And Now…Fillmore!

Tonight's Episode:

An Idol's Locked Room

ACT 2: The Bloody Case of the Lovely Idol

Inside Yolanda's apartment police are checking the crime scene and taking the body away, Police Inspector O'Hara, a man with short brown hair and a cockney accent enters to view the crime scene and sighs with annoyance at seeing two safety patrol officers.

"Blimey! I 'ate da safe'y patrol! Always in da way!" he says to himself. He walks up to Fillmore and Ran with a serious look on his face.

"Okay, kids, we'll take i' from 'ere, we-".

"Not so fast!"

O'Hara turns around to see Principal Mawdlsey.

"Blimey! Barbara, comin' ter take deese kids 'ome?" asked a shocked O'Hara

"Coming to tell that since the safety patrol got to this crime scene first, under my rules, Officers Fillmore and Ran over here must handle and solve this murder! Are we clear Ken?"

"Yes." said a defeated O'Hara. As O'Hara and the police leave the scene, O'Hara exclaims "Blimey! It's 'ot in 'ere."

"Well, it is unusually warm in here." stated Fillmore.

"It usually isn't" answered Yolanda.

Principal Mawdlsey then decides to leave. "We'll Mr. Fillmore, you have your first murder case, good luck!" she said as she walks out of the room.

"Do you know the vicitim?" asked Ran.

"Well-"

"We have no idea." interrupted the nervous manager.

Ran does not take the answer seriously, but moves on to find Fillmore in deep thought.

"What are you thinking about Fillmore-san." asked Ran.

"Something is not right, firstly, the room is thrashed except for a single chair in the middle of the room, secondly, this apartment has no spear key, on the key hook I only see one key, and finally, there is a wet spot on the floor and this room is unusually hot." explained Fillmore.

"How do you know this?"

"In this job, you must always pay attention to the small details."

Fillmore then turns to the place the body used to be only to see Patrick on the floor looking for something.

"Mr. Patrick?" asked Yolanda.

"Sorry, I just tripped." explained a nervous Patrick.

Fillmore looks at him suspiciously.

xxx

At safety patrol HQ, Ethan is eating ramen noodles at his desk when a knock comes on the door.

"Come in." said Ethan, finish the meal and putting the bowl away.

Ingrid enters the room.

"What is it Third?"

"Do you know anything about 'The Detective Girls'?" said Ingrid sitting down.

"They were formed in 1929 when the Safety Patrol came to this High School, at the time, girls where not allowed in Safety Patrol, so five girls came together to form Detective Girls, a female counterpart to the Safety Patrol. They disbanded in 1979 when Principal Mawdsley as her first act as principal was to allow girls into Safety Patrol, causing the Detective Girls to disband, but there're rumors that they still operate, but they're just rumors." explained Ethan. "Why do you ask?"

"I was looking through the school archives." lied Ingrid. "I wanted to know why they disbanded but anything after September 1979 in the archives is off limits to students."

"I know, the 'off-limits' thing can be annoying, but those are the rules of the archives, they'll open to all students and not just the alma mater once she leaves office, she's 70 and still going." said Ethan.

Ingrid says good-bye and leaves to get back to work. Wanting to now more about The Detective Girls.

xxx

It is getting late, and night has fallen, Fillmore, Ran, Yolanda and Patrick are cleaning up the house while looking for more clues. Suddenly, Ran spots something on the floor.

"An earring?" said a confused Ran. "Yolanda, is this yours?" holding the diamond earring in front of Yolanda.

"No, I only wear earrings at work, but there is only one person I know that wears diamond earrings and that's –" suddenly, Yolanda realizes something.

"It was her, I can't believe it." said Yolanda slowly getting angry.

"What is it?" asked Fillmore.

"That earring belongs to Yolanda's rival and fellow idol Yvonne Ramos." explained Patrick.

"She has explaining to do." stated Fillmore. Ran agrees.

To Be Continued...