Everyone was looking at her with rapt attention as she continued, “Elle, one of the maids, told me that she overheard a conversation between them where he gave her an ultimatum. He told her he would kill her if she doesn’t break it off with Danvers, and she refused. Adrian’s father owns a dye factory, and o-toluidine is a common compound in dyes. It was easy for him to obtain it. He had some idea about its effects, and he made his plans. That night the taxi driver took her to somewhere discreet, but little did she know, the taxi driver was paid by Adrian to double-cross Danvers and take her someplace else. I looked into the taxi driver’s accounts, and I found huge amounts of money had been transferred to him by Adrian.”
“So, he used the drug to suppress her,” Burke said. “And once she was subdued, he killed her. He disguised it as serial killing, but he wasn’t careful enough.”
“That’s genius,” Andrews said. “I finally see why everyone calls you such a genius. You really are amazing.”
“What about the taxi driver?” Lory asked.
“He killed him because he risked identifying him,” Robin said. “I think we have enough evidence to arrest him. I am sure the rest of it will unravel as we go along.”
“Let’s have him in for an interrogation,” the Captain said. “It seems we might have our killer. Good work, Detective Matthews.”
“Thank you, Sir,” she said.
“Come on,” Burke said. “Let’s get moving. Robin, you coming?”
“Nah, you guys go,” Robin said. “I think I will sit this one out.”
Burke shrugged and walked away, and Robin made her way to Kyle.
“I am sorry it wasn’t Danvers,” she said.
“I know,” he said. “But you are right. I need to accept my fate and move on.”
He took her hand in his and smiled at her softly.
“Thank you for everything you did for me, Robin,” he said. “I honestly don’t think I could have made it this far without you. I almost became a criminal, but I am glad that you stopped me. Thank you for not deserting me.”
“How could I desert you, Kyle?” she asked. “You were there for me in even the darkest of times. When no one believed me, you did. You have always been my best friend. And Kyle, it’s time you should know that I love you. I care for you more than a friend. And I don’t know how we are going to work things out. We are so broken and traumatized by our own pasts.”
“I love you too, little bird,” he said with a small smile. “Good job with that case. You solved it perfectly.”
“If I wasn’t so hung up on Danvers, I would have seen it sooner,” Robin admitted. “He was the only one with any real motive. If Rosemond hadn’t pointed it out–.”
“He is a good guy,” Kyle said. “I like him. He is sharp and shrewd, and he sees through things. I am glad you found him. I can see how much better you are now that you are receiving therapy by him.”
“I like him too,” Robin said with a smirk. “He has a good heart. He is the one who warned me that you might try to kill Danvers.”
“Yea, he is smart,” Kyle said. “I will give him that.”
Robin’s phone started to ring, and she groaned to herself, wondering what it could be.
“Matthews,” she said, picking it up.
“It’s Andrews,” the voice on the other side said. “We have another murder.”
“What?” Robin gasped.
“Yeah,” he said. “Danvers has just been found dead.”
Chapter Twenty
Adrian confessed to his crime the moment he was arrested. Robin knew that men like him were all talk and nothing else. When he was arrested, he didn’t have it in him to hold the ruse for even a minute. He confessed to everything and was charged with Kaila’s murder. Robin was relieved after the arrest, finally able to relax, knowing one murderer was behind bars.
It turned out that the taxi driver was blackmailing Adrian for money, which is why he eventually killed him. It was the most sensational case the town had ever experienced. Everyone was talking about it. What everyone was talking about even more was that the defamed cop had been the one to solve it all.
As for Gary Dane, he was still at large. Robin had told the Captain about the incident, and he had vamped up the search for him. Robin still shuddered whenever she thought of him, wondering where he was hiding and when he would jump out suddenly. She was afraid that he would go after the people she loved. After all, he was cruel, vicious, and jealous enough to do it.
The internal investigation had officially come to an end. Unable to find anything against Robin, they had decided to drop the rest of the charges, provided that she didn’t mess up again. She and Kyle were free people again, but all these celebrations were contaminated.
Danvers’ murder corrupted every single happy memory. He was found hanging from his ceiling in his office, no sign of struggle on his body. No one was seen coming in or out of the building, and no evidence could be found. It was the perfect crime anyone could commit.
What they had found was evidence; evidence of illegal activities that Danvers had been participating in for decades. As it all detangled, another fact came to light. They found evidence proving that he had killed Rose that night, and Kyle was finally proven correct. He was then a changed man. He smiled more and laughed more, reassured that his Rose had been avenged. All of the police’s attempts to find the murderer was for naught.
We couldn’t figure out who
