Chapter 8:
"Go ahead and go to New Mexico with Luis and Antonio," Alastair
encouraged. "You will definitely find something there."
"Listen here, Alastair," Beth said, challenging this man who the whole town
was afraid of. But not her. She was getting pretty angry, "I LOVE Luis. And Liz
loves Antonio. And we'd do anything to get them back, but if it means having you
for an ally, well then, I just don't know if I can go through with it. I know what you
are capable of. Everyone knows you're not above killing your own flesh and
blood and WHO knows what you are up to with us!"
The hairs on the back of Alastair's neck stood up in horror. It chilled him,
because he knew that what Beth was saying was true. She knew the truth. And
sometimes he couldn't even believe that he had the audacity to plan for the death
of his daughter Sheridan. But then again, he thought to himself, I would have done
anything to make sure the Lopez-Fitzgerald's didn't know about Martin's death.
But it's time they know. And they won't know the complete truth. They will know
most of it but not all. They'll know what I want them to know. And with the help of
these two ladies, I will never have to watch my back about Luis and his family
finding out the truth about Martin's death.
"Let's go, Liz," Beth said, grabbing her friend's hand, and leaving the
mansion.
"Make sure you check the fingerprints of the evidence you find at New
Mexico!" Alastair called after them, grinning to himself.
Beth turned around and gave Alastair the finger. She knew that he was
somehow involved in the death of Martin Fitzgerald. Even if he didn't kill him
himself exactly, Beth thought to herself, I know he orchestrated the plan.
Alastair laughed to himself. He knew those girls had at least half a brain.
He also knew they wouldn't go against his wishes and ruin his plan.
After today, Alastair thought to himself as he sat back in the sofa and blew
out another cloud of smoke through his cigar, I don't have to deal with this
problem anymore!
The next day, Luis called Sheridan at her cottage and told her that he,
Antonio, Liz and Beth were going to New Mexico.
"What for?" she asked suspiciously. And why are they going with Liz and
Beth? she thought to herself.
"To find who killed my papa. We found a source in New Mexico and we
are going to investigate it."
A chill went down Sheridan's spine at the mere mention of Martin
Fitzgerald. She used to have amnesia at one point in her life, and therefore could
not clearly remember everything that had happened that one day when she was
only six years old. All she could recall of that memory was a bleeding body next
to her as she held on to a stained letter opener.
"Sheridan are you there?" Luis asked after she didn't respond
"Yes, yes," Sheridan said a few moments later, "Luis, let me come with you.
Please."
"No, Sheridan," Luis answered firmly. "It's dangerous, and I don't know how
or why I'm even letting Beth and Liz come. Besides, you just got back to
Harmony. Rest and relax, ok? I'll be back soon."
She agreed reluctantly. I don't have a good feeling about Luis, Antonio and
the others going to New Mexico, she thought to herself as she placed the
telephone down on its cradle.
_____________________________________________________________________
A week later, Beth, Luis, Liz and Antonio were in New Mexico. Somehow
Alastair Crane had dug up Beth's cell phone number. He had placed a few calls
to her, with specific instructions about where to go to find the evidence. He told
her to casually mention searching that location to Luis and Antonio so they could
find the evidence there.
Alastair did not want to prolong the investigation. Let the Lopez-Fiztgerald's
find Martin's body and find it fast, he thought to himself. There is no way I'm
going to let Sheridan marry any of those brothers! If she does, well, they might
find out the real reason why Martin is dead. And I can't let that happen. Let them
only know part of the truth. They should be satisfied with that...
Beth hung up after she took down Alastair's orders. She didn't want to hurt
the man she loved but she was being manipulated now and couldn't get out of it.
"Why don't we go here?" Beth suggested as the four of them were looking
over a map of the state.
"Well, ok," Luis said after a thought. "It's pretty close to where the source
came from."
So the four of them decided to head to that part of New Mexico. They
arranged two hotel rooms to stay in as they continued their investigation.
_____________________________________________________________________
Back in Harmony, Pilar, Theresa, Sheridan and Miguel were anxiously
awaiting word on how the search for Martin was going.
Luis and Antonio called home and spoke to Pilar.
"Mama, I haven't found anything yet, but it seems like we could. We will
keep searching."
"Ok, Antonio," Pilar answered.
