In Today's Case: Murderer Home
Tess was sitting on the couch writing something in a booklet, when Conan came into the room. She didn't look up at him. She kept on writing. Richard and Rachel were nowhere to be found.
"Where are Rachel and Richard?" Conan asked. Tess looked up.
"Oh they went out, I told them I was going to stay here and wait till you get up." Tess answered as she closed the booklet. Conan sat across from her watching her. Tess blinked. "Um… can I help you Jimmy?" Tess asked. Conan nodded his head.
"Yeah you can tell me why you didn't shoot your gun yesterday. You ever hesitate to shoot it off. Unless you're using real bullets then rubber ones." Conan stated. Tess sighed shaking her head.
"Look, I didn't want to shoot it off okay." Tess told Conan.
"Why?" Conan asked. Tess sighed standing up.
"Because I didn't. You're treating me like…"
"You're hiding something." Conan cut in. Tess nodded her head.
"Yes!" Tess yelled.
"Are you?" Conan asked her again.
"Look, I already told you Jimmy, I'm not hiding anything." Tess stated to him. Before any other words could be said the phone started to ring. Tess looked over at it to see it was for the home line. She picked it up. "Hello?" Tess listened to the person on the other end of the phone. She nodded her head. "Okay… yeah he's awake… no we can walk over… all right bye." Tess hung up the phone. "That was Rachel." She stated. "She wants us to meet her and Richard at the food store." Tess stated. Conan nodded his head as he followed Tess out the door. Tess shut it and locked it.
"Not bringing your gun?" Conan asked her Tess looked at him. She nodded her head.
"Yeah I am when do I not?" She lifted up her shirt a little showing the holster of her gun. She then tied her jacket around her waist to hide the holster and the gun. Conan and Tess made their way down the street on the left. Tess looked over to her right seeing the alley that was really popular when she was here busting people and their crimes. They passed the corner store where she and Conan were witnesses to a murder and placed in witness protection. Tess looked forward.
She sighed. Everything that happened when she was here as they walked on down the street popped into her mind. She seemed like she was going to miss. Right there and then Conan knew there was something up with her.
"Tess." Conan started, "something is bothering you now what is it?" Conan asked. Tess came to a halt. Conan stopped a few inches in front of her looking back at her.
"How many times do I have to tell you Jimmy? There is nothing wrong with me! And there's nothing bothering me!" Tess shouted at him. "Did it ever come cross your mind that maybe I'm in pain? You know I did just get out of the hospital a few weeks ago. Maybe my head hurts or maybe my right leg is bothering me because I broke it in the crash! Did anything come across your mind like that or is a simple reaction when I'm not acting like I usually do I'm hiding something." Tess was really mad now. None of this came across Conan's mind till now. But just because she was in pain, why wouldn't she shoot her gun yesterday? This was a question Conan had to ask.
"Pain doesn't stop you from not shooting your gun Tess. Why didn't you shoot it?" Conan asked. Tess sighed trying to get herself to calm down.
"Look Jimmy, I didn't want to shoot my gun okay!" Tess shouted at him. She walked on. Conan turned to watch her walk as she swung her arms by her side. She finally stopped. She placed her left hand on her right shoulder as she winced a little in pain.
"Are you okay?" Conan asked her. Tess nodded her head.
"Yeah I'm fine…" Tess answered as she continued. "Come on Jimmy." Tess walked forward. Conan followed behind her. he thought about her for a minute. He wanted to know what she was hiding. She wasn't acting herself she was acting different, a lot different then the Tess he knew.
Tess then bumped into a man who was dressed in a business suit.
"WATCH IT!" Tess shouted at the man. Conan's mouth dropped open.
"Tess, that's Mr. Yuki the richest man in Japan!" Conan yelled. Tess blinked. The man scowled at Tess.
"Heh…"
"Tess!" Tess looked over the man's shoulder to see Rachel and Richard running over. "Hey! We decided to come and get you since it was taking a while for u two arrive here." Rachel ran up to Tess not even noticing Mr. Yuki.
"You know her?" he asked her. Rachel nodded her head.
"Yes sir, she's my cousin." Rachel answered. Mr. Yuki placed his hands on his hips.
"Well now."
"I'm so sorry about her." Richard cut in as he moved his way toward Tess. "She's been having a hard time with everything lately." Richard added. Tess looked up at him funny. What gave him the right to tell him that? Tess shook her head and rolled her eyes. Richard pulled out a card from his pocket. "I'm…"
"I know who you are Mr. Moore." Mr. Yuki stated. "You're every popular around here in Tokyo. I'll invite you to my State sometime." Mr. Yuki walked forward toward a black limo. The driver pulled it open letting him inside he shut the door then he got in and drove off. Tess looked up at Richard.
