Detective Stone managed to loan a boat of one of the local fisherman, who said he can’t use it anymore as all the fish were dead and he began to make his way to the middle of the lake as he got closer it was clear of the damage had taken place but the boat onsides showed a struggle had taken place the only evidence that there has been a murder was the blood in the lake and the blood crusted over the top of the water also he noticed that there was three set of foot prints in the boat one belonging to Mr. Barker but the question is who did the other two set of foot prints belong to by the looks of it there were two men and a woman in high heels that had snapped during the ruckus that had taken place here. This meant that there was struggle a considerable amount, so it was properly a person he knew who could get close to him in the first place but why this happened, he needs to find out. Whilst leaving the boat he noticed something. It was somebody else’s dinner left there in a pink Channel bag just like the one he saw at the mansion what was in the middle of the room on table he thinks who ever owns that bag may have something to do with the murder investigation there is only one motive at the moment that is to do with money as the whole immediate family is all about to inherit millions of dollars the wife who seemed to be emotionally distort is to be expected is about to inherit roughly eighty five million dollars and also the thirty five million dollar mansion.
She is the one who will probably get the most out of this financially although she was very upset so he decided to go later that day. Later that day as he planned he went down to the mansion to ask more questions now that he had sent of the Channel bag to the forensic crime scene investigators. The night the detective called all of the immediate family together to tell them what he had found in the boat.
“I have gathered you all here to discuss the matter at hand and what evidence I have found at the scene of the crime,” said the detective calmly.
“What is it that you have found I need to know who did this to poor old mark?” begged the mum to know.
“I have discovered a pink Channel bag with the remains of a meal there was a big struggle of what I can see, I know that it was I man and a woman who were on the boat with him it must be someone he knew to begin with so that they could get so close to him and it looks like the two men were talking calmly to begin with and one of them lost control and hit them and the brawl carried on from there I have sent the bag to the labs to be examined and also I have found a pact lunch with that of mister barker I am terribly sorry for the delay in my progress I will expect this to be done with in the week,” said the Detective calmly and professional.
“May I ask who owns the Channel bag that was on the table earlier today?” asked the Detective calmly.
“It was mine all the woman in the family have one it is like a family tradition to have one” said sobbed Marks mother.
“How many do you all have May I ask” asked the Detective in a polite manner.
We all have one each in the family we just have it as a sign of being a Barker” stated Marks mother.
“Yes I see may I ask were every ones bag is if you don’t mind me asking” replied the Detective calmly.
The whole family showed Detective. Stone were they are all but Mrs. Barker “Do you know what happened to it and were the last time you saw it and were it was” asked the Detective curiously.
I can’t remember what happened to it I swear it wasn’t me I didn’t do it I swear it he meant the world to me I would never harm a hair on his head” her voice now sat on the edge of hysteria.
“I will have to ask all of you not to leave the city until further inquiries have been made” asked the detective calmly.
Then the whole room went silent and they all watched as Mrs. Barker the family all started to leave one by one until she was the only person left in the house she was all alone.
The Detective made his way round to the nosy neighbors as Mrs. Barker described them. The detective knocked on the pale green door with a green pixie as a doorknocker cautiously as he could feel himself being watched by someone There was someone at the door with in seconds of him knocking on the door an decrepit old man with grey hair and thick glasses bent over as his spine was bent due to his age he also had a dark brown walking stick with a gold eagle on the top as a handle he asked him to come in and have a seat
“I though you would come round eventually can I get you drink of tea or coffee detective?” enquired the old man.
“Yes please earl gray if you don’t mind” The detective politely replied.
He then sat down in the dark green chair that seems not to be used this was also a miraculously clean house and was brought a tray of dark chocolate biscuits and a cup of Earl Grey tea.
“How well do you know Mr. Barker?” asked the detective curiously?
