In Today's Case: Vacation Murder
Then phone started to ring. Tess sat on the couch reading a mystery book. Conan sat down next to her doing nothing. Rachel came out of her room then answered the phone.
"Hello? Oh, hi Sirena. Sure I'll come. Wait I have to watch Conan and my cousin came in from America. I can. Thank you, who's going? What! Oh wow that's cool. Where are we meeting you? Okay got it, thanks Sirena." Rachel hung up the phone. She looked at Tess and Conan. "Go pack you're bags." Tess looked at Rachel from her book.
"Why?" Tess asked.
"We're going on a vacation." Rachel answered.
"With who?" Tess asked. Conan rolled his eyes.
'Probably with Sirena.' Conan thought.
"Sirena. You never met her. She's my best friend. She invited us to go camping with her for a week. She said you and Conan can come." Rachel answered. Tess closed her book then placed it on the couch.
"Sure I'll go." Tess said. Rachel looked at Conan.
"Conan are you coming?" Rachel asked.
"Ahhh... sure." Conan said standing up off the couch.
They packed their bags then went to Sirena's house to wait. Sirena came out. With her sister.
"Did you really get Yoko, Jeff, Crystal, and Michel to go?" Rachel asked. Sirena nodded her head.
"Yup, my sister contacted them." Sirena answered. Conan placed his hands behind his head.
'To bad Richard can't come.' Conan thought. Sirena looked at Tess funny.
"Is that you're cousin?" Sirena asked. Rachel looked at Tess.
"Yeah. Tess this is Sirena. Sirena, this is Tess." Rachel said.
"Hi." Sirena said.
"Hey." Tess replied. They got into the car then drove off. When they got to the camping area they crossed an old bridge. Rachel held onto the sides tightly as did everyone else.
"Hey Sirena."
"Yeah?"
"Are you sure this bridge is safe?" Rachel asked. Sirena looked back at Rachel then nodded her head.
"Yeah, I think." Sirena answered.
"Look, if you keep moving slowly we should be fine." Tess said. Sirena looked at Tess.
"How do you know?" Sirena asked.
"I really don't." Tess answered. They moved across the bridge slowly. When they got there they stood in front of a Villa.
"Whose Villa is this?" Rachel asked. Sirena looked at Rachel.
"My uncle's. He's letting us use it for the week." Sirena answered. She nodded her head.
"Sirena." Sirena turned to face her sister. "I'll be right back. I need to go to the store." Her sister crossed the bridge then got back into the car and took off. Sirena, Rachel, Tess, and Conan entered the Villa. Sirena took them up the stairs.
"You guys are going to have to share a room." Sirena said. Tess shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't mind." Tess said.
"Me either" Rachel said after. Sirena opened a door to a big room that held two full size beds. There was a dresser and a mirror on one side of the room. There were sliding glass doors on the far side of the room that lead to a balcony.
"This is a nice room." Conan stated. Tess nodded her head.
"I agree with you Conan." They stepped into the room. Sirena smiled.
"Glad you like it. Get settled in I'll go wait down stairs for the rest of the guests." Sirena said closing the door. Tess sat down onto the closest bed.
"Wow, these beds are comfortable." Tess said falling back. Rachel sat down next to her.
"Wow they are." Rachel said. Tess sat up.
"How about me and you share a bed and Conan can get his own bed." Tess said. Rachel nodded her head.
"That's far." Rachel said. Tess smiled. Conan walked to the other bed then jumped up.
'At least I'm not sharing a bed with them.' Conan thought. Tess, Rachel, and Conan walked down stairs to find all the guests. A handsome man sat next to Yoko. His hair was brown. He wore a tan suit with a white T-shirt. His Name was Michel. Yoko sat next to him wearing her blue dress with flowers on it. Another man on the other side sitting next to Sirena had black hair. He wore a black sweat shirt with dark brown hair. He had glasses as well. His name was Jeff. A woman sitting on the other side of Sirena wore a black dress. She had short brown hair. Her name was Crystal. Sirena stood up.
"Rachel, Tess, and Conan these are our guests." Sirena said.
