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Chapter Thirteen

The Domino Fire Department got an anonymous phone call saying, "There's a huge fire at the old abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of Domino down near the old factory."

It was a three-alarm fire, there were four fire departments that were called to help put out the fire and when it was out, the Fire Chief discovered that there was a body in the building at the time of the fire.

The Domino Police Chief was called out to investigate the discovery of a body in that perished in the fire. The coroner was called out to take the body back to the morgue, to find out the cause of death, the coroner found out that it was a man's body that was found.

The coroner also determined that the man was already dead before the fire. Now it is up to the Police to find out who the man was.

At the Manor:

When Steven, Darrell and Michael got back, they went to the kitchen to get something to drink, there they found Helga was sitting in the kitchen; she looked at them and said, "It's sure nice that you came to spend some time with your sister."

They knew that she was royally pissed, but she'd get over it soon, they all sat down and Steven said, "How are things going?"

Helga couldn't stay mad at them and she started laughing and she said, "Your Nieces and Nephews are looking to spend some time with you, and oh yeah, Roland wants to talk to all of you, he's in the den, I'd be real careful what you say to him."

Then she got up and walked over to the refrigerator and got them each a cold beer and one for herself, she handed them each the bottle and as she sat down she said, "You know that sooner or later you're all are going to have to tell me where the hell you've been."

Then as they opened their beers and took a drink, she then said, "The kids are all in the family room, I'd go talk to Roland first before he blows a gasket." Steven, Darrell and Michael all finished their beers, and then they went to talk to Roland.

Roland was sitting a the desk looking over some of the invoices that needed to be filled, when he heard someone knocked, he got up and went over and opened the door and there stood his three brother-in laws, Roland let them in and he said, "Where is Wheeler, and is he alive?"

Steven said, "It's better if you don't know, that way if the Police question you, when you tell them you don't know you won't be lying."

Roland nodded his head that he understood then he walked over and looked out the window, then he turned around and said, "Joey has the right to know if his dad will ever come try to get him, so if I were you I'd tell him whether his safe or not."

Joey was outside talking to Seto, when Roland opened the side door and said, "Joey, will you please come in here, we need to talk." Joey looked at Roland and he smiled and said, "Yes, and Seto can come too."

While Joey and Seto were in the den talking to Roland and Helga's brothers, Helga was sitting in the living room watching one of her Game Shows, when the show was interrupted by NEWS BRIEF.

We are sorry to interrupt the program, but this station got a call from the Domino Fire Department, Fire Chief Douglas talked to our reporter, this is what he had to say.

"My name is Sally Dixon reporting for Channel 6 News; today this station was notified by Fire Chief Douglas that there was an anonymous call to the Fire Department saying that there was a fire at one of the abandoned warehouses on the outskirts of town. When the firefighters put out the fire, a body was discovered inside the building.

The Fire Chief went on to say, The Coroner will be examining the body to determine what the cause of death was and who the person was, when we get more, we'll bring it to you. This is Sally Dixon reporting for Channel 6 News." We will return to our regular program.

Helga turned off the television and sat there knowing that when her brothers got through talking to Ro, she was going to cut loose on their assess and before she was done, they'd tell her if the person found in that building was Joey's father.

While Joey and Seto were sitting beside the other, Steven said, "We want you to know that your father will never get near you ever again." Joey looked at Seto then he looked at Roland and said, "How can you say that, unless you know that he either left town or is dead somewhere, what is it?"

Michael then said, "Listen, can't you just take our word that your father isn't going to bother you again?" Roland then said, "Hell he has the right to know, so why won't any of you be honest with him."

Just then the phone rang, Roland picked it up and he heard Matthew's voice, "Have you heard that a body was found in a burnt out warehouse out near the old factory, well the body has been identified as that of Jack Wheeler, you know the father of the young boy that's living in your house."

Roland closed his eyes and when he opened them, he glared at Steven and then he said, "No, this is the first that I've heard of it, when did it happen and did he die in the fire?" Matthew then said, "The Coroner has said that Mr. Wheeler was dead before the fire, he had a shatter knee, a completely broken hip and the Coroner thinks that the man had been tortured because they found a metal rod shoved up the man's anus."

Roland thanked Matthew for calling and then he said, "If I hear anything at all, I'll call and let you know." Then he hung up the phone and he then said, "Seto why don't you and Joey go see when mom is going have dinner ready." When they left, Roland said, "That was the Chief of Police, he called to tell me that a man's body was found in a burnt out warehouse, the man was dead before the fire, now what can you tell me about this?"

When Seto and Joey walked into the kitchen, Helga was getting dinner started and Seto said, "Dad wanted us to come see if you were getting dinner ready." Joey then said, "I think that he wanted to talk to your brothers alone."

Helga smiled at them and said, "Dinner will be ready in about an hour, why don't you two go tell the others, and I'll go let dad and my brothers know."

After Seto and Joey left, Helga turned off the burner and went to the Den, she opened the door to hear her brother said, "That was too bad for that man, hope he didn't suffer."

Helga went in and slammed the door shut, they others jumped and then Helga said, "Don't you look like you're all innocent, I know you better then you know yourselves, now out with it."

Roland walked over, put his arm around her and he said, "If I were any of you, I'd tell your sister what she wants to know."

Darrell then said, "Alright, we did go find Joey's father and he laughed when we told him that he had to stop abusing him, well that was the last straw,

We knew that if he got away, he'd go after his son and this time he'd kill him, so well we decided to show him what it's like to be abused, and maybe we did get a little carried away, then well he was dead.

We knew that we had to get rid of the evidence that we were even there, so Steven got the gasoline out of the car, then he just spread it around and then he threw a match and well, it exploded and burned."

Just then, they heard a gasp from the door of the den, and there stood Joey with Seto standing behind him, then Joey said, "Why did you do it, could you let Phillip try to get it the Court to find my dad guilty?"

Michael then said, "I know that you'd rather have Phillip try, but what if the Court wouldn't find your dad guilty and ordered you to go live with him again?"

Joey turned white with fear, he looked at both his mom, and dad and Roland said, "It could happen, but if it did, you wouldn't ever go back there and live it that house, we'd figure out something."

Joey then walked over to Michael, looked up at him and said, "I'm just glad that none of you were hurt." Michael put his arm around Joey and said, "Welcome to the family Nephew."

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