"Mama, please don't get your hopes up. I don't want to give you false hope."
"Don't worry, son," Pilar replied firmly even though she was quivering
inside. I really hope they find my husband, she thought to herself.
They hung up a few minutes later.
As Luis, Beth and Liz were digging through a muddy region, trying to find a
body that was apparently there (based on new sources), Luis yelled out loudly to
his brother once he felt his shovel hit something which didn't seem like soil.
"What is it, Luis?" Antonio asked, running over to where the other's were
standing.
"Bones," Luis said, not meeting his brother's look. He was staring straight
ahead at what he had stumbled upon.
"It looks like a man's body, not a female's," Liz remarked.
"Yes," Beth answered horrified. I really hope this isn't Martin's remains, she
thought to herself. Damn you, Alastair!
"Let's check dental records and such," Antonio suggested.
"Definitely," Luis replied grimly, still unable to avert his attention from
what lay in front of him in heaps.
The four of them put on plastic gloves and took the body over to the town's
local police department.
I hope that's not papa's body, Luis and Antonio both thought in unison as
they drove to the police station.
Beth and Liz looked at each other, helpless. They already knew the
remains were those of Martin's. It made them sad to even picture how Luis and
Antonio would feel once they knew as well.
A few hours later, as they waited for the results, the Police Chief stepped
out to speak to them.
"We found out who's body that was," the man informed them. "It was the
body of Martin Fitzgerald. He was murdered and after checking fingerprints, we
have come to find out who the killer was."
Antonio and Luis broke down in tears as they realized that their previous
intuition about their papa had been a false one. Their father WAS dead. Oh God,
poor mama when she would find out!
Beth and Liz both tried to be supportive to the men they loved as tears even
came to their own eyes. Beth had known Martin until she was eight years old.
Having grown up without a father, he had taken over that position for her,
especially since Luis and her were so close as kids. Liz didn't know Martin at all,
but she could feel Antonio's pain. It was causing her to suffer as well - suffer for
the pain her lover was currently experiencing.
"Who killed him?!" Luis finally managed to ask.
{a/n: ok, more cliffhangers. i think u already know who the killer is though.
sorry nicole marie. please keep reading and reviewing!}
"Go ahead and go to New Mexico with Luis and Antonio," Alastair
encouraged. "You will definitely find something there."
"Listen here, Alastair," Beth said, challenging this man who the whole town
was afraid of. But not her. She was getting pretty angry, "I LOVE Luis. And Liz
loves Antonio. And we'd do anything to get them back, but if it means having you
for an ally, well then, I just don't know if I can go through with it. I know what you
are capable of. Everyone knows you're not above killing your own flesh and
blood and WHO knows what you are up to with us!"
The hairs on the back of Alastair's neck stood up in horror. It chilled him,
because he knew that what Beth was saying was true. She knew the truth. And
sometimes he couldn't even believe that he had the audacity to plan for the death
of his daughter Sheridan. But then again, he thought to himself, I would have done
anything to make sure the Lopez-Fitzgerald's didn't know about Martin's death.
But it's time they know. And they won't know the complete truth. They will know
most of it but not all. They'll know what I want them to know. And with the help of
these two ladies, I will never have to watch my back about Luis and his family
finding out the truth about Martin's death.
"Let's go, Liz," Beth said, grabbing her friend's hand, and leaving the
mansion.
"Make sure you check the fingerprints of the evidence you find at New
Mexico!" Alastair called after them, grinning to himself.
Beth turned around and gave Alastair the finger. She knew that he was
somehow involved in the death of Martin Fitzgerald. Even if he didn't kill him
himself exactly, Beth thought to herself, I know he orchestrated the plan.
Alastair laughed to himself. He knew those girls had at least half a brain.
He also knew they wouldn't go against his wishes and ruin his plan.
After today, Alastair thought to himself as he sat back in the sofa and blew
out another cloud of smoke through his cigar, I don't have to deal with this
problem anymore!
The next day, Luis called Sheridan at her cottage and told her that he,
Antonio, Liz and Beth were going to New Mexico.
"What for?" she asked suspiciously. And why are they going with Liz and
Beth? she thought to herself.
"To find who killed my papa. We found a source in New Mexico and we
are going to investigate it."
