Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most Medieval Page #9

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I GUESS THEY BROKE UP

OR SOMETHING.

HE FEELS:

HE'S AT FAULT,

THINKS HE SHOULD

HAVE BEEN THERE.

AND WHERE IS SANDERS?

DON'T KNOW.

LAST ANYONE SAW HIM,

HE WAS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.

APPEARED TO BE ANGRY,

LEFT IN A HURRY.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR HIM.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

YEAH.

WHEN MEG CAME HOME,

SHE THOUGH THE ELECTRICITY WAS OFF.

SHE FOUND EMMA?

YEAH.

AS OF NOW,

THEY'RE SAYING ACCIDENT.

WHO USES THE HAIRDRYER

WHEN THEY'RE IN THE BATHTUB?

NOBODY.

BUT, I GUESS,

IF HAD BEEN LEFT PLUGGED IN,

AND SHE REACHED FOR SOMETHING

ON THE COUNTER,

SHE COULD'VE KNOCKED IT IN.

I GUESS.

SO SAD.

I THOUGHT IT WAS

AN URBAN MYTH:

THAT YOU COULD DIE

IF THE HAIR DRYER

FELL IN THE BATHTUB.

I LOOKED IT UP.

IT STILL HAPPENS.

NEWER HAIR DRYERS

ARE SAFER,

AND NEWER OUTLETS

HAVE BREAKERS,

BUT IT APPEARS:

EMMA'S DIDN'T.

YOU'RE NOT BUYING

THIS "ACCIDENT" STORY, ARE YOU?

NO.

AND THE POLICE HAVE

AN ALL-OUT SEARCH FOR SANDERS.

FRANK SAID THEY HAD AN OFFICER

AT HIS HOUSE ALL NIGHT.

HE NEVER CAME HOME.

HMM.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

ENOUGH OF THIS.

CHEER ME UP.

TELL ME ABOUT LARRY.

YOU GUYS WEN TO THE SMALLER REUNION?

I HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME.

EVERYONE THERE:

WAS SOMEONE I WANTED TO SEE,

AND LARRY...

YES?

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO JINX IT,

BUT HE'S VERY... AWAKENED.

WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

HE'S ATTUNED.

SPIRITUALLY OPEN.

OH. [CHUCKLES POLITELY]

[TEXT BEEPS]

OH!

IT'S FROM LARRY.

"I HAD A GREAT TIME.

HOW ABOUT DINNER ON FRIDAY?"

THAT'S NICE.

I COULD PLAY HARD-TO-GET...

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO.

[CHUCKLING]

BUY YOU SOME FRIES?

[CHUCKLES]

I'M JUST KIDDING.

CAN I JOIN?

SURE.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY

I THINK YOU'RE AMAZING.

I GOT A CALL FROM

MY OLD HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

I PROBABLY SHOULDN' HAVE PRIED LIKE THAT.

NO! NO, IT'S OKAY!

I FELT LIKE:

SUCH A FRAUD.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU DIDN'T USE MY PAS TO SINK MY CAMPAIGN.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU, TOOTIE.

IT WASN'T JUST THE FRIES.

WELL, THEY DIDN'T HURT.

[LAUGHS]

SO... I'VE DECIDED

TO STEP DOWN:

AND LET YOU:

BE CLASS PRESIDENT.

THAT'S REALLY SELFLESS,

TOOTIE,

BUT, NO.

THEY VOTED:

FOR YOU.

I ADMIRE:

WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

NO ONE'S EVER GOING TO KNOW.

REALLY?

REALLY.

[LAUGHS] HUG?

YEAH.

OH! AND I LOVED

YOUR IDEA TO PU HEALTHY VEGGIES

IN THE SCHOOL RESTAURANT.

WOULD YOU HEAD A COMMITTEE

AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN?

OF COURSE.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

[CELL BEGINS RINGING]

HEY, TUCKER.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'VE FOUND OUT SOMETHING.

CAN YOU COME OVER?

WHAT IS IT?

I... I NEED

TO TELL YOU IN PERSON.

OKAY, I'M ON MY WAY.

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BILL?

TUCKER?

HELLO?

HELLO?

HELLO?

[TUCKER]:
YEAH.

[GASPS] TUCKER!

OH.

JUST GO, PLEASE.

I'M CALLING 9-1-1.

NO. JUST GO.

HE'S GONNA COME BACK.

IT'S NICE OF YOU TO COME.

JEREMY?

LOSE THE PHONE.

YOU HAVE TO LET ME

CALL 9-1-1.

MAYBE.

AFTER YOU TELL ME

WHAT HAPPENED.

TELL YOU WHAT?

THAT YOU:

SET SANDERS UP?

YOU SENT THE T-SHIRT?

I GET IT NOW.

YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH EMMA,

BUT SHE DIDN' LOVE YOU BACK.

SHE DID.

NO, SHE DIDN'T.

SHE BROKE UP WITH YOU.