"Hi Rachel, how's you're dad?" Yoko asked. Rachel smiled.
"He's fine." Rachel answered. Michel stood up.
"Hey Rachel, it's been awhile." Michel said smiling. Rachel gave off a small laugh.
"Heh. Same here." Rachel said. Conan rolled his eyes.
'Great, here we go again.' Conan thought. Michel walked up to Tess.
"Whose you're friend?" Michel asked as he leaned toward Tess. Tess placed her finger on Michel's forehead then pushed him back.
"I'm her cousin and my name is Tess." Tess said. Michel smiled.
"Tess is it? What a pretty name." Michel said smiling at her. Tess rolled her eyes.
"Save your pretty boy act for someone else." Tess said walking by him. Jeff stood up.
"Hi, I'm Jeff." Jeff said holding his hand out. Tess smiled then shook his hand.
"I'm Tess." She said. Michel crossed his arms. He walked back to his seat then sat down. Tess sat down next to Crystal in front of Michel. Rachel sat next to Michel as Conan sat next to Yoko. Crystal looked at Sirena.
"Sirena where's you're sister?" Crystal asked. Sirena looked at Crystal.
"She went to the store she'll be back." Sirena answered. Crystal nodded her head. Crystal looked at her food. They all started to eat. When everyone was done and talking Crystal walked up stairs. Rachel looked at Crystal as she watched her go upstairs.
"Crystal, where are you going?" Rachel asked. Crystal looked at Rachel then smiled.
"I'm going to go take a nap." Crystal answered as she walked up stairs then turned the corner into her room. Then the phone started to ring. Sirena got up then walked to answer the phone she picked it up.
"Hello? Okay... what? You can't get here. Why not? Oh okay then bye." Sirena hung up the phone. Everyone looked at her. "My sister won't be able to make it here until morning." Sirena said. Tess looked out the window.
"It's dark right now so." Tess said. They continued their fun. They were playing twister. Conan spun the pointer as it landed under right hand red. He spun it again then it landed on left foot blue. Conan looked at them. Tess had her left hand on yellow, her right foot on blue, her left foot on green, and her right hand on blue. Rachel was under her with her left hand on red, right hand on blue next to Tess' hand, her left foot on yellow, and her right foot on green. Jeff's left hand was over Tess' right leg on blue, his left hand was on yellow, his left hand was on green , and his left leg was on red. Michel had his right hand on blue, his left hand on green, his right foot on red, and his left hand on yellow. Sirena sat next to the matt spinning the spinning for them. Conan placed his right hand on the red then his left foot on blue. Sirena laughed at the tangle of people.
"HA! You guys look to funny! Hold on let me get my camera." Sirena said standing up. She grabbed her camera then took a picture. After the flash went off they all fell laughing. Sirena started to laugh with them.
'It's been awhile since I've had fun.' Conan thought. Tess stood up. She helped up Rachel and Conan. Michel walked over to Tess.
"Hey want to go for a walk?" Michel asked. Tess looked at Michel, she crossed her arms. Rachel stood behind Tess. She pushed Tess into Michel.
"Go with him Tess." Rachel said. Tess looked at Rachel. She sighed then nodded her head.
"All right." Tess answered. Conan looked out the wind as he saw lightening.
"I would take an umbrella it looks like it's going to rain." Conan stated. Tess nodded her head. She picked up an umbrella from a closest. Michel took the umbrella. They walked out the door as Rachel watched.
"They're a good couple." Rachel said. Conan opened his mouth.
'At least it isn't you this time.' Conan thought. Tess and Michel walking to the woods. Tess crossed her arms.
"Is black you're favorite color?" Michel asked. Tess looked at Michel.
"How can you tell?" she said rudely.
"So, do you live around here?" Michel asked. Tess shook her head.
"No I live in America, I'm staying with Rachel for a year." Tess answered. Then it started to rain. Tess looked up as Michel opened the umbrella then placed it over them. Then there was a scream. Tess and Michel turned around. Tess started to run back to villa. She opened the front door soak and wet. Michel showed up after her. Everyone looked at Tess and Michel.
