In Today's Case: Tess' Brother's Case

Their vacation is over and it's time to go back to work. Tess wasn't really happy with the encounter with her brother. Conan was a bit worried. Tess just sat in her room all day doing nothing. Conan decided to knock on the door. He opened it to see Tess sleeping on her bed. Conan walked out of the room closing the door quietly. Tess opened her eyes once she knew that the door was shut. Tess sat up. She walked over to her.

'Dang it Zach! I hate you! Why? Why now? And who do you want?' Tess slammed her fist onto the window ceil. Tess covered her face with her hands. 'Why did you have to do this to me? Ever since you got into the fight when we were little and...' Tess turned around to see Rachel standing there.

"Tess, are you okay?" Rachel asked. Tess nodded her head.

"Yeah."

"Well my dad got another case."

"Really?" Tess asked. Rachel nodded her head. Tess walked over to her. As she past her bed she grabbed her jacket. She put it on and walked out of the room with Rachel. They got into the car. Rachel and Richard sat in front and like always Conan and Tess sat in the back. They got to an apartment building. Richard and Rachel walked in front of Tess and Conan. Conan looked at Tess as she stared at the while she walked.

"Tess is everything okay?" Conan asked. Tess looked at Conan.

"Yeah." Tess answered. As she looked forward. They walked into the elevator and exited it at floor number 10. Tess, Richard, and Rachel walked in front of Conan. Conan stuck his hands into his pockets.

'I wonder what's wrong with her. Maybe it's because of the encounter with Zach. But... she called him... brother. Is Richard related to a mass murder?! No. No he can't be. That wouldn't be right really.'

Yesterday

"Zach..."

"They sent you here. Huh, I was excepting someone else... sis."

"Don't call me that! I'M NOT THE SISTER OF A MASS MURDERER!"

Now

They got to an open door. They walked in to see a woman lying in the middle of the living room floor. She was covered in blood and looked like she gave a struggle.

"Richard. Tess. You're both here." Inspector Maguire said as he walked over to them. Tess and Richard nodded their heads.

"Yeah that's us..." Tess stated as she looked at the ground.

"What happened to her?" Richard asked.

"That's what we want to know. It looks like she gave a good fight but the murderer won in the end." Inspector Maguire stated as he turned too looked at the woman.

"Any witness'?" Richard asked. Inspector Maguire turned around to look at Richard. He nodded his head.

"Yes there were he kids, but they were beaten to death with a bat." Inspector Maguire answered. Rachel's mouth dropped open.

"What? Who would ever do that?" Rachel asked. Tess turned to look at Rachel.

"A murderer." Tess answered. Rachel nodded her head. Tess looked at Inspector Maguire.

"Follow me." Inspector Maguire said as he walked forward into a bedroom that held three dead children. Conan's mouth dropped open.

'What a sicko from him to do this to little kids!' Conan thought. Tess looked around the room not surprised. She saw something like this before. When she first started on the force she got a case like this. Tess looked around. One of the kid's hands was tightly shut. She looked at it funny. She pulled out a cloth.

"Did you find any finger prints on the bat?" Richard asked Inspector Maguire. He shook his head.

"Nothing, who ever we're dealing with its no word of a lie that it's a mass murderer." Inspector Maguire stated. Tess quickly looked up at Inspector Maguire. She looked back at the hand. She opened it with the cloth she saw something there. She picked it up. It was covered in blood. She wiped it off to see it was a pin. The very same pin that Zach wears. Tess' eyes widened. She flipped it over. There was the z written in black marker. Tess sighed.

"Did you find something Tess?" Richard asked as he and Inspector Maguire stood behind her. Tess quickly closed her hand.

"No." Tess quickly answered. Richard tackled Tess.

"WHAT IS IT?!" Richard yelled. Tess' hand opened and the pin fell onto the ground. Rachel picked it up.

"It's a pin." Rachel stated. Inspector Maguire took it to look at it.

"She's right." Inspector Maguire stated. Richard stood up.

"Why would you hide something like that from us?" Richard asked. Tess stood up. She looked at Richard.

