katgrl
i’m at the backdoor of mom’s...i mean, lee’s house
detectivedaryl
good girl! i’m on the street in my own car a couple of houses down. keeping watch.
detectivedaryl
the backdoor is unlocked. don’t ask me how it got that way. ;-)
katgrl
i know lee had something to do with mom’s death
detectivedaryl
i couldn’t prove it, as a police officer. but maybe you can.
katgrl
i loved mom so much :’(
katgrl
and...i know how much u loved her too daryl
detectivedaryl
you’re a smart girl, Kat ;-)
detectivedaryl
their marriage was on the rocks. Valerie was sure Lee was seeing someone else...that he was after your mom’s insurance money.
katgrl
ok. i’m inside the house
detectivedaryl
see what you can find, Kat. there must be something. on a computer, maybe.
detectivedaryl
connecting Lee to another woman, implicating him in your mom’s death
katgrl
i’m in the spare bedroom. don’t see any computer. i’m going through desk drawers
detectivedaryl
be careful. put everything back just as you found it.
katgrl
i don’t see anything incriminating
katgrl
i’m in their bedroom now – his bedroom. going through the chest of drawers
detectivedaryl
find anything?
katgrl
checking the closet...
katgrl
YES a small laptop! hidden away in the floor heat vent under a bunch of boxes!
detectivedaryl
good! your mom said you were a computer expert
katgrl
i’ve been hacking since high school ;-)
detectivedaryl
how’s it going?
katgrl
i’m in! i easily broke lee’s password and encrypted email :-)
detectivedaryl
you work fast
katgrl
maybe i should work for the police
detectivedaryl
look out, Kat! Lee just pulled up into the driveway! he’s come back from work early!
katgrl
OMG you were right daryl! there’re all kinds of emails between lee and a woman – tiffany!
detectivedaryl
Lee’s walking towards the front door, Kat.
detectivedaryl
get out, Kat! you’re in danger!
detectivedaryl
Lee’s inside of the house!
detectivedaryl
i need you to GET OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW KAT!
katgrl
he was having an affair with tiffany alright
katgrl
he tells her ‘they’ll be together soon’ and ‘we won’t have to worry about money anymore’...
katgrl
four months ago – just before mom died
katgrl
this is evidence daryl!
detectivedaryl
Lee’s in the living room, Kat. grab the laptop and get out through the back – the way you came in.
katgrl
he’s here in the bedroom with me daryl!
detectivedaryl
where are you?
katgrl
i’m up in the attic now
katgrl
there’s a trapdoor in the ceiling of the closet. i climbed up
katgrl
he’s talking on the phone – with tiffany.
katgrl
he’s laughing about mom’s ‘tragic fall’.
katgrl
how he ‘helped the bitch along’.
katgrl
i’m recording it on my phone. more evidence daryl!
detectivedaryl
stay quiet. he’ll probably
detectivedaryl
what happened, Kat!?
detectivedaryl
what’s happening, Kat!?
katgrl
a floorboard squeaked when i shifted. he heard me.
detectivedaryl
what’s going on!?
detectivedaryl
i’m coming in, Kat!
katgrl
NO you’ll ruin the investigation – compromise the evidence.
katgrl
i’m in here illegally remember?
detectivedaryl
i’m not going to let Lee hurt you, Kat. like he did your mom.
katgrl
it’s okay! stay where u r!
katgrl
i pulled up the trapdoor. i’m holding it shut
katgrl
he’s yelling and swearing, banging on the trapdoor. but he can’t get at me.
detectivedaryl
what’s happening now, Kat!?
katgrl
he seems to have given up
katgrl
we’ve got him daryl! he’s the one trapped! with these emails and the conversation i just recorded!
detectivedaryl
i knew Lee pushed your mom down the stairs. i knew it!!
detectivedaryl
despite the coroner ruling it an ‘accidental’ fall. and despite Valerie’s history of balance problems
katgrl
i feel heat – against the trapdoor!
katgrl
OMG he’s trying to burn me out daryl!
katgrl
he never did like this old house! mom told me!
detectivedaryl
i’m coming in! i’ve got my gun with me!
katgrl
WAIT our case will fall apart if you expose yourself!
katgrl
the evidence will be inadmissible if it’s shown we obtained it illegally!
detectivedaryl
Kat, he’ll claim some sort of electrical fire and kill two birds with one stone –
detectivedaryl
get rid of the house and you at the same time!
detectivedaryl
i’m coming in!
katgrl
NO there must be a way out of this attic.
detectivedaryl
ok. i can see a diamond-shaped air vent on the side of the house, attic level – east wall.
detectivedaryl
find it, Kat! GET OUT
katgrl
i’m looking. i don’t see it. there’s so much junk up here!
detectivedaryl
east-facing wall. HURRY!
katgrl
i see smoke! it’s getting hot!
detectivedaryl
I’M COMING TO GET YOU!
katgrl
NO i found the vent! behind an old bureau.
katgrl
i’ll kick it out. it’s small.
detectivedaryl
you’re small, like your mom. and brave, like your mom.
katgrl
i kicked it out! i think i can squeeze through and climb onto the roof
detectivedaryl
Lee just came out of the house, Kat! i can see you – he can see you!
detectivedaryl
he’s got a gun!
detectivedaryl
i’m going to get him!
detectivedaryl
he’s not going to get you, too, Kat!
katgrl
WAIT i crawled to the other side of the roof! it’s shielding me!
detectivedaryl
what are you going to do!?
katgrl
i’m...wait - i know!
katgrl
the leung’s have a swimming pool next door – on the west side. and there’s a high fence around their backyard.
detectivedaryl
Lee’s heading for the rear of the house, Kat! he’ll be able to see you!
katgrl
i’m going to jump from the roof to the pool!
detectivedaryl
NO, KAT! TOO DANGEROUS! STAY UP ON THE ROOF! THE OTHER SIDE!
detectivedaryl
I’M COMING TO GET YOU!
katgrl
i threw lee’s laptop down onto the grass next door!
katgrl
meet me at the end of the block daryl!
katgrl
i’m going to jump!!
detectivedaryl
i’ll be waiting, Kat! to take you home.
detectivedaryl
and put Lee in jail!
