"Well, so you're a television reporter with some very, very useful
information", Samantha Sheperd said, while opening the door to her office.
April slowly nodded. "Yes... but I've already told you that."
"Sit down!" Samantha pointed at a chair in front of her desk.
April sat down, although she preferred standing. She wanted to start talking, but noticed that Samantha Sheperd didn't listen to her anyway. Instead, she was staring at a small monitor, which was standing on her desk.
"How the hell did he get out?", she murmured to herself.
"Err... Miss Sheperd...."
"Be quiet! I'm thinking!", she snapped at April.
"Miss ...I want ...", April tried to start again, but - seeing it wasn't of any use - she rose from the chair to look what had caused Samantha Sheperd's anger. April was astonished. The monitor showed a clear view of what seemed to be a garage... and Shredder was standing inside of it, in front of a black car.
"That's exactly what I wanted to talk about", April stated.
Samantha looked at her. "My garage?", she asked in a mocking voice.
"No. Shredder", April replied dryly.
"Alright", Samantha said. "Then come to the point!"
"If you listen to me this time." Now April was sarcastically.
"Just go on! I don't have time forever."
"Okay. But first of all I have to ask you a question - why did you capture Shredder?"
"*You* don't have to ask such things!", she answered and it was obvious that she got angry about April's question.
"Well... I'm sure I can figure out the reason."
"Really?! Now I'm very curious." Samantha Sheperd laughed at her, but what April said next made her stop.
"I guess it's because you think he killed your brother, isn't it?", she said, taking out an article which she handed to Samantha.
Chemistry laboratory exploded - two victims, the headline said.
Samantha Sheperd glanced at the paper and shuddered. "Where did you get this from?"
"It doesn't matter. But what I'm trying to tell you is..."
"Yeah, you've done a great job!", Samantha interrupted her. "Now you've made me even more aggressive. Shredder will have to die *now*!"
She opened a drawer, took her pistol and rushed out of the room, not awaiting April's reaction.
April followed her. "Please, listen to me!", she urged, but Samantha Sheperd went downstairs to finish what she had begun.
She pushed the door, that separated the corridor from the garage, open and walked inside, aiming her weapon at Shredder.
"Now the game is over!", she yelled at him.
Shredder stepped back in shock. "No! You said..."
"It doesn't matter what I said", she broke in angrily. "It's enough, I can't bare seeing you alive any longer. I can't let my brother's murderer get away without punishment!"
Shredder just stared at her, as she went closer, ready to shoot. He didn't understand what she was talking about - the only thing he was absolutely sure about was that she really wanted to kill him.
"Please, Miss Sheperd, listen to me first!", April tried again. but when she realized that Samantha Sheperd ignored her, she stepped forward, grabbed the weapon and forced it down - the same moment Samantha pulled the trigger. The shot echoed through the garage. Samantha turned her head, focussing on April.
"Are you absolutely crazy, Miss? Do you want to die, too?!"
"Now you will listen to me, Miss Sheperd!", April demanded. "You're going to make the worst mistake of your whole life."
"Why?!" Samantha Sheperd stared at her, her eyes full of hatred.
"Because you're blaming the wrong one for your brother's death", April replied calmly.
"You're trying to betray me!", she snapped. "Shredder paid you for doing it."
"No! I can prove what I'm saying."
She frowned a little and lowered the weapon, which she had aimed at April before. "Really?"
"Yes, I'll give the video tape I have taken with me to you. That will show the undeniable truth."
Samantha looked at April, then at Shredder. "Alright, we are going upstairs. But if you're lying, both of you will have to die."
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Raph had already arrived at Fleet industries, but the guard, whom he had asked, was absolutely sure that no television reporter had been here today.
Raph went away, but he decided to have a second look. Perhaps something bad had happened to April and he was determined to help her.
Sneaking round the corner he thought that April could have left this place long before - but a sharp pain interrupted his thoughts and everything went black.
April slowly nodded. "Yes... but I've already told you that."
"Sit down!" Samantha pointed at a chair in front of her desk.
April sat down, although she preferred standing. She wanted to start talking, but noticed that Samantha Sheperd didn't listen to her anyway. Instead, she was staring at a small monitor, which was standing on her desk.
"How the hell did he get out?", she murmured to herself.
"Err... Miss Sheperd...."
"Be quiet! I'm thinking!", she snapped at April.
"Miss ...I want ...", April tried to start again, but - seeing it wasn't of any use - she rose from the chair to look what had caused Samantha Sheperd's anger. April was astonished. The monitor showed a clear view of what seemed to be a garage... and Shredder was standing inside of it, in front of a black car.
"That's exactly what I wanted to talk about", April stated.
Samantha looked at her. "My garage?", she asked in a mocking voice.
"No. Shredder", April replied dryly.
"Alright", Samantha said. "Then come to the point!"
"If you listen to me this time." Now April was sarcastically.
"Just go on! I don't have time forever."
"Okay. But first of all I have to ask you a question - why did you capture Shredder?"
"*You* don't have to ask such things!", she answered and it was obvious that she got angry about April's question.
"Well... I'm sure I can figure out the reason."
"Really?! Now I'm very curious." Samantha Sheperd laughed at her, but what April said next made her stop.
"I guess it's because you think he killed your brother, isn't it?", she said, taking out an article which she handed to Samantha.
Chemistry laboratory exploded - two victims, the headline said.
Samantha Sheperd glanced at the paper and shuddered. "Where did you get this from?"
"It doesn't matter. But what I'm trying to tell you is..."
"Yeah, you've done a great job!", Samantha interrupted her. "Now you've made me even more aggressive. Shredder will have to die *now*!"
She opened a drawer, took her pistol and rushed out of the room, not awaiting April's reaction.
April followed her. "Please, listen to me!", she urged, but Samantha Sheperd went downstairs to finish what she had begun.
She pushed the door, that separated the corridor from the garage, open and walked inside, aiming her weapon at Shredder.
"Now the game is over!", she yelled at him.
Shredder stepped back in shock. "No! You said..."
"It doesn't matter what I said", she broke in angrily. "It's enough, I can't bare seeing you alive any longer. I can't let my brother's murderer get away without punishment!"
Shredder just stared at her, as she went closer, ready to shoot. He didn't understand what she was talking about - the only thing he was absolutely sure about was that she really wanted to kill him.
"Please, Miss Sheperd, listen to me first!", April tried again. but when she realized that Samantha Sheperd ignored her, she stepped forward, grabbed the weapon and forced it down - the same moment Samantha pulled the trigger. The shot echoed through the garage. Samantha turned her head, focussing on April.
"Are you absolutely crazy, Miss? Do you want to die, too?!"
"Now you will listen to me, Miss Sheperd!", April demanded. "You're going to make the worst mistake of your whole life."
"Why?!" Samantha Sheperd stared at her, her eyes full of hatred.
"Because you're blaming the wrong one for your brother's death", April replied calmly.
"You're trying to betray me!", she snapped. "Shredder paid you for doing it."
"No! I can prove what I'm saying."
She frowned a little and lowered the weapon, which she had aimed at April before. "Really?"
"Yes, I'll give the video tape I have taken with me to you. That will show the undeniable truth."
Samantha looked at April, then at Shredder. "Alright, we are going upstairs. But if you're lying, both of you will have to die."
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Raph had already arrived at Fleet industries, but the guard, whom he had asked, was absolutely sure that no television reporter had been here today.
Raph went away, but he decided to have a second look. Perhaps something bad had happened to April and he was determined to help her.
Sneaking round the corner he thought that April could have left this place long before - but a sharp pain interrupted his thoughts and everything went black.