"What's wrong?" Rachel asked. Tess looked at Rachel.
"Didn't you hear that scream?" Tess asked. Sirena looked around.
"What scream?" Sirena asked. Tess and Michel looked at each other. Tess walked into the villa then crossed the tile floor with her muddy boots. Sirena looked at Tess. "TAKE OFF YOUR BOOTS!" Sirena yelled. Tess slipped off her boots. She ran up stairs then knocked on Crystal's door.
"Crystal? Are you okay?" Tess asked. She placed her hand on the door handle. She turned it then the door opened. 'It's opened.' Tess thought. She entered the room. When she opened the door; her mouth hung open. Conan ran up the stairs with everyone behind him. Conan stood at the top of the stairs as he walked toward Tess. Conan looked into the room. Conan's mouth hung opened as well. They all walked over. Sirena screamed at the sight.
"AHHH!!!" Tess entered the room. The room was all bloodily. There was blood all over the walls, the beds, mirror, dresser, and the sliding doors. Tess looked around. When she was standing in between the beds she looked. Tess took a step back as she placed her hand over her mouth. Conan ran over. He froze with his mouth wide open. Tess bent down next to Conan. She shut his mouth. They all entered the room they all froze. Rachel and Sirena screamed.
"AHHH!!!" they screamed. There laid Crystal, her head was placed on her lap. She was missing her right arm. Her body had cuts everywhere on her body. Her clothes where ripped. Tess turned to look at Michel.
"I think the scream we heard was from her." Tess said. Michel nodded his head. Tess bent down to get a closer look at the body.
"It looks like the body was cut with a knife." Conan stated. Tess shook her head.
"Not a knife." Tess said. Tess looked around the room. She walked over to the mirror. She looked closely at the mirror. She looked at Sirena and Rachel. "Sirena or Rachel can one of you go down stairs and get me a cloth?" Tess asked. Rachel nodded her head.
"Yeah, I'll get it." Rachel said. She turned around then ran out of the room then down stairs. Tess looked down at Conan.
"Hm... you're small enough, Conan can you go behind that dresser?" Tess asked. Conan nodded his head. Conan walked to the dresser.
'She's having me do her dirty work.' Conan thought. Conan got in between the dresser. He looked around he then saw a hole. "HEY! There's a hole back here!" Conan yelled.
"Can you fit in it?" Tess asked. Conan crawled into the whole.
"Yeah, it looks like it can fit two people side by side." Conan said. Then Rachel came back up with the cloth. She handed the cloth to Tess. Tess took the cloth.
"Thank you." Tess said. Tess walked up to the mirror, she picked it up. She looked down as Conan. Conan looked up at Tess. Tess walked over to the edge of the dresser then pulled it out. She got down to her hands and knees. Tess looked up at everyone. "You guys go wait down stairs." She looked at Conan. "Conan go inside I'll be right behind you." Tess said. Conan crawled into the hole. Tess crawled in after him. Everyone turned around the walked down stairs. They sat at the kitchen table. Sirena looked at Rachel.
"Who is you're cousin anyway, she thinks she's you're dad." Sirena stated. Rachel looked at Sirena.
"She's better then that. She's an FBI agent in America." Rachel said.
"Please Sirena." Yoko said. Sirena looked at Yoko. "Don't fight, it's hard to image you would kill Crystal." Yoko said. Everyone looked down.
"I can't think of anyone." Michel said. Sirena placed her head on the table.
"This is the same thing that happened last time." Sirena said. Rachel rubbed her back.
"But you solved it." Rachel said. Yoko put her hands together.
"Maybe she'll solve it again!" Yoko yelled. Everyone looked at Yoko. Jeff gave a small smile.
"Yoko."
"Yes?"
"This isn't the time to be happy." Jeff said. Michel nodded his head.
"I agree with Jeff on this one." Michel said. "I don't think anyone of us did this, when me and Tess went for a walk I think you guys were playing twister right?" Michel asked. Yoko shook her head.
