
Clara's eyes went up and down on the kid, picking out all the flaws in him. Already she could tell she was supposed to be the goddamn nanny of some rookie nobody else wanted. Jesus Christ... I really hate my life.

Pointing with an accusatory finger at each thing as she enumerated and talked, Clara spoke quickly, hoping that the kid was at least fast on the pick up and the listening. If he could do that at least, perhaps... just perhaps, he would be material she could work with. She kept a neutral, disinterested face on, the result of many long hours listening to her husband trying to reason with her why the divorce was a good idea, until she finally gave in.

"Your gun's safety is off, your shirt is untucked, and that shoelace is untied. If you fix the first one, that's good enough for me. If you fix the other ones too, you will be good enough for them."

Clara took the file off the table and dropped it into a drawer, which she then locked with a key out of a set. The set had a small chain tying it to the inside of her coat's pocket. There were a number of keys in it, from her appartment's, to the office's, to her car's. Letting it drop noisily into the pocket, Clara walked out of her office, limping, using her crutch for support. To her, keeping all useful things close to her hands was important.

Just as she exited, she turned around to face the kid with a swift move and a fixing stare.

"Oh, one thing. Don't get excited with this job. It is boring, it is stressing at times, and when you get some action you will be hoping you don't end up like me the whole time."

Turning around again, Clara limped on.
 
Lucy

Lucy smile langidly as she finished her drink and the lawyer talked to her.

-" I don't care about the study, i just hope police finishes with it soon. I'll make it desinfected, or refurnished, or just burn it down after all that finished. But i'll go now to take a look."

She took the sets of keys and put it on her bag, the papers and the rest of things and stood up.

-"I guess it's the best thing you keep on being my lawyer, you already know all about the family possesions, it will make it all easier. But i think i'm going to lose my job, i guess i'll need some money, maybe one or 2 millions, not much, i need to do some shopping."

Lucy offered her hand to the lawyer in way of goodbye before turning and heading to the exit, already thinking about getting to her new home and take a look at her fortune.
 
Maddie Linden

Maddie was curled on the opulent leather couch. She had on just her short satin robe and she had poured herself a scotch from Vincent's liquor cabinet. She drank it neat. She let the warm liquid slide down her throat. She wasn't sad that Vincent was dead. She was glad that she wasn't pretending to clean Vincent's house. She rolled her eyes thinking about her awful powder blue uniform and all of the nails she broke scrubbing the marble floors. Johnny didn't think twice about making her clean some sap's house so that she could "accomplish his objective." But then did he really even think twice about making her fuck some loser in exchange for information or to settle a bet?

She was glad that she wasn't sleeping at Johnny's tonight. Johnny had been pissed off lately and she made for a convienent target. She pulled her brown curly hair back into a ponytail. She stretched out her long legs and turned on the stereo with the remote. She laid back and closed her eyes. Loud music, good scotch and no one to bother her for the night... It was a rather perfect evening.

Maddie loved living like this. She wanted this sort of life. It was a far cry from the one room appartment that she had shared with her mother and her mother's string of lazy, creepy bums. She shuddered just now to even think about it.

Johnny might be a dangerous man, but he had money. He drove nice cars and he always had a little cash for his best girl. He liked her to make sure she had her nails done and her hair highlighted. It was a taste of the highlife, even if there was a price to pay.

Maybe someday she would settle in with a nice guy. But nice guys don't have the sort of money that Johnny had.

It never occured to Maddie that anyone would come by Vincent's place. The police had questioned her and they didn't seem to have any leads. She thought for sure she had at least a day or two before someone ran her out and sent her back to Johnny.

She tried to relax for a while but the nagging little voice in her head wouldn't leave her alone. SHe was under strict orders from Johnny to get into that safe. He would be even more pissed off at her if she didn't get it done. She left her scotch on the coffee table and let herself into the study.

One of her mom's off and on boyfriends had been a thief and she had picked up a few tricks from him. And Johnny had wanted her to provide him with services other than the ones on her back. She got her purse and got out her tools.

She unlocked the door to the study. Then she sat on the credenza behind the desk. Her bare ass sliding onto the smooth dark wood. She knelt up and flipped the hinges open holding the painting over the safe. Maddie shook her head. Did every shmuck with a safe hide it behind a snooty painting of a greek or roman half naked woman?

She tried every trick she knew. This was a good safe. There wasn't anything she knew how to do except call in for help. She knew Johnny wasn't going to be happy. God, she didn't want to tell him that she couldn't get it open.
 
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Woody

Harry never gave the man a second glance. He smelled a loser when he'd come into this little office detective's office. Something smelled rancid, cheap booze and stale cigarettes. He could tell in a heartbeat there was no 5 thousand dollars here. Barely a thousand if the guy scraped out the last of his little fucking piggy bank.

