A Spanish Mystery: Chapter 3- Reasons

The very morning, as the sun shined brightly once again and even though it still remained so incredibly hot, for Gerry, it would mean helping the Spanish police out with their current investigation. After telling a disappointed Emily who had been looking forward to a good day out at the funfair.

"Oh Em, please say something"

"No" she sat in the hotel bedroom with her arms folded, ignoring her dad's many apologies.

"Oh well I'll see you later and hopefully I'll make it up to you" he sighed as he put on his jacket the same one that he would always wear for work.

He was off to meet Brian outside the Spanish police station, taking a bag of sandwiches with him.

"Alright lovely morning isn't it?"

"Yeah tell me about, Emily ain't say anything to me, feeling angry that I'm helping you and the Spanish police with the case"

"Esther understood just about, she just said don't be long"

They walked together from the hotel to town centre where there was street entertainment currently entertaining the tourists.

"Spain's lovely, wouldn't mind visiting again" Brian smiled walking way ahead of his colleague and friend.

Who didn't seem to be in much of a rush, still in thought about Monica the beautiful detective they met yesterday, would it be wrong if he asked her out, the only chance he would have. Keeping a possible long distance relationship would be very hard to have and he knew Sandra wouldn't be pleased, hell but she wasn't his girlfriend, he could do what he liked. Gerry had a lot of women in his life right now, his three daughters who would keep in contact with him now and again.

As they finally arrived, they were greetes by Detective Gomes, a tall, handsome and smartly dressed man who spoke some English. "It is Brian and Gerry, we had a breakthrough on the case last night, Detective Sanchez has gone to question the suspect"

"Bit dangerous isn't it to question the suspect, could be putting herself in trouble there" Gerry warned.

"You don't seem to know Detective Sanchez that well then do you" his young cocky attitude annoyed Gerry as the spanish detective continued talking. Brian noticed the tension between the two which caused him to laugh.

"Not you and all Brian... hate being laughed at" he shrugged his shoulders

Monica Sanchez was a hard and tough talking detective who had worked for the spanish police for 6 years. Having already done Psychology work for them, it was a different change in career path to be come a well respected and trustworthy cop, using her skills to understand the reasons, why suspects commit the crimes that they do. Now she had to question one Samuel Garcia the man they believed kidnapped the tazi driver the day before, as she approached the house there was no sign of, or proof to show that anyone else had been in the house. There was also no sign of the suspect which frustrated her and she then decided to head back to the station where the English detectives would be wating for her.

"So how long have you been detectives if you don't mind me asking?" Detective Gomes was interested and intrigued as he wondered why they hadn't thought of retirement just yet.

"Why do you ask"

"I'm just curious"

"Well me i started working for the London Met in the late 1970's well before Gerry here" Brian explainedas he patted Gerry on the shoulder for which made his friend look revelatary quiet deciding to let Brian do all the talking.

"See me and Gerry work together for a special unit in the London Police force called UCOS we deal with different cases that are in reopened to investigate"

This man was starting to really annoy Gerry now as he sat looking at the door waiting to see if Monica would walk through the office door.

At around midday she had finally arrived having managed to have found Samuel Garcia leading to the interview room, she glanced over to acknoledged Gerry and Brian's presence, calling them over as she wanted Brian to be present during the interview.

He started walking over and whispered back to his colleague "Sorry Gerry looks like your luck's run out"

"Yes thanks for bringing that up" he sighed as he sat down to read a Spanish magazine on the chair.

Moinica spoke into the tape machine in mostly in spanish, some of the words Brian had understood and muttered them to himself "ahh Yo Tambien, Same Here"

She introduced Samuel to Brian who immediatelty remembered from the day before as the silly and scared passenger from the taxi.

"Now i'd like to ask you why you attacked the taxi driver, one Michel Morales, did you have some sort of grudge against him"

He spoke in clear English to give his answer "I dunno what you mean, he had the cash that's all i wanted from him."

Brian interupted "Yes but you grabbed him from the car and chucked him into yours, thats sounds a tad suspicious"

Samuel took his time in giving a reply back.

"Are all spanish people like this"

"Pretty much yes"

"you should got Gerry he'd get an answer from him within ten minutes"

"Ok go and call him in"

Brian opened the interview door and looked over to see Gerry laughing his head at something, he looked more cheerful.

"Gerry you're wanted in here"

"About bloody time" as he put down the magazine and headed over to the room.

"I want you ask Samuel here for a few questions"

He leaned over the desk, refusing to sit down "Right sunshine what did you do with the taxi driver, if you don't me a soddin answer i'll have to do all sorts of criminal record checks on yer"

"Ok ok i only wanted to scare him didn't mean to hurt him at all... i took his money and threw him out of the car.. left him stranded on the beach"

Monica was very impressed with Gerry's style of questioning suspects.

"I think you've answered most of our questions... might as well keep you in the station overnight"

Monica and Gerry walked together ahead of Brian who felt a bit left out by them.

"So i hope you don't mind me asking but do you have a boyfriend..husband"

" No i don't.. sometimes i always wish that i could swear of men for good"

He started panicking and wondering whether she wasn't at all interested in men.

"I was wondering that..actually i would like to invite for you for drinks tonight if thats ok with you" he nervously shrugged his shoulders. Brian smiled as he listened in to their current conversation.

"Even though i've just met you i would like to accept your invite" she smiled.

"Oh Great that's wonderful" he couldn't quite believe his lucky stars. Now it would be hard to tell Emily that he'd be going for drinks with someone he had just only met.

"I'll see you later than"

Brian and Gerry both left the station.

Please let me your thoughts on thee chapter, hoping to do one more after this one.