104R 36: A Witch Hunt.
Meanwhile, that same night, at De ViL Manor, Linda, with one of her daughters, was inside Cruella's chamber that was behind the huge picture of the long dead De ViL woman, examining a picture of Keegan that was hanging on the wall where Cruella's drawing of her hooded Dalmatian coat was back in (2000), with the room's only source of light being a flame of fire on top of a pillar. The words on the photo read 'MISSING.' Keegan Lewis. It was one of the missing person's posters that Linda had printed up.
"The story to make the nation...shutter? Shiver? Shutter? Oh, no, that's no good." Said Donna.
"Shivutter?" Linda said.
"Exactly! Pure genius! Solving this case is gonna put you in office for a very long time. And we'll make a lot of money, too." Said Donna, refering to Keegan's vanishing.
"Yes. Yes, it is. But...i need a special...something...to add to the case." Said Linda.
"Oh yeah, like what?" Donna asked.
Linda: "I don't know, something big. Something...like...like..."
"Something like this?" Came a voice.
Linda and Donna turnned to see Adriana standing in the doorway of the chamber, holding a news paper.
"Adriana? What are you doing in here, darling?" Linda asked.
"Giving you the biggest story in all of London." Said Adriana.
"What are you talking about?" Donna asked.
"I'm talking about helping mother stay in office as mayor." Said Adriana.
"What?" Donna asked.
"Mother, i couldn't help but overhear your conversation with Donna about the missing Keegan case and how you were trying to come up with something big to add to the story." Said Adriana.
"Yes, that's right. What about it?" Linda asked.
"Ooh! Ooh! I have a few ideas! Wanna hear them?" Donna asked.
"No, she doesn't." Said Adriana.
"And why not?" Donna asked.
"Because i have something here that's guaranteed to keep our mother in office forever." Said Adriana.
"Like what?" Donna asked in an annoyed tone. What idea could Adriana possibly have that would keep their mother in office for good?
"Like this. It's right here in the newspaper, on the front page." Said Adriana.
"An idea out of some old newspaper? Yeah, right, dream on. This isn't the 80's, Adriana, it's the (2020's). A new decade in a new century. No one goes searching for ideas in newspapers anymore. We have the internet for that. Right, mother?" Said Donna.
"Let me see that news paper, darling." Said Linda.
"What?!" Donna gasped.
"Of course, mother." Said Adriana. The british raven haired girl entered into the chamber, walked up to her mother and handed her the news paper.
"Hmm." Said Linda before removing her long, red ciggarette holder from her mouth and examining the newspaper. On the front page was a picture of countless Dalmatian puppies, and above the picture was writting. "Dognapping." She said, reading the writting above the picture before turnning to the other page, showing more Dalmatian puppies. "London's Dalmatian puppy population disappears...again." Said the british mayor, reading the writting above the picture.
"I know, right? I mean this is the fourth time it's happened in four years here in London." Said Adriana.
"They are darling little things." Said Linda.
"Yes, they are cute little furry bunddles of joy, aren't they?" Said Adriana.
"That's not what she meant, you airhead!" Said Donna.
"Don't call me names, Jerkface!" Said Adriana.
"Fashion disaster!" Said Donna.
"I'm gonna take you to court?!" Said Adriana.
"Oh, yeah?" Said Donna.
"Yeah!" Said Adriana.
"Girls, girls, calm down." Said Linda, causing the two sisters to cease fighting. "That's better. Adriana?"
"Yes, mother?" Adriana asked.
"I think you've just provided me with an idea that i can add to our 'missing boy' case." Said Linda.
"I have?" Adriana asked.
"She has?" Donna asked.
"Of course she has." Said Linda.
"So you like my idea, then?" Adriana asked,
"Like it? I love it." Said Linda.
"Well, if you loved that one, you're gonna love this one." Said Adriana before handing Linda her smartphone.
Linda looked at the screen and saw an internet article about four Dalmatian puppies that went missing over in Kansas in the U.S. The article also had a picture of the four puppies as well. Three of them were black-spotted and the fourth one was limon-spotted. "Dalmatian puppies disappear from Kansas without a trace. If you have any information, or seen these puppies, please contact the U.S. police. Our number is 911." She said, reading the article. "Hmmmm." Said Linda, smiling. She had seen these missing puppies before. They were with Keegan at the 2nd Chance Dog Shelter today. She looked up at her two daughters. "Will you ever cease to amaze me, Adriana?"
"No, i won't." Said Adriana.
"I thought so." Said Linda.
"So what are you planning to do, mother?" Donna asked.
"Simple, i..." Before Linda could answer her daughter's question, her cellphone rang. "Hold that thought for one second." She said before giving Adriana back her phone. The british mayor reached into her suit pocket and got out her cellphone and answered it. "Hello?"
"Hello." Said a male voice on the other end.
"Yes?" Linda asked.
"Is this Mayor Linda Lewis, by any chance?" Asked the voice.
"Yes, this is she. May i ask who's calling?" Linda asked.
"Well, you know how much you and the whole city of London are searching for your missing stepson?" Asked the voice.
"Yes, why?" Linda asked.
"I think i may know where he is." Said the voice.