"Is there something you need to tell us Tess?" Inspector Maguire asked. Tess looked at Inspector Maguire.

"What are you hiding?" Richard asked. Tess looked at Richard. She looked forward looking down at the ground. "Well... we're waiting." Richard said crossing his arms.

"I'm not hiding anything so stop asking me!" Tess yelled. She walked right out of the bedroom and out the door. Conan watched her. Richard and Inspector Maguire also watched her. They then looked at each other.

"She's hiding something all right." They said at the same time. Rachel then took a step forward.

"Dad if Tess was hiding something what do you think it would be?" Rachel asked. Richard and Inspector Maguire looked at her.

"I don't know Rachel." Richard answered. Conan ran out the door. Rachel reached out for him.

"Conan!" Rachel yelled. She followed him. Richard and Inspector Maguire sighed.

Conan knew that Rachel was following him, so he went down the stairs and made it look like he took the elevator. Rachel got into the elevator. She ran out once it got to the first floor. Conan came out of the stairwell watching Rachel look for him. Conan ran outside into what was now nighttime. Tess was leaning up against the building's wall looking up into the sky. Conan looked to see her. He walked over.

"Tess." Conan called. Tess glanced at Conan from the corner of her eye. She then looked back up.

"What?" Tess asked sounding annoyed. Conan looked at her.

"Why didn't you want to show Richard and Inspector that pin?" Conan asked. Tess pushed herself off the wall. She looked at Conan.

"Because."

"Because why?"

"BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TOO! IF YOU'RE BROTHER WAS A MASS MURDERER THEN YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO EITHER!!!!" Tess yelled. Conan took a step backward. Tess shook her head. "I need to go for a walk." Tess added.

"Let me..."

"No Jimmy. You stay here." Tess turned the corner and she was gone. Conan sighed.

"Conan." Rachel called. Conan jumped and turned around. "What did Tess just call you?" Conan took a step backward.

"Nothing. Nothing. She didn't call me anything." Conan answered. Rachel looked at Conan. "I got to go look for Tess." Conan stated. Conan turned around and ran off turning the corner. Rachel watched as he disappeared.

'Did she just call him... Jimmy?' Rachel asked herself. Rachel shook her head. 'No I'm hearing things.' Rachel told herself. She turned around and walked back into the building.

Conan looked to his left then to his right looking for any sigh of Tess. But he couldn't find her. He then tripped over something. He looked back at his legs to see a black leather jacket wrapped around his feet. Conan sat up and pulled the jacket off of his feet. He held it open.

'This belongs to Tess!' Conan thought. Conan looked forward. "TESS!" Conan yelled. "TTTTEEEESSSSS!!!!!!" Conan yelled again but all he heard was his echo. Conan grabbed the middle of the jacket. He started to run forward.

Back at the building; Richard and Inspector Maguire pondered about the pin. Rachel walked in. Richard turned around to look at her.

"Where is Tess and Conan?" Richard asked. Rachel shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know but Conan went running after her though." Rachel answered. Inspector Maguire snapped his fingers.

"I know who owns this pin!" he yelled. Richard looked at Inspector Maguire.

"Who?"

"His name is Zachary Drainville. He's a mass murderer and if I'm right he's Tess' half brother." Inspector Maguire stated. Richard jerked forward.

"WHAT?!" Richard yelled. Rachel's mouth dropped opened.

"I'm not sure. And if he is he's not related to you. Their half siblings from their mom and you related to Tess by your brother so..."

"SO!!!!! TESS IS MY NIECE!!!!" Richard yelled. Then Conan showed up standing in front of the door huffing and puffing. Rachel turned around.

"Conan... are you okay?" Rachel asked. Conan threw Tess' jacket onto the ground. Rachel, Richard, and Inspector Maguire looked at it funny they then looked at Conan.

"Tess... Tess is missing." Conan stated. Their mouths dropped open.

"WHAT?!" They all yelled. Conan nodded his head.

Next Time on Case Closed: "LET'S GO!" Richard, Rachel, and Inspector Maguire go out looking for Tess. But, who took her and why? Conan thinks that Zach took her. Could he be right?

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