In Today's Case: Little Girl Kidnapping
Conan thought about what Tess had said yesterday. 'There's no reason for you to be Jimmy, you didn't do it. And I'll find out who did.' Conan knew that she was hiding something now. Tess walked into the room sitting down onto the couch. She was tired and legs hurt from all that running last night. Conan glanced around looking for Richard and Rachel.
"Ask me what you want to ask Jimmy." Tess stated as she lifted up her head from the couch.
"Why aren't you using rubber bullets?" Conan asked. Tess sighed. She knew that she wasn't going to get out of this one.
"Because." Tess answered, "because… I need them." Tess added. Conan blinked. This was the first in two days that Tess had revealed anything to Conan.
"Need them for what?" Conan asked. Tess was about to answer when Rachel came into the room.
"Good morning!" she shouted out loud. Tess sat up.
"It's not morning." Tess stated. Rachel looked at her. "It's in the middle of the afternoon." She added. Rachel nodded her head.
"Oh! I was out that long!" Rachel looked at the watch that was on her wrist. Tess raised her right eyebrow.
"Um… I'm going to go for a walk." Tess stated as she stood up.
"Can I go?" Conan asked. Tess looked at Conan.
"Sure, I don't see why not." Tess stated. They both walked out of Richard's office. Rachel sighed.
"It's happening again…" she stated.
"What's happening?" Richard asked. Rachel looked at her father.
"Conan and Tess, they're always together." Rachel stated. Richard shrugged his shoulders.
"Like I told you last time you started to suspect things, little kids like Conan like people like Tess and Tess happens to like little kids like Conan." Richard stated as he took a seat at his desk. Rachel shrugged her shoulders. She sat down onto the couch.
Tess and Conan walked down the street. "Did you read that book I gave to you?" Tess asked. Conan looked up at her. He nodded his head.
"Yeah it was a good book." Conan answered.
"I'm glad you like it." Tess stated. "I'm going to pop into Dr. Agasa's lab for a minute." Tess added.
"Why?" Conan asked.
"Well, I want to see how he's doing on finding a cure for you." Tess answered as she crossed the street. Conan shrugged his shoulders following her. Tess opened the door to Dr. Agasa's lab. "Dr. Agasa?" Tess called out.
"Jimmy?" Dr. Agasa asked as he turned the corner to see Tess and Conan. "Oh hello there Tess, when did you come back?" he asked her.
"A couple of days ago." Tess answered shutting the door behind Conan. "How's that cure coming?" Tess asked. Dr. Agasa sighed.
"Not so good." He stated.
"Really now? What's wrong with it this time?" Tess asked.
"This time? What do you mean?" Conan asked. Dr. Agasa sat down onto his computer chair pulling up a file on his computer that says cure.
"Look here Jimmy." Dr. Agasa stated. "I gather information about the Sake. And it does hold a possible cure for you." Dr Agasa clicked on a few things about the Sake. "This is what would happen if I used the Sake as a cure." Dr Agasa clicked on one file that showed what would happen. Tess blinked.
"So what, he drinks the Sake and turns back to Jimmy." Tess stated. Dr Agasa shook his head.
"Keep watching." He stated. Tess and Conan looked at the screen closely. The computer then pulled up a DNA strip of Jimmy. Tess blinked still confused.
"So if you make the Sake a cure for me…"
"It will mutate you DNA till it slow kills you." Dr Agasa finished. Tess placed her hand on her head.
"Great… the last thing we need is a mutated Jimmy." Tess mumbled. Jimmy glared at her from the corner of his eye.
"I heard that Tess." Conan growled. Tess smiled at him. She sighed then leaned back from the computer.
"So… the only thing we have left are those pills huh?" Tess asked. Dr Agasa nodded his head.
"Looks like it." He stated. Tess sighed placing her hand on her forehead.
"Fun." She stated. Dr Agasa turned in his chair looking at Tess and Conan. "Well thanks for the update Doctor… I'll be leaving now." she added. Tess headed straight for the door. Conan followed behind her. Tess and Conan left the lab. Dr Agasa shook his head as he turned back toward the computer.
