Hello everyone, I am back with another chapter of this story, now this one is based on Agatha Christie's "And then there were none", I got nothing else to say but, as usual, enjoy.
Summary: Simon and Jeanette were invited to a dinner party with eight strangers Simon finds familiar, after each guest dies one by one, Simon discovers one of them is the killer.
Another year has gone by, it was now the year 1995, it has been four years since 25 year old Simon Seville became a detective, and he can remember his first case like it was yesterday.
In his apartment, Simon was going through some mail in the living room in the lounge, he opened an envelope and it showed an invitation.
" Look at this Jeanette", said Simon.
Jeanette entered the living room.
" What is it", said Jeanette.
" This note says we're both invited to a party it say's tonight at 6 PM we must attend to a party at this place", said Simon showing a photo of the house.
" That looks like the hill near Dave's place", said Jeanette.
" It is, odd, but nice house though, the party is a dinner party, and due to the weather we'll have to pack up to spend the night there", said Simon.
" Who's it from", said Jeanette.
" Some guy named Rivole", said Simon.
" So should we attend", said Jeanette.
" I'm not sure, this could be a trick of some sort", said Simon.
" Doesn't look like it, I heard there were some rich people there, maybe the invitations in someone's honor in might be your honor for solving a lot of cases", said Jeanette.
" How about we toss a coin, heads we go, tails we don't", said Simon.
He tossed the coin he picked up from the table and it landed on heads.
" I guess we're going, it's noon now so it'll be six hours from now, so we'll start packing", said Jeanette.
" I guess, but I still have the right to be suspicious though, I mean we have been invited on such a short notice", said Simon.
Simon and Jeanette arrived at the house, it was colossal.
" How rich, it had to be up a huge hill though", said Simon.
Just then another car arrived and a man in his late 20's stepped out.
" You must also be a guest, I'm Rick", said Rick.
" Simon, and this is my girlfriend Jeanette", said Simon.
" I know who you two are, your part of the chipmunks, and chipettes", said Rick.
" Yep, we still tour, but we also do our own careers, Jeanette's a doctor and I'm a detective, what about you", said Simon.
" I'm a fireman", said Rick.
" Awesome", said Simon.
Just then another car came, and two people came out, a man and a woman both in there mid 30's stepped out.
" Are you also the guests", said Simon.
" Yep, I'm Josh and this is my wife Betty", said Josh.
" I'm Simon and this is my girlfriend Jeanette", said Simon.
" And I'm Rick", said Rick.
" I'm a doctor, Simon's a detective and Rick's a fireman, what a you two", said Jeanette.
" I'm a mechanic", said Josh.
" And I'm a singer", said Betty.
Just then, two more cars came by, a man in his 60's came out of one, and a woman in her 50's came out the other.
" You must be some more guest, what are your names", said Simon.
" I'm Colonel George, I'm a retired soldier", said George, the man.
" And I'm Mildred, and I am an accountant", said the lady, Mildred.
" Really, I was originally going to be one myself", said Jeanette.
" And, and you two should also buy a razor and shaving cream, you look like you haven't shaved in a decade, you look like animals", said Mildred, then she walked off to meet the other guests.
" She doesn't know who we are does she", whispered Simon to Jeanette.
" I guess not, maybe she hasn't bought the records", said Jeanette.
Then another car came by, and it showed two younger people, in there early 20's, a boy and a girl.
" What's up people", said the boy.
" Are you another couple of the guests", said Simon.
" That's right, I'm Matt, and this is my girlfriend, Amanda", said Matt, pointing, at her girlfriend.
" Hey Y'all", said Amanda waving at Simon and Jeanette.
" Are you college students", said Jeanette.
" That's right, I'm a football student, training to be in the team, Amanda's my cheerleader", said Matt.
" hang on, I know that vest your wearing, I think you two are in the same college me and Jeanette went to", said Simon.
