Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most Medieval Page #5

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YES. MY FIRST MACE MURDER,

AND A VERY EFFECTIVE WEAPON.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

THAT MIGHT HAVE:

CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH?

POSSIBLY.

THE BLOW FROM THE MACE

CAME FROM BEHIND.

HOWEVER, HE DID HAVE

AN INJURY TO THE JAW

WHICH OCCURRED:

SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH,

AN INJURY CONSISTEN WITH A BLOW FROM A FIST.

ARE YOU SAYING:

THAT SOMEONE HIT HIM

IN THE FACE:

AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE HIT HIM

FROM BEHIND WITH THE MACE?

NO, I'M SAYING

THERE WAS A ROUND BRUISE,

LIKE THAT FROM A FIST.

HE COULD HAVE FALLEN

FACE-FORWARD

AND THEN INJURED HIS JAW

AS HE HIT THE FLOOR,

BUT IT'S DOUBTFUL THE CONTUSION

WOULD BE SO NICELY SPHERICAL.

CAN YOU TELL:

IF THE PERSON WHO SWUNG THE MACE

WAS RIGHT- OR LEFT-HANDED?

AND WHAT ABOUT HEIGHT?

I THINK:

IT WAS A DOWNWARD BLOW,

WHICH DOESN'T INDICATE

LEFT OR RIGHT.

AND AS TO HEIGHT,

THE EXTENSION OF THE ARM

MAKES AN ESTIMATION IMPOSSIBLE.

SO, IF THE BLOW TO THE FACE

CAME FROM THE FRONT,

AND THE MACE BLOW FROM THE BACK,

COULD THERE HAVE BEEN

TWO ATTACKERS?

MAYBE...

BUT HE MAY HAVE LIVED

FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES

AFTER THE MACE BLOW.

A SINGLE KILLER:

COULD HAVE STRUCK HIM

WITH A FIS AFTER THE MACE.

RIGHT.

MY FIRST CUSTOMER

WEARING:

A SUIT OF ARMOR.

AHH... MAY HE RUST IN PEACE.

OH, DEAR.

THANK YOU.

[ALERT DINGS]

WHOA...

LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT?

I GOT AN EMAIL FROM A GUY

I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH.

I HAD A BIG CRUSH ON HIM.

[HANNAH]:
OOH...

HE WANTS TO KNOW

IF I'M GOING TO THE REUNION.

BUT YOU'RE NO GOING, RIGHT?

WELL, THAT'S NO WRITTEN IN STONE.

CHRIS STODDARD.

[DEEP BREATH]

CHRIS STODDARD.

[HANNAH]:

HE IS CUTE.

HE PLAYED GUITAR.

WROTE SONGS.

EVEN WROTE POETRY.

DID YOU DATE HIM?

I WANTED TO,

BUT HE ALWAYS HAD A GIRLFRIEND.

MM. WELL, WHAT'S

HE UP TO NOW?

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS I COULD:

GO TO THE REUNION

AND FIND OUT.

[HANNAH]:
MM-HMM!

HI, HANNAH.

HI, TOOTIE.

WELCOME.

ANYTHING I CAN:

HELP YOU WITH?

ACTUALLY, YES.

I HEAR YOU'RE RUNNING

FOR CLASS PRESIDENT.

I AM.

THAT'S GREAT.

I AM, TOO. I'VE ALREADY GO THE GREEK COUNCIL'S ENDORSEMENT,

AND A TON OF OTHER SUPPORT.

I'VE HEARD.

BUT I HAD A THOUGHT.

TELL ME.

IF YOU WERE:

TO PULL OU AND ENDORSE ME,

I WOULD FULLY SUPPORT YOU

AS PRESIDEN OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL.

THAT'S

A WIN-WIN.

I THINK I'M GONNA

KEEP MY OPTIONS OPEN.

OH, NO PROBLEM.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.

BYE!

BYE.

