Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most Medieval Page #7

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GPA IS LOWER,

AND HER STEPFATHER

RUNS A SPORTS BETTING PLACE.

WOW.

NOW WE KNOW WHERE ALL THA FRENCH FRY MONEY CAME FROM.

IF EVEN HALF OF THIS IS TRUE,

TOOTIE NOT ONLY:

WOULD FORFEIT THE ELECTION,

SHE COULD BE:

KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL.

THIS IS HER HIGH SCHOOL'S

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE NUMBER.

YOU SHOULD CALL IT.

SHE'S A FRAUD.

SO I'M IN HERE.

IT'S TEMPORARY,

I'M TOLD.

DON'T ASK.

I'M NOT ASKING.

SO... WHAT YOU GOT?

TRAMELL SAID THE BLOW

CAME FROM BEHIND.

BUT MCNARY HAD THE SWORD,

I ASSUME, TO DEFEND HIMSELF,

WHICH WOULD HAVE HIM

FACING THE KILLER.

WHOA.

HOLD ON A SEC.

WHAT'S THE SCENARIO?

OH, I CAN'T PROVE IT,

BUT THIS IS WHA I THINK HAPPENED.

CAN YOU POP THA IN YOUR COMPUTER?

I HAD LOGAN DO:

A SIMULATION.

MCNARY'S ON THE LEFT,

THE KILLER IS ON THE RIGHT.

IF THEY'RE GOING

AFTER THE ARMOR,

WHY DID THE KILLER LEAVE IT?

BECAUSE WHAT STARTED OU AS BURGLARY

SOMEHOW ENDED UP A MURDER.

THE KILLER PANICKED.

ALL HE WANTED TO DO

IS BUY SOME TIME,

SO HE PUTS THE BODY

IN THE ARMOR,

LIFTS IT BACK UP

ON THE STAND,

HE WIPES IT DOWN FOR PRINTS,

AND GETS OUT OF THERE.

SO WHO'S OUR KILLER?

SOMEONE WHO KNOWS MCNARY,

AND IS WILLING:

TO COMMIT A CRIME WITH HIM.

OR... IS COERCED INTO IT.

AND IS STRONG ENOUGH

TO LIFT MCNARY'S DEAD WEIGHT.

THAT'S A PAPER

TIM SANDERS WROTE

FOR EMMA MITCHELL.

"FOOTBALL

AND MEDIEVAL WARFARE"?

IT'S ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES

OF A MEDIEVAL BATTLEGROUND

AND A FOOTBALL GAME.

RATES THE EFFECTIVENESS

OF WEAPONS IN CLOSE QUARTERS.

THE MACE IS AT THE VERY TOP.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

AM I UNDER ARREST?

NOPE. JUST ASKING

FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

THEN I DON'T HAVE TO GO DOWN

TO THE STATION WITH YOU?

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS, TIM.

PEOPLE WHO ARE INNOCENT,

WELL, THEY USUALLY WANT TO HELP.

AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE

SOMETHING TO HIDE...

FINE. I'M HAPPY TO HELP.

YOU CAN COME DOWN

AFTER PRACTICE.

I'LL BE EXPECTING YOU.

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I TOLD THE CHIEF

HE'S OUR BEST BET.

IF I THINK WE HAVE

ENOUGH EVIDENCE,

I'LL ARREST HIM,

GET A WARRANT,

AND GO THROUGH:

HIS PLACE.

YOU ALREADY HAVE

THE MURDER WEAPON, RIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU:

THINK YOU'LL FIND

AT HIS PLACE?

WELL, HOPEFULLY,

A WHITE T-SHIR WITH A PIECE MISSING,

OR ANY OTHER:

ARTICLE OF CLOTHING

WITH BLOOD SPLATTER.

A PAIR OF SHOES,

ANYTHING.

SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY, TIM.

ALSO, JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW

THAT WE WILL BE RECORDING THIS.

YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T FEEL

LIKE I'M HERE TO HELP.

WELL, ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP US

SOLVE THE CASE IS A HELP.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS, FIRST.

HOW MUCH DO YOU BENCH PRESS?

LIFT OVERHEAD?

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO

WITH ANYTHING?

JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION.

UH, I BENCH 200.

180 OVERHEAD.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WAN TO GET TOO BULKED UP,

I NEED TO BE FAST.

AND YOU COULD POTENTIALLY

TURN PRO, CORRECT?

GOT TO PROVE MYSELF

NEXT SEASON, SENIOR YEAR.

AND IF YOU WERE:

TO LEAVE SCHOOL,

THAT WOULD HURT YOUR CHANCES?

IT'D KILL MY CHANCES.

[FRANK]:

DID PROFESSOR MCNARY TELL YOU

THAT HE WAS GOING TO FLUNK YOU?

MY FINAL GRADES GO IN

END OF THE SEMESTER,

SO HE COULD'VE CHANGED HIS MIND,

GIVEN ME EXTRA CREDIT, WHATEVER,

JUST TO GET ME OVER THAT HUMP.

SO... IN A SENSE...

PROFESSOR MCNARY

COULD DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE.

MCNARY FILED:

A REPOR AND SAID THA YOU'D THREATENED HIM.

I DIDN'T DO THAT.

STILL...

THE REPOR IS IN YOUR FILE.

HOW MUCH WAS IT WORTH TO YOU

TO PASS THAT CLASS?

[TIM]:
YOU JUST SAID IT.

IT'S MY FUTURE.

[FRANK]:
SO, IF MCNARY

HAD ASKED YOU TO DO SOMETHING...

SOMETHING THAT WOULD

HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR GRADE...

YOU'D PROBABLY DO IT.

