The Hidden Agenda by Ajinkya Dharane

Author:Ajinkya Dharane [Dharane, Ajinkya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798652893736
Published: 2020-06-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Jack got up around 7 AM. He had woken up with a bad headache. Slowly he remembered the finding of coat and the receipts. It took him a while to realize that he had a challenging day ahead of him.

He texted Emily, "Good morning, Sorry about yesterday. Let's meet for breakfast at 9 AM?" He got up and went to the gym to do his morning workout.

In the last few weeks, his workout routine had become more about a frustration release than fitness. It was good for his mental health. He came back and took a shower. He was planning on how to approach Emily carefully. All his plans had failed to reach a solid conclusion.

At 9 AM, Jack, Emily, and Neil met at the restaurant. Emily was looking like she had not slept for the last two nights. Jack's suspicion grew.

He greeted both of his colleagues, "Good morning, hope you both slept well?"

"Yes, sir. After a long time. I am sure I was snoring.", said Neil casually, with no clue of Jack's thoughts.

Emily, however, did not respond with words. She just gave a weak smile and nodded. Jack sat at the table, thinking hard on how to start the awkward conversation. He decided to let everyone finish breakfast. He invited Neil and Emily to his room for a discussion on the case. After twenty minutes, all three were in Jack's room.

Neil was sitting on the chair by the desk. Emily sat on the sofa chair on the opposite side of the bed, visibly nervous. Jack opened the coat closet, took Emily's coat out, and handed it to Emily. Neil leaned forward in his seat. He had recognized the coat from the video. Neil started staring at Jack, confused, asking for an explanation. Emily got up immediately. She walked towards Jack and took the coat from him, "I have been looking for this coat since yesterday. I must have left it in your room after our conversation," Emily did not know what Jack and Neil had seen in the CCTV footage.

Neil was looking from Emily to Jack. He got up from the chair and walked very close to Jack. He carefully whispered to Jack, "Is this the same coat?". Jack did not look at Neil. He was looking at Emily carefully, studying her. He then loudly and clearly said, "Emily, can you tell me where you were on the night of Dr. Chung's death between 10:15 PM and midnight?"

Emily, who was looking out the window, did not turn around. She pretended to think for a bit, "On the night of his death, uhm, the same night we had dinner with him? I was asleep in my room. Remember, we came back together."

Jack pulled up the video footage from CCTV and showed it to Emily. Jack sat there in silence, looking at Emily's reactions. He was playing tough, but in his mind, he was praying for Emily to have a good explanation.

Emily was keeping her eyes fixed on the screen. It was clear she was trying to avoid eye contact with Jack and Neil at any cost.

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