A/N: See, I told you the next chapter would be up within the end of the
next week, oy, I'm confused. Oh well, chapter 8 was really short, so I'm
giving you something much longer. ENJOY ^__^
Chapter Nine
Pamela woke up to the sound of her alarm clock buzzing in her ear. She peeled herself out of bed and got dressed for work. After that she went through her normal routine. Teeth, hair, breakfast and then car. She slowly opened the glass door of the lab and met up with Morigan. "Hey Morigan, where's Eryka?" she asked.
"I was about to ask you the same thing," replied Morigan, "maybe she's taking a sick day after her date with Jake". After which Morigan made an immature 'ooooooh' noise. Pamela rolled her eyes, and shrugged off Eryka's absence. Although she was annoyed because she needed Eryka's help with the case, she just let it go. Eryka's a big girl now, thought Pamela, she doesn't need me playing babysitter and with that, Pamela was able to convince herself that everything was okay. Morigan interrupted Pamela's thoughts,
"By the way Pamela, we checked out Edmond Bates' alibi, he checks out. Mark Mills says he was at the office the whole time." Pamela sighed, knowing that Mindy was the only suspect left. Then, Pamela would be at a dead end.
"Okay Morigan, I want a search warrant to search Mindy's house," said Pamela, "we want to look for a possible murder weapon; something about the way she acts seems suspicious."
"But Pamela, you and I both know we can't get a search warrant, we barely have any evidence," stated Morigan.
Pamela sighed and said, "You're right, sorry; I've lost my head today. This is what we are going to do. We're going to go back to Mindy Lanigan's house. While I occupy her, I want you to check out her car, look for worn parts of the tire, dented bumper, anything out of the ordinary. That should be enough to get the warrant." Morigan nodded in agreement and with that they jumped in Pamela's car and headed off.
Eryka awoke from her slumber and it took her a few minutes to realize where she was and what was happening. To her horror, she finally remembered and looked over at the couch. Jake was still there, sleeping with gun in hand.
Eryka tried to edge the chair closer to the door but her body felt weak and like jello. The muscle relaxants were still working on her. Eryka dropped her head. She was losing hope. She decided to try and figure out what Pamela could have possibly done to make Jake so angry. This must have been why Pamela was so against her going out with him, thought Eryka.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Eryka remembered telling Jason to come over tomorrow. He sure didn't waste any time. Eryka guessed he was trying to catch her before she left for work. She tried to scream out his name but the only sound that came out of her mouth was soft and muffled.
"Eryka? Are you home?" asked Jason but no answer came. Eryka heard the footsteps of Jason slowly disappear. She realized he had left.
Pamela and Morigan pulled up to Mindy's house. Morigan stayed back while Pamela knocked on the door, Mindy answered.
"Hello, Ms. Lanigan, would you mind if I came in and talked to you some more about Steven's murder?" Asked Pamela. Mindy seeming annoyed replied,
"I guess so". Pamela stepped in and closed the door, giving Morigan the signal to start looking around. Morigan wasn't allowed to look inside the car, she could only go by the outside appearance otherwise anything she got couldn't be counted. She couldn't really touch the car until she got the search warrant.
The bumper was slightly scuffed, but nothing much was wrong with it. The tires were slightly worn. This intrigued Morigan, but the car was a truck. Worn tires were common in trucks, because most people who buy them use them for off-roading; the tires do take a beating. Morigan moved up to the hood of the car. It was interesting, there were scratches concentrated on where the hood ornament would be placed. There were 4 jagged holes around the scratching. Morigan suspected that the hood ornament was ripped right off the hood. That was very suspicious, but Morigan didn't know if that would be enough for the search warrant. Even then, all she could get was a search warrant for the car, but Morigan figured beggars couldn't be choosers. Morigan snapped a few pictures and hopped in the car.
A few moments later Pamela was leaving the house. They conversed in the car comparing notes. Morigan told Pamela about the curious hood markings and the tires, Pamela however had gotten nothing from her conversation with Ms. Lanigan. Pamela drove back to the lab so that Morigan could head out in her car to see a judge about the warrant.
"Try and get Judge Matthews, we have the best chance of getting the search warrant if we ask him," said Pamela. Morigan nodded as if to say 'gotcha' and then headed out.
Eryka watched as Jake slowly woke up and did a double take when he looked at Eryka. It was like he didn't remember what he had done to Eryka until he looked again. He grabbed his gun and jumped up, immediately pointing it at Eryka's head.
"Well, you've had a good run, but in order to hurt Pamela I gotta hurt you," said Jake.
