Hi everyone, back again with another chapter update. This chapter here is probably the longest of the story. There's a reason for that though, the chapter explains certain truths like the death of the Lutece Twins, Lady Comstock's knowing about the dark secrets on her husband, the girl on Monument Island, and happened to Lady Comstock herself in 1895. Those are the reasons on why this chapter is long and detailed, because it explains certain truths and theories.
Any who, hope everyone enjoys the reading the new and long chapter update. I hope everyone has a great and wonderful weekend, and please stay safe and be happy. Later.
Voxophone Recording Of, Jerome Valentine
Voxophone Date Of Recording: December 8, 1909
Title: The Cold Hard Truth
Transcript Of Jerome Valentine's Recording:
Jeremiah Fink: Welcome Mr. Valentine to my humble office. Would you like anything while your here today?
Jerome Valentine: Spare me your pompous introduction and words, Fink. I know you don't want me here and believe me. I too don't wish to be here after that little stunt you and Comstock tried to pull on me with that hitman?
Jeremiah Fink: Indeed. At least you survived though.
Jerome Valentine: For now.
(Both men sit down on the chairs of either side of the desk. Fink behind the desk and Jerome sitting down in front of it.)
Jeremiah Fink: So, Mr. Valentine? How would you like too...
Jerome Valentine: I'll cut straight to the point here, Fink. Whatever deal your trying to make or bible me here with. Won't fucking fly with me.
Jeremiah Fink: I see. You saw through me did you.
Jerome Valentine: Indeed I did, Fink. I know what sort of man you are Fink? Your the type of man who likes to make money deals, hoping that someone like me or others will fall prey to your ways. Such as I doing and stopping the missing persons case of Rosalind Lutece from getting to big or monstrous. Sound about right, Fink?
Jeremiah Fink: Hmm... Here I was hoping my money deal could sway you, but it appears I was mistaken.
Jerome Valentine: As you usually are, Fink. You going have to come up with something better or ideal to stop me from working this case, because right now. Your dirty money doesn't appear to be working. Let's get on with the first question, Fink.
Jeremiah Fink: Fine! What's the first question? Detective.
Jerome Valentine: Where were you on the night of Rosalind Lutece's disappearance?
Jeremiah Fink: Here in my office working and making deals that night. My employees can testify to that, Jerome.
Jerome Valentine: Really? Because the two witnesses I spoke to. Say otherwise, Fink?
Jeremiah Fink: Witnesses?! I don't remember their being witnesses when Columbia's police questioned me that night?
Jerome Valentine: That's most likely because Comstock didn't want this case getting out of hand or being found out by the public. What better way to silence the people who saw or witnessed the crime then by striking fear into the hearts and minds of the people by making up false tales and stories to silence them.
Jeremiah Fink: And who were these witnesses you spoke to?
Jerome Valentine: Nice try, Fink. I'm not stupid enough to reveal the two witnesses who I spoke to about you. Their names shall be never said here and now, Fink.
Jeremiah Fink: Then get on with your questions, Mr. Valentine.
Jerome Valentine: The witnesses claimed and told me that they saw you running away in a hurry from Lutece's house that night after Rosalind's disappearance. Then you told me about how you were working that night and making deals. Care to explain that, Fink?
Jeremiah Fink: As I told the police already, I was working that night. Besides detective you don't even have a single piece of evidence or proof that I was ever there at Lutece's house. You have nothing but two witnesses words and claims, but no evidence what so ever.
Jerome Valentine: Your sure about, Fink? Because the two witnesses who I spoke to. Also took a picture of you running away from Lutece's home that night she disappeared.
Jeremiah Fink: So, what. You got two witnesses and a single piece of evidence on your side. You can't arrest me or even send me to prison. Your not even the police for that matter.
Jerome Valentine: True. I can't arrest you right now or even send you to prison as I'm only a private detective. Not only that, Columbia's police have closed down Lutece's missing person case and have made it impossible to reopen again, but my case won't be going away so easily though.
Jeremiah Fink: Is that fact?
