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Disclaimer: I don't own Charlie's Angels or its characters.
XII
Suspects or Family?
Dylan
The nex day at nine, the four of us were in the office, telling Ryder what we had found out so far. We left out the part about finding suspects, so we could ask him about the Black Ice first.
"Mr. Ryder," natalie began. "Do any of your employees take the drug called Black Ice?"
"Not that I know of," Ryder said. He paused for a few moments before adding, "Ms. Crown, I believe, took the drug a couple of times. At least that's what she told me."
Natalie and I looked at Alex, who ignored us.
"Why do you ask?" Ryder asked with a confused look on his face.
"On each wall where a painting was stolen," Alex explained. "There was a smudge of Black Ice."
"Really?" Ryder asked. "Oh, well I hope you're not going to suspect Caty." He saw our questioning looks and said, "She's my fiancee and I doubt she'd be involved in this robbery."
"How can you be so sure?" I asked him.
"She loves the museum as much as I do," Ryder said a little angrily. "And she was devastated when we heard about the robbery."
"You live together?" Natalie asked.
"We do," Ryder said.
"Where was she the night of the robbery?" Alex then asked.
"She was at a friend's house," Ryder answered. "Our friends, Frank and Paige Newman just had a baby. Caty went over there that night to help Paige with the baby."
"Where do the Newmans live?" Alex asked.
Ryder sighed and then took a pad of paper from his jacket. Borrowing a pen from Bosley, he wrote something on the paper before handing it to Alex. "Is there anything else that you need from me?" he asked.
"Have you ever heard of a man named Jacob Norris?" I asked. "He sometimes goes by the nickname Jay."
"Yeah, I have," Ryder said, surprising us all. "I met him at a party in Oahu four years ago. He seemed really interested in the museum and where the buildings were on the property."
"So it looks like we have a suspect Angels," Charlie said from the speakerphone once Ryder had left. "Norris is the most promising lead."
"Don't forget his father," Natalie pointed out.
"And Ms. Crown," I said quickly. "We need to go to the Newmans and see if she really was there the night of the robbery."
"I believe that Natalie and Alex should handle that," Charlie said. "Dylan and Anthony, you two need to pick up the Black Ice at Norris' father's mansion. Time to get to work Angels."
We all stood up to leave, when Charlie's voice stopped us.
"Dylan, I'd like to speak to you alone for moment before you go," Charlie said.
"Oh, ok," I said, startled. I looked over at Natalie and Alex. who shrugged at me. I sat back down on the couch and waited for everyone to leave so Charlie could talk to me.
"Now Dylan," Charlie began. "I'm aware of what happened the other night at the party. And I'm very sorry that you had to find that out the way you did."
"It's not your fault Charlie," I said.
"Nor is it your fault that your father left your mother," Charlie said. "I have been thinking about the fact that you are related to our two main suspects Dylan. And if you want to, you make take on another case until this one is done."
It was a very tempting offer. I would have loved to concentrate on else instead of my father and half brother. But I know that if I didn't finish this case, I would become distracted. "Thanks for offering Charlie," I said. "But I think I should stick this one out."
"I thought that you might say that Dylan," Charlie said, sounding pleased. "But if there is ever a time where you cannot continue investigating this case, let me know. Alright?"
"I will Charlie," I answered.
"Good. You can go now Dylan," Charlie said. "Good luck today."
"Thank you Charlie," I said. I stood up and then walked out of the office.
"You all done in there?" Bosley asked me.
"Yeah Bos," I said to him.
He hurried past me and into the office.
I walked out of the building and then over to Anthony's car. I got into the passenger side seat as he started the car.
"Where are we going?" he asked.
"The warehouse," I said. "We've got to put back the costumes and get our clothes to go to the mansion."
Anthony nodded and pulled away from the curb, heading for the warehouse.
In the warehouse, once I had finished hanging our costumes, I helped Anthony grab a suit for that day. Then while he went to the front and changed. I got my outfit and changed into it.
Natalie had told me what to wear, since I probably would have probably worn pants and a blouse. I was wearing a silky light blue skirt that was wide and went down to the middle of my calves. The blouse I put on was black had long sleeves and a Chinese collar. There was a pattern of geometric symbols on the blouse in light blue thread. I put on white stockings and then slipped on a pair of Mary Jane shoes, completing my outfit.
I walked to the front of the warehouse where Anthony was waiting for me.
He was wearing a black three piece suit with a light blue tie that matched his eyes and the color of my skirt. He had already put on his green contact and was holding his wig in his hands.
I gave him a smile before quickly putting in my contacts and putting my black haired wig on my head. With that done, I went over to Anthony and helped put the wig on his head.
Just before we left, I had Anthony stand in front of me so I could make sure he looked alright. I brushed some dust off his shoulder and straightened his tie a little before I nodded in approval. I breathed in deeply and said, "Let's get going."
Anthony took my hand in his and squeezed it. "Maybe you won't see him," he said, knowing I was nervous about seeing my father.
"I'll still see my brother though," I pointed out. Then I shook my head. "Never mind, as long as they're suspects, they're not my family," I said.
Nodding and giving me a concerned look, Anthony put his hands on my shoulders and kissed my forehead softly.
I closed my eyes, taking comfort in the warmth that swept through my body when he did that.
He then rested his forehead against mine and we stood there for a few moments. Then Anthony pulled back and asked me softly, "Ready?"
I nodded and we left the warehouse, heading for Norris' mansion.