"No, we finished after you two left." Yoko answered.
"But Jeff," Rachel looked at Jeff, Jeff looked at Rachel. "You were in the bathroom for a long time." Rachel said. Everyone looked at Jeff. Jeff placed his hand behind his head; he then started to laugh nervously.
"Heh. Come on, you can't think that I did it. Besides after I was done I went to my room for a little bit." Jeff said. Everyone looked away.
Tess and Conan crawled threw spider webs, comb webs, and dust. Conan then placed his head hand on something. It bit him. Conan sat onto his knees.
"Ouch." Conan said waving his hand. Tess crawled beside him.
"What happened?" Tess asked. Conan looked at Tess.
"Something bit me." Conan said looking at Tess. Tess looked down. Then the thing started to move. Tess picked it up by the tall.
"It's just a garden snake, they're not poison's." Tess stated, she sat down. He took Conan's hand. She looked at it. "Can you crawl?" Tess asked. Conan placed his hand on the ground. Then he got in a crawling pose. His hand gave him a sharp pain.
"Ouch!" Conan yelled. Tess got in a crawling pose. Tess looked up.
"How much space is there in between me and the roof of the hole. Conan got onto his knees he placed his hand on the roof.
"Like five feet or more." Conan answered. Tess looked forward.
"Get on my back I'll carry you." Tess said. Conan crawled onto Tess' back.
'At least I don't have to crawl any more.' Conan thought. Tess crawled with Conan on her back. About 30 minutes later the tunnel started to rise. Conan got off of Tess' back when his head started to touch the top of the tunnel. 'Well, at least the ride lasted for a while.' Conan thought. He crawled on one hand and his knees. They got to the end. They crawled out to find themselves outside. The rain came down in sheets. They got soak and wet after second of standing outside. Tess looked around. She took off her socks then placed them in her pockets. She turned to look at Conan.
"Take off your slippers and socks." Tess said. Conan looked at her funny.
"Why?" Conan asked. Tess shook her head.
"Just do it!" Tess yelled. Conan slipped off his slippers then took off his socks. He stood in the mud feeling funny.
'This is weird.' Conan thought. Tess looked around as she felt around the mud. She got down onto her hands and knees. She stuck her hands into a mud puddle.
'If I'm correct, the murderer weapon should be around here.' Tess thought. Conan looked at her funny.
'What is she doing?' Conan asked himself. Conan walked over as he watched Tess dig around in the mud. Then she felt something. She picked it up. But it was heavy; it wouldn't come out of the mud. She looked back at Conan.
"Conan."
"Yeah."
"Give me a hand over here." Tess said. Conan nodded his head. He walked over to her. He knelt down next to her. He stuck his hands into the mud. They pulled. Then out came something sharp. Conan fell onto the ground as the sharp thing went into the air. Conan looked.
"AH!" Conan yelled. Tess grabbed Conan's hand. She then pulled as it came crashing down onto the ground. Conan sat on Tess' lap as Tess fell into the mud. She landed on her hands. They stared at it. It was giant axe. Conan got off of Tess. He turned to face Tess. Conan stuck out his hand. Tess handed him her hand as he helped her up. Conan and Tess stared at the axe. Conan looked at Tess. "Thanks for saving my life." Conan said. Tess looked at Conan then smiled.
"No problem. How's your hand?" Tess asked. Conan looked at his muddy hands. He looked at Tess.
"It's fine." Conan answered smiling. Tess smiled back.
"Well, we don't want it getting in faceted. Come on lets go into the villa." Tess said. She grabbed the muddy weapon. They walked around to the front door. They opened the door as everyone looked at Tess and Conan. They stared at the huge weapon resting on Tess' shoulder. Michel stood up as the chair fell back.
"What's that?" Michel asked. Tess walked into the house with her muddy feet on the tile. She stuck her muddy hands into her pockets.
"It's the murderer weapon." Tess answered. Conan ran up to Tess.
"We found it in the mud." Conan stated. Tess looked down at Conan then nodded her head. She looked at everyone.
