MY WEDDING NIGHT
EPISODE 9
I soon regained myself to see two female police
officers and Nancy by my side. Detective
Jeremiah stood a distance away, watching me
with great interest.
“Hope you have eaten today?” one of the female
officers asked me.
“Yea” i nodded, breathing heavily.
“You have to get a grip of yourself if you ever
want to win this case. You got to be strong.
Esther Hardey will be here in few minutes for
questioning” the Detective said to me.
“Please i want to be present when she’s being
questioned. I want to see her face” i begged
weakly.
“No i can’t do that, i have already broken a lot of
protocols for you” he answered quickly.
“I beg of you. Remember we are talking about
my husband’s murder. Help a widow” i pushed
passionately. He breathed deeply and shrugged.
“I hope i don’t get fired for all i’m doing for you.
Well you have to freshen up first, secondly you
must promise not to say a word to the lady when
you meet her” he said seriously.
“Oh yes, i promise not to say a word” i answered,
while he smiled and left.
“The detective is a wonderful man. He will help
you out” the second female cop said to me,
nodding with a smile.
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After freshening up in one of the bathrooms, i
was led to the detective’s office, where i sat and
waited for the so called Esther Hardey to show
up.
She showed up precisely ten minutes later with
the same annoying white lawyer who threatened
my brother. They all stared at me with surprise
as they walked into the detective’s office.
“What is this murderer doing here?” the lawyer
asked with anger. Detective Jeremiah smiled and
shook his head.
“As a lawyer, you should know that no suspect is
guilty until a court of law gives verdict. She’s a
suspect just like the lady that brought you along”
he answered the Lawyer who bit his lips angrily.
“I’m taking none of this shit any longer. If you
can’t do your job, better resign. My clients are
tired of being detained in this country for no
justifiable reason. They all want to go home and
I give you two days to make it happen, else the
fury of the American government will be on the
whole Nigerian police force. You can’t just keep
everyone hostage” he threatened.
“Oh i see you are representing all the Americans
involved in this case, but i feel that will change
soon” the detective added quietly.
“What if i tell you, i have enough evidence to
throw one of your clients in the cell right now?”
he pushed on.
“Esther Hardey, she was at the house when the
crime was committed. She was Damian’s
fiancee, am i wrong?” he asked the lawyer who
kept quiet.
“Esther had the motive and mindset to commit
such murder and according to test results we
have so far, she was physically present in one of
the crime scenes which invariably places her in a
bad position. I pin the murder charge on her.
Phewwww case closed. I get promoted” The
detective concluded with a smile, while the
lawyer instantly grew tense and stared at Esther
with a coloured face.
Of course the detective had nothing strong to pin
down the lady, but as a good officer he pulled a
fast one on the white lawyer who for the first
time looked beaten. It was time to prove how
good a lawyer he was….
I prayed silently. I prayed for the detective’s
stunt to work.
“Your client should use this opportunity to come
out clean or Damian’s mother won’t like what i
plan telling her” the detective pushed on, while
Esther coloured up. It was obvious she was
hiding something
“oh Lord, make her to confess” I prayed
***************************************************To be continued