"What business do you have telling him what I've been going through?" Tess asked Richard. Richard turned toward her looking down at her.
"You don't even know who that man is, do you?" Richard asked.
"Conan told me he was some rich guy… and I really don't care who he is. I'm going home." Tess turned around walking away back down the street toward home. Conan turned and watched her. She wasn't the same anymore. She was completely different then the Tess he knew. It's amazing how the death of a loved one can change a person isn't it?
Tess kept on walking. Ignoring the shouts that Rachel gave out to her for her to stop. Tess kept on going carrying her head downward. Tess lifted up her hand wiping away a tear that slowly started to form. She shook her head as pain started to throb through her head. She gently shook her head till the pain disappeared. Tess was still in the state of shock at what had happened to her parents. She still doesn't know how to handle it. The way the car rolled down the hill making the sounds of metal crushing over their heads.
Tess shook the memory out of her head. She stood at the bottom of the stairs of Richard's Office. She sat there with her elbows resting on her knees. She stared at the sidewalk.
'Don't worry mom and dad. I won't let your deaths be in vein. I'll get what I came here for.' Tess thought to herself.
"Tess!" she looked up looking at Conan who was running down the street. He came to a stop in front of her. "What was that all about?" Conan asked her. Tess looked away.
"Nothing. I just… snapped." Tess answered. Conan nodded his head.
"I'll say. Where's the Tess I knew?" Conan asked her. Tess looked at Conan. "The Tess I came to know and like." Tess stood up pulling her jacket off of her waist.
"She disappeared appeared when her parents' left this earth." Tess answered as she turned and walked up the stairs. Conan watched her walk up the steps.
'She did disappear that night. Something else must be going on with you Tess other then that.' Conan thought to himself. Soon Richard's car came to a stop next to him on the street. Conan turned and looked at them as Richard exited the car.
"Where is she?" Richard asked. Conan pointed up the stairs.
"She went up stairs." Conan answered. Rachel ran around the car running up them calling Tess's name. Rachel opened the door to see Tess sitting down on the couch writing in her little booklet. Rachel kept the door open as Conan and Richard came toward the door.
"Are you okay?" Rachel asked of her. Tess looked back at her. She closed the booklet and stood up.
"Yeah I'm fine." Tess answered. Richard and Conan entered the room just when Tess walked into her's and Rachel's room shutting the door behind her. Rachel sighed.
"She just needs to be alone." Rachel stated. She walked forward disappearing around the corner with Richard following behind her. Conan glanced at them as he walked toward the door. Conan opened the door a little to hear Tess crying softly. He entered. There sat Tess holding a picture as she wiped a tear off of her face.
"Tess." Conan called. Tess looked up and over Conan.
"What Jimmy?" Tess asked of him.
"I'm sorry about your parents." He stated. Tess shook her head.
"There's no reason for you to be Jimmy, you didn't do it. And I'll find out who did." Tess said seriously. Conan was about to say something but he was interrupted by the sound of Richard's phone.
"I GOT IT!" He heard Richard yell. "Hello?" Conan opened the door as he and Tess left the room. "Yes Inspector, yes I'll be there." Richard hung up the phone. "Come on Inspector Maguire wants us to go to Mr. Yuki's Estate." Richard stated. Rachel peered around the corner.
"Why?" Rachel asked.
"Because he found my card in his pocket." Richard stated. Tess didn't hesitate to grab her gun that she had thrown onto the bed that was felt for her incase she came back.
"Let's go." Tess stated. They all looked at her.
"Do you even know what…?"
"He was murdered." Tess stated as she slipped on her jacket.
"How did you know?" Rachel asked. Tess looked at Rachel.
"Come on. Why else would Inspector Maguire call here?" Tess asked. She did have a point really. Tess opened the door. "Am I going to be the only one that's going to go and solve this case or are you guys coming too?" Tess asked. They all followed Tess behind her. They all got into the car and drove off. Tess watched as the sun started to set. All the murders around here happened to happen at night or close to it.
They pulled up to a huge mansion. They were shocked at the size of it. It was a lot bigger then any other mansion they've seen yet. They walked toward it. The entered the house to see Inspector Maguire waiting for them. There were cops mainly everywhere. Looking around and asking Inspector Maguire questions. Richard walked toward him.
"Hello, Inspector." Richard stated. Inspector Maguire turned around to see him. He smiled.
"Hello Richard." Inspector Maguire stated.
"How can we help Inspector?" Rachel asked. Inspector Maguire turned fully around to face them all.
"I need to know when you met with Mr. Yuki." Inspector Maguire answered.
"Well, I bumped into him on the street so… I say… around 3 pm." Tess told Inspector Maguire. He nodded his head.
"Well then, your all free to go." He stated. Richard placed his hands in his pockets.
