Chapter 21: Busting Amos
Kayla and David reached the sheriff's office, David parked in front of the door. He and Kayla got out of the car and ran into the building, they looked around but couldn't find Amos. A deputy walked by, Kayla walked in front of him blocking his path. "Where's Amos?" She asked him. "He said something about a sour stomach, he left." The deputy replied. Kayla and David ran outside, they got into David's car and drove off. David's police radio started calling out to him. "Detective Cormac, are you there? Over." The dispatch said. David picked up the talkie and put it up to his mouth, he pushed the button to talk. "This is Detective Cormac, go ahead over." He replied. "We just got the results back from the fingerprint on the card, they match the fingerprints of the writing at the crime scenes. They belong to Amos Green. Over." The dispatch told David. David floored it and flew down the streets of Mulberry, he pulled up in front of Amos's house.
David and Kayla got out od the car and walked up to the door, they drew their pistols as they walked up the porch steps. David kicked the door in and stormed the house, he and Kayla kept their pistols aimed in front of them. Amos wasn't home, Kayla searched the house. She walked into the living room, there were several dead cats hanging upside down, and pentagrams drew in blood on his wall. Kayla walked upstairs into his bedroom, on his bed was a piece of paper. Kayla opened up the piece of paper, it was printed from a computer. Kayla looked at the paper, it had symbols and strange writing on it. She walked downstairs and into the kitchen, she found nothing in the kitchen. She found a door on the right of the kitchen leading to the basement, she opened the door and walked down the steps. Kayla had to hold her nose as she reached the basement, the smell was horrible. She saw some pictures on the wall, there were seven pictures, two of the pictures had a red X over them. Kayla looked at the third picture, she looked at the name. "Taylor Bates" Taylor was Kayla's best friend. Kayla ran upstairs, she ran up to David. "I know where he's going, follow me." Kayla told David.
David and Kayla left Amos's house, they drove through Mulberry. "Are you sure he is going after your friend?" David asked. "I'm really sure, he had the victim's pictures lined up, two of them were crossed out. He had a circle around Taylor's picture." Kayla replied. David floored it and sped down the street, he pulled up in front of Taylor's house. Amos's Sabre was parked in the driveway, they got out of David's car and ran up to the door. They heard Taylor screaming and glass breaking, Kayla drew her pistol and kicked the door open. David and Kayla entered the house, Taylor ran toward them her clothes torn. Amos walked into the living room, he had a black robe with a hood on. Kayla and David aimed their guns at him, he looked at them. "Put your hands up Amos, you're under arrest for murder." Kayla told Amos. Amos put his hands up, Kayla pulled out her cuffs and walked toward him. She cuffed Amos and walked him outside, David called Rodney and requested a deputy to come out and transport Amos.
At the sheriff's office, David and Kayla stood outside the interrogation room. Rodney walked toward them, he had a somber look on his face. "I never would have suspected Amos of being so diabolical." He told them. Kayla looked at David, he put his hand around her shoulders. "We got the evidence, we caught him red handed. Now we need a confession." David told Kayla. Rodney looked at David, he looked back at Rodney. "Get in there detective." Rodney told David. "No this one belongs to Kayla, she did the investigating." David replied. Kayla walked into the interrogation room, she closed the door and sat across from Amos. "So Amos, you're a Mason?" She asked him. "I don't know what you're talking about." Amos replied. "Don't lie to me, the elder at the lodge said you were a member." She told Amos. "Ok I'm a Mason, so what?" Amos asked. "As a Mason you have to worship a supreme being, you worship the devil don't you?" She asked Amos. "No I'm a Christian I go to church." Amos replied. "Then what about the weird stuff and the sacrifices, the satanic stuff on your walls and the poems mentioning sacrifice?" Kayla asked Amos. "Ok, I sacrificed those people for a ritual. A love ritual, if I could sacrifice seven souls then my deity would make you fall in love with me." Amos admitted. Kayla stood up. "Amos, may God have mercy on your soul." She told him walking out of the room. Kayla approached Rodney and David, they looked at her. "So he was in love so much so that he killed. That guy is sick." Rodney said. "You did good Kayla, Sheriff I think you got a new detective on your force." David told Rodney. "Yes sir, Kayla you're promoted. From now on you're the sheriff's office's new homicide detective." Rodney told Kayla before walking away. Kayla smiled and hugged David, he kissed her and they looked through the window of the interrogation room.