The next day Eric goes to the police department to find another officer who
could help him with the case of Marion James' murder. An officer who has
been with the department for 30 years tells Eric he would love to finish
his career solving this case which has baffled him. His name was Mike
Brady, who was a detective.
"There are quite a few clues that we could follow up on."
"Like what?"
"Well, we know what car was used in the murder and we have the license plate as well."
"Wasn't the car stolen?"
"No, it wasn't."
"Really?"
"After the murder, the car disappeared and I remember seeing it a few days ago with the license plate number of the car at the scene."
"I don't understand."
"Well after the murder, the people who did this drove off and may have left the country or changed the color of the car, different license plate, or the car wasn't used again at all."
"So where are we going?"
"We are going to the DMV to see who the car is registered to now and we can look at the files of who had the car about the time of Marion's murder."
A few minutes later they got the registration of the owner of the car present and the car owner when the murder happened. It was the same owner, Luke Johnson and Melinda Olsen.
"Do they have any relatives or kids?"
"Yes, one daughter, Janine. No other relatives who are alive.
They approach the house when they were stopped by an agent who denied them access to the occupants of the house. They both left thinking there was something fishy about that place and agents, Eric gives the detective his pager then leaves for work. Linda is at Annie's talking to Annie who wanted to speak with her.
"Linda, there is something I want you to know but please don't tell Eric."
"Oh, no problem. What is it?"
"Well, for quite sometime I have been a little mad at Eric because he went out with your sister before she was killed and at that time Eric told me that I was the only one for him." Annie said as she started to cry.
"Oh, Annie. I'm sorry."
"Before Marion died I was going to tell him that it was over, but after she died I just didn't have the heart to tell him. And at that reunion when they played that tape of Marion and Eric, I wanted to hurt him but I just couldn't."
"It's okay. Eric loved you both when he was going out with you and Marion and he couldn't make up his mind. Now I think about it, it seems like somehow God had planned this, Eric going out with two young ladies he loved alot then one day one of them is gone forever and now you and Eric have a wonderful family.
"You're right. I do agree with Marion on one thing, Eric is cute when he is desperate." Annie says as she and Linda laugh.
"I wonder who called the police that night."
"You know, even though I wasn't there I'd like to know that too." Annie gives Linda a hug and thanks her for being a friend then Linda leaves.
Later that day, Eric is out of the house searching for Simon as well as other kids' parents. After about an hour 15 of the kids are still missing when a police helicopter spots the kids in a bad area of town, then radio's to the police on the ground who approach the kids. About 10 minutes later the kids are home safe, they told their parents that they didn't want to go on the street that Janine lives on because one of the kids got in trouble for trespassing and didn't want to get in trouble for going on the street. Annie tells Simon that she is grateful he is okay and never take shortcuts, Eric tells him that he doesn't want Simon to do that again and he can ride down the street. After supper, Simon does his project with Matt's help about the Reagan and Bush years. Simon told Matt that five groups have taken two more years of a decade, then they all went to bed. About four hours after everyone is asleep, distant gunfire is heard then which causes Eric to awaken, checks on the kids, checks the house then goes back upstairs to sleep. The next morning while in Eric's office Sgt. Micheals talks to Eric and tells him that Janine's parents had killed Marion because they wanted her car then they committed suicide when FBI agents stormed the house to arrest them for other charges.
"Eric thanks."
"For what?"
"I wanted to help you look for the murder of your girlfriend but I couldn't and you were really cool about it.
"Oh, don't worry about it. Look we have been friends for a long time and why ruin a freindship because that friend couldn't help another. You as well as other officers have a tough job."
"Eric, I will bring over Janine who will need your counsel, as you heard that her parents Luke Johnson and Melinda Olsen were killed in a shootout.
Simon got an A on his project of the Reagan-Bush years and on that same day before Eric got home, he went to Marion's grave to tell her about the killers, laid flowers on her grave then left. While Eric was at Marion's grave, Annie had tought to herself if she should tell Eric that she knew about Marion and him or just forgive him since she isn't alive and Eric is still with her after all these years then she decided not to say anything to Eric at all. Later that night while everyone was asleep Annie hugs Eric who fell asleep a few minutes later.