AND YOU THOUGHT THAT SHE HAD

SOMETHING GOING ON WITH MCNARY.

SO YOU FOLLOWED THEM

ONE NIGHT,

BECAUSE YOU...

YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE HAVING

SOME KIND OF A ROMANTIC GETAWAY,

BUT THEY CAME HERE.

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IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

WHY WOULD THEY COME HERE?

BREAK INTO A HOUSE?

THEY WERE IN THE HOUSE

TO STEAL THE SUIT OF ARMOR.

EMMA CLEARLY UNDER

THE PROFESSOR'S COERCION.

BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE YOU COME IN.

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YOU CONFRONTED MCNARY.

YOU SLUGGED HIM IN THE JAW,

AND THEN:

YOU PICKED UP THE MACE.

HE GRABBED THE SWORD OFF

THE WALL TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

NO...

HE CAME AT ME:

WITH THE SWORD.

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[CRACK]

[JEREMY]:

I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL HIM.

IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

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BUT WHO WOULD BELIEVE IT?

NO ONE.

EMMA WAS AN ACCESSORY.

WE BOTH WOULD'VE GONE DOWN,

AND WE PANICKED.

THAT'S ALWAYS A PROBLEM

WHEN YOU KILL SOMEONE--

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE BODY?

WE JUST WANTED:

TO BUY SOME TIME.

SO, YOU PUT HIM

IN THE SUIT OF ARMOR,

PUT HIM BACK IN THE CORNER,

PLACED THE SWORD

BACK ON THE WALL...

CAREFUL NOT TO LEAVE

ANY FINGERPRINTS.

[BILL]:

BUT YOU PUT IT BACK WRONG.

I KNEW SOMEBODY:

HAD MOVED THE SWORD.

GOOD. YOU MADE IT.

HANG IN THERE, BUDDY.

THIS WON'T BE LONG.

THAT'S A BIG SWORD.

YOU SURE YOU CAN HANDLE IT?

OH, I THINK

I CAN HANDLE IT.

GOOD!

I LIKE A FAIR FIGHT.

[SCOFFS] YOU THINK

I'M GONNA FIGHT YOU?

NO.

NO, I'M JUS GONNA KILL YOU.

[JENN]:
JEREMY.

-THINK THIS THROUGH.

-I HAVE.

THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT KNOW

WHAT HAPPENED ARE RIGHT HERE.

I KILL YOU,

I HAVE A CHANCE.

IT'LL LOOK LIKE

YOU TWO GOT INTO IT,

JENN SOMEHOW:

GOT IN THE MIDDLE.

NO ONE WILL KNOW.

[GRUNTING]

[CLANK]

[THUDDING]

LIVES OR DIES?

WELL, TIM SANDERS

WAS CLEARED.

I TALKED TO HIM TONIGHT.

HE WAS RELIEVED.

HIS PRO PROSPECTS

ARE STILL INTACT.

THAT'S GOOD.

BUT, JENN, YOU WERE

IN THE MIDDLE:

OF A SWORD FIGHT?

REALLY?

I WAS-- I WAS, UH, YOU KNOW,

KINDA OFF TO ONE SIDE.

AND YOU ALMOS FIGURED IT OUT.

EXCEPT PROF MCNARY

WASN'T COERCING SANDERS,

HE WAS COERCING EMMA.

HE HELD HER ACADEMIC FUTURE

IN HIS HANDS.

SO SHE AGREED:

TO HELP ROB A HOUSE?

AND, IN RETURN, HE WOULD

GUARANTEE HER DISSERTATION.

BUT THEN JEREMY SHOWS UP

AND MCNARY WINDS UP DEAD.

AND BECAUSE:

THE MURDER HAPPENED

DURING THE COMMISSION

OF A CRIME,

EMMA ENDS UP:

GUILTY AS WELL.

[JENN]:
SO, SHE ENDS UP

BACK WITH JEREMY,

WHETHER SHE LIKES IT OR NOT.

ONLY WHEN:

EMMA THOUGH THAT SANDERS WAS

GONNA TAKE THE FALL,

SHE BROKE UP:

WITH JEREMY.

AND IF HE CAN' HAVE HER,

NO ONE WILL.

SO, THE HAIR DRYER

IN THE BATHTUB:

WAS NO ACCIDENT.

NO.

I THINK IT'S TIME

YOU OFFICIALLY RETIRE.

HONEY, I'M NO LOOKING FOR MYSTERIES,

THEY COME TO ME.

MOM!

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOU YOUR OTHER CLOSE CALLS.

WELL, I PROMISE

TO BE MORE CAREFUL,

AND I WON'T PUT MYSELF

IN HARM'S WAY NEXT TIME.

MAYBE... THERE

WON'T BE A NEXT TIME?

MAYBE JUST A...

YOU KNOW,

A SMALL, LITTLE,

NOT-TOO-DANGEROUS

MYSTERY?

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.

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