Tess and Conan made they're way back to the house when someone ran past them pushing them out of his way. Conan was pushed onto the sidewalk and Tess nearly fell into the street.
"Watch it!" Tess shouted at him as she helped up Conan. He got a glimpse of the man's shoes. They were white with a tint of brown was being worn all the time. Conan wiped off any dirt on his clothes. Tess looked at him searching for any scratches. "Are you okay?" Tess asked. Conan nodded his head.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Conan stated. After that they got back at Richard Office. Tess opened the door to see Richard sitting on one couch and a woman sitting on another. She was pretty. She had brown hair at that perfect length. She wore a purple skirt and a light purple shirt. She looked about 22 or 21.
"Please help me find my daughter." She said. Richard nodded his head as he held onto the picture of the little girl.
"What happened?" Tess asked. Richard turned to look at her. He stood up and walked over. He looked down at Conan.
"Have you seen her Conan?" Richard asked. Richard got down to his height and showed him the picture. In the picture was a little girl. She had blonde curly hair and blue eyes. She wore a pink dress. "Her name is Melissa." He said again. Tess looked down at Conan.
"Yeah, she's in my class… but I haven't seen her since school got out." Conan stated looking up at Richard. He nodded his head. Melissa's mother, Carey looked down at the floor. She was really upset. Richard then looked at Tess.
"Can you drive?" Richard asked. Tess blinked. She nodded her head.
"I want you to drive down to Melissa's daycare center and see her daycare teachers. Ask then if they saw her." Richard stated. He walked over to his desk and tossed Tess his keys. Tess caught them looking at Richard funny. He never let anyone take his care, never. Tess smiled.
"Okay, where is it?" Tess asked. Carey looked up at her and stood up.
"I'll go with you." Carey stated. Richard shook his head.
"No, me and you are going to go back to your house and wait for the kidnapped to call." Richard stated.
"I'll take Conan with me." Tess stated. Richard nodded his head.
"That's fine. Rachel!" he called out. Rachel entered the room. "Go with Tess and Conan to Melissa's daycare center." He stated to her. Rachel nodded her head.
"Okay dad." she said. Richard turned writing the address to the daycare center on a piece of paper. He handed it to her.
"Here now go." He said. Rachel took it nodding his head. Tess, Conan, and Rachel left the office and headed toward Richard's car. Tess opened the driver side door. She got in and unlocked all of the doors in the car. Rachel got into the passenger seat. Conan got into the seat behind Rachel.
"When did you learn how to drive?" Rachel asked. Tess smiled as she fastened her seat belt.
"Well, I failed Driver's Ed. But then when I joined the force they gave me a driver's licenses." Tess stated as she started up the car. Rachel blinked. She looked back at Conan.
"Conan." She called.
"Yeah Rachel?"
"Put on your seat belt." She told him as she looked forward putting her seat belt on. After what Tess had said about her failing Driver's Ed. Conan buckled up as fast as he could when the car started to move. Conan didn't feel safe about being in the car with Tess at the wheel. Tess pulled out into the street.
"Okay where's the daycare center?" Tess asked Rachel. She looked at the piece of paper that Richard had handed to her. She looked at it.
"On Church Street." Rachel stated. Tess looked at her as she stopped at a red light.
"And that would be where?" Tess asked. Rachel pointed to her left.
"Over there, after Highway Street." Rachel stated. Tess turned the corner cutting off of another person. Conan grabbed onto the seat and the handle of the door. He started to breathe heavily when the car skid on the road and took off down Highway Street. This street was really popular with murders. Maybe it was because of the location or its because that's where everything happens. Tess slowly drove down the street looking for the sign that says Church Street.
"Where is this place anyway?" Tess asked. Rachel looked out her window.
"I don't know." Rachel answered. Conan unbuckled his seat belt and he didn't know if that was safe or not with Tess at the wheel. He looked out his window. He then saw a sign that said Church Street.
