Chapter 14
"I didn't touch him!" Stephanie tried to make them understand. The hospital security guards kept trying to get her to slip up, to tell them what she hadn't done.
"What is going on in here?" A man decked out in a blue suit stood in the doorway to the security office. Sportacus was right behind him.
"We're interrogating our suspect until you arrived." The first security guard said.
"You don't have the authority to do so. Did you offer her an attorney?" The man asked as he flashed his FunTown police badge.
"We were just having a friendly conversation." The second guard told him.
"Uh huh. This conversation is over. I want your names and your bosses phone number. On the double!" The policeman ordered. They did as they were told and were then kicked out of the security office. Sportacus sat next to Stephanie and the 'friendly conversation' began.
"I'm sorry for this ma'am. My name is Detective Sanchez. I already received information from Mr. Sportacus and the two guards that were watching the room where the criminal was being held. I've been informed that he could have been the leader of The Ministry. Did you know that?"
"No, I didn't. I had suspicions he worked for The Ministry but not that kind of suspicion." Stephanie couldn't believe it.
"I've also been in contact with LazyTown PD and they put me in contact with the FBI. Seems you and your friends have run into these guys more than once." Sanchez said.
"Yes sir. They've tried to kill all of us at one time or another. Currently two of my friends are being treated here for gunshot wounds." The pink haired girl explained.
"Pardon my forwardness but you have an awful amount of motive for wanting Mr. Josam dead. Do you want an attorney before we go any further?" The Detective wondered.
"I did nothing wrong. I do not need an attorney." She told him.
"Ok then. Just so you're aware, this is only a conversation. You are not under arrest." Stephanie nodded as he continued.
"Back to your motive, I understand that your friend Stingy is in very serious condition and that your best friend is currently recovering. You wanted answers and you went looking for the prisoner." Sanchez said.
"This is true. I knew he must not have come to LazyTown alone." She replied.
"We're currently having all the medical equipment fingerprinted. We aren't going to find any of your prints on it are we?" Sanchez asked.
"No sir. I only grabbed his shirt in order to get his attention." Stephanie responded.
"According to the doctors, Josam suffered cardiac arrest but they could not find the cause. Did he seem to be struggling for air or anything of that nature when you were speaking to him?" The Detective wanted to know.
"He seemed fine. He was certainly throwing the sarcastic comments at me without any difficulty." She told him.
"That's all the questions I have for now. We'll be in touch if anything arises. Until the coroner can give anything you're free to go." He smiled, stood from his seat and left the office.
"Well that was fun." Sportacus said.
"Loads. Lets go find Trixie." Stephanie told him. They quickly exited the room themselves and headed for the elevator.
Meanwhile, the body of Josam had been wheeled into the room near the loading dock. Two men dressed in coroner's office uniforms and driving a coroner's office van, pulled into the loading dock and were met by two security guards.
"He's in there. Sign here." The first one handed a clipboard and log form to them.
"Alrighty. Here you are. Thanks for keeping him cold fellas." The second man smiled as he was led to the cold storage room by the guards and the other man opened the back doors of the van. Within a few minutes, they had him loaded and were off away from the hospital. The second man waited until they were out on the highway before moving to the back of the van and unzipping the body bag.
"We're in the clear boss." The man said.
"Well done Danny. Well done." Josam smirked.
To Be Continued…