Chapter 16:
The same day, Beth made her way to the police station. Liz came along. They were going to show Luis and the other cops the audiotape where Alastair told Beth everything. The truth about Martin's death would be revealed.
"Hi, Luis," Beth said to her detached boyfriend. She felt so bad for him - he had become quite unresponsive to everything in his life after everyone found out the truth about his father's death.
"Hi," he mumbled out.
Liz and Beth walked into the Police Chief's room, where Sam was still talking to Eve.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Beth and Liz said at the same time.
"No problem, I was just finishing the interrogation. How can I help you?" Sam asked.
"We have some proof that we think is key in the case of Martin Fitzgerald's death."
"Oh," Sam said. "That is what Eve is here for." he nodded towards the woman sitting next to him.
Liz and Beth smiled a hello at the doctor before turning back to the Police Chief.
"So what is your proof?" Sam asked, as he offered them chairs to sit down in.
"A recorded confession by Alastair Crane on his involvement in the death of Luis's father." Beth answered.
Eve gasped. She turned to look at Sam, noticing that he was staring back at her. His mouth formed an O of surprise, before his face took on a look of glee.
"This could be what we need, Eve," Sam told her, getting excited. "To frame Alastair in his tracks."
Eve nodded, hoping beyond hope that Alastair would get what he deserved.
"Why don't you two follow me into another room so we can examine this evidence you hold in your possession," Sam advised.
"Ok," Liz said, as Beth and her followed Sam.
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Beth pushed the play button on the tape recorder, and Alastair's booming voice resonated through their ears.
That day when Beth had secretly been recording Alastair's confession, she had made sure not to record some parts of HER dialogue.
Sam, Beth and Liz listened to what they heard:
"Did you have a nice trip in New Mexico?"
They heard Beth say: "How could you expose your own daughter as the killer?"
Then Alastair responded with, "Hey, if she married one of the Lopez-Fitzgerald brothers, for sure the family secrets would be revealed."
"What secrets?"
"How Martin really died."
"But... the evidence proves that... that Sheridan killed him! She didn't really kill him did she?!"
"She did! She was given the letter opener and told that if any man seemed scary or suspicious, that she should push the letter opener into his body."
"And you just so conveniently made it that Martin was the first suspicious person, huh? But wasn't he working for your family then? Wouldn't Sheridan have recognized him?"
"She was six years old, then, Ms. Wallace. And he had been working there for only two years. She hadn't really seen him."
"Why did you want Martin dead? Why? He was innocent in all of this!"
"He found out some family secrets that should never have been revealed. That's why."
"May God rot your soul."
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"Wow," was all Sam said in the beginning once they finished listening to the tape. "If that doesn't make Alastair guilty, I don't know what will!" A smile spread through his features.
"Can you indict him on some charges, Chief Bennett?" Beth asked, hopefully. She had to admit that Sheridan wasn't one of her favorite people, but she didn't want her to be sentenced as the lone defendant in this murder case. Alastair had to own up to his part of the happenings, even if he pretended like he had no connection to it all. Beth and Liz had made sure that he would pay for what he did to the Lopez-Fitzgerald's.
"Definitely," Sam answered. "In the name of the law, he is just about as guilty as Sheridan."
Liz and Beth grinned at each other. Sure they couldn't bring Martin back for Luis and Antonio, as well as their family, but making sure that revenge was served was a sweet feeling. A Bittersweet one. But still sweet.
{a/n: a long awaited (I hope) chapter. Sorry for the delay. I thought about not working on it anymore but decided to continue, especially since I had already outlined the whole fic and there is only 8 more chapters left. I hope ur still reading. R/r.}