"There!" he pointed. Tess and Rachel looked to their left.
"Here we go!" Tess turned the corner sharply. Conan fell back onto the seat behind Tess. Rachel looked back as she held on thinking that her seat belt wasn't going to hold for her.
"Conan! I told you to buckle up!" Rachel yelled. Conan nodded his head. He crawled back to his seat. Then he buckled up making sure it was tight. Tess looked around on Church Street.
"What's the address?" Tess then asked. Rachel looked at the paper again.
"Its… um… 47." Rachel answered.
"Right here!" Tess shouted as she slammed on her breaks. Conan and Rachel went forward till their seat belts locked and pulled them back. Tess smiled looking at Rachel and Conan. Conan unbuckled his seat belt looking at Tess. "This is why I was given a driver's license." Tess stated, "I drive like a mad man. And driving like a mad man usually catches people" Rachel opened her car door after she unbuckled her seat belt.
"Well, we're not going after a mad man Tess." Rachel stated as she got out. Tess shrugged her shoulders as she got out of the car. Conan got out. She was a crazy driver that was for sure. Conan looked at Tess. He waited till Rachel was in front of them.
"I'm never getting in a car with you again." Conan stated to her. Tess smiled.
"Well your going to have to if you want to get home." Tess stated placing her hand on his head and rustling up his hair. She walked forward. Conan fixed his hair as Tess and Rachel knocked on the door. The door opened a little. The one thing that was keeping the door from opening all the way was the chain lock on the door.
"Who is it?" the lady asked at the door. Tess smiled pulling out her badge.
"Tess Moore. I'm here to ask you a couple of questions about Melissa." Tess answered. The door then closed and she unlocked the door and opened it. The lady was wearing a pink dress and a white apron.
"I'm sorry, I would've opened the door all the way but I have to keep the kids from getting out." She stated. Tess nodded her head. She stepped into the house. She looked around to see toys everywhere. Then there were tow kids fighting. The lady picked them up by their shirts. "Now you two knock it off. Go play outside with the rest of the kids." She stated. She placed the kids down and they ran outside. The lady looked down at Conan. "Oh aren't you cute."
"That's Conan." Tess stated. Rachel looked down at him.
"Why don't you go outside and play with the other kids." Rachel stated.
"We can sit outside." The lady stated. "I have to keep an eye on the kids at all times so… do you mind?" she asked. Tess shook her head.
"No, we don't mind." The lady led Tess, Rachel, and Conan outside. The lady sat down as a picnic table.
"How may I help?" she asked Tess. Tess and Rachel sat down across from each other as Conan crawled up onto the seat next to Tess.
"Well, you can start by telling us your name." Tess stated. Conan then felt a tap on his leg. He looked down to see a piece of paper by him. He picked it up keeping it out of everyone's sight.
Jimmy, I want you to look around here. I bet you thought it was a little weird that this lady here kept the door locked. Take a look around for me.
He could tell it was Tess's hand writing. He turned jumping off of the seat. "Rachel I'm going to go play." Conan stated. Rachel looked at him. She nodded her head. Conan walked forward off of the back porch and into the backyard.
"Well, my name is Keiko." She stated. Tess nodded her head.
"Okay Ms. Keiko. When was the last time you saw this girl Melissa?" Tess asked her as she placed the picture on the table. Keiko picked up the picture. She looked at it.
"Not that long ago." Keiko answered, "I had her here on the last day of school."
"Which was two days ago right?" Rachel asked. Keiko nodded her head.
"Yes." She answered.
Conan had his hands in his pockets. He looked around at all the kids that played around. There were some little girls over in the corner of his eye playing with their dolls. Some boys were playing with plastic swords and the others were playing on the swing set. There wasn't anything unusual, well not yet. Conan didn't really feel right. He knew that there was something here. He heard some girls giggling. He looked over to see them blushing. Conan smiled and kept on walking. He looked around. There was nothing he could find. He turned back to watch Tess.