"Is that so? And may i ask where he is?" Linda asked.
"He's in Suffolk, staying in the woods, in a cabin, with some woman with red hair and blue eyes." Said the voice.
"I see. And may i ask who's calling?" Linda asked.
"My name's not important. Think of me as your director. You're part of my plan, you have a fun part, so don't blow it." Said the voice.
"What are you talking about? What plan?" Linda asked.
"Same one our other characters are in, only their parts have been put on the back burnner for now. But you...you and your family are the main stars of this year's plan. We'll have some fun with you before we're done." Said the voice.
"What? Who is this? Hello?" Said Linda. The line then went dead and the british mayor hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Adriana asked.
"I don't know. Just some stranger calling and telling me that he knew where Keegan was." Said Linda.
"Speaking of which,...what were you saying about your plan?" Donna asked.
"Simple: I'm gonna take the Dalmatian puppy cases and add them to our missing Keegan case. And now that i know where he is, it should be much easier." Said Linda.
"Know where he is? How do you know?" Donna asked.
"Where is he?" Adriana asked.
"He's in Suffolk, staying with his aunt Candace at some cabin in the woods." Said Linda.
"Suffolk? That's on the outskirts of London." Said Donna.
"I know. This is just the big story i've been waiting for. Solving all three of these mysteries is going to keep me in office, as mayor, for life." Said Linda.
"And we'll get to be rich, rich, rich!" Said Donna in excitment.
"At last...i will finally get that meddlsome red head out of my life forever." Said Linda.
"What are you going to do?" Adriana.
"Whatever it takes to get rid of Candace. That woman's been after my husband since the day we arrived here in London." Said Linda.
"What are you saying, mother?" Donna asked.
"I'm saying we wait till tomorrow to contact the police about Keegan's whereabouts, then we set up an ambush and have them arrest Candace for kidnapping him, as well as for stealing those four Dalmatian puppies in Kansas, along with the entire Dalmatian puppy population of London." Said Linda.
"You mean you're gonna set off a witch hunt?" Donna asked.
"That's right. And i'll be able to solve all three of these cases because i have the perfect idiot to take the fall for them, weather they want to or not. After all, Cruella did it to Kevin Shepered in (2000) when she framed him for stealing all of the Dalmatian puppies of London. This will be no different." Said Linda.
"Yes! Great plan, mother!" Said Donna.
"No! Bad plan, mother!" Said Adriana.
"What did you say?" Linda asked.
"That's not the truth mother. Candace didn't do any of the things you're speaking of." Said Adriana.
"Well, you know that...i know that...Donna knows that...and Candace knows that. But Jerry and city of London, however...do not." Said Linda.
"Where exactly are you getting at?" Adriana asked.
"Candace doesn't have to be guilty of any of these crimes...as long as everyone thinks she committed them." Said Linda.
"You mean frame her, right?" Said Donna.
"That's right." Said Linda.
"Mother, you can't! You can't use your position as mayor to frame somebody for someone else's crimes, it's abuse of power! And it's lying!" Said Adriana.
"Don't think of it as lying, darling. Think of it as...rewritting history." Said Linda.
"Rewritting history?" Adriana asked.
"That's right. Candace will go down for kidnapping Keegan, stealing four Dalmatian puppies from the U.S., as well as stealing all of London's Dalmatian puppy population. And i will be praised by all of London for solving all three crimes in one day. The community will see me as a super mayor. I can see the headlines now: Mayor of London catches kidnapper/Dalmatian theif. A brave, bold hero...right out of the movies. Oh, i am going to go down in history." Said Linda. "Now then...let's make some calls to the U.S. and tell them we found their missing Dalmatians."
"What about Jerry? I mean, now that we know where Keegan is, we can tell him." Said Adriana.
"You will do nothing of the sort." Said Linda.
"What?" Adriana.
"In order for my plan to work, everyone needs to think the worst of Candace...including Jerry. Right now, he's feeling really bad for not telling her that her sister died six years ago. Can you imagin how he'll feel towards her when he finds out all of what she's done? Including how she kidnapped his son? He will hate her for the rest of his life. He'll probably even keep Keegan from seeing her, which is exactly what i want." Said Linda.
"Mother, you can't do that. Our stepfather has been going out of his mind ever since Keegan ran off with the puppies. Are you really willing to just sit back and watch him go through that for the rest of the day just so you can get rid of Candace?" Adriana asked.
"Well,...when you put it that way...yes. Yes, i am. And i would appreciate it if you both did the same thing." Said Linda.
Adriana: "But..."
"No buts, Adriana. I am the mayor of this town and what i say goes...got it?" Said Linda.
"Yeah, i got." Said Adriana.
"Agreed." Donna added.
"Good. I'm glad we're all in agreement." Said Linda before dialing a number. She then placed her phone to her ear and waited for somebody to pick up.
"Hello?" Came an american male voice.
"Hi, is this the U.S. police department?" Linda asked.
"Why, yes, yes, it is. May i ask who's calling?" The male voice asked.
"My name is Linda Lewis. I'm the mayor over here in London. I have information on those four missing Dalmatian puppies you're searching for."
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