A chill went down Sheridan's spine at the mere mention of Martin
Fitzgerald. She used to have amnesia at one point in her life, and therefore could
not clearly remember everything that had happened that one day when she was
only six years old. All she could recall of that memory was a bleeding body next
to her as she held on to a stained letter opener.
"Sheridan are you there?" Luis asked after she didn't respond
"Yes, yes," Sheridan said a few moments later, "Luis, let me come with you.
Please."
"No, Sheridan," Luis answered firmly. "It's dangerous, and I don't know how
or why I'm even letting Beth and Liz come. Besides, you just got back to
Harmony. Rest and relax, ok? I'll be back soon."
She agreed reluctantly. I don't have a good feeling about Luis, Antonio and
the others going to New Mexico, she thought to herself as she placed the
telephone down on its cradle.
_____________________________________________________________________
A week later, Beth, Luis, Liz and Antonio were in New Mexico. Somehow
Alastair Crane had dug up Beth's cell phone number. He had placed a few calls
to her, with specific instructions about where to go to find the evidence. He told
her to casually mention searching that location to Luis and Antonio so they could
find the evidence there.
Alastair did not want to prolong the investigation. Let the Lopez-Fiztgerald's
find Martin's body and find it fast, he thought to himself. There is no way I'm
going to let Sheridan marry any of those brothers! If she does, well, they might
find out the real reason why Martin is dead. And I can't let that happen. Let them
only know part of the truth. They should be satisfied with that...
Beth hung up after she took down Alastair's orders. She didn't want to hurt
the man she loved but she was being manipulated now and couldn't get out of it.
"Why don't we go here?" Beth suggested as the four of them were looking
over a map of the state.
"Well, ok," Luis said after a thought. "It's pretty close to where the source
came from."
So the four of them decided to head to that part of New Mexico. They
arranged two hotel rooms to stay in as they continued their investigation.
_____________________________________________________________________
Back in Harmony, Pilar, Theresa, Sheridan and Miguel were anxiously
awaiting word on how the search for Martin was going.
Luis and Antonio called home and spoke to Pilar.
"Mama, I haven't found anything yet, but it seems like we could. We will
keep searching."
"Ok, Antonio," Pilar answered.
"Mama, please don't get your hopes up. I don't want to give you false hope."
"Don't worry, son," Pilar replied firmly even though she was quivering
inside. I really hope they find my husband, she thought to herself.
They hung up a few minutes later.
As Luis, Beth and Liz were digging through a muddy region, trying to find a
body that was apparently there (based on new sources), Luis yelled out loudly to
his brother once he felt his shovel hit something which didn't seem like soil.
"What is it, Luis?" Antonio asked, running over to where the other's were
standing.
"Bones," Luis said, not meeting his brother's look. He was staring straight
ahead at what he had stumbled upon.
"It looks like a man's body, not a female's," Liz remarked.
"Yes," Beth answered horrified. I really hope this isn't Martin's remains, she
thought to herself. Damn you, Alastair!
"Let's check dental records and such," Antonio suggested.
"Definitely," Luis replied grimly, still unable to avert his attention from
what lay in front of him in heaps.
The four of them put on plastic gloves and took the body over to the town's
local police department.
I hope that's not papa's body, Luis and Antonio both thought in unison as
they drove to the police station.
Beth and Liz looked at each other, helpless. They already knew the
remains were those of Martin's. It made them sad to even picture how Luis and
Antonio would feel once they knew as well.
A few hours later, as they waited for the results, the Police Chief stepped
out to speak to them.
"We found out who's body that was," the man informed them. "It was the
body of Martin Fitzgerald. He was murdered and after checking fingerprints, we
have come to find out who the killer was."
Antonio and Luis broke down in tears as they realized that their previous
intuition about their papa had been a false one. Their father WAS dead. Oh God,
poor mama when she would find out!
Beth and Liz both tried to be supportive to the men they loved as tears even
came to their own eyes. Beth had known Martin until she was eight years old.
Having grown up without a father, he had taken over that position for her,
especially since Luis and her were so close as kids. Liz didn't know Martin at all,
but she could feel Antonio's pain. It was causing her to suffer as well - suffer for
the pain her lover was currently experiencing.
"Who killed him?!" Luis finally managed to ask.
{a/n: ok, more cliffhangers. i think u already know who the killer is though.
sorry nicole marie. please keep reading and reviewing!}
