MY WEDDING NIGHT '10

Episode 10
I soon regained myself to
see two female police
officers and Nancy by my
side. Detective Jeremiah
stood a distance away,
watching me with great
interest.
“hope you have eaten
today?” one of the female
officers asked me.
“yea” i nodded, breathing
heavily.
“you have to get a grip of
yourself if you ever want
to win this case. You got to
be strong. Esther Hardey
will be here in few minutes
for questioning” the
Detective said to me.
“please i want to be
present when she’s being
questioned. I want to see
her face” i begged weakly.
“no i can’t do that, i have
already broken a lot of
protocols for you” he
answered quickly.
“I beg of you. Remember
we are talking about my
husband’s murder. Help a
widow” i pushed
passionately. He breathed
deeply and shrugged.
“i hope i don’t get fired for
all i’m doing for you. Well
you have to freshen up
first, secondly you must
promise not to say a word
to the lady when you meet
her” he said seriously.
“oh yes, i promise not to
say a word” i answered,
while he smiled and left.
“the detective is a
wonderful man. He will help
you out” the second female
cop said to me, nodding
with a smile.
_______
After freshening up in one
of the bathrooms, i was led
to the detective’s office,
where i sat and waited for
the so called Esther Hardey
to show up.
She showed up precisely
ten minutes later with the
same annoying white
lawyer who threatened my
brother. They all stared at
me with surprise as they
walked into the detective’s
office.
“what is this murderer
doing here?” the lawyer
asked with anger. Detective
Jeremiah smiled and shook
his head.
“As a lawyer, you should
know that no suspect is
guilty until a court of law
gives verdict. She’s a
suspect just like the lady
that brought you along” he
answered the Lawyer who
bit his lips angrily.
“i’m taking none of this shit
any longer. If you can’t do
your job, better resign. My
clients are tired of being
detained in this country for
no justifiable reason. They
all want to go home and i
give you two days to make
it happen, else the fury of
the American government
will be on the whole
Nigerian police force. You
can’t just keep everyone
hostage” he threatened.
“oh i see you are
representing all the
Americans involved in this
case, but i feel that will
change soon” the detective
added quietly.
“what if i tell you, i have
enough evidence to throw
one of your clients in the
cell right now?” he pushed
on.
“Esther Hardey, she was at
the house when the crime
was committed. She was
Damian’s fiancee, am i
wrong?” he asked the
lawyer who kept quiet.
“Esther had the motive and
mindset to commit such
murder and according to
test results we have so far,
she was physically present
in one of the crime scenes
which invariably places her
in a bad position. I pin the
murder charge on her.
Phewwww case closed. I
get promoted” The
detective concluded with a
smile, while the lawyer
instantly grew tense and
stared at Esther with a
coloured face.
Of course the detective had
nothing strong to pin down
the lady, but as a good
officer he pulled a fast one
on the white lawyer who
for the first time looked
beaten. It was time to
prove how good a lawyer
he was….
I prayed silently. I prayed
for the detective’s stunt to
work.
“your client should use this
opportunity to come out
clean or Damian’s mother
won’t like what i plan
telling her” the detective
pushed on, while Esther
coloured up. It was obvious
she was hiding something
“oh Lord, make her to
confess” i prayed