Disclaimer: I don't own Charlie's Angels or its characters.
XII
Suspects or Family?
Dylan
The nex day at nine, the four of us were in the office, telling Ryder what we had found out so far. We left out the part about finding suspects, so we could ask him about the Black Ice first.
"Mr. Ryder," natalie began. "Do any of your employees take the drug called Black Ice?"
"Not that I know of," Ryder said. He paused for a few moments before adding, "Ms. Crown, I believe, took the drug a couple of times. At least that's what she told me."
Natalie and I looked at Alex, who ignored us.
"Why do you ask?" Ryder asked with a confused look on his face.
"On each wall where a painting was stolen," Alex explained. "There was a smudge of Black Ice."
"Really?" Ryder asked. "Oh, well I hope you're not going to suspect Caty." He saw our questioning looks and said, "She's my fiancee and I doubt she'd be involved in this robbery."
"How can you be so sure?" I asked him.
"She loves the museum as much as I do," Ryder said a little angrily. "And she was devastated when we heard about the robbery."
"You live together?" Natalie asked.
"We do," Ryder said.
"Where was she the night of the robbery?" Alex then asked.
"She was at a friend's house," Ryder answered. "Our friends, Frank and Paige Newman just had a baby. Caty went over there that night to help Paige with the baby."
"Where do the Newmans live?" Alex asked.
Ryder sighed and then took a pad of paper from his jacket. Borrowing a pen from Bosley, he wrote something on the paper before handing it to Alex. "Is there anything else that you need from me?" he asked.
"Have you ever heard of a man named Jacob Norris?" I asked. "He sometimes goes by the nickname Jay."
"Yeah, I have," Ryder said, surprising us all. "I met him at a party in Oahu four years ago. He seemed really interested in the museum and where the buildings were on the property."
"So it looks like we have a suspect Angels," Charlie said from the speakerphone once Ryder had left. "Norris is the most promising lead."
"Don't forget his father," Natalie pointed out.
"And Ms. Crown," I said quickly. "We need to go to the Newmans and see if she really was there the night of the robbery."
"I believe that Natalie and Alex should handle that," Charlie said. "Dylan and Anthony, you two need to pick up the Black Ice at Norris' father's mansion. Time to get to work Angels."
We all stood up to leave, when Charlie's voice stopped us.
"Dylan, I'd like to speak to you alone for moment before you go," Charlie said.
"Oh, ok," I said, startled. I looked over at Natalie and Alex. who shrugged at me. I sat back down on the couch and waited for everyone to leave so Charlie could talk to me.
"Now Dylan," Charlie began. "I'm aware of what happened the other night at the party. And I'm very sorry that you had to find that out the way you did."
"It's not your fault Charlie," I said.
"Nor is it your fault that your father left your mother," Charlie said. "I have been thinking about the fact that you are related to our two main suspects Dylan. And if you want to, you make take on another case until this one is done."
It was a very tempting offer. I would have loved to concentrate on else instead of my father and half brother. But I know that if I didn't finish this case, I would become distracted. "Thanks for offering Charlie," I said. "But I think I should stick this one out."
"I thought that you might say that Dylan," Charlie said, sounding pleased. "But if there is ever a time where you cannot continue investigating this case, let me know. Alright?"
"I will Charlie," I answered.
"Good. You can go now Dylan," Charlie said. "Good luck today."
"Thank you Charlie," I said. I stood up and then walked out of the office.
"You all done in there?" Bosley asked me.
"Yeah Bos," I said to him.
He hurried past me and into the office.
I walked out of the building and then over to Anthony's car. I got into the passenger side seat as he started the car.
"Where are we going?" he asked.
"The warehouse," I said. "We've got to put back the costumes and get our clothes to go to the mansion."
Anthony nodded and pulled away from the curb, heading for the warehouse.
In the warehouse, once I had finished hanging our costumes, I helped Anthony grab a suit for that day. Then while he went to the front and changed. I got my outfit and changed into it.
Natalie had told me what to wear, since I probably would have probably worn pants and a blouse. I was wearing a silky light blue skirt that was wide and went down to the middle of my calves. The blouse I put on was black had long sleeves and a Chinese collar. There was a pattern of geometric symbols on the blouse in light blue thread. I put on white stockings and then slipped on a pair of Mary Jane shoes, completing my outfit.
I walked to the front of the warehouse where Anthony was waiting for me.
He was wearing a black three piece suit with a light blue tie that matched his eyes and the color of my skirt. He had already put on his green contact and was holding his wig in his hands.
I gave him a smile before quickly putting in my contacts and putting my black haired wig on my head. With that done, I went over to Anthony and helped put the wig on his head.
Just before we left, I had Anthony stand in front of me so I could make sure he looked alright. I brushed some dust off his shoulder and straightened his tie a little before I nodded in approval. I breathed in deeply and said, "Let's get going."
Anthony took my hand in his and squeezed it. "Maybe you won't see him," he said, knowing I was nervous about seeing my father.
"I'll still see my brother though," I pointed out. Then I shook my head. "Never mind, as long as they're suspects, they're not my family," I said.
Nodding and giving me a concerned look, Anthony put his hands on my shoulders and kissed my forehead softly.
I closed my eyes, taking comfort in the warmth that swept through my body when he did that.
He then rested his forehead against mine and we stood there for a few moments. Then Anthony pulled back and asked me softly, "Ready?"
I nodded and we left the warehouse, heading for Norris' mansion.