From the desk of the Crown Prosecutor
May 18, 2016 16:35:41 GMT -5
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Post by frankthetriviaman on May 18, 2016 16:35:41 GMT -5
This story serves as a prelude to the eventual Literary Mosaic V, and introduces us to a rather important character. Gunnarson may have the Chief of Police on his side, but there is one man who has zero respect for the unofficial detective. NOTE: Crown Prosecutor is the UK equivalent to the US District Attorney.
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"And that pretty much does it for the McConnell case" the man said as he walked into his office. His assistant not too far behind. Crown Prosecutor Henry Taylor had just wrapped up another successful prosecution of a burglary case. "Be sure to send Gent my regards; this case could not have been successful with the work of is fine officers" he said as he took as seat.
"I'll be right on it" the assistant said as he made a note. Crown prosecutor Taylor then went for the file on the next case he was to tackle.
"All right; what's the next case I am working on?" Crown Prosecutor Taylor asked.
"It's a big one sir... the Farley case. The one with the connected murder of the two government workers and the tobacco store owner" his assistant said.
"oh, right; the one that made headlines for the assassin" Taylor commented. He began reviewing the file for the case he would be arguing.
"So let's see... the victim was the sister of Walters... then there was the assassin named Elvira... then there was Franz Gelb, who was framed by..." but then he stopped when he saw the name at the bottom of the document.
"No. No no no NO!!! Not this guy! I hate it when he works on cases! He has zero business in this line of work!" Taylor fumed before throwing the file on his desk.
"What? Who?" The assistant asked, concerned.
"Gunnarson. Adolf Gunnarson" Taylor said angrily.
"Oh yea, I've heard of him. He's helped break a lot of unsolvable cases. He's Scotland Yard's best friend..."
"And the bane of the Crown Prosecutor's existence!" Taylor fumed.
"What?"
"Every time I get a case involving this guy, it is always impossible to win. He almost never looks for physical evidence, and bases most of his theories on assumptions and hunches. Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to prove a murderer guilty based on a hunch?!" Taylor said, now trying to calm himself down.
"Well, a lot of the guys he brings in have confessed in some way or another..." the assistant pointed out.
"To HIM! But not to the police or prosecutor, where it really matters! So it basically becomes a case of his word against the defendant's" Taylor pointed out.
"But doesn't Gunnarson come to testify on how he got the hunches?"
"He never shows up! Gent says he's under no obligation to, since there is always a Police detective assigned to the case to do that kind of work" Taylor said. Then he went to a filing cabinet and opened it.
"Do you know How many cases I've had thrown out of court because of Gunnarson?"
"Uh... three?" The assistant asked.
"ELEVEN!!!" Taylor fumed. "Because Gunnarson couldn't find physical evidence to back up his ideas, I've had 8 burglars and 3 murderers simply walk away because the judge didn't think the case had enough grounds to go on" Taylor said.
"10 burglars actually... the Dawes case was a 3 man operation" the assistant quietly corrected.
"Ah yes... he said that they did it because "the car wasn't parked quite right"... judge Harris threw out that case in nine minutes!" Taylor said, thinking back to that day. "Don't get me wrong, we know they did it... but that fool couldn't prove it! Ironic, since he talks about the importance of Means, Motive and Opportunity"
"The only thing going for me is that the cases were only dismissed, but not with prejudice. So there's still hope that if the cases are reopened, justice can finally be delivered." He said to himself. Then he looked over the file. "Well I'll show that incompetent Swede. I'll take this case and find out who the TRUE murderer or murderers are... I'll make a mockery out of him, and Gent will see what an incompetent fool Gunnarson really is!!" He said, now determined to not lose another case to him. "Say, the bullet case that was found at the scene... did the firearms guys get an ID?" he asked.
The assistant went over the papers, and pulled out a report. "Yes, they did. The gun's owner is... well, see for yourself" and the assistant handed him the file with the picture.
"Hmm... wait a second." From the file picture, he went to a picture taken only a day after Farley's murder, then he went to the evidence list again. He grinned.
"Well well well... looks like the unofficial detective missed some rather critical evidence. Eat your heart out Gunnarson, because when I'm done, no one will ever come to you again!" He said to himself.
"Uh, sir?" The assistant asked.
