Sanctuary by V. V. James

Author:V. V. James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2020-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

Fifty-Six

POLICE TRANSCRIPT: JACOB BOLT

Interviewing officer: DETECTIVE KNIGHT, MARGARET

Attending: THADDEUS BOLT

…

DET. KNIGHT: Thank you for coming in today, Jacob. Let me know if you need to stop this interview at any time.

BOLT: This is important, Detective.

DET. KNIGHT: As a minor coming to the station voluntarily, you have elected to have an adult present, who is your father Thaddeus Bolt. For the record, Mr. Bolt is the chief of Sanctuary, but is attending today in a parental capacity. Please confirm this is correct, Mr. Bolt.

PARENT: Correct.

DET. KNIGHT: Now, since we first spoke, things have moved on. I’d like to show you a screengrab from a video that has been available online. We have masked the identity of the two primary figures, but I’d like you to tell me if you recognize this scene.

[The footage can be accessed in the digital evidence database ref. IB-9–02360. Restrictions apply.]

BOLT: What the fuck is this? I thought we were going to be talking about what Fenn did at the party.

DET. KNIGHT: Are you saying that the two people in this photo are…

BOLT: Yeah, that’s Dan and Harper. Anyone at school could tell you that. What a complete ho. He dumped her the day after.

DET. KNIGHT: Okay. So, what’s the occasion here? When was this filmed?

BOLT: How would I know?

DET. KNIGHT: You weren’t there?

PARENT: Clearly the only people there were the two seen on camera and whoever was filming. And as you know, Detective, that person would be guilty of making indecent images of a minor. Next question.

DET. KNIGHT: Tad, that’s… So, Daniel breaks off his relationship with Harper the day after this video was filmed. Did he discuss that decision with you?

BOLT: Not really. We didn’t exactly talk much about girl stuff.

DET. KNIGHT: But you were his closest friend?

BOLT: Yeah?

DET. KNIGHT: So, I’d imagine a guy about to break things off with his girlfriend might tell his best pal.

BOLT: Guys don’t gossip like girls do, Detective.

DET. KNIGHT: If you say so. What explanation did your classmates, or the school more widely, put on this breakup?

BOLT: He’d been getting bored of Harper for a while. She acted so entitled, never came to his games, wasn’t there to hang out at the weekends. Dan had half the school after him. Simple as that.

DET. KNIGHT: So it wasn’t to do with the evening shown in this video, then? Help me here, Jake—I’m confused.

BOLT: It was and it wasn’t. What she did that night… Everyone thought it was because she saw the breakup coming, decided she wanted to hang on to him after all, so let him make a sex tape. Dan said she was begging him to let the rest of the team join in. What a ho.

DET. KNIGHT: Less of that language, please, Jake.

PARENT: She’s right, Jakey.

BOLT: But…

PARENT: Just keep telling the officer what happened, and soon you’ll be able to call her what she really is: “murderer.”

[BOLT laughs. Laughter turns into coughing. BOLT becomes breathless.]

DET. KNIGHT: Jacob? Jake, are you okay? Interview suspended.

[Recording halts. Resumes.]

DET. KNIGHT: Jacob, you can stop at any time if you’re feeling too unwell to continue.

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