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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 11:09:38 GMT -5
"Indeed it is." And Poirot showed Hastings the picture of the man who bought the gun. "We'll really need to play our hand carefully...."
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Back with Gunnarson....
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 11:23:48 GMT -5
Gunnarson and Conrad were chasing "alpha" after a pure chance encounter at the bank.
"Oh no, you're not getting away!" And Conrad suddenly lunged forward and tackled "alpha" and immediately threw the cuffs on.
"You're under arrest for accessory to murder and burglary."
"What? No, that's impossible; we just wanted what was in the safe!" "Alpha" said in confusion.
"Do not play games with us; Edwards was found murdered in his apartment." Gunnarson informed as he walked up to him
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 11:43:09 GMT -5
"What?! The bastard actually killed him?! Damn..." "Now who's your accomplice?" "You'll get nothin' outta me!"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 11:58:13 GMT -5
"Doesn't matter; we have a time and place, so we'll just ambush him." Gunnarson informed as he and Conrad took the man away.
Some time later, Poirot, Hastings, Gunnarson and Hartley all regrouped at a local pub to get on the same page.
"We managed to catch an accomplice, but the actual killer is still on the loose." Gunnarson explained.
"And we found that the third party from the Manning case bought the gun used to kill Edwards" Poirot said.
"But that doesn't actually tell us if he's the killer" Hartley pointed out.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 12:08:50 GMT -5
"It doesn't, but it certainly seems suspicious." Gunnarson explained "So what's next?" Hastings asked "We have a time and a place for the killer to appear, but perhaps it'd be better to wait until the trial." Poirot suggested
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 12:18:31 GMT -5
"What? We have the perfect opportunity to ambush him; why wait for the trial?" Gunnarson asked.
"Which trial?" An even more confused Hartley asked.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 12:23:31 GMT -5
"Gunnarson will be going on trial for his cases," replied Poirot. "Taylor will be prosecuting him, and he's going to have to defend himself and his cases. What I think we should do, is station someone at the scene, and when the man comes, take a picture of him, and then bring it out at the trial." Poirot said.
"That's a terrible idea! We HAVE to confront him or no one will believe a word of it" Hartley argued. "Besides, there is no guarantee he will come to the trial!" He added
"I'm with Hartley on this one, confronting him is the best way to go" Gunnarson added. "However, I will give credit to Poirot on his second point- call it a hunch, but I'm fairly certain he will be there." He conceded.
"please, trust me on this" Poirot asked.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 12:31:36 GMT -5
"Wait, what? What was that first thing you said?" Gunnarson asked.
"Taylor has sent someone to investigate you; like the paper said, he wants to press charges against you, but he's going to get proof first." Poirot said.
"Who?" Gunnarson asked.
"Not sure; all I know is he's circumventing Gent and Battle by having the inspector on your case only answer to him" Pourot explained.
"The fact that you haven't been arrested yet is a good sign; he's still looking for evidence" Hastings added.
"Plus he's working on the assassin case, so his hands are full right now" Hartley reminded Gunnarson.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 12:38:33 GMT -5
However, they had spoken too soon...
Two police officers walked in. "Mr. Gunnarson, you're under arrest."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 13:05:53 GMT -5
But Gunnarson saw something was off with the officers.
"On what charge?" Gunnarson asked.
"He's resisting! Shoot him!" One said, his cockney accent suddenly turned into an Irish one.
But Gunnarson was quicker; he flipped the table onto them and had them held down by Hartley and Hastings.
"So, thought you could pass yourselfs off as officers, huh? You nearly succeeded to, but you messed up on one detail with your costumes- no two officers have the same badge numbers. You are from the Irish mob, I presume?" Gunnarson surmised.
"We said we'd get back at you; you'll pay for your interference!" One fumed.
"What is that about?" Poirot asked.
"A while back I pissed off some Irish mobsters during the Gadfrey case; seems they are all too eager to get me" Gunnarson explained.
Hastings went to call the police while the others held the fake cops down.
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In Taylor's office, Inspector Japp was reporting to the crown prosecutor.
"Have you found anything on Gunnarson yet?" He asked.
"I have found some things, but nowhere near enough to get an arrest warrant" Japp explained.
"Damn; normally i would say lets go for it, but considering the man we are dealing with here, I would rather play it cautiously. There's enough for me right now with Gelb's prosecution, so don't worry, you've got plenty of time before I will request you to get a warrant" Taylor explained.
"I'll get back to it" and Japp left the office.
......