[DOOR BELL JINGLES]

OH, YOU'VE GOT TO WIN.

BY A LANDSLIDE!

TWICE.

[]

DID YOU EVER TALK WITH

THAT FOOTBALL PLAYER? SANDERS?

YEAH. YEAH, I DID.

PROFESSOR MCNARY

WAS GOING TO FLUNK HIM,

AND NOW HE WANTS

A SECOND CHANCE.

DID HE EVER:

THREATEN THE PROFESSOR?

I WAS IN THE OFFICE

WHEN PROFESSOR MCNARY

SAID THAT HE WAS

GONNA FLUNK HIM,

AND SANDERS GO REALLY ANGRY.

I MEAN,

HE CONTROLLED IT, BUT...

HE LEFT IN A HURRY.

DO YOU THINK MCNARY

WOULD HAVE REPORTED THA TO THE ADMINISTRATION?

I MEAN, IS I ON RECORD SOMEWHERE?

HE MIGHT HAVE:

DONE THAT.

I COULD GET THE POLICE

TO CHECK IT OUT.

I'M GOING TO THE LIBRARY.

OKAY. WE'LL

SEE YOU LATER.

I'M SO SORRY

WE EVER BROKE UP.

I FEEL SO SAFE:

WITH YOU.

I TAKE THE BAR IN A YEAR.

WHAT IF WE...

GET MARRIED AFTER?

[LAUGHS AND STAMMERS]

I MEAN, IT'S GONNA

BE A CRAZY YEAR:

WITH MY DISSERTATION

AND-AND ORALS, BUT...

BUT MAYBE:

IT WOULD BE GOOD

TO HAVE SOMETHING

TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

YES.

OR WE COULD JUST DO IT.

I MEAN, WHY WAIT?

AFTER ALL THIS,

I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING APART.

[]

[SIGHS] JENN.

IF I HELP YOU SOLVE THIS,

WILL YOU COME BACK TO BED?

GO FOR IT.

MM.

YOU'VE GO A COLLEGE PROFESSOR

WHO'S ROBBING

A HOUSE, RIGHT?

YES. HE THINKS THE SUI OF ARMOR IS REAL

AND WORTH:

A SMALL FORTUNE.

AND HE NEEDS THE MONEY

THAT BADLY, WHY?

HE WAS IN DEBT.

HE WAS GETTING:

DIVORCED.

HIS WIFE HAD ACCESS

TO A TOP LAWYER,

HE DIDN'T.

SO WHO ARE THE SUSPECTS?

COULD BE ANYONE--

AN ANGRY STUDENT,

BILL WALLACE,

THE OWNER OF THE HOME,

THE PROFESSOR'S WIFE, ANNE.

WIFE'S A GOOD BET.

WAS SHE OUT OF TOWN?

YES.

SO, SHE HIRES A KILLER TO DO

THE DEED WHILE SHE'S GONE,

PERFECT ALIBI.

WHAT KIND OF HITMAN

FOLLOWS HIS VICTIM INTO A HOUSE

AND ASSUMES THERE'LL BE

A CONVENIENT MACE THERE

TO HIT HIM WITH?

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE

A PROFESSIONAL HIT TO ME.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE HOMEOWNER HAS A BUTLER?

DON'T SAY IT.

WHAT?

IF YOU DON'T SAY IT,

I'LL COME BACK TO BED.

DEAL.

...FAKE THE THROW,

HE HANDS IT OFF TO ME,

I RUN IT DOWN--

60-YARD TOUCHDOWN,

I WIN THE GAME.

EXCUSE ME.

TIM SANDERS?

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU

A FEW QUESTIONS:

REGARDING PROFESSOR MCNARY.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

I DIDN' SAY YOU DID.

THE ADMINISTRATION

GAVE ME SOME NAMES

FOR SOME STUDENTS

WHO WERE ON ACADEMIC WARNING

FROM PROFESSOR MCNARY.

[SCOFFS] OKAY.