" Oh yeah I know for a fact we did, I saw you, your girlfriend and your brothers and sisters on a framed portrait, you're the chipmunks right", said Matt.
" That's right, we're part of the chipmunks and chipettes, but we each have different careers as well", said Simon.
" Yeah I know, you solved your first case there, don't you remember me and Amanda, we were the jury members", said Matt.
" Oh yeah, four years ago at court, there were seven members of the jury, you were two of them but you were both between 18-20 at the time", said Simon.
" Yep", said Matt.
Just then, one more car came by and a man in his late 20's came out.
" Hey everyone, who is the host of the party", said the man.
" I don't know, they haven't turned up yet", said Simon.
" Are you detective Simon Seville", said the man.
" Indeed I am, who are you", said Simon.
" I'm Nick, I'm a fan at your work", said Nick, shaking hands with Simon.
" As a detective or a singer", said Simon.
" Both", said Nick.
" What do you do, what career, I heard the careers from the other guests but I haven't heard one from you yet", said Simon.
" I'm a chef", said Nick.
" Okay, is that all the guests, or do we have a few more coming", said Simon.
" I think that's it", said Rick.
" I think I know the reason Rivole invited us, maybe it's because he admires our careers", said Jeanette.
" Well let's go inside, I think Rivole is waiting for us", said Simon.
They arrived inside the mansion, and looked around, they spotted a note on the table and read from it.
" The note said that Rivole won't be here until half past nine, and it will be nine when dinner starts, Nick, Rivole says you are free to use to kitchen and show off your gift of cooking", said Simon.
" But can I start at half past seven, I need some time to unpack", said Nick.
" Where are our rooms anyway", said Matt.
" The note says our rooms are upstairs to the left hall, there are seven rooms, room A is Ricks, room B is mine and Jeanette's, room C is Georges, room D is Josh's and Betty's, room E is Mildred's, room F is Matt's and Amanda's, and room G is Nick's", said Simon.
" How about we unpack and meet here at half past seven", said Rick.
" We'll do that", said Simon.
The time was now half past seven, after unpacking everyone met in the living room, except for Nick, he was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
On a couch Simon looked at each of his guests, he can't help but feel like he remembers them, he knows two of them, but the other six he's still clueless.
He went to the kitchen where Nick was cooking.
" Hey Nick, need help there", said Simon.
" Of course, can you peel those potatoes for me please", said Nick.
" Sure", said Simon.
He then peeled the potatoes while talking to Nick.
" So what's on the menu", said Simon.
" Well for starters I was thinking pumpkin soup with sour cream, the main course is roast chicken with mashed potatoes, and for dessert I was thinking chocolate pudding with custard, jelly and cream", said James.
" That sound great", said Simon.
After about an hour of cooking, Simon placed the meals on the table, while Nick is still in the kitchen, poured champagne in ten glasses that look the same.
" Okay Simon, i'll help you with the pudding", said Nick, he then left the kitchen to help Simon, a minute later a figure went in the kitchen and grabbed a bottle in it's pocket, it was poison, the unknown figure poured the poison in one of the glasses, and then left the kitchen.
It was now 9 PM, everyone sat down on the table.
" What an amazing meal", said Jeanette.
" Got to hand it to you Nick, you got some seriously cool skills", said Rick.
" I can't take all the credit you know, Simon helped", said Nick.
" Well done Simon", said Jeanette.
" Thanks", said Simon, as he picked up the glass, and drank from it, then he brought his hand to his mouth.
" Oh my god, oh my god", he said nearly looking sick, the others looked at him with worry, then he pointed at the glass and this, " This champagne is brilliant".
" Got to hand it to you, this tastes really great for an expensive drink", said Rick, drinking from his glass.
" Um, I got a question to ask, do any of you guys have something to do with a court four years ago", said Simon.
" Yeah, Me and my wife was at one four years ago, as a jury, they said something about a case of a murdered college student", said Joshua.
" Was the killer named Oliver", said Simon.
" Yes", said Betty.
