Revenge

 

A man was in a room, talking to two police officers. He was fidgeting in his seat.

“Mr. Correa, when was the last time you saw her?”

“Last night. I went to bed while she tidied her bookshelf, but when I woke up, she was gone.”

One of the officers asked him whether it was possible that she had run away, but he said her belongings were still there. The other officer asked if there were any signs of a struggle, but Correa said no. A bandage on Correa’s hand caught one of the officers’ attention; Correa said he got cut two evenings ago while cooking with his wife.

The police arrived at Norman Correa’s house half an hour later. Nothing seemed out of place; no windows, doors, or furniture were damaged or scattered. Going through Correa’s room, however, a drop of blood on a sock drawer caught an officer’s gaze. A bloody knife wrapped with a cloth was inside. Norman was arrested right after; he was put in an interrogation room with detectives Emily Mills and Raynard Smith. Mills started the questioning.

“Tell us where you hid your wife’s body.”

“This is a misunderstanding; I didn’t kill my wife.”

“Then what about the knife?”

“I’m being framed!”

“Let’s see what the DNA will tell us.”

Emily and Raynard questioned Norman’s neighbours that afternoon and found out that there had been screams coming from his house the night before. They were also told that Norman was a ladies’ man, and that he had been having an affair with his secretary. The detectives assumed Norman may have gotten rid of his wife to be with his secretary, but Norman denied everything.

The DNA turned out to be a match; Norman had no room to lie anymore. He admitted to having an affair, and that he was planning on divorcing his wife, Suzanna, to marry his paramour. However, he denied murdering Suzanna, saying that he snuck out of the house that night and drove off while she was still asleep. The detectives were skeptical about his confession, seeing how he changed it so drastically. Norman’s paramour told the police that she was with him the night before, but one of his neighbours who had been out during that time frame said he had not seen Norman leave the house.

The case got more interesting when Norman’s sister, Laura, was brought in for questioning. She said that Suzanna knew about the affair, and that she was getting ready to file for a divorce. Laura said that Norman had begged Suzanna on several occasions not to file for a divorce; but seeing how he never changed his ways, she had decided that she was done with him. Laura said she supported Suzanna’s idea as she didn’t want her best friend to suffer for the sins of her brother.

The police swept through the neighbourhood in search of more evidence during the days that followed and eventually stumbled across a bloody wedding ring in a garbage bin. The blood on it matched Suzanna’s and Norman’s DNA. Norman was put on trial and was found guilty of manslaughter. Two days later, Laura got a call from an unknown number.

“How’s the new place?”

“Much more quiet and comfortable.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

“Thanks again, Laura. I couldn’t have done this without you.”

“Don’t mention it. Just stay safe.”

“You, too.”