Chapter 3
"Can you image being interrogated by Lightman for a whole day?" Loker
"I can't figure out how he did it." Torres
"What do you mean?" Loker
"Lightman didn't get much of a reaction from him. The only time Lightman got a reaction was when he called him a criminal." Torres
"Bring up the tape of Richard talking to the cops." Cal
Cal watches then the pauses it after Richard answered the cops first question.
"When he said he didn't know who the detectives were. He was lying." Cal
Cal watched the rest of the video he stopped after he answer he last question.
"That is the only truthful statement in this whole conversation." Cal
"I don't get it he only told one lie yesterday and that one was just to test Lightman. But every thing he told he cops was a lie." Loker
"That's because he was ready." Torres
"Now bring up the footage from yesterday." Cal
Cal fast forwards it to specific point and plays it for a few seconds then he pauses it.
"Show of hands who thinks that when he says "Why are you so sure that there is one?" he slipped because he didn't care?" Cal
Every one raised their hands.
"Well you're all wrong." Cal
"Why do you say that?" Loker
"The look on his face." Cal
"Since you asking the questions didn't work that great. How about I ask and you sit there and watch his face?" Agent Reynolds
"Just what I was going to say." Cal
"By the way he is waiting in the cube for us right now." Cal
"How long has he been there?" Foster
"About half an hour." Agent Reynolds
"Well lets get into it shouldn't we. After you." Cal
Lightman walks in and pulls a chair away from the table and into the corner. Then a few seconds later Agent Reynolds walks in and sits down on the chair that is still next to the table.
"I'll be asking the questions today." Agent Reynolds
"I am completely whelmed." Richard
"How about you start giving me some straight answers kid" Agent Reynolds
"First I don't like being called a kid. And second you have already gotten all the straight answers that your going to get." Richard
"You know I don't believe you." Agent Reynolds
"Well I don't really care if you believe me or not." Richard
"Well you will when I charge you with obstruction." Agent Reynolds
"You can't because I haven't done any thing to actively or other wise interfere with you investigation." Richard
"What about with holding information pertinent to the case." Agent Reynolds
"I have not failed to share anything pertinent I know for sure with the authorities." Richard
"It's almost like he was expecting this line of questioning." Torres
"May be he did, he said that he had done research on us." Loker
"So your saying he figured that if Lightman couldn't get any answers he would get someone else to ask the questions." Torres
"It would go a lot better for you if you just tell me what you connection is to these crimes." Agent Reynolds
"And just how will you make things go better if I did?" Richard
"Well for one thing you admitted that you were involved. May be you could cut a deal." Agent Reynolds
"Actually I said that I was involved in the case. I never said that I was involved in the crimes. I don't need a deal." Richard
"You know you could ask for a lawyer and I'm out of here." Agent Reynolds
"Yes I am thank you." Richard
"Look what just happened." Loker
"What." Torres
"It seems he's matching Reynolds' ton. When Reynolds agresses so does he, but when Reynolds eases off he did too." Loker
"How do you explain the fact that he was aggressing from the very beginning?" Torres
Loker brought up picture of Reynolds when he first walked in.
"Look at his poster." Loker
"Now I see Reynolds had an aggressive poster so that's how he know what Reynolds strategy was going to be." Torres
"After all what could a punk kid like know about high level heists like these." Agent Reynolds
Richard flashed a slight glare just so Lightman could see it to make a point.
"You and I both know that an agent of you experience would not make the mistake of underestimating any one." Richard
Then he looks at Cal with a calm look on his face like he is completely in control of his emotions.
Reynolds stands up with an angry look on his face then says "You will tell me what I want to know or I will arrest you."
"We have already established that you can't." Richard
Then Reynolds pounds the table and leaves. Foster walks in and sits down with a folder in her hand.
"My name is Dr Gillian Foster. Would you like a glass of water." She puts the glass in front of him.
"Thank you." Richard says then he takes a sip.
"Do you know why you are here?" Foster
"Because you want to know what I know about the a series of heists." Richard
Richard has slight knowing smile on his face.
"Do you see that? Every time he mentions his connection to the crimes he gets that same smile like he knows something that we don't." Torres
"Your right" Loker
"So that is why she just asked a question that he has already answered." Agent Reynolds
"Do you know who this man is?" Foster
She pulls a picture out of the folder. Then puts it in front of him he looks at it very carefully. Then he looks strait at Cal.
"Why are you so afraid of him?" Foster
"I am not the slightest bit afraid of this man." Richard
Richard points at the man in the picture.