" We were there too, we were also the jury", said Matt, referring to himself and Amanda.
" Me too", said Nick.
" So was I", said George.
" And me", said Rick.
" What about you Mildred", said Simon.
" I wasn't at the court that day, but I was a Neighbor of Oliver", said Mildred.
" So Simon, you still performing at bands", said Matt.
" Well we still have an equal share of performing as the chipmunks, but sadly maybe in another five or ten years from now we'll quit", said Simon.
" What do you mean by 'the chipmunks', is that another one of those other bands like the Beatles, or the Monkees", said Mildred.
" Yes and no, I am actually a chipmunk and so is Jeanette", said Simon.
" You mean you are actually talking chipmunks", said Mildred.
" Yep", said Simon.
" You two are sick, that's one of the most disgusting things ever in this planet, talking animals", said Mildred.
" Hang on, some birds can talk, and I don't hear you making a fuss about that", said Simon.
" So what, what about you, a couple of nasty talking rodents, not only that, there are six of you, what is this world coming too", said Mildred.
" Okay I understand you're a critic, but believing me, and family are an abomination, that's just low", said Simon.
" Well of course you're an abomination, you're not human", said Mildred.
" Well let me tell you something, I am what I am, and so are my friends and family, we just came around naturally, and if you don't like this universe, find another one", said Simon.
" Mildred, calm down, it's no big deal, at least they aren't evil", said Betty.
" Yeah, well what if they become rabid, yeah that's right, once the time comes they will multiply, and the human race will be no more, in a thousand years from now earth would be filled with furry's", said Mildred.
" Now I am sure that won't happen, and if it does, there will still be a human race, maybe have half the population human's and the other half chipmunks", said Jeanette.
" In my book that's the worst idea anyone has ever come up with", said Mildred.
" How about we forget about this, not everyone is happy with things being different, even if they are no big deal", said Simon.
" I guess Rivole ain't here yet, I am starting to think he doesn't exist", said George, taking a drink from his glass, then his face turned pale, and he began to choke and gag, he then dropped to the floor, foam was coming out of his mouth, he then stood still.
Jeanette went to him and placed two fingers on his neck to check his pulse.
" He's dead", said Jeanette.
" Oh dear god no, who could have done this to him", said Betty.
" It's got to be Oliver, I am finally putting all the pieces together, this is his home, Rivole is an anagram for Oliver, he's broken out of jail and he's going to kill us all, run", said Simon.
The remaining nine people ran straight for the front door, only to find it locked.
" Great, he's locked us in, we're trapped", said Matt.
" What about the back door", said Joshua.
They looked around but couldn't find a back door.
" How about that, a nice mansion, and no back door, the front door is the only way out, and we're trapped, with a psycho killer in the house", said Rick.
" I feel like I'm in one of those horror films", said Matt.
" Everyone head back to the living room, somehow I feel like that's the only safe place at the moment", said Simon.
The time is now 10:30 PM, and the others are sitting around, doing nothing, neither of them had no intention of going to sleep.
" Okay, I checked the drink George had, and it was official he's been poisoned", said Simon.
" But how is his drink poisoned and the others aren't", said Matt.
" Because Nick accidentally left the drinks unattended, luckily we have the coffees secure, so nobody has spiked it with any poison", said Simon, taking a sip of his coffee.
" So now what", said Betty.
" Well, as we have a killer here, we know for sure it's Oliver, getting his revenge on us all for putting him in jail, we must all stay awake, even in here he'll kill us", said Simon.
" Forget this, I'm going to bed", said Amanda, leaving the living room, heading to the stairs.
" Best you didn't Amanda, with a killer on the loose, it's best you don't leave the pack, in most scary movies, if you are alone, you're dead", said Simon.
" Oh don't worry, I'll lock the door", said Amanda, she was then out of sight.
" Okay, Oliver is out to kill us all, he's after me for turning him in, Jeanette for being a witness, and the rest of you for voting on guilty, since the votes was unanimous, he's going to kill everyone, and he has already killed one person, I don't know what reason Oliver has for killing Mildred though", said Simon.