But, Chuck and Bart, holding him down, both saw him look over to the book shelf, and they both seemed eager to grab the money and get out of here. Harry didn't know what was up, but maybe it was true. Maybe this fucking turd had robbed from the right guy, gotten a little bit of cash in his pocket.

"Let him up," He said, Chuck and Bary all too willing to do so. He grabbed Woody by the collar, pushing him towards the desk, and the book shelf.

"All right. Five thousand, make it quick, we ain't got all day Woody. Johnny's a busy guy. Can't be fucking around waiting for your little loan payments."

Since Chuck and Bart were more than convinced the money was here, they just stood awkwardly, waiting for their prize. Harry still smelled a rat, he had his gun out, loosely hung in his hands, ready to fire if the fucker decided to pull something tricky.

"Any day now," He said.

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I stood rubbing my stomach, "Man Harry, that really hurt, why so hard today, ain't we friends no more. Don't push" as I fall into the chair behind my desk. I act as if I am having trouble getting up. "Damn Harry, you really hurt me this time. Ohhhh", moaning and still trying to get out of the chair. I'm leaned back a little and my one hand is on the arm of the chair and the other holding the edge of the desk with one foot on the back leg of the desk and the other streched out in front of me.

"Give me a moment, OK Harry. It's real close. What's my total vig that I owe Johnny?" Still stalling. "Come on Harry, just another couple of steps" I said to myself as I again rubbed my stomach and stalling. "Have to get Harry in closer for this to work"


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Clara

"Sure thing," He smiled sheepishly, fixing his shirt and putting the safety on in his gun. He must have missed it this morning, something else on his mind. His first new case, how exciting is that? To be on a case, to be working with a real detective.

He felt incredible, surged with energy. He power walked ahead of her, the car waiting just as she made it out to the front of the building. It was a late model four door, nothing fancy. One of the many cars cops used to get the job done. A siren/light in the dashboard and a gun underneath the seat in case things got serious.

He opened the door for her, getting into the driver's seat and then driving off, "I already put on Mapquest for directions. See? And, I got you some coffee."

He got it just the way she ordered hers every morning. The car ride over was pretty smooth, easy.

"Is there anything else you need Clara?"


Woody


What was it about this kid? Woody couldn't quite put his finger on it. Something wasn't right. Woody was never this nice when they came to collect, never asking questions. Harry took a tentative step forward, his large owl eyes never missing a thing.

"I don't know what your total is, Woody. You gotta ask the boss for that, over a hundred, I think the last total was. This 2 or 3 a week is pittly ass. You'll be in debt to Johnny till the fucking cows come home."

He laughed at that, easing as the two goons behind him laughed too. The two goons were at ease, ready to get out of here, call it a day. They just needed the money so they could go back to play some pool.

Harry took another step, "I thought you said it was right there. In the bookshelf? On the desk? Woody, you ain't fucking with me, are you?"

Harry wasn't sure, but he took one more step, getting him right close to Woody. His gun still out, still cautious, but unsure what was going to happen. He didn't know whether to put his finger on the trigger, or have a nice wad of cash appear so he could go home.

One or the other, it was about to happen.
 
Lucy.

Lucy got in the cab (probably it's the last time i'm needing one, she thought) and told him the address.
She spent the way to the mansion thinking all she will do with her fortune, her mansion. But she was really relaxed, as if all her life was solved now. And probably it was.

Lucy paid the driver without caring for any cash back, and walks towards the security fence outside, open the door and took a look at it, slowly walking towards the main entrance to the house. Smiling inside, all this is hers now.
As she walked into the house, she remembered her old life here with her parents, when she was a child, happy times running and playing everywhere.

She could hear some loud music coming. Service is taking advantage of being alone, she pressumed. Lucy visited the ground floor, seeing no activity anywhere, then headed to where the music came from.
She enter the ample sitting hall to see a girl on the couch. She couldn't hear Lucy with the music, so Lucy got to the expensive music set and turn it off.

-"Hello. I guess you work here, don't you? I'm the new owner. I hope my brother didn't make you work wearing that. Or are you from his personal assistants? I really don't care" - she spoke to the girl before she was able to say anything. Lucy looked at her a bit upset, but not much, it wasn't enough to take her out of her state of happyness today.

-"You better move back to your duties, which ever they are. First of all, pour me a scotch, i see you know where it is. ". Lucy sat down on a couch in front of the girl, waiting for her drink.
 
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Clara

Woody


What was it about this kid? Woody couldn't quite put his finger on it. Something wasn't right. Woody was never this nice when they came to collect, never asking questions. Harry took a tentative step forward, his large owl eyes never missing a thing.