"Who ever killed Crystal must have had a reason." Tess stated. Tess looked at Rachel. "Rachel can you care for Conan?" she asked. Rachel stood up.
"Why?" Rachel asked.
"He was bitten by a garden snake." Tess said.
"Oh my god Conan, come on." Rachel walked over then grabbed Conan's hand. She took him to the sink to wash up the mud. Sirena stood up from her chair.
"STOP COMING INTO MY UNCLE'S VILLA ALL MUDDY!!!" Sirena yelled. Tess smiled. She walked to the kitchen. She washed her hands and feet. She wiped off the mud from her pants. She walked up stairs. Once Rachel had wrapped Conan's hand in bandages he followed Tess up the stairs. Tess turned the corner into Crystal's room/ she looked around. Conan stepped into the room. He looked down at his feet. The mud on his feet dried it was just dirt now. Conan walked into the room. The looked at the beds, walls, dresser and mirror. Conan placed his hand on his chin.
'There must've been a struggled for there to be blood everywhere.' Conan thought. Tess was standing next to Conan. He removed his hand from his chin. Tess bent down to reach Conan's face. Conan covered his head.
"What are you thinking?" Tess asked. Conan uncovered his head. He then looked at Tess.
"You're not going to throw me out?" Conan asked. Tess shook her head.
"Nope, I just want to know what you're thinking." Tess answered.
"Well, I was thinking that there must be a struggle for blood to be everywhere." Conan answered. Tess smiled.
"That's what everyone thinks." Tess stated.
"What?"
"The axe is big enough to cut down a tree right?"
"Yeah."
"Look at the cuts on her body. They're huge. Meaning that she was bleeding badly so the blood went onto the beds and floor. Her arm must have been hacked off over by the dresser since there's a lot of blood there. When the head was cut off they hit the major artery. So when the heart pumped the blood it got onto the walls. Before the head ever got cut off when he would hit Crystal's arms or legs it splattered blood everywhere. So my theory and your theory could be true." Tess said. Conan's mouth just dropped open when he heard her state meant.
'She's right, I would've never thought of that.' Conan thought. Tess stood up straight. She turned toward the door she walked to it. She looked at Conan.
"Come on, it's time for bed." Tess said. Conan looked away. "What's wrong?" Tess asked.
"But if the killer is still around then why should we sleep?" Conan asked. Tess smirked.
"Good point. Then come on lets go down stairs then." Tess walked out the door. Conan turned to face the door. Then he noticed something by the wall behind the door. He ran over. She moved the door to see slippers. Brown slippers. Conan picked them up.
'Slippers? What are they doing in here?' Conan asked himself. Tess popped her head back into the room.
"Conan!" Tess yelled. Conan jumped dropping the slippers.
"Yes?"
"Come on." Tess said. Conan ran out of the door. He followed Tess down the stairs. When they got down there everyone was sitting at the kitchen table. Tess and Conan joined them. "Conan thinks that we should stay up." Sirena looked at Conan.
"Why is that Conan?" Sirena asked rudely. Conan looked at Sirena. Tess got in his view of Sirena.
"Because if the killer is still around we'll be ready. He might just be committing random murders just in case we'll have to stay up." Tess answered. Sirena looked at Tess. She crossed her arms then looked away.
"Hmp! I'm not staying up! I'm going up stairs and go to sleep!" Sirena yelled. She stood up then walked up the stairs. "Show off." Sirena said quietly. She turned then entered her room. Yoko stood up.
"I share a room with Sirena I'll go up with her." Yoko said. Yoko walked up the stairs. She entered her and Sirena's room. Michel stood up.
"Since Yoko and Sirena are going to sleep one of us should stay down here." Michel said. Jeff stood up.
"I'll stay, the rest of you go to sleep. I'll keep watch." Jeff stated. Tess stood up.
"I'll go after you."
"No!" Michel yelled. Tess looked at Michel. "I will." Tess shrugged her shoulders. Conan yawned. Tess looked down at him.
