Author note: It feels like it has been a while and i can only apologise and say that writing two stories at once takes a lot out of a person as college is exhausting.
I hope you enjoy this chapter, is is a little rushed and i haven't spell checked so sorry if their are spelling mistakes!
Enjoy
-Back at the station-
"The autopsy report says that he died at 5:15" Lassiter said closing the report and tucking it under one arm.
"And Mr Hodge rang the cops at 5:45, yes?" Shawn reminded them and Juliet looked up suddenly realising,
"What did he do for half an hour?" Juliet pondered.
"Exactly" Shawn replied.
"Perhaps he was in shock? That's perfectly reasonable" Lucinda reasoned. Lassiter looked thoughtful, remembering back to the last conversation.
"Didn't he say he rang the police immediately though?" Lassiter stated. Shawn just smiled at him.
Lassiter sighed. "Well I'll go ask him". Lassiter sighed as he walked away, he was exhausted, not to mention hungry. Unfortunately, the guy who usually got him snacks was dead which only made him feel guiltier. Lucinda was quick to follow Lassiter down the hallway to the interrogation rooms to where Mr Hodge was being held once more after being called back in.
Upon arriving at interrogation room A, Lassiter was surprised to find it was still empty and so he checked his watch. They would just have to wait a few minutes until he was escorted in.
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-Meanwhile-
"Should we go with them?" Juliet asked Shawn. Shawn shrugged,
"We should probably see Maggey" Shawn stated and so Shawn and Juliet made their way to the interrogation rooms. They stopped outside the room giving a curious glance at Lassiter and Lucinda who were patiently waiting.
At this moment, a guard came in, escorting Mr Hodge. He seemed to be walking willingly, no sign of a struggle but he tensed up when he saw Maggey through the window.
"That's her!" he exclaimed suddenly, "That's the girl who killed him! I saw her push him"
Everyone was shocked at his sudden outburst but Mr Hodge was soon hushed into the interrogation room.
"Maggey" Shawn greeted her. Maggey looked up and smiled timidly.
"I spoke to Buzz" Shawn broke the ice awkwardly. Juliet stood behind him by the door, watching Maggey's expression carefully.
"You did?" she asked.
"He told me what you did" Shawn stated and Maggey seemed to shrink in her seat. Juliet watched with confusion.
"I didn't kill him" she protested weakly, seeing Juliet's harsh glare.
"I know" assured Shawn. "He told me about the bribe."
Maggey sighed, "Yeah I was…. Bribed I mean. Someone asked me to keep my mouth shut on something and would pay me. I refused at first but they upped the price and I was too tempted….I was too weak."
"And Buzz found out?" Juliet questioned.
"Yeah… he wasn't too pleased but convinced me to say something. I have an appointment at my Lawyers on Tuesday. I was going to tell them everything" she admitted shamefully.
"Who was the murder of? That you covered up for?" Shawn asked.
"Uh? I think it was Evelyn some one. She had blonde hair and a ring with a dolphin engraving on her finger. I think her last name was something like Dodge?" she thought aloud.
"Hodge?" Juliet questioned suddenly realising the implications of this statement.
"Yeah! That was it! Hodge!" she told them.
Shawn smiled at her then at Juliet who gave a subtle jerk of the head indicating they should go next door. Shawn nodded.
"Thanks Maggey. I think I will prove you innocent soon"
"What? Really?" Maggey stuttered. "But everyone seemed to think I was guilty."
Shawn paused for a moment. "Buzz really cared about you Maggey. I don't think you felt the same way about him too" Shawn stated and Maggey looked up with tears in her eyes.
"He wanted me to tell you that he forgives you and will always love you" Shawn told her before leaving the room and Juliet followed leaving Maggey to her thoughts.
Out in the corridor, Juliet whispered to Shawn, "Mr Hodge has a wife? She's not mentioned in the file"
Shawn gave her a look, "I am guessing there is a lot of things he didn't mention" he replied as he strode into the interrogation room where Lassiter and Lucinda were interrogating Mr Hodge.
"I am sorry to hear about your wife, Mr Hodge"
"Thank you" he replied distracted. "Wait, Mr…" he paused reading his name tag, "Mr Shane. What are you guys doing here? I thought you were arresting Maggey"
"You have a wife?" Lassiter asked shocked. "It says in your file 'unmarried"
"She's dead" Mr Hodge said spitefully looking at Lassiter in the eyes.
"Sorry" Lassiter apologised, although you could tell he didn't fully mean it as he was wondering why her name wasn't on the file at all. It should say (deceased) next to her name.
"You say you were in the security room watching the monitors, yes?" Shawn confirmed.
"Yes" Mr Hodge agreed.
"And that is how you saw Miss Jones physically push the victim Buzz?" Juliet inputted.
"Yes, I did. And I am willing to testify for that. She pushed him and he hit his head on the counter on his way down" the man recounted painfully.
"But the camera doesn't get a view at that angle; otherwise we would have used that as evidence" Lassiter reasoned.
"You can't have seen that, unless... You weren't in the room, were you?" Juliet asked.
"yes I was" the man replied.
"Then how did you know Buzz hit his head?" Shawn reasoned. "You were there"
Mr Hodge remained silent.
"Buzz dies at 3:15 you rang the police at 3:45. What were you doing for those 30 minutes?" Shawn questioned.
"We already asked him that" Lucinda butted in with an air of superiority. "He was shocked. He had just witnessed a murder"
Shawn paused, "Plausible but untrue."
"You are calling me a liar?" the man said insulting.
"You have already lied to us once and I know for a fact you tried to chase Maggey out of the store"
"Well… I tried…" he stuttered, admitting his heroic act
"Exactly. You were so shocked that you tried to chase after her"
"Exactly…uh..I..I- " he stuttered again.
"So what were you doing for that half an hour?" Lassiter interrupted.
Mr Hodge seemed to be in a bit of a pickle and fidgeted with his sleeve.
"I couldn't find my phone" he admitted shamefully. "So I had to search for a pay phone"
"That's plausible" Lucinda said, giving death stares at the rest of the room.
"It would be if there wasn't a working pay phone outside the store" Shawn commented and Juliet's eyes widened.
"And where are your glasses?"
"Glasses?" he repeated. "How did you know I wore glasses?"
"I am guessing you were actually looking for them in those 30 minutes"
"I…..I was" he admitted.
"Are these them?" he said, revealing the glasses in an evidence bag from his pocket. Juliet wondered when he retrieved them again.
"Yes! They are mine!" he sighed with relief.
"Those were found underneath the victim's body" Shawn explained, "Buzz grabbed them off his attacker as he fell"
Lassiter sighed before taking out his cuffs, "Looks like you are under arrest for the murder of Buzz McNabb"
Author note: WOW ME. Lots of information there, i hope you guys followed that. Sorry about not putting Gus in, he will be in the next chapter for sure!
See you guys next week,(probably)...-or sooner-. Depending on time and reviews! :)