Serial Codes

The Butcher Code: Floating Sail of Voyage

Napahawak muna ng noo si Henry bago magpatuloy, "We are not planting any evidences here, Ma'am. Everything will be justified soon. In the first place, the police won't produce efforts that will waste their time. If you go outside, you'll see a nonsense wall built as a reflector of sounds that big speakers produce from a cabin not far from here. What will be the purpose of police if they built the wall and provide speakers?

"Are they also out of their minds to cut a fresh hand part from human and plant it here in the restaurant? And evidently, you could check from my cameraman's record ago kung ni minsa'y lumapit kami sa table number nine para mapatunayan ang panghuhusga mo sa 'ming kami'y "tanim ebidensya gang". We also went to the police station this morning to consult the hand that we've seen. How could you explain the marks of another person on that and the grease on it? The previous cases that the police also solved can't never be aligned with your 'made-up stories' story."

Henry scrutinized the waitress that made the latter hesitate to reply, "Miss, it's a bit weird that you're doing all the risk just to protect this certain employee while the others are quite silent about this."

She became pale after what he said. It made Henry's posture improve, "Well, well. The waiter is silent about this. The guard of the restaurant is mysteriously ignoring the situation. The Manager also looked as if he's nervous that's why he doesn't want to talk."

The three men concentrated on him intently without saying anything.

Henry went on, "Mr. Guard, I knew you have something under your sleeves. Iyang kalmot mo sa pisngi, hindi iyan galing sa pusa 'di ba? Yes, it's noticeably from a human. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm certain about this, that scratch was from the crazy man that we're talking here about."

It was a shock for the guard. Maybe Henry caught his guard off. Still, the guard didn't respond that's why Henry answered his bewilderment for him, "Those long scratches that couldn't possibly done by a cat was from the crazy man that you saw yesternight nang magtatapon ka na sana ng basura. He's searching for something on the trashes when you saw a stupefying substance that he's handling with.

"Nang makita ka niya ay bigla ka niyang kinalmot out of securing his possession. Nang makita niya na ang hinahanap niya sa trashes, he left you with a mark that you're suffering with at that time. Now ano nga ba ang hawak niya that made you pause from capturing him at ano ang hinahanap niya sa basura?

"That of course, is the bloody hand that he's in possession of, at ang hinahanap niya sa basurahan ay ang ipangtatakip niyang tela rito. You didn't capture him because you think yourself that he's a dangerous man that you must not mess with, a killer to be exact. Tama ba ako?"

Sa buong narrative ni Henry, he frozed still. He can't believe what is Henry uttering from his mouth, probably, "Pa-papaanong..."

"Good. Now I'm certain that it did really happen based from your reaction. To begin with, you're lying nang in-interview namin kung saan galing iyang kalmot mo. You kept saying that it's from a cat while it's obvious that it's from a man.

"You're hiding a sensitive truth that happened yesterday noong nagtapon ka ng basura sa labas; a something of spectacle na ayaw mong sabihin. That bursted the idea from my mind about what happened. You see, the cloth that was given to us which is covering the blood hand is a very dirty and smelly one, na pawang nanggaling ito sa basura. Since you suggested na lumalabas ka ng resto para magtapon ng basura and you're hiding the fact about your scratch, that made my impulse set that what you saw yesternight coincides with the reality that happened meters away after.

"Your silence about this situation proves that you have sort of knowledge about the case of cut human parts. Also possibly, you're not saying anything about what happened to your co-workers in the first place because you don't want to cause unnecessary commotion yet when we opened the topic, it seems you've still chosen not to say anything. Of course, if you don't want to cause unnecessary commotion at first, you don't also expect to be seen as a person who is involved in a murder conspiracy second, do you?"