'Man, having a little body... you get tired easily.' Conan thought. Tess picked up Conan. Conan rested his head on Tess' shoulders. Conan watched as Jeff faded from his view. He closed his eyes. Tess and Rachel entered their room. Tess walked over. She walked over to Conan's bed. Rachel flipped the blankets. Tess placed Conan on the bed. Rachel tucked him in. Rachel then started to get ready for bed as Tess changed into a random tank-top and shorts. Rachel and Tess crawled into bed then went to sleep. Everyone was a sleep.
About an hour later, "AHHH!!!" Tess, Rachel, and Conan shot up from their lying possession. Tess and Conan flipped the blankets off of them Tess ran to the door swinging it open. Her and Conan ran out of the room. Tess then met up with Michel her. They ran down the stairs. Then they say Jeff lying on the floor holding his leg. Tess ran over. She then knelt down.
"What happened?" Michel asked. Jeff looked at Michel.
"It was the killer he attacked my leg." Jeff answered.
"How the axe is right next to you." Michel said. Jeff pointed to a steak knife lying on the ground under in feet.
"He used that." Jeff answered. Rachel, Sirena, and Yoko ran down the stairs. Yoko placed her hand on her mouth.
"Oh my gosh!" Yoko yelled. Michel turned to look at Sirena.
"Sirena do you have a first aid kit?" Michel asked. Sirena nodded her head running up the stairs. Conan put his hands into his pockets. He looked around. Then he noticed something.
'THE SLIPPERS! Those slippers on Jeff's feet! Those are the same slippers that were in Crystal's room! He's the murderer.' Conan thought to himself. Sirena came back down with the first aid kit. Tess took it then started to wrap Jeff's wound. Rachel stood next to Sirena. 'Now all I need is Rachel.' Conan thought. Rachel then moved and he hit Sirena. 'NO NOT HER!' Conan thought. Sirena stumbled to the table. she sat down onto the seat that was pulled out. Conan crawled under the table cloth. Rachel looked at Sirena.
"Sirena are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine. But something just hit me."
"What?" Yoko asked.
"I know who the killer is." Tess looked up at Sirena. "The killer is Jeff!" Jeff sat up.
"I didn't do it!" Jeff yelled.
"Yes you did. The slippers on you're feet is the proof."
"What?"
"Those are the every same slippers that I found behind the door in Crystal's room."
'Sirena didn't even enter the room.' Tess thought. Then she looked around. 'Where's Conan?'
"If you don't believe me look under the slippers there's blood." Tess took off the slippers. Then she looked under them seeing the blood.
"She's right!" Tess yelled.
"Now that we prove you guilty. You stab yourself to make it look like it was a random killing. Now the last question remains, why did you kill her?"
"Jeff because, because she threatened to kill me! I was going to get married when she came to me then told me about what she knew."
"What did she know Jeff?"
"I embezzled from her. I decided to kill! I was sick and tried of her saying she was going to the cops. So I decided to kill her tonight." Jeff said. Tess looked up at Sirena as she placed the slippers on the ground.
"You really didn't achieve anything Jeff, besides take away a life." Sirena suppossbly said. Tess' eyes widened.
'Her mouth isn't moving!' Tess thought. Tess smiled. 'I think I know something.' Tess added.
"Taking away a life isn't as great as you think. Sure it's easy, but taking a life means life in jail."
The next day; Tess, Rachel, Sirena, and Conan stood at the cross walk. Rachel looked at Sirena.
"Good job at finding the killer Sirena." Rachel said. Sirena looked at Rachel.
"I did do a good job huh?" Sirena said. Tess then started to laugh. Rachel, Conan, and Sirena looked at Tess. "WHAT ARE YOU LUGHING AT?!"
"Nothing." Tess answered. Tess looked down at Conan. Conan looked at her funny. She then crossed the street. Conan stood there watching her. Conan's eyes the widened.
'OH NO! I think she found out!' Conan thought. They then crossed the street.
Next Time on Case Closed:
'That's it! I know Conan's secret!'
Next time, another murder happens. This time Conan has to deal with Tess. Will he tell her his secret? Or will she find out?
Next Time on Case Closed: Conan's Secret Relieved.
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