"I don't know what your total is, Woody. You gotta ask the boss for that, over a hundred, I think the last total was. This 2 or 3 a week is pittly ass. You'll be in debt to Johnny till the fucking cows come home."

He laughed at that, easing as the two goons behind him laughed too. The two goons were at ease, ready to get out of here, call it a day. They just needed the money so they could go back to play some pool.

Harry took another step, "I thought you said it was right there. In the bookshelf? On the desk? Woody, you ain't fucking with me, are you?"

Harry wasn't sure, but he took one more step, getting him right close to Woody. His gun still out, still cautious, but unsure what was going to happen. He didn't know whether to put his finger on the trigger, or have a nice wad of cash appear so he could go home.

One or the other, it was about to happen.


"Harry, Harry, I said it was here and it is. I ain't fucking with you. Relax, you know me!" I am looking you straight in the eye as i easily bring back my out streched leg and in the following split second, I throw out my leg and kick Harry right in the groin, dead center.

I don't wait to see the results as my hand on my desk hits a release and I grab for my 44 revolver, pulling it out from it's hiding place and cocking the hammer while takinf it out from under the desk and with my foot against the desk leg push me and the chair away from my desk.
 
Well, damn. The kid really knew how to make himself liked. Even if it was a bit disturbing that he was so efficient, and that he had bothered asking what her favourite coffee brand and style (sugar, nothing more than sugar, and just a bit of it) were. He was too eager to please, Clara thought. That meant that, at the crime scene, she would have to tell him off every now and then for hurrying too much when searching for clues.

Clara grunted as she squeezed herself into the car, and slid the crutch between the seats and into the rear. She almost had to grab her leg to fit it into the car, because of the loss of motion functions.

"Need anything? Well, perhaps your name..." Clara arched an eyebrow at the rookie. He apparently had investigated quite a bit about her, but she couldn't say she had done the same about him.
 
Clara

"Officer Robert Rodriguez. Everyone just calls me Bobby though," He spoke with bright eyes and a singy tone on his tongue. He spewed off random details about his life, where he's from, how he got into the academy. He said he was the top ten percent of his class coming out. His captain had called him over eager and ambitious, which may or may not be a good thing.

So far he hasn't made a mistake though. Good clean record, some recommendations. But, no experience either. He's never even pulled his gun before. He was about as green as one can get. One of those rarities in the cop world, could turn out either really good, or really bad, depending on who took him under their wing.

"Here... I think this is the place," He said, parking the car. There was a security gate out front, but it wasn't locked up. A couple of cars inside, and what did look like a mansion staring out at them. Large, dominate, and sleeping quietly on its hill. Bobby whistled, knowing he'd only get to see houses like this when people died in them.

"Do you need any help?" He asked, already jumping out to open the door for her.

Woody


Harry already screamed on the floor, in the fetal position before the two goons even moved. They had a moment of confusion, followed by a moment of surprise, and to top it all off in nearly comical style, a moment of frustration as they searched for their guns.

By then they already saw Woody had gotten the drop on them, and slowly raised their hands in the air. Their eyes went flat inside their heads though. They looked like two bulls, ready and eager to charge the matador.

Harry howled in pain a little more, before turning into slow mortified moans, "You fucking piece of shit... God Damnit."

He wanted to say something, speak his mind, but another spasm erupted and sent him into pain once again.

"What the fuck? What the fuck Woody? You know what you're doing? You know what Johnny's gonna fucking do to you? You just crossed a line. Kill him! Kill the son of a bitch."

Harry opened his eyes enough to see that his two goons only stood there with their hands up. One of them would probably draw by the time Woody had shot, leaving the other died while they killed Woody. But, neither of them felt particularly brave. Holding a guy down and watching him get pummeled is one thing. Taking a bullet, quite another.

"I see... I see, well, then it's your show Woody. You better enjoy it. So, what do you wanna do?"
 
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Ok, so the kid was cool and nice. Excellent. At least he had a brain, now he only needed to learn how to use it. That, Clara could teach him, maybe.

Before he could open her door, she opened it herself. One thing was being nice, and another taking her for useless. Dragging the crutch out, Clara stepped out of the car and supported herself on it, placing her arm into the bracelet-like piece of the crutch that held her arm to it.

"No need." She started trudging up towards the mansion, noticing the rich decor but instead paying attention to the archway and the bushes. Usually, rich people invested in security cameras or some other shit like that to keep people off their money. Of course, there were paranoid ones, and normal guys who found themselves with a lot of money too suddenly.

As she walked up the long path, Clara was conscious of her own frailty for this line of work. What kind of detective went around like she did? Only Colombo. But Colombo probably could run a good half-mile before starting to pant. Clara couldn't even run to start with, and if she did she tended to trip on her bad leg and fall to the ground hard. That happened enough times for her to learn the lesson...
 