" How about we call the police", said Nick.
" We can't, due to the weather, all phones in this house have no signals until the weather is over", said Joshua.
" Maybe we can find a way to break the door down", said Rick.
" With what", said Nick, just then the lights went out, they all froze for a second, then they heard a bit of noise upstairs, then Nick switched the lights went back on.
" Somebody switched off the lights, there was no power cut", said Nick.
" Somethings happening upstairs, Amanda's up there", said Matt, he then ran up the stairs followed by Jeanette, Mildred, Betty, Joshua, Nick and Rick, Simon also followed, but then spotted something on the coffee table.
Matt arrived in Amanda's room, unlocked the door and spotted Amanda on the floor.
" She's dead", said Jeanette, checking Amanda's pulse.
" How could she have died", said Matt.
" I think this", said Rick pointing at a pillow.
" So Oliver came in, pushed a pillow at my girlfriends face, suffocating her", said Matt.
" It wasn't Oliver", said Simon as he came in the room.
" What do you mean", said Joshua.
" Read this", said Simon, showing a newspaper.
" It says Oliver committed suicide a month ago, if it wasn't Oliver, then who is it, there's only eight of us victims left, and the killer is still somewhere in this house", said Betty.
" Maybe the killer is one of us", said Jeanette.
It was now Midnight, after Amanda's death, everyone kept a close eye on each other.
Simon and Jeanette were in their rooms.
" If the killer is one of us, who is it", said Jeanette.
" I am thinking Mildred, you heard what she called us at dinner, an abomination", said Simon.
" If that's true, what is her reason for killing the others", said Jeanette.
" Well she is Oliver's neighbor, so she might have come to kill the others for sending Oliver to jail and made him commit suicide, I think she and him were friends or very deep companions", said Simon.
" Well we know her motives, but is there any proof she is the killer", said Jeanette.
" Well at the moment, the only two people I trust are you and Nick, who was with me at all times before George's death, Betty, Joshua, Rick and Matt I am still not sure of, but I am still in suspicion of Mildred because of her motive", said Simon.
Just then, they heard a scream.
" That sounded like it came from Betty", said Simon.
He and Jeanette got out of their room, and spotted in the hall, Betty on the floor, dead, with a knife on her back.
The others came out as well, looking at her, Joshua looked shocked.
" Joshua what happened", said Simon.
" I don't know, she said she was going to leave for a drink, and then this happened", said Joshua.
" Well we do know the killer is one of us, but we do also know one other thing, from now on, we all stick together, no separating", said Simon.
The time was now 1:30 AM, everyone gathered in the living room, after Betty's death, no one even dared to separate themselves from the group, they decided to entertain themselves with the radio battery controlled and snacks, chocolate, cheese and Pretzel sticks.
" Okay, the news said the rain will stop at 6 AM, and we do have 4 and a half hours to wait though, we're going to have to make sure we stay alive till then", said Simon.
" So what now", said Jeanette.
" Well now that we know one of us is the killer, let's try and find out who", said Rick.
" I think we'll make a list, and do some deductions", said Simon, picking up his note book and wrote down the names of the seven remaining people in the room.
" Okay, there's me, Jeanette, Matt, Nick, Mildred, Rick and Joshua, let's see if we can make some deductions", said Simon.
" Let's start with Joshua, he might be responsible on killing Betty", said Mildred.
" What gives me a reason to kill my own wife, what about you, I don't know about your motive for killing Amanda, George and Betty, but you do have a motive for trying to kill these two, after what happened at dinner", said Joshua referring to Simon and Jeanette.
" Hang on, just because I believe those two are an abomination, doesn't mean I want them dead", said Mildred.
" I know your lying, you said that we will make the human race die and continue as talking chipmunks, for all I know, you believe that and is trying to prevent it by taking us down", said Simon.
