Post by Zany on Jun 5, 2024 8:32:17 GMT
H=Hucks . A=Alder. B=Baile
DCI Alder sat in his office awaiting Sargent Baile’s arrival.
WPC Hucks was going through the preliminaries.
H “Sir
Dr Hawkings was a research professor looking into genetic manipulation of cancer cells.
He worked in the Lamdar Laboratories off of Tall trees Avenue.
He arrived at the laboratory at 9.00am prompt as always, received the day’s entry code from his mobile and made his way straight to the labs. “
A “Days entry code”
H “Yes sir, The research is very sensitive so the door entry code is changed daily”
A “Who changes it?”
H “The computer, its automatic, it reveals to selected phones at 8.45 each morning”
A “ Thank you, continue”
H “Professor Hawkings assistant Dr Florin arrived at 9:07 and made his way to the labs…”
There was a brief knock on the door and Sargent Baile entered.
B “Good morning sir”
A “Morning Sargent, take a seat, ok WPC Hucks let the Sargent take over from here, would you take notes please”
H “Yes Sir”
A “Sargent ? “
B “Sir I took the call from the station, they had received an anonymous call saying Professor Hawkings was dead and deserved to die”
A “I’ve heard the tape Sargent”
B “Very good Sir. I was walking the dog up on Tall trees hill, it’s a bit of a drive from my home but the views from the top are breath taking.
Anyway I got the call at 10:07 and took the dog straight back down to the car and drove to the Labs. Reception took me up to the labs and let me in using an emergency code logged with the HQ.
I found the professor in the inner lab. There was blood everywhere as he was clearly dead. His jugular vein had been severed by a very sharp knife, probably a scapel.
A “We haven’t got the knife?”
B “No sir, it was not in the room”
A “Ok suspects?”
B “There is only one sir, his assistant Dr Florin is the only other person in that day who had the code to the door.
He claims he received an urgent message from his wife at around 9:30 and left the labs immediately, reception booked him back out at 9:34”
A “Can we corroborate this?”
B “No sir, his wife claims her phone has gone missing, very convenient!”
A “Does he have motive?”
B “Yes, its just a theory sir, but Florin’s mother died of cancer last year”
A “Hardly a reason for murdering the Professor, a lot of people lose loved ones to cancer, they don’t go killing people”
B “Accept the research has been very slow and everyone says the Professor was stringing it out to get more funding”
A “Still pretty thin?”
B “You think so sir, I don’t. Anyway no one else had access to the labs and the door recording shows it was only opened three times before I arrived.”
A “Three times?”
B “Professor in . Florin in. Florin out”
A “Ah yes, Could the door have been left open?”
B “No sir it alarms if left open more than 20 seconds”
A “ What does Florin say?”
B “He denies it, of course”
A “WPC Hucks, your opinion”
H “He feels legit sir, genuinely shocked, he and the professor were friends, he had been to Florins for a BBQ last month and no one I’ve asked can think of them doing anything but laughing together”
A “But the keypad door?”
H “Yes sir it’s really impossible, damning evidence.
Did Florin really kill the professor and if so why?
And if not who? How?
Guesses, hints and questions by PM as usual please,
DCI Alder sat in his office awaiting Sargent Baile’s arrival.
WPC Hucks was going through the preliminaries.
H “Sir
Dr Hawkings was a research professor looking into genetic manipulation of cancer cells.
He worked in the Lamdar Laboratories off of Tall trees Avenue.
He arrived at the laboratory at 9.00am prompt as always, received the day’s entry code from his mobile and made his way straight to the labs. “
A “Days entry code”
H “Yes sir, The research is very sensitive so the door entry code is changed daily”
A “Who changes it?”
H “The computer, its automatic, it reveals to selected phones at 8.45 each morning”
A “ Thank you, continue”
H “Professor Hawkings assistant Dr Florin arrived at 9:07 and made his way to the labs…”
There was a brief knock on the door and Sargent Baile entered.
B “Good morning sir”
A “Morning Sargent, take a seat, ok WPC Hucks let the Sargent take over from here, would you take notes please”
H “Yes Sir”
A “Sargent ? “
B “Sir I took the call from the station, they had received an anonymous call saying Professor Hawkings was dead and deserved to die”
A “I’ve heard the tape Sargent”
B “Very good Sir. I was walking the dog up on Tall trees hill, it’s a bit of a drive from my home but the views from the top are breath taking.
Anyway I got the call at 10:07 and took the dog straight back down to the car and drove to the Labs. Reception took me up to the labs and let me in using an emergency code logged with the HQ.
I found the professor in the inner lab. There was blood everywhere as he was clearly dead. His jugular vein had been severed by a very sharp knife, probably a scapel.
A “We haven’t got the knife?”
B “No sir, it was not in the room”
A “Ok suspects?”
B “There is only one sir, his assistant Dr Florin is the only other person in that day who had the code to the door.
He claims he received an urgent message from his wife at around 9:30 and left the labs immediately, reception booked him back out at 9:34”
A “Can we corroborate this?”
B “No sir, his wife claims her phone has gone missing, very convenient!”
A “Does he have motive?”
B “Yes, its just a theory sir, but Florin’s mother died of cancer last year”
A “Hardly a reason for murdering the Professor, a lot of people lose loved ones to cancer, they don’t go killing people”
B “Accept the research has been very slow and everyone says the Professor was stringing it out to get more funding”
A “Still pretty thin?”
B “You think so sir, I don’t. Anyway no one else had access to the labs and the door recording shows it was only opened three times before I arrived.”
A “Three times?”
B “Professor in . Florin in. Florin out”
A “Ah yes, Could the door have been left open?”
B “No sir it alarms if left open more than 20 seconds”
A “ What does Florin say?”
B “He denies it, of course”
A “WPC Hucks, your opinion”
H “He feels legit sir, genuinely shocked, he and the professor were friends, he had been to Florins for a BBQ last month and no one I’ve asked can think of them doing anything but laughing together”
A “But the keypad door?”
H “Yes sir it’s really impossible, damning evidence.
Did Florin really kill the professor and if so why?
And if not who? How?
Guesses, hints and questions by PM as usual please,