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maddie linden- Vincent's manor

Maddie got up annoyed and tying the belt of her robe tighter. Johnny was going to have a fit. She had no idea how to get into the safe and now this broad had shown up.

Maddie hated the way the woman looked at her. As if she was some nameless, faceless being born to serve her. Maddie poured the woman a scotch. She placed the crystal glass before her with a thunk.

"I worked for your brother for only a few weeks. The other employees took off. I figured somebody better watch the place." Maddie said, standing with her hands on her hips. She had to call Johnny. He was going to be so mad. She had to get into that safe! Maddie watched the woman intently. Maddie was better at reading men than she was at reading women. This woman was a cool customer and Maddie knew that she was going to be trouble.
 
Lucy

Lucy grabbed the glass and took a couple of short sips, savouring the 12 y.o. Chivas, one of her favourite.
-"Well, you can go to whatever you should be doing. I will take care of the rest of the employees tomorrow, i guess i'll need some here. "

As the servant left the room, Lucy laid back on the couch and relaxed, smiling. She would have to select her personal for working at home, of her own liking, and she was not sure if she wanted that girl here. She looked kind of thinking she was the owner.
 
"Harry, shut the fuck up. You're not going to die." I open the top desk drawer and take out an envelope and set it in the center of the desk. I picked up Harry's pistol that had landed on the floor by my feet.

"Harry, Chuck, Bart, That envelope contains five grand and you tell Johnny that I am going to bring it over to him personal." I put Harry's pistol in my belt and stood up. "Now gentleman, Chuck and Bart, pick up Harry and you may leave."
 
Woody

The two goons never stared away from Woody, or the gun, as they slowly picked up Harry from the floor. Despite the anger in Harry's face, it twisted in pain as he tried to walk. In the end he more or less hopped, being carried by what looked like massive crutches on either side.

"I'll send along the message, don't think for a moment this gets you off the hook, Woody. We still got a score to settle, you and I. I'll make sure Johnny knows your comin."

He kicked the door as furiously as he dared, and the Chuck and Bart helped him through to the narrow hallway, leaving Woody in the detective agency all by himself.


Clara

Even at the slow pace, he kept in line with her, watching wherever she happened to look. The bushes, the archways. She was looking at the entrances and exits to this place. That would be smart, try to case the mansion just like the killer would. Best way in and out, security camera's, dead spots

Why hadn't he thought of that? He began looking too, checking back every few steps to make sure his eyeing of the place matched with her own.

"I don' t know if anyone's home," He knocked on the door though, waiting until someone answered it.

"Hello, my name is Bobby and this is Detective Drummond. We're here about the murder. We were wondering if we could come inside, perhaps take a look around? Ask a few questions?"

He stood with his hands neatly folded, nice friendly with a warm smile. He didn't even look like a cop, he looked like a neighbor asking for a cup of sugar.
 
Lucy

Lucy was drinking her whisky when she heard the knock on the door. She waited for that girl to open, but after some more knocing, she finally upset had to stand up and walk to open the door.
"Hell, even now that i'm rich i don't get anyone to do the job for me".

When she finally opened the door, she looked at the strange couple in front of her. The young man and the older woman. Police. "No way i can have even 1 hour of peace". Lucy listened to the police man and then turned walking inside the house and letting them come in, though she didn't tell them in.

-"Hello, i'm Lucy, the new owner of the house. Vincent was my brother. I guess you can go and look what you want. The lawyer told me you were probably coming." - she said with disgust expression.
 
Maddie slipped into some jeans and a tight scoop necked top. She pulled her curly hair into a ponytail. She threw her things into a bag. She wanted to leave, but she couldn't. Johnny had given her just one job to do and it wasn't accomplished. She cursed when she heard the knock at the door. She looked out the window. Cops. It had to be, the young male cop had the earnest "Protect and Serve" smile.

What the hell was she going to do? She knew she was going to have to call Johnny.
 
I sat at my desk and looked at the envelope with the money. " Woody, are you crazy, what have you done. You really pissed of Harry and now probably Johnny too. " I picked up the telephone and dialed Johnny's number.

Telephone rings, .......... "Hello"..........

"Hello, May I speak to Johnny please, This is Winslow Dalton, Woody calling!"
 
Clara noticed the hard-to-notice disgusted expression on the woman's face. She was more or less accustomed to that, and honestly didn't care anymore. She simply stepped (or limped) in, and didn't even bother offering a hand or an interested look.

"So, where's the crime scene?" Clara took a look around, glancing at the decoration of the main hall. It never was a bad idea to check just how much a man spent, specially when he was murdered. You could get some information out of that. Men who wasted money on expensive golden decorations and paintings tended to live longer, probably because their accountants slowly bleeded them of their money.
 
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