"Are you kidding Inspector? There's a murder to be solved!" Richard shouted out. Tess placed her hand on her forehead and shook her head. Conan rolled his eyes as Rachel just smiled. Inspector Maguire nodded his head.
"Fine then, you can stay." Inspector Maguire stated. "Over here is the crime scene." He added leading them down a long hallway. Conan looked around. There was nothing really unusual about the hallway but just in case he kept his eye out for things that looked out of place.
Inspector Maguire opened a bedroom door. Richard peeked in then he took a step back. Inspector Maguire flicked on the lights. There was blood all over the king sized bed and the head of Mr. Yuki sat on the floor. His mouth and eyes wide open and he was facing the door.
"Here you go." Inspector Maguire stated. "The crime scene." He added. Tess stepped into the room looking around. She then tapped the head with her foot. It fell backwards. She looked around again. She turned toward Inspector Maguire who was entering the room.
"Are there any witnesses or suspects?" Tess asked. Inspector Maguire shook his head.
"None at all. The witness called but when we got here they were gone." Inspector Maguire answered. Conan thought that was a little weird.
'Why would someone call in the crime scene and not stay? Unless they killed him themselves.' Conan thought to himself. Tess walked toward Inspector Maguire.
"Where's the driver?" Tess asked. Inspector Maguire blinked.
"The driver?" he repeated. Tess nodded her head.
"Oh! The limo driver!" Rachel shouted snapping her fingers. Tess nodded her head.
"Yeah he should be counted as a suspect." Tess stated. Inspector Maguire nodded his head.
"Yes I'll go call him right now." he said as he left the room. Richard and Rachel followed him. Tess glanced back at the room.
"Something wrong Tess?" Conan asked. Tess shook her head. She walked forward shutting off the lights and shutting the door.
"No, there's nothing wrong." Tess answered. She walked down the hallway leaving Conan behind. Conan watched her as she disappeared down the stairs. Conan opened the door. He saw a figure lifting up Mr. Yuki's head. Conan's eyes widened. The figure looked over at him. He dropped the head and went toward Conan. Conan quickly pulled the shut. Then there was a thud as the body of the figure slammed his shoulder into the door. Conan jumped and then he turned to his right running down the hallway. He glanced back as the door bursted open falling onto the ground. Conan closed his eyes as he ran forward. Then he opened them turning the corner running down the stairs. Rachel looked at him once he entered the room.
"Is everything okay Conan?" Rachel asked. Conan placed his hands on his knees as he started to pant. He shook his head.
"N-no. There's… there's someone up there in the room." Conan answered. Tess swung herself around drawing her gun from the holster. She ran up the stairs. She pointed her gun down the hallway. Tess heard something crash from up ahead. Tess lowered her gun and ran forward. Conan watched from the bottom of the stair case.
Tess looked around. She was now standing in front of the crime scene where the door laid on the ground. She looked down stepping onto the door. She pointed her gun forward into the room but there was nothing there. She placed her hand on the dark wall searching for the light switch. She finally found it and went to flick the lights on when they didn't work. She turned herself around when the lights in the hallway went out. Tess searched around in the dark for any sign of someone knew by. She was finally pushed onto the ground into the room. Tess fell forward. She turned pointing her gun at the figure that now stood over her. The figure slapped the gun out of her hands making it go off.
Conan heard the gun shot from the bottom of the stair case. He shot up them running down the hallway toward the room. Inspector Maguire and Richard followed behind him but Conan was far ahead of both of them.
"Tess!" he called out. The figure standing over Tess turned his head to look out the doorway as he listened to Conan's foot steps came closer.
"JIMMY! STAY AWAY!!" Conan came to a halt a couple feet away from the doorway. Conan listened for Tess to yell again but there was only a huge crash and then the figure was tossed outside of the room. Conan took a step backward as the figure looked at Conan. He charged toward him. Conan went to run when Tess came out of the room diving for the figure's feet making him fall right in front of Conan by his feet. Conan took a couple steps back as the figure glared up at him. Tess pulled at the figure's feet pulling them away from Conan. The figure hit Tess in the face making her fall backward. It stood up and went charging at Conan again. Conan ducked at the figure ran right by him. Inspector Maguire and Richard stopped once they saw the figure coming toward them. The figure pushed them out of his away and he disappeared. Tess got up off of the floor rubbing her nose and searching for any blood on her but there was nothing.
Richard and Inspector Maguire ran forward.
"What happened?" Richard asked. Tess shook her head shaking the pain away from her nose.
"Conan was right, there is something here." Tess answered.
Next Time on Case Closed: "Look out!" Two cops were murdered already and Rachel went missing!! Tess and Conan try to keep everything safe and calm, but how can you when there's a mad man running around the house? What is going to happen? Find out!
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