Chapter 1

A Chapter by mamachansensei

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Private Investigator Conrad McCabe, stepped off his sky scooter in front of a two story domed mansion. He walked to the door with intentions of knocking, but he couldn’t help but feel suspicious when the door hung open slightly. Where is the computer system?
    “Hello!” He stepped inside the house. “Is anyone there?”
    Conrad walked into the house. A dusty chandelier hung over the foyer. He walked down the hall passed a living room to an open office door. The man at the mahogany desk sat with his head on the desk, blood pooled under his head and dripped onto the floor.
    Conrad sighed. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and pressed the speed dial.
    “Dock Central Police Department.”
    “Homicide.”
    “Dock Central Homicide, Dana Laurette speaking.”
    “This is Private Investigator Conrad McCabe. I Am at SW Clover 142 number 4. I have a body here, execution style to the head. Body‘s still warm.”
    “You aren’t using the house phone are you?”
    Conrad rolled his eyes. “This is a courtesy call. I won’t be leaving very soon. I haven’t searched the place yet.” He hung up on the detective.   That will get him here in a hurry he thought smiling to himself.     Conrad sprayed his hands with instant gloves. Then he began searching the crime scene.    Conrad checked the desk shelves, and looked for a wall safe. He was rolling the instant gloves off his hands when a boy on skates wheeled into the office.
    “Dad can I have some mo…..” The boy stopped. He stared a moment taking in the scene. Then he turned to run away.
    Conrad grabbed they boy by the waist. The boy cried out kicking and fighting to get away. “Whoa, whoa boy. I didn’t do this. I just found him. The police are on the way.”
    “Let me go! Let me go!” He kicked with his skates.
    Conrad narrowly avoided being struck. He shook the boy. “Stop this instant or I’ll knock you unconscious.” The boy stopped fighting and hung from Conrad’s arm trembling. “Good, now let’s leave the crime scene to the police. I saw a living room down the hall. Come and sit down before you fall down.”

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