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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 15:22:38 GMT -5
"Ahem," said Conrad.
"Er, we just wanted to ask you a f-"
"Look, I don't have all day to f*** around with your damn questions, so hurry up, you a**hole and ask them."
"Okay, first of all...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 15:24:44 GMT -5
"...in this whole mess of a case, who did you actually kill? Clearly, you did kill Gulden and you tried to kill me, but who else will you take responsibility for?" Gunnarson asked.
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 15:28:21 GMT -5
"Everybody bloody f***ing person! I killed them all! DIE!"
And in a moment of insanity, she tried to launch herself onto Gunnarson and grab his throat....
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 15:30:41 GMT -5
But she had forgotten she was handcuffed, so she didn't leave her chair. The orderlies in the room were forced to restrain her, and then one called out. "Get the sedative! She's going to take a nap now..."
"Well, this was an utterly pointless lead; I don't think we're getting anything out of her" Conrad observed.
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 15:32:22 GMT -5
"We got something, though."
"What's that?"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 15:36:09 GMT -5
"Apparently, the doctors are right; her survivor's guilt has driven her crazy. Now she's taking responsibility for all of them" Gunnarson observed.
"Oh. So does this mean she's not going to give us anything useful then?" Conrad asked.
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 15:38:14 GMT -5
"She did give me something useful."
"What?! You found out something?"
"Yes."
"What?"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 15:44:36 GMT -5
(She only said a couple sentences; I'm not sure what you are getting at to be honest. please say it)
They were interrupted by the sound of her yelping. She had been given an injection of a powerful tranquilizer by none other than Dr. Drugg.
"I think gentleman, this is proof enough that she should be approved for treatment by my cocktails" Dr. Drugg explained as he then left the room.
"Now what is it you want to tell me?" Conrad asked.
Gunnarson proceeded to explain, "Well, you see, didn't you notice how...
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 15:47:12 GMT -5
(Neither am I. Let's see if this helps.)
she said, 'Who did you expect?'?"
"Yes."
"Well...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 15:52:38 GMT -5
"Initially, I thought it was because I did not recognize her. She was quite lovely, actually, but from what I can tell, they shaved her head, taken away her make up, and she got a broken nose and black eye" Gunnarson explained.
"Somehow, I don't think she will be seducing anyone any time soon" Conrad observed.
"As a matter of fact, that is precisely why we did that" a doctor said.
"Anyway... could it be possible that her saying that means... she has a twin?" Gunnarson asked.
"Really? that's your theory?" Conrad said with utter disappointment.
(Sorry; trying to stall while I think of something more creative)
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 15:55:47 GMT -5
"Yes. What if we found the WRONG Elvira? I know it's highly improbable, but it's worth a shot. Perhaps she went insane because her sister - the real Elvira - did nothing to help her."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 16:02:57 GMT -5
"You can discount that theory... her fingerprints matched the set found on her birth certificate" a doctor informed them as Elvira was loaded onto a gurney to be taken back to her cell.
"Damn." Gunnarson said as he had to think some more.
"Well... let's keep that in the back of our minds for now; it's unlikely, but until it is ruled out with absolute certainty, let's keep it in mind." Gunnarson said as he continued thinking. "Actually... another idea- what if she meant that there was another accomplice, besides Walters, in this" Gunnarson suggested.
"But how could we prove that?" Conrad asked. "Taylor will rip you apart if he hears that you are basing stuff on theories again" Conrad explained.
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 16:04:57 GMT -5
"I know..."
......
Meanwhile, Poirot was...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 16:11:06 GMT -5
...over at the prison with Johnson. Though Gunnarson could not contribute, nothing was said about Poirot, so he was free to investigate, even if Taylor found out.
"Hello; I'm here to see Franz Gelb" he told the man in the entrance. "He's with me" Johnson explained.
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 16:13:20 GMT -5
"Right this way," replied the man, and he took them to see Gelb.
"Mr. Gelb," said Poirot, "we need to ask you a few questions."
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 16:29:31 GMT -5
"What about?" Gelb asked.
"The Farley case. Did you kill him?" Gelb asked.
"Honestly, I don't know now." Gelb said "everything points to me."
"Gunnarson says you were framed. Were you?" Poirot asked.
"Well, the truth is... I WAS there, and I did fight Farley."
This was not what Poirot wanted to hear. "Come again?"
"But I did not kill him! At least, I don't think I did" he added
"Well, I was walking down that street, when I felt like I needed a break. So I went to smoke some cigarettes and have a bottle of my favorite beer. A while later, a man walked down the alley, and I saw him drop some papers. I went to pick them up to return them to him, but as I looked at them he said "hey, you can't read those" and he started attacking me. We got into a fight. He ripped off part of my scarf, he scratched the side of my forehead, still have the scars you know, I struck him with my walking stick to try and get him to back off, but I only broke it. Heaven knows how many footprints I left at the scene. He was still coming after me, so I drawed my gun as a last resort and fired at him. He fell down. I saw that some people had witnessed this so I ran away and tried to lay low. But just before I left, I turned around and saw him moving and moaning... so he was still alive just before I left." Gelb explained.
This was not was Poirot wanted to hear.
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 16:33:04 GMT -5
Actually, this WAS what Poirot wanted to hear.
"I understand. I believe you, and don't worry, we'll get you out of here somehow."
.....
Meanwhile, Hastings, Hartley, and Miss Marple were...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 16:41:36 GMT -5
Waiting behind some bushes at 28 Caldwell Street; they had a full view of the front of 30 Caldwell street.
Then, they saw a man walk up to the front of the house. It was nearly 8 pm. "Alpha should be here soon." The man said as he took out a cigarette.
"Ok, so that is Delta; we must have the killer" Hastings said.
"What do we do?" Hartley asked. "I'm ready to go confront him"
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Post by Eyes on Jun 16, 2016 16:44:58 GMT -5
"First, just keep quiet, and take the picture when he's got his heard turned to us."
The man turned his head, and they snapped the picture...
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Jun 16, 2016 16:49:00 GMT -5
They managed to get a few pictures in, before he turned away.
"I don't get it; he's outnumbered, we've got him with evidence, and we've even got a few pictures, why not just stop him now? I've got my service pistol you know" Hartley said.
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