Chapter 4-Interrogation

Jenaya got to her office and stepped out of her car with Ryuk trailing behind her. There were several police cars parked in the lot and Jenaya started feeling a bit anxious. Ryuk laughed his annoying laugh behind her like he was really enjoying this. She looked at the door to see if there was anything stating that it was unsafe to enter on the door. When she did not see anything on the door that made it seem dangerous to enter she walked into the office. Immediately she was greeted by her boss at the front door.

"Jenaya, thank goodness you are finally here," the boss looked at her and handed some papers to her, "You need to have all your client's sign this release if they decide to take part in the interrogation."

"Wait…what? Interrogation? What for?"

"You know the man who died of a heart attack on the property about a month ago? Well, apparently there have been several similar incidents with criminals who did the same thing as he was accused of doing."

"You mean sexually assaulting women, or is there more than that?"

"More than that, apparently, several criminals who abused children, and committed sexual crimes, have died of a similar cause a heart attack. What is so mysterious to the police is that they are all dying of the same thing and have committed or been accused of similar crimes. They want to interrogate everybody who was here when the man died. They showed me the security coverage with the people who were at the scene of the crime."

"How did they get security coverage? It's a private parking lot!" Jenaya stated out loud with a bit of anxiety in her voice.

"Jenaya, wake up, this is the United States, the Government supposedly hides cameras everywhere. Anyway they will want to interrogate you as well I'm sure."

"Wait, why me?"

"I looked at the security coverage and I saw you run up to the scene of the crime after the guy collapsed. They did not know who you were, but they said something about you really interested them. I promise I did not give them your name, I wouldn't give anybody anything but an alias right now, honestly, with all the death going on. But I told them I would send you in as soon as you got here."

"Hyuk, Hyuk, Hyuk." Ryuk laughed behind Jenaya, "That sure was fast, seems my entertainment is about to come to an end."

"What room?" Jenaya asked as she glared behind her at Ryuk.

"Room #5, here I'll walk you to it. The people in this room look really weird so just be aware of that, but be honest about the events and keep your cool. I know you did not do anything despite the fact they believe that you did."

Jenaya was dropped off at the door by her boss who gave her an encouraging smile. Ryuk's eyes were glowing white and he had a look on his face like he was really enjoying this. Jenaya shoved him in the chest but her hand went right through. She took a deep breath and slowly opened the door. Peeking in she acted innocent and shy.

"Ah! Come in!" A voice stated softly, calmly, and a bit monotonously, "I am L, thank you so much for agreeing to come be interrogated."

Jenaya walked in slowly looking down, "Hi. My…my name is….uh…"

An alias….an alias…I need to come up with an alias like my boss said. What can it be, it can't be too obvious, so what can I call myself?

"Oh, don't worry, you don't have to give me your name, I understand," the same voice answered.

Jenaya looked up with relief and saw a young man sitting in front of her. He had shoulder length black hair. He was wearing saggy jeans and a long t-shirt. He also had bags under his eyes. He was sitting very unusually in his chair and rubbing his thumb on his bottom lip. He looked straight at Jenaya and an electrical shock went through her. He was so handsome and for a minute she had to catch her breath before she said anything.

"Hi, Mr. L, sir, it's nice to meet you." Jenaya smiled her charming smile thinking about how exciting it would be to have a policeman or detective as a boyfriend, "I would love to give you any information I can to help you solve this case if necessary."

"Um…Jenaya, you realize that you are flirting with the enemy right?" Ryuk asked, "Hyuk hyuk humans sure are interesting."

"Please, have a seat." L said in a way that made it sound more like a command then an invitation.

"Uh…um…yes sir." Jenaya said trying to ignore the stabbing pain in her heart from what Ryuk had said.

She sat down and worked her charm up the best she could. Surely if she flirted with this person and charmed him with her innocence and sense of humor, then he would be off her trail. Ryuk was watching the whole thing shaking his head and laughing. Jenaya had stopped listening to his laughing as she felt like she had fallen in love at first sight.

"So, I take it that your boss explained why I wanted to talk to you?"

"Yes because you saw me in the security coverage running up to the man after he collapsed correct?"

"Not just that, but out of everybody there your demeanor seemed to change a bit after the incident happened."

