The Next Day

November 17

The next day, the staff was huddled in the dining room, waiting for Scott to show up and make announcements. Toby and Freddy stood near the stage, talking aimlessly. "I heard the cops found out the cause and time of death. Same story, blow to the head. It happened sometime last night.." Toby said as he folded his arms across his chest. Freddy nodded, deep in thought "Listen, I've learned things about the janitor… he's not exactly what he seems. Look." Freddy gestured over to the engineers, who were engaged in a conversation. Bonnie was lurking nearby, pretending to be on his phone. "He seems to be around whenever people are talking." Toby nodded. "Weird. Well, Laura is probably innocent. I've known her for a while, and there's no way she could kill anyone. I'm not too sure about Baby or Ballora, but Candy and Cindy are definitely shady…"

"I did hear the security cameras were disabled," Freddy noted. Toby sighed. "Great, now no one can use the cameras to prove an alibi. The only way to prove it now is to get people to back you up." Freddy tapped his finger on the table he was leaning against. "You know… I really don't trust that Ace guy. He said the company sent him to help with the investigation, but he hasn't really done anything, other than hang out in the office."

Suddenly, shouts from the stage area pulled Freddy from his thoughts. "I'm telling you! Just look at them! Always talking, always plotting." Mike's voice drifted from the stage area. "I heard that Freddy had a gun. Why would he need that? So he could gun us all down in cold blood?" Freddy scowled when heard Jeremy mention his name, knowing that the guards were accusing him and Toby. "I mean, kind of weird that Toby gets 'mugged' the same day we find a body-" Mike's sentence was suddenly cut off by Chica punching him. "Shut up, you greedy bastard." She scowled, turning to Jeremy while raising her hands, getting ready to fight.

Soon, the entire dining area erupted into chaos as the employees turned on one another. Freddy watched as Mary slugged Jeremy from behind, knocking him to the ground and piling punches onto him. The brawl was abruptly stopped when a shrill whistle pierced through the shouting.

"Settle down!" Policemen had entered the dining area and were pulling the employees off of each other. Theo stood on the stage, grabbing a microphone. "Listen up! Since another body was discovered in this establishment, we have reason to suspect that every single one of you is a target. That means that this location will be shut down until the murderer is caught."

This announcement was met with mixed reactions from the crowd. There were some murmurs of surprise, and others of glee. Interestingly enough, Freddy noticed that there were few reactions of disappointment. The staff began to leave, heading home or to the bar or wherever they pleased. Strangely, Freddy realized that Melanie was missing. Freddy shook his head, hoping that she was simply sick and not dead. As Freddy left, he noticed Foxy walking away briskly. He decided to tail the fox tomorrow and see where he was going. Freddy sighed, staring at the sky before walking home.