"Ms. Keiko, did she act unusual during the time you had her?" Tess asked. Keiko shook her head.
"No, she was always a quiet girl and shy when she was here." Keiko answered. Tess nodded her head. She wrote everything on the piece of paper. Tess stood up.
"That would be all thank you Ms. Keiko. Conan come on!" Tess shouted out toward him. Conan ran over. Keiko stood up bowing to Tess.
"I'm glad I could help." She said. Tess nodded her head. They walked around the house. Conan glanced up onto the front porch spotting a pair of shoes that were brown from being worn. Conan squinted. He knew where he saw those. He remembered the person who knocked him and Tess over. He looked at the shoes again to see that there was one missing.
"Conan!" Rachel called out to him. Conan looked forward to see Tess had already started up the car. Conan ran over getting into it. Once he was sitting down he buckled up as fast as he could. Tess sped off.
Conan thought about the shoes. Why was she in such a hurry? And why did she keep the door closed? Conan thought about these two questions but he got no answer. Tess slammed on her breaks in front of the house. Conan looked out his window to see Richard and Carey. Tess got out and shut the door. Carey had her face covered and she was crying. Richard had his hands in his pockets. Tess, Rachel, and Conan walked toward him.
"What happened?" Tess asked. Richard looked down then back up at her.
"We… we found Melissa." Richard stated. Rachel smiled but from the look on Carey's face it wasn't great. "She's dead. Someone killed her." Richard then turned around picking up a plastic bag. "I was waiting for you to come back because this was what we found near her body." Inside the plastic bag was a shoe and it was brown just like the shoe on Keiko's porch. Conan's mouth dropped open and his eyes widened. He looked at Tess and she looked at him. Conan got into the front seat and Tess ran around the side.
"I'll be right back!" Tess shouted. Richard stepped toward his car.
"Where are you going?!" he yelled as the car started up.
"I'm going to go get Melissa's murderer!" Tess shouted. She sped off leaving skid marks on the street. Rachel looked at the car as it sped down the street then took a turn on Highway Street.
"She's going back to Keiko's house." Rachel stated. Richard looked at Rachel.
"Who?" he asked.
"Keiko was the daycare teacher that watched over Melissa." Carey stated.
Tess pulled up by Keiko's house. Tess drew her gun. Conan watched as the door opened to have Keiko exit the house. She noticed Tess and Conan. She stood upright and waved to her.
"Hi." She said. Conan looked at her. Tess and Conan nodded their heads as they exited the car.
"Ms. Keiko." Conan started. Tess held her gun close.
"Your under arrest for the murder and kidnapping of Melissa." Tess stated. Keiko's eyes widened.
"You were the one who pushed me and her off of the sidewalk." Conan stated.
"And you left your shoe at the crime scene." Tess stated. Keiko ran back into the house slamming the door behind her. Tess and Conan ran forward. Tess kicked the door a couple of times. The kids inside started to scream. Tess pointed her gun at the doorknob. She then started to shoot and the door came open. Conan pushed the door all the way open. He ran into the house as Tess followed behind him. They ran through the living room and out the back door where they saw Keiko still running. Conan looked down onto the porch to see a toy. He pressed the button on his shoe and kicked the toy. It wasn't going fast enough to catch up to her. Then Tess aimed and shot the toy making it spin and gain speed. The toy then hit Keiko off the back of her head. Tess and Conan ran up to her. Tess kept her gun pointed at Keiko as they got closer and closer to Keiko. Conan looked up at Tess and smiled. Tess looked back down at Conan.
"We did it again." Tess stated. Conan nodded his head. They turned to look at the back door as they heard the sound of police sirens.
Next Time on Case Closed: "Huh?" Dr Agasa takes Tess, Conan, Amy, Mitch, and George to the beach for a little break. But when a murder happens to happen there Conan and Tess have to solve it, yet another case for them to solve.
Next Time: Surprise Beach Murder
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