Jerome Valentine: It is, Fink. I do have a some weapons that I can use against you and Comstock though.
Jeremiah Fink: And what might that be?!
Jerome Valentine: The public's reaction, the newspaper, or radio. If I was to send the evidence and the two witnesses claims and stories about you to the public eye, the news paper or radio news. What do you think would happen, Fink?
Jeremiah Fink: A public out cry would happen and the streets lite up in fire and rage, and not to mention my public image and reputation would be in ruins.
Jerome Valentine: Now, you know the weapons that I can use on you and possibly Comstock. And judging from the look on your face, Fink. It seems to me you know no longer have any cards to play against me. And I'm not leaving here till I get the truth out of you. So, what's it going to be Fink?
Jeremiah Fink: Comstock's right, you really are a snake you crazy bastard. Hmm, If I'm going down with the ship I might as well take him with me too as well. So, yes I was there the night when Rosalind Lutece disappeared.
Jerome Valentine: So, you were there then.
Jeremiah Fink: Yes, I was.
Jerome Valentine: Then explain everything to me than, Fink.
Jeremiah Fink: I went to Lutece's home that night with a goal. I sneaked into her home through living room window as Rosalind had it opened wide that night, as I got into her house and walked further in. I saw Rosalind enter the Tear she had opened with her machine and disappear into it to see her brother, Robert Lutece. You do know what machine I'm talking about, yes?
Jerome Valentine: Yes, I do actually. The Lutece Machine has the ability to open up Tears into alternate realties and times. She used this machine to see her alternate realties brother that night. Is that what I'm hearing correctly?
Jeremiah Fink: Your right on the money.
Jerome Valentine: So, what did you do after that?
Jeremiah Fink: I did what I was supposed to do that night. I sabotage and destroyed the machine she used to create Tears, thus by killing her and her brother. They were then declared dead on October 31, 1909 by the Columbia police.
Jerome Valentine: That would explain why no bodies were ever found, they're trapped in the...
Jeremiah Fink: Their bodies are mostly trapped and scattered across time and space right about now. No one can escape from time and space can they?
Jerome Valentine: No. No one could escape from space and time I'm afraid.
Jeremiah Fink: After the deed was done, I left the house the same way I came in. I started running away from Rosalind's home and thought to myself I had gotten away with the perfect crime, but it seems I got sloppy in the end though. As two witnesses saw me that October night.
Jerome Valentine: Indeed you were sloppy that night, Fink. Surely their must be more to this case then meets the eye.
Jeremiah Fink: Oh, there is I'm afraid. You see I was ordered to kill Rosalind Lutece, it was that same order that came to me once again to kill you too, Jerome. But instead of killing you myself, I didn't want to further dirtying my hands even more. So, I hired some hitman to do it for me instead.
Jerome Valentine: So, Comstock ordered you to kill and sabotage Rosalind's machine. Did he tell you why he wanted Rosalind and her brother died?
Jeremiah Fink: He never said why or explained to me on actually why he wanted the Lutece Twin's to die and I never asked him about it neither. He just ordered me to kill and sabotage Rosalind machine with her in it. Once the deed was done, he simply told me "All the loose ends are all tied up now." I didn't know what he meant by that statement, but the image I got into my head that night gave me the clearer picture of what he actually meant.
Jerome Valentine: Same here. So, Comstock and you are both guilty of the crime of murder to Rosalind and her brother. Yes?
Jeremiah Fink: Indeed we are, detective.
Jerome Valentine: Hmm. Well, I got the truth from you now so I don't think I need anything else from you, Fink. Unless, there's more to tell me?
Jeremiah Fink: No, that's all I know. To be honest I'm getting really sick and tired of seeing and speaking to you right now, Jerome.
Jerome Valentine: The feelings mutual, Fink.
(Jerome than got up from his chair and placed it back against the office desk, and then turned around and walked towards the office door. Once Jerome got there, he heard a a loud cough from behind and looked over his left shoulder and spotted Fink still sitting at his desk and looking towards him once more.)
Jerome Valentine: Something wrong, Fink?
