Simon and Jeanette ran into Dr. Kyle's office.

"Aw Detective Miller, Detective Seville" he greeted when he noticed them enter. "How can I help you?"

"We need to speak to you about the autopsy of Craig Johnson" Simon answered. "Were there any drugs in his system?"

"No there weren't" Dr. Kyle replied. "This man was as clean as a whistle. And I discovered something that you might want to know."

"Really, what?"

"The edges of the knife wounds in the bodies" he began. "Didn't match the edges of the knife Theodore was holding. They looked as if they were done with a pocket knife."

"Yes" Simon jumped up.

"Simon, what's up with you" Jeanette asked as she saw how quick her partner shot up.

"Jeanette, we were right" he said as he started to hug her tightly. "Theodore didn't do it."

"Really. Then who…." Jeanette paused. "We've got to tell Alvin."

Simon and Jeanette ran out of the room, leaving a trail of dust behind them.

"Ok" Dr. Kyle said with a puzzled look. "Have a nice day."

When they arrived outside the door, they stopped in their tracks.

"Wait a minute" Jeanette put her ear on the door and began to knock.

"Come in" she heard Alvin say.

"Just making sure you're decent" she responded.

"What is it you guys" Alvin asked.

"We managed to prove Theodore didn't kill those people" Simon answered.

"Really" Alvin replied in delight. "How?"

"For starters" he began. "Theodore wasn't in the same room when the murders happened, he was in the kitchen baking. Second, the shape of the wounds didn't match the shape of the knife Theodore was holding. That's pretty much all the evidence we need to tell Theodore didn't do it."

"Good job you two" Alvin congratulated. "But if Theo didn't kill them, who did?"

"Jeanette why don't you tell him this part."

"Gladly. You see Craig Johnson has been taking medication ever since his company went out of business. The autopsy couldn't find any drugs in his system, therefore he hadn't been taking them. Without the chill pills to keep him cool he started going crazy when Theodore was in the kitchen. He took out his pocket knife and started stabbing at everything he saw, including his wife and children. Finally, not wanting to go to jail, he stabbed himself."

"So it was a triple homicide-suicide" Alvin said.

"Yes" they both replied.

"Thank goodness" Alvin reached into his desk and pulled a key. "This is the key to Theodore's cell, come on."

Alvin, Simon, and Jeanette ran as fast as they could to Theodore's cell.

"Theodore" they called out.

"Huh" Theodore turned and saw them coming in his direction.

"You're free to go bro" Alvin said opening the door.

"Yes" Theodore said with excitement. "I told you I didn't do it."

"We believed you" Simon laughed.

Theodore pulled everyone in for a long tight hug. Then he ran out the door.

"Theo" Simon called out. "Where are you going?"

"I've got cakes to bake."

Everyone laughed and started to walk back to Alvin's office. On their way out the door Jeanette noticed something in Simon's pocket. She reached and pulled it out.

"Hey Si, what's this" she asked.

It was the flyer for the policeman's ball Eleanor had given him earlier.

"Oh…yeah" Simon started to blush. "I…um… was going to ask you, but this whole Theodore thing…"

"Of course I'll go with you" she said smiling.

"Really, so I'll pick you up around 7ish."

Jeanette nodded and walked to her desk smiling.

Simon made his way to his own desk. When he got there he mumbled to himself "YES".

THE END