"Huh? Oh, sorry Mike, I just got excited... anyway, I need to go arrange for some warrants and getting charges pressed against the right people" he explained as he looked over the file and prepared to make a phone call.
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What's this? Gunnarson wrong? Or was he? Only one way to find out. Coming soon on Literary Mosaic V!
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"And that pretty much does it for the McConnell case" the man said as he walked into his office. His assistant not too far behind. Crown Prosecutor Henry Taylor had just wrapped up another successful prosecution of a burglary case. "Be sure to send Gent my regards; this case could not have been successful with the work of is fine officers" he said as he took as seat.
"I'll be right on it" the assistant said as he made a note. Crown prosecutor Taylor then went for the file on the next case he was to tackle.
"All right; what's the next case I am working on?" Crown Prosecutor Taylor asked.
"It's a big one sir... the Farley case. The one with the connected murder of the two government workers and the tobacco store owner" his assistant said.
"oh, right; the one that made headlines for the assassin" Taylor commented. He began reviewing the file for the case he would be arguing.
"So let's see... the victim was the sister of Walters... then there was the assassin named Elvira... then there was Franz Gelb, who was framed by..." but then he stopped when he saw the name at the bottom of the document.
"No. No no no NO!!! Not this guy! I hate it when he works on cases! He has zero business in this line of work!" Taylor fumed before throwing the file on his desk.
"What? Who?" The assistant asked, concerned.
"Gunnarson. Adolf Gunnarson" Taylor said angrily.
"Oh yea, I've heard of him. He's helped break a lot of unsolvable cases. He's Scotland Yard's best friend..."
"And the bane of the Crown Prosecutor's existence!" Taylor fumed.
"What?"
"Every time I get a case involving this guy, it is always impossible to win. He almost never looks for physical evidence, and bases most of his theories on assumptions and hunches. Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to prove a murderer guilty based on a hunch?!" Taylor said, now trying to calm himself down.
"Well, a lot of the guys he brings in have confessed in some way or another..." the assistant pointed out.
"To HIM! But not to the police or prosecutor, where it really matters! So it basically becomes a case of his word against the defendant's" Taylor pointed out.
"But doesn't Gunnarson come to testify on how he got the hunches?"
"He never shows up! Gent says he's under no obligation to, since there is always a Police detective assigned to the case to do that kind of work" Taylor said. Then he went to a filing cabinet and opened it.
"Do you know How many cases I've had thrown out of court because of Gunnarson?"
"Uh... three?" The assistant asked.
"ELEVEN!!!" Taylor fumed. "Because Gunnarson couldn't find physical evidence to back up his ideas, I've had 8 burglars and 3 murderers simply walk away because the judge didn't think the case had enough grounds to go on" Taylor said.
"10 burglars actually... the Dawes case was a 3 man operation" the assistant quietly corrected.
"Ah yes... he said that they did it because "the car wasn't parked quite right"... judge Harris threw out that case in nine minutes!" Taylor said, thinking back to that day. "Don't get me wrong, we know they did it... but that fool couldn't prove it! Ironic, since he talks about the importance of Means, Motive and Opportunity"
"The only thing going for me is that the cases were only dismissed, but not with prejudice. So there's still hope that if the cases are reopened, justice can finally be delivered." He said to himself. Then he looked over the file. "Well I'll show that incompetent Swede. I'll take this case and find out who the TRUE murderer or murderers are... I'll make a mockery out of him, and Gent will see what an incompetent fool Gunnarson really is!!" He said, now determined to not lose another case to him. "Say, the bullet case that was found at the scene... did the firearms guys get an ID?" he asked.
The assistant went over the papers, and pulled out a report. "Yes, they did. The gun's owner is... well, see for yourself" and the assistant handed him the file with the picture.
"Hmm... wait a second." From the file picture, he went to a picture taken only a day after Farley's murder, then he went to the evidence list again. He grinned.
"Well well well... looks like the unofficial detective missed some rather critical evidence. Eat your heart out Gunnarson, because when I'm done, no one will ever come to you again!" He said to himself.
"Uh, sir?" The assistant asked.
"Huh? Oh, sorry Mike, I just got excited... anyway, I need to go arrange for some warrants and getting charges pressed against the right people" he explained as he looked over the file and prepared to make a phone call.
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What's this? Gunnarson wrong? Or was he? Only one way to find out. Coming soon on Literary Mosaic V!