Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day

~ John W. Howell

Hump Day

It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we left Lucas and Jason McDonnell (his Lawyer) just as Lucas asked the question, “I’m in trouble huh?” His lawyer wisely begged for a moment before he answered the question. Let’s go back and see what the lawyer has to say.
“Okay, Lucas. I have another question for you.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Do you know for a fact that your sister is dead?”
“For a fact?”
“Yes. Think hard now. Your answer is pretty important.”
“When I left her she was breathing. I just assumed she wasn’t going to make it.”
“Why is that?”
“I’m not sure. She was so pale, and she was bleeding.”
“From a head wound?”
“Yes, as I said she hit her head.”
“Think Lucas. Did you kill her.”
“No. She was alive when I left her. You’ve helped me realize I did not kill her.”
“But, Lucas and this is a big but. You left the scene and could be charged.”
“Charged with what?”
“For one thing aggravated assault. For another, failure to render aid. The next could be leaving the scene to avoid arrest. All these could put you in jail.”
“I was just trying to defend myself. She came at me.”
“And who knows that, Lucas? You left the scene.”
“What should we do now?”
“I think we had better determine if anyone knows what happened to your sister.”
“The sheriff is working on that I hear.”
“Yes, but we don’t want to rely on him to come up with the information. I have a better way. Let me ask, can you afford to hire a private detective.”
“How much will one cost?”
“I think we can get the information we need for five thousand.”
“I can afford that. I have some money from my parents passing.”
“Tell me about your parents.”
“They were killed. Someone killed them in their sleep.”
“Any idea who killed them?”
“No. Why do you ask?”
“No reason. It is a complication to your case is all.”
“Complication?”
“Well, sister, parents. Someone could say there’s a pattern.”
“I think Seth Gibson is going down that path.”
“I’m not surprised.”

 

47 thoughts on “Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day”

  1. Assuming the parents died before the sister, it is just possible that she killed them. If that’s so, and if she is still, as is being surmised, in the land of the living: is anyone safe? (proposed as conspiracy theory number 358)

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  8. Love the calendar comment at the top -it’s so true.

    “No. Why do you ask?” Makes me think Lucas isn’t as smart as I want to give him credit for. Or, he’s really smart and he doesn’t want us to know. Or, he’s really smart and he’s hoping to convince us of his innocence. Or, ph John, my head hurts. But, I’m not bleeding and I’m not turning pale – I guess that’s a good thing.

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  9. The plot thickens … just as I hoped it would. Much depends on when the parents were killed (before or after his sister). Something tells me Lucas isn’t the guilty one, even if he’s on the clueless side. After all, we don’t arrest people for being stupid (or our prisons would be chock-full!).

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  10. Hmm… young, clueless… a likely story. He may just be a good actor who is a diabolical murderer and womanizer. Only John know for sure! Nice story development, good sir!

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  14. I don’t know. If the sister we’re still alive, I think someone would know and she would have sucked up her share of the inheritance.
    I think she offed their parents and then someone other than Lucas offed her.
    Maybe.
    Maybe not.
    Ack! You are diabolical, John.

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  16. Haha! “I’m not surprised.” I can just imagine the lawyer’s face.
    Great episode, John. A subtle review, which with a serial is always a good thing, but it still felt new.
    Sorry I didn’t make it here for lunch yesterday. But since I’m taking some time off today, I was able to catch up. Hugs.

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