" Wait, if I were to kill you two, what would my reason be for killing the others", said Mildred.
" You're Oliver's neighbor, for all I know you must have been a very close friend or companion of him, and is plotting revenge on us for putting him in prison and got him killed", said Simon.
" Now that's not true, I hate the guy", said Mildred.
" I don't know if you are telling the truth or not, but unless we find evidence on the others, you are the only main suspect", said Simon.
Just then the lights once again went off, this time for ten seconds, once they went back on, they saw Mildred on the floor, dead with a knife on her back.
It was 3 in the morning, Simon was in Oliver's room, soon Jeanette came in.
" Hang on, Simon, didn't you say no splitting up", said Jeanette.
" Don't see what's the point, everyone else has gone separate, Nick's in the kitchen, Matt's still in the living room, Joshua's in his room, Rick's in the billiard room playing pool", said Simon.
" And what are you doing here", said Jeanette.
" Just checking for something, evidence maybe, hang on, what's this", said Simon, picking up a small scrapbook of ten pages, ten sheets of paper stapled, and colored in.
" Look at this", he continued.
" What is it", said Jeanette.
" Probably something Oliver made while he was still a kid, and by the looks of this, his childhood wasn't good, it's a storybook of ten monkeys in a tree in a jungle, nice way to draw the monkeys though", said Simon.
" What's it got to do with the murders", said Jeanette.
" A lot, let's see what the first page says", said Simon, reading the first page.
Ten cheeky monkeys sat down to dine, one choked on himself, and then there were nine.
" We are the ten monkey's, the tree is the mansion, and the Jungle is the hill, the river around the tree is the lock on the front door that's keeping us from getting away, when we dined at dinner, one died which was George, choking himself, even though he was poisoned, but still same thing, and there were nine of us left", said Simon.
" What does the next one say", said Jeanette, reading the next one.
Nine cheeky monkeys stayed up late, one fell into darkness and then there were eight.
" We stayed up late and had no intention of falling asleep, Amanda died and the light's going out made more sense of falling in darkness", said Simon, he then read the third one.
Eight cheeky monkeys tried to avoid heaven, one got left behind and then there were seven.
" Is that one like we are avoiding death, because if you die you go to heaven", said Jeanette.
" I guess, and one got left behind, which was Betty, which made the remaining seven of us not split up and stick together, that didn't last long though", said Simon.
" What does the next one say", said Jeanette, reading the next one.
Seven cheeky Monkeys picked up sticks, one got stabbed and then there were six.
" The sticks must have meant the snacks we were having, Chocolate sticks, cheese sticks, and pretzel sticks, and the stabbing meant the knife on Mildred, and now there are six", said Simon.
" So I guess this book is like a fortune teller, it's telling the past and the future", said Jeanette.
" So I guess we know what the killer is up to", said Simon, he then read the next page.
Six cheeky Monkeys took a dive, one drowned and then there were five.
" Maybe the next one has something to do with water, considering one drowned", said Jeanette.
" In case you're right, we stay away from water from now on, what about the other deaths", said Simon, he then continued to read the book.
Five cheeky monkeys sunbathed at the shore, one got burned and then there were four.
" I think it has something to do with fire, water and fire are now our enemies at the moment, until we find our killer", said Simon, he then continued reading.
Four cheeky monkeys swung at the tree, one fell off and then there were three.
" I think at that point when there is four of us left we stay at the ground floor", said Jeanette, she then read the next bit.
Three cheeky monkeys built a canoe, one sunk with it and then there were two.
" I think at that point they were trying to get out of that island, what about the other two, if one of them is the killer the other would now know for sure 100%", said Simon, he then read the next part.
Two cheeky monkeys knew they were done, one killed the other and then there were one.
" I think at that point the killer takes out his last victim, and we don't know how, and what happens afterwards", said Simon.
One cheeky monkey all alone, left the island alive and then there were none.