"SEE YOU IN HELL!" * A/N: WOW, another cliffhanger, you guys are going to kill me for this, remember to read and review!
Chapter Nine
Pamela woke up to the sound of her alarm clock buzzing in her ear. She peeled herself out of bed and got dressed for work. After that she went through her normal routine. Teeth, hair, breakfast and then car. She slowly opened the glass door of the lab and met up with Morigan. "Hey Morigan, where's Eryka?" she asked.
"I was about to ask you the same thing," replied Morigan, "maybe she's taking a sick day after her date with Jake". After which Morigan made an immature 'ooooooh' noise. Pamela rolled her eyes, and shrugged off Eryka's absence. Although she was annoyed because she needed Eryka's help with the case, she just let it go. Eryka's a big girl now, thought Pamela, she doesn't need me playing babysitter and with that, Pamela was able to convince herself that everything was okay. Morigan interrupted Pamela's thoughts,
"By the way Pamela, we checked out Edmond Bates' alibi, he checks out. Mark Mills says he was at the office the whole time." Pamela sighed, knowing that Mindy was the only suspect left. Then, Pamela would be at a dead end.
"Okay Morigan, I want a search warrant to search Mindy's house," said Pamela, "we want to look for a possible murder weapon; something about the way she acts seems suspicious."
"But Pamela, you and I both know we can't get a search warrant, we barely have any evidence," stated Morigan.
Pamela sighed and said, "You're right, sorry; I've lost my head today. This is what we are going to do. We're going to go back to Mindy Lanigan's house. While I occupy her, I want you to check out her car, look for worn parts of the tire, dented bumper, anything out of the ordinary. That should be enough to get the warrant." Morigan nodded in agreement and with that they jumped in Pamela's car and headed off.
Eryka awoke from her slumber and it took her a few minutes to realize where she was and what was happening. To her horror, she finally remembered and looked over at the couch. Jake was still there, sleeping with gun in hand.
Eryka tried to edge the chair closer to the door but her body felt weak and like jello. The muscle relaxants were still working on her. Eryka dropped her head. She was losing hope. She decided to try and figure out what Pamela could have possibly done to make Jake so angry. This must have been why Pamela was so against her going out with him, thought Eryka.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Eryka remembered telling Jason to come over tomorrow. He sure didn't waste any time. Eryka guessed he was trying to catch her before she left for work. She tried to scream out his name but the only sound that came out of her mouth was soft and muffled.
"Eryka? Are you home?" asked Jason but no answer came. Eryka heard the footsteps of Jason slowly disappear. She realized he had left.
Pamela and Morigan pulled up to Mindy's house. Morigan stayed back while Pamela knocked on the door, Mindy answered.
"Hello, Ms. Lanigan, would you mind if I came in and talked to you some more about Steven's murder?" Asked Pamela. Mindy seeming annoyed replied,
"I guess so". Pamela stepped in and closed the door, giving Morigan the signal to start looking around. Morigan wasn't allowed to look inside the car, she could only go by the outside appearance otherwise anything she got couldn't be counted. She couldn't really touch the car until she got the search warrant.
The bumper was slightly scuffed, but nothing much was wrong with it. The tires were slightly worn. This intrigued Morigan, but the car was a truck. Worn tires were common in trucks, because most people who buy them use them for off-roading; the tires do take a beating. Morigan moved up to the hood of the car. It was interesting, there were scratches concentrated on where the hood ornament would be placed. There were 4 jagged holes around the scratching. Morigan suspected that the hood ornament was ripped right off the hood. That was very suspicious, but Morigan didn't know if that would be enough for the search warrant. Even then, all she could get was a search warrant for the car, but Morigan figured beggars couldn't be choosers. Morigan snapped a few pictures and hopped in the car.
A few moments later Pamela was leaving the house. They conversed in the car comparing notes. Morigan told Pamela about the curious hood markings and the tires, Pamela however had gotten nothing from her conversation with Ms. Lanigan. Pamela drove back to the lab so that Morigan could head out in her car to see a judge about the warrant.
"Try and get Judge Matthews, we have the best chance of getting the search warrant if we ask him," said Pamela. Morigan nodded as if to say 'gotcha' and then headed out.
Eryka watched as Jake slowly woke up and did a double take when he looked at Eryka. It was like he didn't remember what he had done to Eryka until he looked again. He grabbed his gun and jumped up, immediately pointing it at Eryka's head.
"Well, you've had a good run, but in order to hurt Pamela I gotta hurt you," said Jake.
"SEE YOU IN HELL!" * A/N: WOW, another cliffhanger, you guys are going to kill me for this, remember to read and review!
