Unsolved Crime Series
Part 1:
(Becky, Bob, Violet, and Scoops are walking in the woods, close to town, but they find themselves wandering into an unknown area of the woods, closer to the older and more rundown section of Fair City.)
Violet: Where are we? I don't recognize this part of town.
Scoops: That's because it's the older section of Fair City. Many years ago, it used to be one of the best areas of town, until the 1950's, I think. My grandfather grew up in this part of town, before my dad was born.
Violet: My mom said that her parents and my dad's parents left this area sometime in the 1940's because it was starting to get bad.
Wordgirl/Becky: Man, look at all the violent crimes going on. I know if Wordgirl knew about this area, she would've tried to help. But of course the villains do take up a lot of her time as it is.
(As Becky, Bob, Violet, and Scoops stand there, hidden in the woods, they are witnessing crimes such as the selling and buying of illegal drugs, the robbing of people using guns and knives, drive-bye shootings, everything they read about that happened in other cities is happening in this part of their own Fair City. They also see a lot of homeless people and they hear a lot of police and ambulance sirens.)
Violet: I think we should try to head back home. This doesn't look like a place we should be at.
Wordgirl/Becky: Violet's right. Come on.
(As they are walking, Bob points to something that is disturbing.)
Scoops: Looks like your monkey found something, Becky.
Wordgirl/Becky: What is it, Bob? (Bob, I found what looks like bowling ball bag and it looks like it's covered in dried blood.) Bob, don't touch that. We have to let the police know about this. It might be full of something illegal or something. (Then she sees Scoops examining it.) Scoops, what are you doing?
Scoops: I'm reading the name on the bowling ball bag. It says, "Property of Kevin Dirkman."
Violet: Who are the Dirkmans?
Scoops: I'm not sure but I think it's the name of a crime family. My grandfather told me about them a lot as well. (He then takes a picture of the bowling ball bag and the name on it.) We may need these pictures for evidence. (He then goes to open it.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Scoops, we can't open that.
Scoops: I need to know what's inside. (He then opens it up and they not only gag from the stench of death, but they see what looks like the bones from a human.)
Violet: Are those bones from a human?
Scoops: It looks like it does to me. (He then takes a picture of the bones in the bag.)
Wordgirl/Becky: (Bob then shows them that the person is wearing a watch that looks old-fashioned and also his wallet is still inside, along with the victim's clothes.) Look what Bob found. It's a watch and a wallet. Who knows how this person died?
Violet: Maybe this person was murdered.
Wordgirl/Becky: That's impossible. My dad said that there hasn't been any murders in this city since the 1950's.
(Then the kids look at each other, when a spooky thought comes to mind.)
Violet: What if this is an unsolved murder from way back then?
Wordgirl/Becky: Most likely the people responsible aren't around either. But maybe the family of the victim are still around. They may want to know what happened to their loved one. Looks like we have a mystery on our hands. A murder mystery.
Violet: You mean, just like those shows on TV?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yes, only this is a crime that happened years ago and that means we're going to have to talk to anyone who was around at the time. (Whispers to Bob.) Do you think any of our villains would know about something that happened back in the 1950's? (Bob, Hmmm, Granny May, Kid Potato, Hal Hardbargen, maybe even Mr. Big.) Mr. Big? He was probably only a baby at the time. But maybe his father told him about it. But the other three might know about this. And maybe we can ask Bampy.
(The three kids and monkey make their way out of the woods and back to their part of town, the safer and more familiar part of town.)
(That night at the dinner table.)
Mr. Botsford: So, what did you and your friends do today, Becky?
Wordgirl/Becky: Um, well. Violet, Scoops, Bob, and I went hiking in the woods and we wandered off to this unknown path and found ourselves in this rougher part of town.
Mrs. Botsford: You mean the older section of Fair City?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yes.
Mr. Botsford: How did you find your way over there?
Wordgirl/Becky: I don't know. My friends and I just stumbled upon it. Anyway, while we were heading back, Bob found an old bowling ball bag and we went to investigate it, we found bones inside of it. We think they were human bones and it looked as if someone was murdered. And Dad, you said that there hasn't been a murder in this town since the 1950's.
Mr. Botsford: That's right. My father told me about an unsolved crime that happened around that time and no one has ever found out who the murderers were or the identity of the person killed.
TJ: Whoa! A murder mystery. Maybe this town isn't so boring after all.
Mrs. Botsford: TJ, a safe town where hardly any violent crimes happen isn't a boring town.
Wordgirl/Becky: Besides, we do have the super villians committing crimes. Anyway, I was thinking of helping the police solve the case. Maybe the family of the person who was murdered are still looking for answers about their loved one.
Mr. Botsford: Becky, you shouldn't get involved in a mystery murder case that happened back in the 1950's. And I don't want you or your friends going to that part of town again. It's too dangerous. I doubt even Wordgirl would go over there.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, if Wordgirl knew the amount of crime that went on over there, she might've been able to keep the peace.
Mrs. Botsford: But Sweetie, those criminals use guns and knives. They are far more dangerous and deadlier than any of the villains that Wordgirl battles.
Mr. Botsford: I don't even think the villains would go over there.
Wordgirl/Becky: Shouldn't I at least report what we found to the police?
Mrs. Botsford: You probably can do that. But I doubt any of them are going to be able to solve the crime, since it happened so long ago.
(That night, Becky and Bob get ready for bed and Becky stares out the window of her room.)
Wordgirl/Becky: You know, Bob. We need answers to what happened in that part of town. And I think we will need to get some answers from those that we know lived back then. Tomorrow, we're going to visit Bampy and ask him if he remembered what happened. (Bob gives her a thumbs up and says, Ok.)
(They then head for bed, to get enough rest for the next day's task.)
The End…
I know this was a short chapter, but I want to give you all an idea of what's going to happen…
Next chapter, Wordgirl talks to those who were alive when the crime took place…