" Ah so there is a sole survivor in this story, and it's going to be the killer, I'm sure the killer won't kill any of us until we reach water, and then one of us drowns, we should warn the others about the killer's plan", said Simon.
Just then Joshua came in.
" Guys, come quick, Nick is dead", said Joshua.
" What", said Simon.
" How", said Jeanette.
Joshua lead Jeanette and Simon to the kitchen where Rick and Matt are, they look at the sink and saw Nick with his head in the sink full of water.
" He drowned, and by the look at the mess of the water on the floor, the killer struck again", said Rick.
Simon then pulled Jeanette to the side so he can talk to her.
" I think we should tell them, Nick's death was the fifth part of the story, six cheeky monkeys took a dive, one drowned and then there were five, now you and I along with Joshua, Rick and Matt are the only five left, you know what the next part is", said Simon.
" Five cheeky monkey's sunbathed at the shore, one got burned and then there were four, it's funny really, how could one of us get sunburned when it's still night out, and it's raining", said Jeanette.
" I think the burn won't be coming from the sun", said Simon.
The time was now 4:30 AM, it was getting cold so Joshua lit a fire in the fireplace, to warm them up.
" I guess this is now a record, in my career five deaths in one case, and the previous record was four, and they were all Brittany's friends", said Simon.
" I'll make some more coffee if you like", said Jeanette.
" No, we'll be alright, we made the plan to stick together, and it's going to stay that way from now on", said Simon.
" Okay we only have 90 minutes left, and every person dead makes us one step closer to finding the killer, if we don't find the killer soon we'll all gonna die", said Matt.
" We will find the killer, we are going to go through each other's luggage, holding hands in a circle we are going to go in each room and go through each luggage, any one who breaks the circle of trust is more likely to be the killer", said Simon.
They all hold each others hands, and walked up the stairs
They went in Rick's room, took his suitcase, then they went in Simon and Jeanette's room, took their suitcase, then they went in Joshua's room took his suitcase, then they went in Matt's room, took his suitcase, then they reached the hall and opened the suitcases.
They all looked at each other's suitcase and saw nothing suspicious in every suitcase, well nothing suspicious in four, when they opened the last case, Matt's, they found a bottle of poison.
" That was what killed Gorge", said Jeanette.
Simon then turned to Matt, " So it was you", he said.
" Hang on, some could have planted that there to frame me", said Matt.
" Tell it to the judge, we now got evidence to prove you're the killer", said Joshua.
" Hang on a second, there was only proof that I killed George, which I didn't, but what about the other four, Mildred, Nick, Betty and Amanda", said Matt.
" I found a couple of knives covered in blood, I think one killed Betty, the other killed Mildred", said Jeanette, holding two knifes out of the suitcase.
" Well then what about Nick and Amanda, what proof do you have for them", said Matt.
" We did separate, and you were the nearest to the kitchen, which was where he died in", said Simon.
" What about Amanda, my girlfriend", said Matt.
" You do have the key to her room, so you were the only one who could gain access to her room", said Simon.
" What motive do I have", said Matt.
" Well for all I know, you were only going to kill all of us except Amanda, but she found out you did it and you had to kill her", Simon.
" We can do this the easy way or the hard way", said Rick.
" How about no way", said Matt, he then ran down the stairs away from the group, Simon, Joshua and Rick followed.
They reached the living room, Matt knew he was trapped, he picked up a fire iron, and held it in front of him pointing the others.
" Stand back", said Matt.
" Matt put the fire iron down", said Simon.
" No, not until you say I'm not the killer", said Matt, just then, he tripped and fell in the fire place.
He came out screaming, all burnt, running around the place, Simon then grabbed the nearest fire extinguisher, and put out all the flames, after he doused the fire, Matt soon dropped to the floor, dead.
It was now 6 AM, the weather was over and Jeanette called 911 to get them out of here.
Joshua was in his room packing, so was Rick, Jeanette and Simon were also in their rooms packing, the first thing they are going to do once they get back home is have a nice rest.
