Chapter 15:
About 20 minutes later, they arrived at vice-squad and Faith almost jumped out of the car, holding the file in her arms, like it was the most precious thing in the world. But to her and right at that moment - it probably was. She went inside, not even waiting for Sully, who had joined her and directly headed to the counter.
"I'm in search of Detective Sheldon?"
"That's room twelve, across the floor, third on the left. But I dunno if he's there. Might be in the midst of an interview right now."
"I'll go and see. Thank you."
She turned around and crossed the floor. She could hear the detective talking inside the room, almost yelling. He seemed to be pretty furious about something. Without thinking and without knocking, she entered the room, now understanding what the detective was yelling about.
"I mean – it's just ridiculous! How stupid does he think I am? He thinks he can do this just because he's a cop? He really believes I'm buying that shit? He's lying, I know that, but..."
He stopped screaming and turned around as the other man, he shared the room with, pointed to the door and gave him a warning look.
"What...? Officer Yokas!"
"Detective."
He seemed distressed for a moment, not knowing what to say to her. He hadn't wanted her to hear that – well – now it was too late. But she didn't seem to react to it that much. She crossed the room and lay the file she'd with her on the desk.
"There's something I need to show you."
She opened the file and pointed to Judy's name and filled him in to what she'd found out. He couldn't believe it. He'd been absolutely sure of the young woman speaking the truth, she'd seemed so hurt, so lost, so empty to him. He realized that it hadn't been his instincts betraying him, she hadn't just seemed like it, she was hurt and hollow – just not due to the reason he thought. He had been blinded, had been too eager to blame someone and had made a mistake. Now there was proof he'd been wrong with it.
"That's unbelievable. Why would someone do things like that? Blame someone like this? She must be completely insane! And she almost got away with it. I'm sorry officer, I really am!"
No one of them even realized Judy, standing close to the door and listening to them, hearing all of the revelations, seeing her well balanced plan shatter to the ground. It went so well, she'd been so close and now it was over. She thought she'd been cautious enough, waited long enough – but obviously she'd been wrong. She was furious and she was on the edge of panic. She needed to find another way of seeking revenge and she needed to find it quickly. She wouldn't let him get away with this, she would get her revenge, she needed it – desperately. And she didn't care at what cost – not any more.
"You shouldn't be telling me!"
"Yeah you're right. I'll go and tell him!"
So he's still here?"
"Yeah, we just finished the testimony and I still need him to sign it. We were taking a brake, he said he needed some time for himself. I think he's somewhere down the floor. Last room on the left is empty at the moment, think he went there to take his time. I'll go get him and then I'll talk to Judith."
"Yeah, if you still manage to find her. She's probably long gone!"
The detective gtave her a puzzled look.
"Gone? No, she's here too."
"She's here? Where?"
"I'm not absolutely sure. She was with the state's attorney. I'll go and ask her, she'll..."
The detective never got to finish his sentence. Right at that moment a bone chilling sound ran through the department, a sound that wasn't supposed to be heard in here, the sound of gun fire. Somebody had shot and it didn't even take a second before all of the three who'd just found out about Judy realized what that meant...
About 20 minutes later, they arrived at vice-squad and Faith almost jumped out of the car, holding the file in her arms, like it was the most precious thing in the world. But to her and right at that moment - it probably was. She went inside, not even waiting for Sully, who had joined her and directly headed to the counter.
"I'm in search of Detective Sheldon?"
"That's room twelve, across the floor, third on the left. But I dunno if he's there. Might be in the midst of an interview right now."
"I'll go and see. Thank you."
She turned around and crossed the floor. She could hear the detective talking inside the room, almost yelling. He seemed to be pretty furious about something. Without thinking and without knocking, she entered the room, now understanding what the detective was yelling about.
"I mean – it's just ridiculous! How stupid does he think I am? He thinks he can do this just because he's a cop? He really believes I'm buying that shit? He's lying, I know that, but..."
He stopped screaming and turned around as the other man, he shared the room with, pointed to the door and gave him a warning look.
"What...? Officer Yokas!"
"Detective."
He seemed distressed for a moment, not knowing what to say to her. He hadn't wanted her to hear that – well – now it was too late. But she didn't seem to react to it that much. She crossed the room and lay the file she'd with her on the desk.
"There's something I need to show you."
She opened the file and pointed to Judy's name and filled him in to what she'd found out. He couldn't believe it. He'd been absolutely sure of the young woman speaking the truth, she'd seemed so hurt, so lost, so empty to him. He realized that it hadn't been his instincts betraying him, she hadn't just seemed like it, she was hurt and hollow – just not due to the reason he thought. He had been blinded, had been too eager to blame someone and had made a mistake. Now there was proof he'd been wrong with it.
"That's unbelievable. Why would someone do things like that? Blame someone like this? She must be completely insane! And she almost got away with it. I'm sorry officer, I really am!"
No one of them even realized Judy, standing close to the door and listening to them, hearing all of the revelations, seeing her well balanced plan shatter to the ground. It went so well, she'd been so close and now it was over. She thought she'd been cautious enough, waited long enough – but obviously she'd been wrong. She was furious and she was on the edge of panic. She needed to find another way of seeking revenge and she needed to find it quickly. She wouldn't let him get away with this, she would get her revenge, she needed it – desperately. And she didn't care at what cost – not any more.
"You shouldn't be telling me!"
"Yeah you're right. I'll go and tell him!"
So he's still here?"
"Yeah, we just finished the testimony and I still need him to sign it. We were taking a brake, he said he needed some time for himself. I think he's somewhere down the floor. Last room on the left is empty at the moment, think he went there to take his time. I'll go get him and then I'll talk to Judith."
"Yeah, if you still manage to find her. She's probably long gone!"
The detective gtave her a puzzled look.
"Gone? No, she's here too."
"She's here? Where?"
"I'm not absolutely sure. She was with the state's attorney. I'll go and ask her, she'll..."
The detective never got to finish his sentence. Right at that moment a bone chilling sound ran through the department, a sound that wasn't supposed to be heard in here, the sound of gun fire. Somebody had shot and it didn't even take a second before all of the three who'd just found out about Judy realized what that meant...