"What do you mean my demeanor changed?"

"Well I would explain it as it went from fear to something that could only be described as angry, scary, and happy all at once."

"What?" Jenaya stood up and raised her voice, "You think I was happy the guy died on the property? Is that the only reason you suspected me?"

"No, it's not only that but I also saw someone approach you after the incident happen and tell you something. Then when she left I noticed you smiled."

"This is ridiculous, L, that should not be enough to make me a prime suspect in this crime."

Jenaya realized she was losing her cool in front of L. She needed to calm down and use her charm. She needed to flirt and let him know she was interested. Surely he would realize her feelings, what guy would be dense enough not to notice when a pretty girl like herself was flirting. She had several men that came to her office to discuss some of the issues they faced in the past and they had all seemed to like her, coworkers too and random strangers. Wherever she was at it appeared that the boys flocked to her. She had set her sights on this L fellow now and it was actually the first time she had really been in love with anyone instead of rejecting them like normal.

"True, you are right, but I still suspect that there is a 10% chance that you know something about this crime. So I have a few questions for you, where were you when you saw the man collapse?"

"Well I had just finished eating lunch in the graveyard and was walking back to work. Suddenly I saw the man collapse and I ran over there to see what was going on. I'm trained in CPR and first aid and was willing to do it on him, but when I got there someone else was already doing that."

"I see, so what happened after the ambulance showed up?"

"They pronounced him dead and then one of the clients I work with came up to me and told me that he had tried to rape her in an alley the other day."

"What kind of clients do you work with?"

"Hyuk, hyuk, hyuk," Ryuk started laughing again, "You are in trouble now Jenaya, once you tell him that then he is going to link you to the crime."

Jenaya groaned inwardly as she realized Ryuk was right, "Well, I work with adults and children who have been Abused or victims of sexual related crimes."

"How often was that guy on the property?"

"He came every day and clients complained a lot about how he seemed to try to harass them."

"I see, so they said this to you?"

"Yes." Jenaya said with a sense of finality, "So are we done now can we just talk like normal people? There is nothing suspicious about me doing my job."

"You are correct I am now only 7% sure that you are the one involved in this crime."

Jenaya sighed with relief inwardly (she did not know much about L's percentage system). She decided then and there that this handsome man named L was someone she definitely wanted to try to get to know better. He was smart, cute, and handsome. He also seemed sweet, and had an interesting sense of style. Then Jenaya shook the thoughts from her head. He was also her enemy and if she worked to get close to him she might be able to erase any suspicion in his mind.

"So, L, I trust you, and you seem to really know your stuff. I'm not scared to tell you my name anymore. It is Jenaya, Jenaya Thompson. May I ask for your full name?"

"It's L, Just L." He said looking at her curiously.

Jenaya knew that was not his full name so she tried to search for more information, "So, Just L," she said smiling at him, "Why not hang out with me some time? We are both in a similar field, helping people and what not, and I would love to get to know you better."

What is she doing? I'm her enemy, why does she want to hang out, and what does all these smiles and laughs and jokes mean? I guess if I say yes then I can keep a closer eye on her since I am 7% sure that she is the one killing these criminals. Actually lets change that to 17% as she has a job where she could learn info of people who have not necessarily been caught.

"Sure. It would be fun to hang out sometime." L said staring at Jenaya blankly.

Jenaya's heart skipped a beat but at the same time she was angry. No smile, no nothing? She had been practically throwing herself at him and it was like he had no idea that she was interested in being more than just friends. She decided to make it even more obvious, grossly obvious (which was not her favorite way to do things). However, L was obviously not picking up that she was flirting. What was wrong with this strange man? She looked at him and noticed that a tray full of sweets had made its way in front of him, where had it come from? She noticed L as he started to dig into the pudding. He was eating like a chipmunk one cheek filled with pudding and he would leave the spoon in his mouth for a bit.

"So, L," Jenaya said, "You like sweets, huh? There is this amazing place just down the road, it's a sweet's shop. Not only that but I have heard you used a lot of technology to see the security coverage. There are several games there that someone as smart as you might be able to get a ton of tickets on. You should totally come with me tonight after I work, it would make me the happiest girl in the world!"

"Okay," L said as he swallowed a strawberry he had just grabbed, "What time?"