The man is wolf to man.
All those previous information, although they had created some hope, did not lead to any precise and conclusive suspect.
Everybody working on the case was trying to find a new track that would lead to some reveling information…and maybe, who knows…lead to a murderer.
Ferras was heading to the supervisor of the floor to ask him some more questions like she had already done too many times. On her way to the office, she met a guard and then had a flash: they had not looked at the tapes. Well, maybe they had…but not her. That's when she chose to ask the guard if she could have a look at some tapes.
-You know, responded the guard, those are private and have been kept shut for the investigation.
-Yes…I am sure of that, tried to convince Ferras. But I am myself an investigator for that crime. It would really help me if…
-Well then where is your authorization card, asked the guard ?
-Ehh…well, hesitated Ferras. Look! I just want to have a single tape where I think there could be some very important information.
-I should not…tried to say the guard.
-Come on, finally said Ferras.
Had Ferras not insisted long enough she would not of discovered the information that lied right there on the tape. Effectively, there was something intriguing even though it looked normal at first. The camera was the one of the elevator hallway at he same floor where John Smith worked. Whitley and his wife Susan were coming out of the elevator. Nothing very special happened up to now. They would only come back to the elevator 30 minutes later. When it seemed like they were gone, it appeared that Susan came out of the elevator and told her husband that she would catch up with him.
She then disappeared in the same hallway from which she came from. She only came back a few moments later. She looked hurried and precautious, looking around like if someone might see her or something like that. She then left for real.
Ferras then thought she might just have the track they needed.
-Thanks a lot, said Ferras to the guard who had let her look et the tape. You can't imagine how this will help me. Keep it her safe; we sure will need it again.
-No problem, happily replied the guard.
Ferras then took of to her office. She did not need to ask any questions to the supervisor for now...she had much more important stuff to deal with.
This information that could maybe becomes evidence, and who knows maybe lead to an arrest, just scrambled all the cards. A single tape had changed it all.
-S