Jeremiah Fink: There is one thing I think that is important to your case, Jerome?
Jerome Valentine: And what might that be, Fink?
Jeremiah Fink: Tell me and be honest with me, Mr. Valentine. What do you know about Lady Annabelle Comstock's death back in January of 1895?
Jerome Valentine: Only what I've read through old news papers and Columbia's history books. Lady Comstock apparently died of strangulation by her former employee Daisy Fitzroy. Why?
Jeremiah Fink: Well, the old news papers and history books do tell only half the truth actually on her death. It is true Lady Comstock did die of strangulation, but the other half of the truth though. Is false.
Jerome Valentine: Wait, you mean to tell me that Daisy Fitzroy. Leader of the Vox Populi! Is innocent?!
Jeremiah Fink: Sounds like that, huh. Well, I've heard the rumors and stories from Comstock's former employees who worked with him and his family, but according to the rumors and stories from them. They said, Lady Comstock loved her husband dearly but after finding out some deep dark truths about her husband. She started questioning her husbands ideals and faith, not only that she found out some more truth about her and Zachery Comstock's child they had together.
Jerome Valentine: The girl in the tower... On Monument Island.
Jeremiah Fink: That's the child alright. After she learned about these truths, Lady Comstock decide to confront her husband and most likely tell the people of Columbia about them. However though, before she could confront any one. She herself was silenced for good. Whatever deep dark and secret truths she had with her about her husband all went...
Jerome Valentine: To the grave.
Jeremiah Fink: Yes. No one really knows what sort of secrets Lady Comstock had with her when she died, but it certainly had something to do with Comstock's dark past and their daughter on Monument Island though.
Jerome Valentine: What does this have to do with Daisy Fitzroy?
Jeremiah Fink: I was getting to that part. When I heard the rumors and stories of the former employees of Comstock's, they all spoke highly and how nice Daisy really was to them and even Lady Comstock herself. They all said Daisy admired Lady Comstock for how genuine, happy, and forgiving she really was, but when the former employees heard news of the death Lady Comstock and that she was murdered by Daisy. They didn't believe a single word of it, because how could someone so nice and friendly like Daisy really murder her friend like that in cold blood. After that, Daisy fled Comstock's home and almost half of Comstock's employees quit their jobs a week lately.
Jerome Valentine: From what your telling, Fink. It sounds like Zachery Comstock was the one who murder his own wife because of these deep dark secrets and then placed the blame of her death and murder on Daisy Fitzroy rather than himself. Am I about right?
Jeremiah Fink: You are correct, detective. Although this is only rumors and stories mind you. So, it could be true or false.
Jerome Valentine: Or you could be lying to me.
Jeremiah Fink: True. But do you really think a nice and friendly person could murder their friend in cold blood like that?
Jerome Valentine: No, I do not.
Jeremiah Fink: People like Comstock who have a dark and lying past will do anything to keep their past buried and will silence anybody who tries to uncover it. Whether their friends, family, lovers, or a completely random stranger from the street. Any man with a dark and lying past will do anything to keep their secrets buried. That includes murdering people in order to do it. It doesn't exactly paint Zachery Comstock as the Saintly or Prophet like man that he is preaching himself ought to be. Does it, Mr. Valentine?
Jerome Valentine: No, he does not. He's more like a sinner burning in hellfire right now.
Jeremiah Fink: Indeed.
Jerome Valentine: Which brings the question, Fink? Why are you telling me all this right out of the blue? What's in it for you, I wonder?
Jeremiah Fink: Like I said before, Jerome. If I'm going down with the ship, then I'm taking Zachery Comstock with me as well.
Jerome Valentine: That remains to be seen or proven yet, Fink?
Jeremiah Fink: It will happen, someday soon. Any way, that's all I have to say to the likes of you, Mr. Valentine. You can leave now.
Jerome Valentine: I was leaving any way. Besides, this shithole of a place, ain't worth staying when your around. Later, ass hat.
(Jerome opens the door and leaves the room as the office door closes shut behind him hard and fast.)
End Of Voxophone Recording.