"Well you certainly are afraid of something in that picture" Cal
"He had to be lying when he said he wasn't afraid." Agent Reynolds
"But he wasn't." Torres
"Really then what is it?" Richard
"I don't know yet." Cal
"Why do you think that the thief dresses like that?" Foster
Richard just looks at her his eyes narrow slightly in annoyance.
"You defiantly don't like that question." Cal
"Why do you dislike that question so much?" Foster
Richard thinks for a moment but doesn't answer.
"Why are you being so evasive about something so unimportant?" Foster
"Why would you think it is unimportant?" Richard
"The question is why do you think it is important?" Foster
"Let me guess we'll never find out" Cal
"Correct" Richard says with a smile on his face.
"How can you be so sure that we'll never find out these things that your hiding." Foster
Richard smiles knowingly. Then looks at Foster then Cal.
"Cal was right you really are very mysterious." Foster
"Thank you" Richard
"Since you are not afraid of the man then what are you so afraid." Foster
"I don't feel like telling you, and since it wouldn't help you with your case I don't have to tell you." Richard
"That's weird." Loker
"What" Torres
"The way he said that he seem to be very careful to say that it wouldn't help with your case. Instead of saying the case." Loker
"Why would he say it that way?" Agent Reynolds
"I have no idea and neither does Lightman." Loker
Richard writes something on a paper.
"If you want to know who did this the come to this address in three days at 7:00 PM exactly." Richard
"What's going to happen." Foster
"You'll see, Goodbye Dr. Lightman Dr. Foster it's been fun." Richard
Then he stands up and walks to the door punches in the code and walks out. He walks past Agent Reynolds and stops in front of him then turns to faces him.
"No hard feelings." Richard extends his hand for a hand shack.
Reynolds shacks his hand. Then Richard leaves the room then the building. He returns to his hotel room and sees that it has been searched. He goes to were he hid his uniform and retrieves a device from his belt. And starts sweeping the room for bugs but he doesn't find any.
{If I take my three suspects and cross-reference them with the Simon family it should narrow it down.}
Richard thinks as he types. This narrows it down to two people. One with a grudge against the family, and the other is the son of Charles Simon the one who the art belonged to. He was the one that robed the store. The other guy was still locked in when the first heist happened.
{He seemed the most angry when I arrested him. From what it says here he was defiantly angry enough to do something like this. But why steal his parents art.} Richard keeps scrolling down the page.
{Because he figured if he got caught his father wouldn't put him in prison.} Richard thinks
That night Richard sneaks into the guys house and puts a not were he will find it in the morning. The next morning when the guy finds the note it reads "Meet me at this address tonight at 6:00 PM and you might just get your revenge. PS bring the costume you wore in the heists in a duffel or I will disappear forever." Then he turns the note over and copies the address on to another piece of paper.
Then he says to himself as he crumples the note "If you want some thing done right do it yourself."
That night he walks in waring gens, a shirt, a jacket, and carrying a duffel bag.
"The costume is in here" The thug
He though the bag in front of him.
"Good" Nightwing's voice echos throughout the warehouse.
"Were are you?" The thug
"Why don't you come and find me Chucky." Nightwing's echo
"Don't call me that, and find you I will." Chucky
Then he puts on some night vision goggles, and looks around.
"Why can't I see you?" Chucky
"Did you really think it would be that easy." Nightwing's echo
"If you weren't a coward you would come out of the shows." Chucky
"First I'm not coward second be careful what you wish for Chucky." Nightwing
Then he walks up to Chucky, and glares at him.
"I'm not afraid of you." Chucky says he while backs up.
Then he pulls a big knife and tries to stab Nightwing. Who just steps to the side and avoids the blow.
"I am completely underwhelmed." Nightwing
Then the guy puts his knife away.
"You know I'm a black belt in karate." Chucky
"Try me." Nightwing says taunting him.
Chucky tries punching him over and over, and misses him every time of course. By this time it is 6:45.
Nightwing pulls out his weapons, and Chucky pulls out a baton. They start fighting but the fight doesn't last very long. Before he knew what was happening he was sitting on the floor with his feet and hands handcuffed.
"Look what I found." Nightwing says as he shows him a bag with all the things he stole.
"Were did you find those." Chuck
"Where you left them" Nightwing and puts the bag on the guys lap.
Nightwing walked over picked up the duffel bag and walked out. Minuets later the cops arrive and take him in to custody. The next morning Richard watches the news and hears that Charles Simon II was indited on multiple charges of theft. The rest of Richard's stay was uneventful. At the end of the month he walked through the portal to see Batman and all his friends waiting for him "I missed you" was all he could say.
The End