Ethan's phone dinged.
SECURITY ALERT!
SECURITY ALERT!
He looked at his sons - Seb and Aidan. He signalled them.
They had somewhere else to be.
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Jerry Maina, Meryl's husband rolled and rolled again on the bed. He was restless. And totally unable to sleep. Should I go to the police? His conscience was disturbing him. He no longer had peace of mind.
He knew the person Mr Richard was sleeping with. He used to drive Mr Richard to their secret rendezvous. In fact, he was convinced that this person knew a lot about Mr Richard's death. After all, they both met at the guest section, hours before Mr Richard died.
Mrs Harrison could be prosecuted again and actually die this time. She was a nice lady. But, was he willing to tell the truth and put himself at risk?
******
Kim walked into her office. And found Silvia drinking a cup of coffee.
"Hmmm. It smells nice" Kim said.
"Yeah" Silvia nodded. "It also tastes wonderful" Silvia added. "I didn't know men were this good in making coffee. Barry has a lot to learn" Silvia joked.
Kim laughed.
"Yours is over there" Silvia pointed to a tray and said, "Fr. Mark made it for us all". Kim walked to the tray and carried to the recliner that was moved to her office for the purpose of the hypnosis. She took a sip. And drank more. Indeed, this was nice.
"Are you ready?" Silvia asked.
Kim nodded and lay on the seat.
Some seconds passed before Silvia spoke. "Focus on the light".
"Everything here is safe, calm and peaceful" Silvia said in a low, slow, soothing voice.
"Now, let yourself sink into the chair as you relax peacefully".
"Breathe in deeply, filling your chest and lungs" Silvia paused "slowly let the air out of your chest completely, emptying your lungs".
Kim exhaled, looking relaxed and free from worry.
"Who is Richard Harrison to you?" Silvia asked.
"My late husband"
"Did you love him?"
"I liked him" Kim said.
"Did he love you?" Silvia asked.
"He liked me".
"Was he a good father to Angel?"
Kim paused. "He is not Angel's father but, he was good to Angel".
Silvia waited and said, "Who is Angel?"
"My daughter".
"Are you sure?"
"Yes".
"Do you miss her?"
Kim nodded.
"When last did you see her?" Silvia asked.
Kim paused, a tear dropped from her closed eyes "dead. Cliff. Dead" Kim said and started crying "Angel".
"Why do you think she's dead?" Silvia said.
"I know. I know!" Kim screamed in tears.
Silvia paused, she felt dizzy and Kim was becoming hysterical. So, she decided to change tactics.
"Let's talk about Richard" Silvia said.
Kim waited until she stopped crying and gave a nod.
"Did you kill him?" Silvia asked.
Kim didn't answer at first and then she said, "No. I didn't do that".
"Do what?" Silvia said.
"Kill Richard".
"Are you sure you didn't kill him?"
Kim paused "I'm sure".
"How come your cloth was now stained with Richard's blood?" Silvia asked.
Kim waited again. Like she was trying to see an image clearly.
"When I came back home that night" Kim said, "after I dropped Angel at Mr Allen's place I parked the car and slept off for a while" Kim added.
"You slept in the car?" Silvia asked.
"Yes. I was tired. And planned to have a discussion with Richard before the next morning. So, I thought if Richard came back into the compound, he'll see me and wake me up".
"You couldn't wait at the guest house?"
"He often locked it" Kim said.
"So, after you woke up in the car, where did you go?"
Kim waited and said "I closed my eyes, opened it again and went to the guests' section".
"You closed your eyes?" Silvia asked
"Yes"
"Opened it again?"
"Yes"
"And went to the guest house?"
"Yes" Kim said.
Silvia shook her head. She was really feeling sleepy. "Do you mean that you sleepwalked and went to the guest house?"
"Yes" Kim replied.
"So, when you got to the guest house, what happened?"
"Door was open. I entered".
"And?"
"Richard was not in the living room. So, I went to the kitchen".
"What did you see there?" Silvia asked.
Kim's hands shivered "I saw the person" Kim's voice shook as she spoke "the person that-"
"I'm afraid" Kim said.
"Relax, Kim. No one can hurt you. It's just a memory" Silvia said. And after a few seconds, asked, "what did you see in the kitchen?"
"The person took a knife and stabbed Richard not once or twice. And then, Richard fell on the floor".
"Did this person see you?"
Kim hesitated "Yes. After the person killed Richard, then the person saw me".
"What did the person do?"
"Called my name but I didn't answer" Kim said.
"Why? Because you were sleepwalking?" Silvia asked.
Kim nodded.
"What did the person do?" Silvia said.
"Take the knife and run away"
"And what did you do?" Silvia asked.
"I went to Richard. Bent down and touched him but he was dead" Kim said and more tears poured out.
"So, you are sure that person killed him?" Silvia said.
"Yes. I'm sure. He also stole Richard's investigative report on the theft in his gallery".
"How do you know this?"
"I closed my eyes, opened it again and went to Richard's room".
"You sleepwalked to Richard's room?"
"Yes" Kim responded "The person was there, taking the report".
"What did he do when he saw you?" Silvia asked.
"Fear" Kim said. "Then fear disappeared and he took the report and left".
"The person knew you were sleepwalking?" Silvia said.
"Yes" Kim said "I've told the person before that I sleepwalk and forget everything I do during that moment".
"So, after you saw that Richard was dead on the floor, you went back to your room in the mansion?"
"Yes" Kim said "I slept. Woke up. Then I off my cloth" Kim continued "Bathe. And saw Meryl as she took my dress. And I slept off again"
"Why are you calling Richard's killer, 'the person'?" Silvia said.
Kim paused. "I've always known the person" Kim said.
"From where?"
Kim did not reply.
"This person that killed Richard can you tell me his name?" Silvia asked as she tried to force her head from nodding continuously. She felt tired and weak. And was dozy.
"Yes" Kim said. "I know the person".
Silvia fell on the couch and slept off.
"And the name of the person is..."
"Who do you think you remember?" A voice roared and came closer to the recliner with a sharp knife in the hand.
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