KNOCK KNOCK CHAPTER 8 "CHRISTMAS PLAN"
CHAPTER 8
CHRISTMAS PLAN
NOVEMBER,1990
“I
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am so happy today, can’t describe my happiness
in words right now. You gave me the biggest blessing of my life; still can’t
believe it’s actually happening. I love you so much Olivia…” William expressed
his feelings to his wife while holding their baby in his hands with tears of
joy blurring his vision.
“It’s all because
of you my love. You did everything it takes for my treatment; you made me
realize today how it feels to be a parent, a mother…I am so blessed that out of
all the men in the world, I married you William” Olivia also became emotional
at that moment. But then she asked something that had been troubling William
for quite a long time, “So you’re going to leave them now?”
After taking a
deep breath, William reacted, “I have a plan about it, I’ll continue with them
for some more years.”
*******
Another evening in the hideout and
sweets were being distributed on the birth of the very long-awaited William’s
baby. William had not come yet as he was busy taking care of his wife and baby.
One of the men asked, “Anyone knows the gender or not?”
“It’s a girl” One
of the women replied.
Four of them were chatting together
here while two men were in a separate corner talking about some serious issue
that might arouse after the birth of William’s baby.
[Man 1] “Why do you think William will continue
with us? He has treated his wife, even have a baby now, he doesn’t need our
money anymore.”
[Man 2] “Money attracts, my friend. His
newborn’s needs will now force him to join in our plans. You’ll see. He’s coming
back. Mark my words”
[Man 1] “By the way, what did he name her?”
[Man 2] “It’s Lilly….Lilly William”
PRESENT DAY
The next morning, Harry told that
there were a lot of criminals in our records naming Jack but none of them was
the man he saw the other night. Charles stood up, took the marker and started
writing some points on the board, “Here are the things we got yesterday from
Sophia;
1.
Sophia was meeting her director.
2.
Sophia’s husband died in a car accident.
3.
Sophia sold her husband’s showroom.
4.
Edwin was swinophobic.
5.
Sophia don’t know Mr. Edison.”
Harry instantly
spoke up, “Jack was not her director, I’m sure of it”
“Hold on Harry, I
am not finished yet. These are the points Sophia told us and according to what
I saw everything was a lie except number 3 and 4.” Charles continued.
“You mean that
she killed her own husband to sell his showroom to get money? But why? She’s an
actress, she would already have a lot of money” Madam JJ questioned.
“That’s the question
that can only be answered by either Sophia or Jack” Charles replied.
John took part in
the conversation, “Swinophobic…afraid of pigs...right?”
Harry reacted in
frustration, “Yeah.. Just why don’t this pig thing get out of this case
already???”
Sara’s expression
suddenly changed as if she solved a mystery, “Sir, we got pig’s blood from
Peter’s home and Edwin was swinophobic, do you think it’s a coincidence or the
killer was giving us a chance to save Edwin?”
“Are you kidding
right now? Why would a killer himself want to be caught?” Harry teased her.
“No Harry, she
can be right and if that’s the case, the next victim should have a phobia of
flowers but still we can’t be sure yet.” Charles hushed Harry.
Madam JJ
interrupted, “We can’t find about all the people’s phobias even if we’re
talking about only London right now.”
John added,
“You’re right madam. People rarely write about their phobias in the legal
records”
Charles responded
with a sigh, “You’re right, we can’t find everyone but we can find someone at
least. Any question before I tell you about our Christmas plan?”
“We’re having a
party???” Harry said with excitement.
“No, we’re going
to catch Sophia and Jack red handed.” Charles took a deep breath to control
himself.
Sara asked her
question, “Well, I want to ask what color should I wear on Christmas? And
should I use matching lipstick or not? I am going on a date tomorrow actually
after we catch Sophia of course”
Harry’s
expressions instantly changed from excited to gloomy but fortunately Charles
noticed the change on time.
“I’m afraid
you’ll have to wear your uniform tomorrow and you have to cancel your date as
well” Charles said in a bossy tone.
“But sir…I …”
Sara wanted to say something but Charles stopped her again, “That’s an order
Sara. You and Harry are going to catch Sophia and Jack tomorrow.” Harry’s face
started shining like a star with excitement once again.
“What about point
no. 5 sir?” John asked.
“When I asked her
about Edison, I am fully sure that she lied. Only two persons can remove that
confusion, either Sophia or Edison.” Charles explained
“We can’t call Edison
right now” John replied.
“Then we’ll have
to wait for tomorrow for Sophia to answer our questions.” Charles ended the
conversation.
*******
It’s a dark room with a person in
hood continuously turning the light ON and OFF. Walls were covered with a lot
of pictures, maps and different names, as it seemed to have a plan all over the
walls.
[Voice 1] “You know how it feels when the end is
near?”
[Voice 2] “I can see it in your eyes”
[Voice 1] “Fear of being not caught. That’s all I
have in my eyes.”
[Voice 2] “You’re not going to do anything
tomorrow, are you?”
[Voice 1] “Negative. Everyone has right to
celebrate Christmas. It can be their last Christmas”
[Voice 2] “And what’s your plan for Christmas?”
[Voice 1] “I’ll give you a gift”
[Voice 2] “What gift?”
[Voice 1] “You’ll see.”
The darkness prevailed in the room
with a horrible silence anticipating a devastating storm to finally arrive at
the seashore.
*******
“What’s your
Christmas plan?” Harry asked.
Charles started
explaining his plan while moving around the office, “John, Sara and Harry, you
three will follow Sophia from her home. After reaching at the destination,
Harry and Sara will follow her to the room while John will stay outside to
cover and for your back up if any of them managed to escape. You’ll ask for
their room’s extra key from the hotel management and try to enter the room
silently and catch them offhand. If we’ll be lucky, nothing will go wrong and
it’ll be a piece of cake. Jennifer will accompany her kids on Christmas while
I’ll be continuously in contact with John on phone. If anything turns
unexpected, I’ll ensure a full back up at the hotel within a minute.
Understood?”
“Yes Sir” All
said simultaneously.
“And John, I need
the list of persons having phobia of flowers by tomorrow evening” Charles
added.
CHRISTMAS DAY
“MERRY
CHRISTMAS everyone” Charles greeted his team standing outside Sophia’s home, “I
hope you’re in position right now”
“Yes sir, we’re
in position and waiting for rat to get out of its hole” Harry responded boldly.
“Sophia’s not a
male, you should have said female rat to get out of its hole” Sara objected.
John and Charles giggled.
Harry taunted,
“I’m sorry miss, I was just trying to use a metaphor here.”
John interrupted,
“Here comes your raa…female rat”
“Good, now follow
her from a distance and don’t let her get suspicious” Charles ordered.
“Yes sir, we’re
following” John replied.
“Sir, is that
Lucy behind you? I think I heard her voice” Sara asked curiously.
“No…No it’s not.
It’s some random girl in the street I am walking” Charles stammered.
Everyone in the
car smiled.
“We’re here sir.
I have sent you the location. Sara and Harry are moving in” John informed.
“Yeah I got the
location. Best of luck!” Charles responded.
Harry and Sara went in the hotel and
straight to the security room, followed Sophia and Jack through CCTV cameras to
their room. After that they got the extra key for that room from the hotel
manager by telling him about their plan. They got into the elevator to reach
Jack’s room.
[Harry] “You’re going to stay behind me. OK?”
[Sara] “No, why? You’re saying it because
I’m a girl?”
[Harry] “No,No… I am saying just to protect
you in case something bad happens”
[Sara] “Thanks but no thanks, I can
protect myself and give me the key, I’ll open the door myself”
TO BE CONTINUED.....
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