"There are quite a few clues that we could follow up on."
"Like what?"
"Well, we know what car was used in the murder and we have the license plate as well."
"Wasn't the car stolen?"
"No, it wasn't."
"Really?"
"After the murder, the car disappeared and I remember seeing it a few days ago with the license plate number of the car at the scene."
"I don't understand."
"Well after the murder, the people who did this drove off and may have left the country or changed the color of the car, different license plate, or the car wasn't used again at all."
"So where are we going?"
"We are going to the DMV to see who the car is registered to now and we can look at the files of who had the car about the time of Marion's murder."
A few minutes later they got the registration of the owner of the car present and the car owner when the murder happened. It was the same owner, Luke Johnson and Melinda Olsen.
"Do they have any relatives or kids?"
"Yes, one daughter, Janine. No other relatives who are alive.
They approach the house when they were stopped by an agent who denied them access to the occupants of the house. They both left thinking there was something fishy about that place and agents, Eric gives the detective his pager then leaves for work. Linda is at Annie's talking to Annie who wanted to speak with her.
"Linda, there is something I want you to know but please don't tell Eric."
"Oh, no problem. What is it?"
"Well, for quite sometime I have been a little mad at Eric because he went out with your sister before she was killed and at that time Eric told me that I was the only one for him." Annie said as she started to cry.
"Oh, Annie. I'm sorry."
"Before Marion died I was going to tell him that it was over, but after she died I just didn't have the heart to tell him. And at that reunion when they played that tape of Marion and Eric, I wanted to hurt him but I just couldn't."
"It's okay. Eric loved you both when he was going out with you and Marion and he couldn't make up his mind. Now I think about it, it seems like somehow God had planned this, Eric going out with two young ladies he loved alot then one day one of them is gone forever and now you and Eric have a wonderful family.
"You're right. I do agree with Marion on one thing, Eric is cute when he is desperate." Annie says as she and Linda laugh.
"I wonder who called the police that night."
"You know, even though I wasn't there I'd like to know that too." Annie gives Linda a hug and thanks her for being a friend then Linda leaves.
Later that day, Eric is out of the house searching for Simon as well as other kids' parents. After about an hour 15 of the kids are still missing when a police helicopter spots the kids in a bad area of town, then radio's to the police on the ground who approach the kids. About 10 minutes later the kids are home safe, they told their parents that they didn't want to go on the street that Janine lives on because one of the kids got in trouble for trespassing and didn't want to get in trouble for going on the street. Annie tells Simon that she is grateful he is okay and never take shortcuts, Eric tells him that he doesn't want Simon to do that again and he can ride down the street. After supper, Simon does his project with Matt's help about the Reagan and Bush years. Simon told Matt that five groups have taken two more years of a decade, then they all went to bed. About four hours after everyone is asleep, distant gunfire is heard then which causes Eric to awaken, checks on the kids, checks the house then goes back upstairs to sleep. The next morning while in Eric's office Sgt. Micheals talks to Eric and tells him that Janine's parents had killed Marion because they wanted her car then they committed suicide when FBI agents stormed the house to arrest them for other charges.
"Eric thanks."
"For what?"
"I wanted to help you look for the murder of your girlfriend but I couldn't and you were really cool about it.
"Oh, don't worry about it. Look we have been friends for a long time and why ruin a freindship because that friend couldn't help another. You as well as other officers have a tough job."
"Eric, I will bring over Janine who will need your counsel, as you heard that her parents Luke Johnson and Melinda Olsen were killed in a shootout.
Simon got an A on his project of the Reagan-Bush years and on that same day before Eric got home, he went to Marion's grave to tell her about the killers, laid flowers on her grave then left. While Eric was at Marion's grave, Annie had tought to herself if she should tell Eric that she knew about Marion and him or just forgive him since she isn't alive and Eric is still with her after all these years then she decided not to say anything to Eric at all. Later that night while everyone was asleep Annie hugs Eric who fell asleep a few minutes later.