Ch. 11- Final Confessions
Back at the Precinct Flack and Danny let Michaels simmer in the interrogation room alone while Lindsay quickly ran the DNA tests on the knife and necklace to confirm it was Chelsea Harris's DNA. After receiving the DNA results from one of the other lab techs Lindsay made a quick peak before she headed down to the precinct to hand the results off to Danny.
Reaching the interrogation room Lindsay made a beeline to the viewing room right next to the interrogation room. Seeing the confirmed results Danny and Flack walked into the other room to join Michaels.
Entering the room Flack slammed the results folder onto the table as he sat down in the chair across from Michaels. With a sly smile on his face Flack said,
"Hey Jerry, we weren't formally introduced, I'm Detective Don Flack."
Not getting a response from Michaels Flack made his smile disappear as he said,
"Ok, let's get down to business, shall we? When was the last time you saw Chelsea Harris?"
Shrugging his shoulders slightly Michaels replied,
"I saw her for a little while after the photo shoot two days ago."
Giving a quick nod at this vague answer Flack pressed,
"Can you be more specific than that? What were you two doing together?"
Looking between Danny and Flack Michaels replied,
"We went to my office and talked for a little while."
Not even giving Flack time to respond Danny said,
"Now Jerry, that isn't what you told me and my partner Lindsay when we came and questioned you earlier today, you told us that you and Chelsea had had sex in your office. Now why would you change your story and lie to us just now?"
Looking at Danny Michaels said,
"Because I regretted ever doing it after what she did when she left my office and signed out."
Hearing this slight confession Flack said,
"So you are angry at what she did to you?"
As his face turned red Michaels exploded, yelling,
"Yes I was angry! She was a little slut! She didn't deserve to live after what she did! She should have stayed loyal to me instead of going and doing it with someone else!"
Seeing that he was on the right track of confessing Flack said,
"You were angry at what Chelsea did and wanted to get back at her for it. So what did you do?"
Michaels didn't say a thing, he just looked at them. Seeing that he wasn't going to talk Danny stepped in and said,
"Look Jerry, we have already found evidence that links you to Chelsea's murder. It includes Chelsea's missing, broken necklace, a knife covered in Chelsea's blood along with your fingerprints, and a rag that was stained with Chelsea's blood as well. And the biggest thing about all of this evidence is that we found it hidden in the bottom drawer of your desk in your office. Now all we want to know is your point of view of what happened when you killed Chelsea Harris."
Leaning back in his chair Michaels stared at Danny and Flack with a calm expression with just a hint of anger. Sighing as if in surrender Michaels said,
"I loved Chelsea, even after we broke up. And when we had sex in my office after the photo shoot I thought that she felt the same about me, and maybe we would get back together. They Hailey Simon came in to my office later that evening and told me that she had just seen Chelsea having sex with another guy in a car in the parking deck. I completely lost it; I couldn't believe that she would do this to me. Then it finally hit me- she didn't love me, she just wanted to use me to get free sex, I was completely filled with rage at that point, I had a knife hidden in my jacket for protection on the streets. I grabbed it as I stormed out of my office. Hailey Simon had already left, I never heard her leave. I went to the parking deck and found the car that Chelsea was having the party in, and I hid behind one of the stone pillars to wait till they were done. I only had to wait fifteen minutes, it was freezing outside but I grew up in New England so the cold didn't bother me. When they were done with their party I saw Chelsea get out of the car and start to walk up the deck as the car drove in the opposite direction to leave the deck. I began to follow her quietly. I was bubbling over with anger and hatred, I didn't want her to reach her car and get away so I ran up to her without making a sound and grabbed her from behind. When I grabbed her hair I also grabbed her necklace. Being so close to her I could smell her, she had the smell of someone who had just had sex. The smell drove me insane, I took my knife and I slit her throat. She dropped to the ground after I did it and her necklace was still in my hands. I shoved it into my pocket not wanting to leave anything with my prints on it. As the adrenaline faded I looked at what I had done. Seeing her on the ground and the blood on my hands and knife I immediately ran away before anyone could see me. I ran back to my office where I cleaned my hands and hid the weapon. That's what happened."
Having about enough of Michaels Flack asked one last question,
"Are you proud of what you did? Did Chelsea deserve it?"
With a hint of a smile on his lips Michaels replied,
"I'm glad of what I did to her. She was a slut and she deserved what she got."
Hearing this Flack had heard enough, standing he nodded to a uniformed officer standing outside the room to come in. Looking to the officer Flack said,
"Cuff him and read him his rights, and then take him to booking."
Turning back to Michaels Flack said,
"Jerry Michaels you are being charged of murdering Chelsea Harris."
Forcing him to stand the other officer began to read him his rights and cuff him. With that done Flack and Danny exited the room and met Lindsay out in the hall. Breathing a sigh of relief Danny said,
"Well that's it, case closed."
Breathing a sigh of relief like Danny did Flack said,
"Well I am going to call Mac and Stella and let them know the good news about the case."
Before he could continue Lindsay interrupted,
"Speaking of Mac and Stella, when are we going to go see them?"
Rubbing his hands in amble anticipation Flack replied,
"Well I was going to talk to Mac about it when I called them…How about we leave in an hour to go visit them. That should give everyone enough time to finish what they are doing and clock out."
Hearing this idea Lindsay and Danny both nodded in response. Lindsay then said,
"Well while you call Mac and Stella, we are going to go back to the lab and see how Adam, Hawkes, and Sid are doing."
Flack nodded and replied,
"Alright I'll come to the lab when I'm done talking to them…"
With that said Danny and Lindsay headed for the elevator while Flack made his way to his desk.