Chapter 6

Pharmaceuticals

It was 2 days later. Gus was sitting at his desk at the pharmaceutical company he worked at. He should've been working, but he was busy playing a game and stupid level 119 was mocking him. But he was forced to quit when the phone rang. "Burton Guster."

A feminine voice said, "I would love a medicine called the Kindoiner."

"I'm afraid we don't carry those."

"Sure you do. It helps your kidneys. However, the side effects are 'Puking, Dying, Unconsciousness, Batman Syndrome, Peeing Fire, Sexual Desire for Hot Women whether your male or not…"

"SHAWN! I know it's you get off the phone!" Gus was furious.

"I don't know any Shawns. I had a cat named Shawn when I was 5…"

"ENOUGH, YOU STUPID SON OF A…"

The door of Gus' office opened and Shawn entered. "Hey buddy."

Gus was confused. If Shawn was in front of him, then the person on the phone was…

"No. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."

But it was to late. She'd already hung up. Guster hung the phone up.

"Shawn, what are you doing here?"

"I was in the neighborhood, chasing a squirrel, and I thought I might stop by and let you know how the case is going. They found the poor girl's body. She was buried 6 miles away in a graveyard. Her body was still in 1 piece, but blood was everywhere. Her skull was cracked open."

"Thanks for not taking me dude."

"In fact, I should be there now."

"Then, why are you here?"

"I came to find the killer. The killer is bound to be one of her coworkers. I just need to ask questions and come up with a conclusion."

"I'll help."

"Sweet." There was music outside. "The Good Humor Man! I'll be back."

"No you won't."

Shawn and Gus decided first to question Mac Grubber. After all, Jacqueline was his secretary.

Gus wanted to knock, but Shawn just barged right in. "Mr. Grubber! I've heard so much about you!"

Mac was not hot. In fact he wasn't even Handsome. He was fat man that had more chins than Orson Wells. He didn't seem like the type who would even come close to get hooked up by someone as hot as Jacqueline was.

"Do I know you?"

Shawn looked around the room and noticed something.

"Nope. I was just leaving. Bye."

Gus looked at Shawn stupidly. "Did he do it?"

"No. I saw a Passport. He just got back from his trip to Hawaii yesterday. And, I didn't see him smoking and the room didn't stink, other than the footlong Subs he gets everyday from Subway."

Gus gave Shawn a confirmed and annoyed look at the same time.

"Gus, can you get me a list of all the male employees that smoke, and are married. She wasn't married so the only people with motive are married men who smoke. And cross out the ones that were at work at the time of the murder."

Gus spent the next 20 minutes on the computer, going through the list of every male employee and going through records and personal life and work schedule and came up with 4 possible suspects; "Luke Green, Dana Bills, Blane Leon, and Evan Pollack." However, Gus was concerned. "How do you know that killer didn't quit his job before or after the killing?"

Shawn shook his head. "I don't. But one step at a time buddy. Just like stairs."

"Shawn, you always take the elevator. Even at the gym."

"Can't prove it."

"Let's just go interview these guys."

Luke Green was a tall man. He was also dreamy. A Woman's dream to marry. Unless, you know he was cheating on his wife and was a killer. Shawn and Gus entered his office and asked him if they could ask him a few questions. After Shawn used his "psychic powers" to impress him, they were free to talk to him.

"How was your relationship to Jacqueline Morister?" Shawn asked him.

"WHOA! Guys, you're talking to a married man here. I mean, I knew here Ok, and I'm sorry that she got hit by that bat and died, but I mean I didn't like, love her or anything."

"Don't overdo it. I was just asking you about your relationship with her. Where were you 2 days ago?"

"I was having fun with my wife. And boy do I mean fun."

Shawn and Gus looked at each other then refocused their attentions to Luke.

"That's all the questions we have for now."

They asked the other 3 the exact same questions and this is what they said.

Dana Bills said, "I didn't really know her that well. But man, if she was still alive and I wasn't married, I would've swept her off her feet."

Blane Leon said, "Who's Jacqueline Morister?"

Evan Pollack said, "I admit it. I went out with her before I got married. But she was too clingy and loved me too much. So I broke up with her."

Shawn and Gus were back in Gus' office trying to piece together the culprit.

Shawn shook his head. "Am I missing something here? I never miss anything."

Gus scoffed. "You're probably thinking to hard. Just ask the police. Maybe they can help."

Shawn decided to call Juliet. "Juliet I need you to do I favor. I'm getting the names of 4 possible culprits of the Random Killer and I need background checks." He gave her the names and hung up. But then Shawn went through his mind of the things he'd heard in the past few days. "Dude! I know who the killer is!"

But before Gus could speak a gun was cocked and was being held against Shawn's temple.