" I can't believe Matt's the killer, I also can't believe he died a really gory way", said Jeanette.
" I guess it was part of the story of the ten cheeky monkeys", said Simon, then he froze.
" Simon honey, what's wrong", said Jeanette.
" Nothing, I just have a terrible feeling, that we got the wrong person, maybe Matt wasn't the killer", said Simon.
" What do you mean", said Jeanette.
" Five cheeky monkey's sunbathed at the shore, one got burned and then there were four, Matt was burnt in fire, the killer planned on having someone burn in fire, the real killer is still out there", said Simon.
" Oh come on Simon, if that's true, then that means it's either Joshua or Rick, and we trust both of them", said Jeanette, just then they heard a crash.
" I think I'm right, as usual", said Simon.
They ran out the room, and saw the banister busted, they went down the stairs and saw Rick unconscious.
" He's not dead, but is dying, he needs medical attention", said Jeanette.
" I think we know what this means, Joshua is the killer", said Simon.
" What", said Jeanette.
" There were four of us left, four cheeky monkeys, swinging on the tree, one fell off, and then there were three, Rick falling from the top floor makes more sense, and Joshua is the only suspect, along with you and me", said Simon.
" Where is he", said Jeanette.
" I don't know, but we got to keep a low profile until the emergency department get here", said Simon.
Jeanette stood up, just then, below her feet was revealed to be a trapdoor, it opened, dropping her down to a dark small chamber underneath, the trapdoor closed and Simon tried opening it.
" Jeanette, come on open", said Simon, just then, he turned around and saw Joshua with a gun in his hand.
" Joshua, what the hell, all this it was you, you killed everyone, even your own wife Betty, what did you do to Jeanette", said Simon.
" Isn't it obvious, three cheeky monkeys built a canoe, one sunk with it and then there were two, I couldn't find a boat, so I used the trapdoor so the word 'sunk' made sense, and now there is you and me, two cheeky monkey realized they were done, one killed the other and then there was one", said Joshua.
" Why are you doing this", said Simon.
" Oh I thought you would know by now detective", said Joshua, he then started to rub his face and what was revealed to be make up came off making him look younger, and he took off what was revealed to be a wig, Simon then realized who it was.
" Oliver", said Simon.
" That's right, the killer from your very first case, I rotted in jail for four years because of you", said Oliver.
" But your dead, didn't the paper...", Simon was cut off.
" It's fake, I made it up it can throw you off the scent, but I was aware it would make us turn against each other, I killed everyone for being members of the jury and voted unanimously, if at least one person voted innocent I would have spared that person, I killed Mildred because of the pain and suffering I have to put up with from her she had to die, and I killed Jeanette for being a witness, should've kept her mouth shut", said Oliver.
" Jeanette's not dead, and neither is Rick", said Simon.
" Oh Rick will die soon enough, and how can you be sure Jeanette's still alive, she could be dead from that fall", said Oliver.
" Well answer me this, what happened to the real Joshua", said Simon.
" Oh I killed him before the party, and had to disguise myself as him and avoid suspicion from his wife, he's dead, she's dead, they're all dead, and now it's your turn", said Oliver, pointing the gun at Simon.
" You're just wasting your time, the emergency department will be here any minute, and the cops will know you're here, and when they do, you'll be sent in solitary confinement", said Simon.
" You'll be dead before they arrive, and I'll be out of the state, because you'll be dead in three, two, one", Oliver then pulled the trigger, but Simon was able to dodge the bullet, he dodged the second bullet, and the third, and the forth, the fifth bullet hit him but he was still standing.
" Why aren't you bleeding", said Oliver.
" Bulletproof vest, duh", said Simon.
" Oh well, I'll just shoot you in the face", said Oliver, he then used his last shot, aiming it at Simon's head and pulled the trigger.
Simon was able to dodge it, only just, but the bullet did hit a portrait above the fireplace, the portrait landed on the fire, and as the flames consumed the portrait, and sparks of the fire flew onto the carpet, causing it to go off in flames.
