Two days after Pony and Soda got arrested that they released.
"Did you find the killer," Soda asked.
"Yeah it seems that it was a drug thing gone wrong," Josh said.
"They don't do drugs," Soda said.
"Well they must. It was some drug dealer that had two of his men kill them," Josh said.
"Then why did they leave Melissa," Soda asked confused.
"You know their daughter," Tom asked.
"Yeah she's my sister," Soda said.
"What," Josh asked confused.
"She's not really my sister, but I lived with Pam and Steve for a couple of months, so they told me that they considered me Melissa's older brother," Soda said.
"I see," Josh said.
"You may go now," Josh said.
"Will you tell us what happened first," Soda asked.
"Ok boy you deserve to know that much let's go into my office," Josh said and they all walked in there.
"You know how Steve worked for his dad," Josh asked directing the question to Soda.
"I thought he helped his dad," Soda said.
"Well he works and helps his dad. It seems that last Friday Steve went home and didn't bother to show up on Saturday to help his dad," Josh said.
"Where was Pam and Melissa during all this," Soda asked.
"They were out of town seeing her parents. He couldn't go because they have some fair coming up that they needed to finish some cravings for," Josh said.
"Oh," Soda said.
"Well he was just about to send someone to go check on Steve when he called saying that he forgot that he promised a friend that he'd help him out so he couldn't make it. We found out that it was just a recording they made him do just before they killed him. Well Pam and Melissa came home late Sunday night and saw that Steve was laying on the couch supposedly sleeping or something. Well the people that killed him were waiting for her. They killed her too. They would have killed the baby but Steve's father who was really worried because he didn't show up sent someone to the house. They scared off the two people that were there. Found the baby screaming her head off is what he said," Josh said.
"So what happens now to Melissa," Soda asked.
"She'll go with her grandfather," Josh said.
"Ok," Soda said getting up.
No one said a word as Pony and Soda walked out of the police station. Both of them caught up in their own thoughts. Soda couldn't believe that they had been murdered over something stupid as drugs. He didn't even know that they had done them like the autotrophy had shown. Darry wasn't there to take them home since they didn't call either did the cops.
All the guys were shocked when Soda and Pony walked into the house.
"What, break out," Steve asked.
"No we were let out," Soda said.
"Why," Dal asked.
"Because they found the real killers," Pony said.
"So who were they," Two-Bit asked.
"Some people who worked for a drug dealer," Soda said.
"Did you know that they did drugs," Darry asked.
"No I don't think they do. I think it was either a big mistake or something from the past. I don't know. The autopsy showed that they didn't have drugs in their system at the time of their death. Like I said I think it was all a big mistake" Soda said
"Hmm," Darry said just leaving it at that.
That night the whole gang ate at the Curtis's. In celebration of Pony and Soda getting out of jail Darry made chocolate cake. One thing Pony was starting to notice about Dar was that he was a really good cook and he seemed to love to cook. But he wasn't going to ask Dar about it.