EVEN IF IT MEAN STEALING SOMETHING?

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THIS IS STUPID.

I'M OUTTA HERE.

SIT YOURSELF DOWN, TIM!

[THUMPS CHAIR]

[HUFFS IMPATIENTLY]

YOU HAVE MOTIVE.

YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH.

MCNARY COULD COERCE YOU,

AND YOU HAVE NO ALIBI.

THAT'S CORRECT?

YOU HAVE NO ALIBI?

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?

THAT'S MY NUMBER.

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S A PIECE OF A T-SHIRT,

WITH MCNARY'S BLOOD ON IT.

IT WAS SENT IT IN

WITH THAT PIECE OF PAPER,

WITH YOUR NUMBER

ON IT.

SO...

SOMEONE IS TRYING TO TELL US

THAT YOU KILLED:

PROFESSOR MCNARY.

I WANT A LAWYER.

WELL, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA...

BECAUSE YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

IT WAS JUS AN ARREST.

HE HASN' BEEN CHARGED.

UNLESS WE FIND:

SOMETHING SOLID,

HE'LL PROBABLY

GET RELEASED.

HOW LONG:

CAN YOU HOLD HIM?

AH, A FEW DAYS,

AT BEST.

I MEAN, THE ARRES WAS MAINLY JUS TO SHAKE HIM UP.

DO YOU STILL:

NEED A WARRANT?

NO, HE GAVE ME

PERMISSION:

TO SEARCH:

HIS APARTMENT.

HEADING:

OVER THERE NOW.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE

SOMEONE WHO'S GUILTY.

OR MAYBE SOMEBODY

WHO'S CONFIDEN THAT THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THERE.

HE SAID:

SOMETHING INTERESTING.

WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, THAT HE CLAIMS HE OWNS

NO WHITE SHIRTS,

THAT ALL HIS T-SHIRTS

ARE PROVIDED TO HIM

BY THE ATHLETIC DEPT.

NONE OF THEM ARE WHITE.

MEET ME BACK HERE IN TWO HOURS,

AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I FIND.

OKAY.

SO, SHE MADE UP

A COMPLETE ALTER-EGO?

SHE'S NOT EVEN

CLOSE TO BEING:

THE PERSON SHE REPRESENTS

HERSELF TO BE.

YEAH, AND IT COULD

BE A PROBLEM FOR HER.

LOGAN FOUND THIS OUT?

AND I VERIFIED.

I EVEN TALKED TO SOMEONE

AT TOOTIE'S HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M SURPRISED

THEY'D EVEN TALK WITH YOU.

THEY WOULDN'T, INITIALLY.

AND IT WAS OFF THE RECORD.

SOMEONE IN ADMINISTRATION?

ONE OF THE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS.

SHE THOUGHT THAT IF I KNEW

SOME OF TOOTIE'S BACKGROUND,

IT MIGHT EXPLAIN IT.

IT DOESN'T EXCUSE IT,

BUT SHE'S OVERCOME A LOT.

LIKE WHAT?

SHE MOVED AROUND

A LOT AS A KID.

HER FATHER:

WAS HOME ILL,

AND SHE WAS HIS CARETAKER.

HE PASSED AWAY:

IN HER SENIOR YEAR.

HER MOM WAS WORKING TWO JOBS,

JUST TO KEEP THE FAMILY GOING.

YOU GOT A REAL DILEMMA.

YEAH. I DON'T SAY ANYTHING,

AND SHE WINS THE ELECTION.

I TELL THE TRUTH,

AND SHE MAYBE:

GETS KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL.

...I DON'T KNOW.

I TOLD YOU, RIGHT?

YEAH. NO WHITE T-SHIRTS.

ONLY ATHLETIC-ISSUE.

COME ON.

LET'S GO.

NO BLOODY SHOES:

OR GLOVES, OR WHATEVER ELSE

YOU THOUGHT YOU MIGHT FIND?

APARTMEN WAS AS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE.

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

LOOK FOR A GUY:

WHO WEARS WHITE T-SHIRTS.

IT WAS A HAIL MARY.

I KNEW HE WASN'T DUMB ENOUGH

TO LEAVE EVIDENCE

IN HIS APARTMENT.

SO WHAT IF THE SCHOOL

DIDN'T GIVE HIM WHITE T-SHIRTS?

DOESN'T MEAN

HE DIDN'T HAVE ONE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

SO LET'S LOOK A OTHER POSSIBILITIES.

OKAY, THEN.

THERE'S EMMA MITCHELL,

HIS ASSISTANT.

ALL OF A SUDDEN,

SHE'S GETTING PROMOTED

AND TAKING OVER HIS CLASSES.

I MEAN, FOR A PH.D. CANDIDATE,

THAT'S QUITE A COUP.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?

[SIGHS] NO.

SHE ALSO DOESN'T HAVE

THE UPPER-BODY STRENGTH

TO LIFT MCNARY UP

ONTO A STAND.

WHICH LEADS US:

BACK TO SANDERS,

WHO COULD DO IT EASILY.

YEP.

[BELL JINGLES]

HI...

HEY. WHAT ARE THESE?

THESE ARE:

SOME OLD THINGS:

THAT I'M THINKING OF

WEARING TO THE REUNION.

OLD THINGS?

THEY HAVE PRICE TAGS.

OKAY, MAYBE I DID

A LITTLE SHOPPING.

UM, WHAT DO YOU

THINK OF THIS?

OH, THAT MIGHT BE

A LITTLE DRESSY:

FOR A REUNION.

WHAT ABOUT THIS?

MAYBE.

[GASPING]

OR THIS.

YEAH.

THAT COULD WORK.

BUT I'D NEED NEW SHOES.

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