" Oliver, where is the key, I know you locked the door", said Simon.
" Like I am going to tell you", said Oliver.
" Give me the key, and let Jeanette out, and I'll spare your life", said Simon.
" Like I'm gonna believe that", said Oliver.
" Well it's not like your gonna kill me, you don't have a weapon", said Simon, he then started to run to the kitchen.
" Why must you run", said Oliver, he then followed Simon in the kitchen, turned on the light and looked around.
" Alright Simon, show yourself, I just need to kill you and the story is complete", said Oliver, just then he saw a frying pan fly in front of him, and before he could react, WHAM, it smacked him right at the fight and he flew right out the door and dropped to the ground unconscious.
While the fire in the living room was getting worse, Simon searched through Oliver's pocket and found the key to the front door, he left the kitchen and reached the living room, he grabbed an axe and approached the trapdoor Jeanette fell in, and broke down the door.
" Jeanette are you alright", said Simon.
" I guess, luckily these cushions broke my fall, and kept me from getting injured", said Jeanette.
" Here, give me your hand", said Simon, holding out his hand, Jeanette then grabbed Simon's hand and he pulled her up.
" Let's get out of here", said Jeanette.
" Here, use this and get to the door, I'm gonna get Rick, he also still might live", said Simon.
While Jeanette headed for the front door, Simon grabbed onto Rick, who was still unconscious and carried him to the door, the place was on fire and was on the verge of collapsing, Jeanette, Simon and Rick made it out the door, just in time, the fire brigade, the ambulance, and police cars started showing up, the chief approached Simon.
" What happened", said the chief.
" Six people have been murder in that house, all caused by Oliver, he broke out of prison, this one here need medical attention", said Simon, referring to Rick.
As some fire fighters began to put out the fire, the mansion started to collapse, afterwards after the fire was completely put out, the mansion was no more, completely destroyed.
It was now half past seven at night, after returning home, Simon and Jeanette earned a nice rest, Rick was sent to the hospital, and the fire brigade are trying to find the seven bodies in the mansion.
They woke up and decided to watch a movie, they lied down on the couch in silence.
" So what happened to the real Joshua", said Jeanette.
" The chief found the body of him floating in a lake, he's also dead, as for the others, Mildred, Amanda, George, Nick, Matt and Betty, they are definitely dead but they found the bodies, as for Oliver, they couldn't he is nowhere to be found, but I do know he is dead, he was unconscious when I left the kitchen, even if he regained consciousness it would have been too late", said Simon.
" What about Rick", said Jeanette.
" From what I have heard he's in a coma, but he will pull through, in about a week but he'll live", said Simon.
" Thanks for saving me Simon", said Jeanette.
" I had to, I didn't want to lose the girl I love", said Simon.
Jeanette then planted a kiss on Simon's forehead, and then she rested her head on Simon's shoulder's, Simon wrapped his arm around Jeanette, and they continued watching their movie.
Unknown to them, a figure was walking down the hill of the mansion that was destroyed, it was Oliver, he was a bit burnt, but managed to survive the fire, getting out before it collapsed, out of an emergency exit he hidden.
Now that he's a fugitive, he's got to keep a low profile, he would have gotten a college diploma, graduated, gotten a career as a scientist and marry an attractive women, but no, he had to rot four years in prison, lost his scholarship and is now a fugitive on the run, especially after today he is considered a wanted criminal, he wouldn't be in this situation if it weren't for Simon.
He decided to continue his plan and go out of state, went to Arizona, he'll stay there for a few years wait until the cops forget about him, then he'll return to California, find Simon, and finish what he had been planning on doing for four years.
" Better sleep with one eye open Simon, you won't know when, but I'll be coming for you", said Oliver.
Well how was that, another chapter done and as usual each chapter was longer than the previous, anyway the next chapter is going to be a special one, but I hope you enjoyed this one, and until next time.
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