The detective started to talk about the misdeeds of Mrs. Barker and her secret affair with another man. He goes on to tell him about what had happened a few days a go there was a massive argument coming from there house and Mr. Barker stormed out the house and went away for a few days he returned only to get his fishing tackle from the house and leave for the once beautiful t lake that he had loved so dearly Mrs. Barker was screaming for him to come back and how sorry she was but he looked like he was extremely angry when he was going back to his car and I though that he was never going to return it turned out that he never did no fault of his own the poor man he didn’t disserve what happened to him. Later that day a man went to the mansion and left about thirty minutes later he was Marks best friend as far as I know he then drove of followed by Mrs. Barker he also seemed angry Mrs. Barker left after him about fifteen minutes later Mrs. Barker left in a hurry with her pink bag of some sort then one hour later only Mrs. Barker returned home with a look of total disbelief and sorrow.
A day later Mr. Barker was found to be dead in the lake and no one has seen Mrs. Barker secret company who I think was the man who had a fling behind marks back with.
Then the detective went down to the lake to have one last look at it and see if he missed any evidence. He got on the boat by using the boat he was lent before and looked down at the once blood infested water and saw a rippling a fleshy object he first fought to be a dead fish but as he was about to turn away he caught a second view of it that looks like a human hand at the bottom of the lake. He took out his phone, phoned a crime scene investigation unit, and went to the mansion to find the whole family waiting for him in the grand hall.
“Mrs. Barker I have found out about the secret relationship with one of his closest friends John Howard who has also bin found dead in the lake underneath the boat that your husband was found on I saw him today as the blood has started to be washed away and he has floated up from underneath the crust of the dry rotten blood because of the storm I was able to find him and crime scenes unit found identification in his wallet in his back pocket fortunately as his face has been badly damaged and had started to decompose” said Detective Stone speaking in a manner so that he could be heard.
Mrs. Barker burst out in tears screaming “I never meant for this to happen it was just a fling and I never meant for Mark to ever find out I am so sorry I was just lonely I never saw him as he was always working I went to followed John to stop him saying anything to Mark I just wanted to let him calm down and wait for him to come back to the mansion but John wanted to talk to him and say how sorry he was I went after John to stop him saying anything when I got there they it was to late they were fighting in the boat. John pushed Mark down and starting punching him so I got there by using somebody else’s boat I pushed John to stop him from hitting Mark but he fell into the water and drowned. I had picked up a knife and put it in my hand I quickly turned around to see if he was o.k. but Mark was stood there and when I turned he was shouting at me with such anger in his voice I just got scared and went to push him away but stabbed him it was a total accident I then watched him die in front of my very eyes as I fell to the floor I dropped my bag and I was so scared I just ran off and drove home I didn’t know what to do so I didn’t do anything and the police found him the next day I had put blood on my door and on the shingle drive so I washed it so to put the blame away from me and I knew the neighbors saw me come in when I was in a emotional state so I disposed of the knife and the clothes I had on I hoped nobody would find out that it was me who killed my dear husband and his supposed best friend it was him who came on to me I was just so lonely I just didn’t no what I was doing it was a total accident I had hoped you would think it was a fishing accident. It was all by accident I promise, I left my bag, it had blood all over it, and I was so scared. I just left it but someone reported his body and you came and barred me from leaving the house I m so sorry I take full responsibility for what has happened” cried out Mrs. Barker.
“I just got the forensics back and your D.N.A. is all over the bag and your hair was found to be in the bag any way it’s a good job you’re willing to take all the responsibility because it is all your fault and you are going down for along long time. You’ve got two murders to the first degree charges both you have pleaded guilty you will be in jail for some time to come” calmly replied Detective Stone.
Then the police were then called and came into the house and arrested her and she then got two consecutive life sentences.
All the money received that was left in the will went to Marks immediate family and the house was sold to use the money to restore all the fish in the lake and clean up the damage done to the water and what was left went to charity to help people who have lost members of family to crime or unnatural causes to help other people who are going to go through the same thing as they have to help them get through the grieving of the loss of family.
By Jay Potter English Coursework