HERE'S THE DEAL, DETECTIVE.

I'M A STUDENT-ATHLETE.

SPEND A LOT OF TIME

AT PRACTICE,

TRAVELING TO GAMES,

WORKING OUT.

DOESN'T LEAVE A WHOLE

LOT OF TIME FOR HOMEWORK.

YOU STILL NEED TO MAINTAIN

A CERTAIN GPA, CORRECT?

YEAH.

BUT SOME PROFS:

ARE COOL ABOUT IT.

NOT THE LATE, GREA PROFESSOR MCNARY, THOUGH.

WHERE WERE YOU:

ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 7TH?

THAT'S THE NIGH HE DIED, RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

I WAS IN MY APARTMENT, ALONE.

THAT'S YOUR ALIBI?

I REPEAT. WASN'T ME.

I'M GONNA BE LATE FOR PRACTICE,

ALL RIGHT?

ONE MORE QUESTION.

DID YOU THREATEN

PROFESSOR MCNARY

WHEN HE SAID HE WOULDN' CHANGE YOUR GRADE?

NO WAY!

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

PROFESSOR MCNARY WROTE DOWN

THAT YOU WERE VISIBLY UPSE WHEN YOU LEFT HIS OFFICE.

WHY WOULDN'T I BE UPSET?

THE GUY WAS TRYING TO FLUNK ME.

I REALLY:

GOTTA GO.

OKAY.

GOOD LUCK ON SATURDAY.

WHAT'S SATURDAY?

YOUR GAME.

RIGHT.

[FOOTSTEPS]

TOOTIE IS TRYING

TO BUY THE ELECTION.

WHO DOESN' WANT FREE FRIES?

WELL, I MEAN, YOU COULD

OFFER A FREE BURGER.

THAT'S NO THE POINT, LOGAN.

BESIDES,

IT'D COST A FORTUNE.

OKAY, WELL, THEN WHERE DID

SHE GET THE MONEY FROM?

HER DAD IS SOME BIG LAWYER.

HEY, MAYBE YOU COULD JUS SET UP A TABLE AROUND CAMPUS

AND GIVE OUT FREE VEGGIES.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH...

"A VOTE FOR HANNAH

IS A VOTE FOR HEALTH."

THAT'S NOT BAD.

THAT CLEARLY DIFFERENTIATES

THE CAMPAIGNS.

"FRIES VERSUS VEGGIES."

THANKS, LOGAN.

HEY, UM...

DO YOU MIND:

IF I KEEP THIS FLYER?

NICE TRY.

STOP BY THE TABLE

AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CARROT.

GREAT.

I'M WITH YOU.

YEAH. FRIES.

HEY.

TIM.

YOU SCARED ME:

TO DEATH.

WHAT DO YOU--

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I FINISHED:

THE EXTRA CREDIT PAPER.

OH. OKAY.

THERE WAS A DETECTIVE

ON CAMPUS THIS MORNING

ASKING ABOUT THE MURDER.

WHY IS HE TALKING TO ME?

FROM WHA I UNDERSTAND,

HE GOT A LIS OF STUDENTS

WHO MIGHT'VE BEEN

ON ACADEMIC PROBATION.

THAT GRADE:

WASN'T FINAL YET.

I'M NOT ON

ACADEMIC PROBATION.

WELL, PERHAPS IT WAS A MEMO

THAT PROFESSOR MCNARY LEFT.

WHEN YOU LEFT,

HE WAS VERY UPSET.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HIM!

I GOT UP AND WALKED OUT.

DID YOU TELL HIM THA I THREATENED PROFESSOR MCNARY?

I DIDN' TELL THEM ANYTHING.

IF MY NAME:

IS TIED TO A MURDER,

PRO TEAMS ARE GOING TO PASS.

DO YOU GET THAT?

ARE YOU:

THREATENING ME?

TAKE IT ANY WAY YOU WANT.

DON'T TALK ABOUT ME

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