Back at the pub, Gunnarson and the others were talking.
"Maybe we should direct our attention to the Assassin case right now? Gelb's prosecution begins tomorrow" Hartley reminded Gunnarson.
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Post by Tug on Jun 16, 2016 13:40:52 GMT -5
"And your friend Stein did get you clearance to speak to the suspects in police custody, but Walters is another story..." added Poirot
"You're right..." replied Gunnarson
"Hey, what about us?" asked one of the members of the Irish Mob
"Don't worry, we'll take care of you two..." replied Hastings
.....
A little while later, Conrad and Johnson were at the pub with a squad car ready to take the two mobsters away...
"I see you're going to work on the Assassin Case, eh? We'll do you a favor, Johnson and I will look into the Mob and see if we can track down Blade and his crew, and then we'll report back to you, sound good?" asked Conrad
"Alright that sounds great gentlemen, contact us if you find anything!" replied Gunnarson
"We'll do!" responded Johnson as the duo drove the mobsters back to the station...
"Now where were we gentlemen?"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 13:52:57 GMT -5
"Well, we can't actually contribute to the case, since Taylor filed a motion to suppress any evidence and testimony submitted by me. But what we can do is conduct a separate and parallel investigation into the matter." Gunnarson explained.
"Well, we can go see Elvira at Broadmoor, Gelb in prison or confront Walters. What should we do first?" Hartley asked.
"Stay away from Walters for now; since there is nothing on him, we can't take the risk" Poirot explained.
"I still think we should go to Caldwell street and ambush the killer there; I mean think about it, with the note, it will be undeniable proof" Hartley argued.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 14:14:02 GMT -5
An old lady walked up to them. "Excuse me," she said, "I heard you talk about leading an investigation. May I be of assistance?" "Who are you?" asked Hartley. "I am Jane Marple."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 14:17:04 GMT -5
"Well, we could use the extra help, I will admit; but I don't know... time is of the essence, and I don't know how long it will take to bring you up to speed on... well, everything going on." Gunnarson explained.
"I don't suppose you have a camera on you" Poirot asked.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 14:20:04 GMT -5
"Actually, I do." And she gave it to Poirot. "Thank you," he said. "You know," said Hartley, "I can give her the long and short of it while you go off and do some more searching. We do need extra help, you know."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 14:22:00 GMT -5
"Well, the killer will be appearing at Caldwell street in 2 hours; who wants to go there?" Gunnarson asked.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 14:49:47 GMT -5
"I volunteer Hastings," said Poirot. "Me?!"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 14:57:09 GMT -5
"Yes; it is quite simple; just take Hartley with you and see what happens. Your priority is to take a picture of him in case he runs off, but just go there and see what happens" Poirot explained.
"And I will go with you too, since that is my camera" Miss Marple said. "Then I will explain everything on the way" Hartley said as the three left.
"What about us?" Poirot asked.
"I think I will go talk to Elvira... I can't help but think she's hiding a vital clue from us" Gunnarson explained.
"But you saw the papers, she's mentally unfit. For all we know, she is probably speaking in incoherent babble right now" Poirot explained.
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In Broadmoor hospital, Elvira was locked in her room once again; after the trouble she caused earlier, it would probably be a while before she was let out again.
"Perhaps we should put her under the care of Dr. Drugg. I'm sure his cocktails will work wonders on her" One doctor observed.
"They are too experimental; I'd rather now until we know the full extent of their effects" his college reminded him.
......
"Shall I join you or go talk to Gelb?" Poirot asked.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Jun 16, 2016 15:10:58 GMT -5
"Might be a good idea to talk to Gelb," replied Gunnarson. "You might get something out of him."
And so they split up....
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 15:20:18 GMT -5
Some time later, Gunnarson arrived at Broadmoor hospital. He called Conrad to come and join him, just in case anyone gave him a hard time. As they entered, they were escortec to a room where they would be able to talk to her.
"Not sure why you want to talk to her; all she does is go on about things she did not do; I'm telling you that survivor's guilt is eating her alive" Dr. Hyde explained as Gunnarson and Conrad took their seats.
"She will be here in a moment" Hyde assured as he left the room.
A few minutes later, a young woman with a shaved head, black eye and broken nose was escorted into the room and sat down. She was handcuffed for everyone's safety.
"Elvira Revinev?" A confused Gunnarson asked; the Elvira he remembered looked nothing like this.
"Who were you expecting..." She grumbled.
Gunnarson was momentarily at a loss for words.
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