Balfour gave a polite nod and said, âIâll have to bother you guys then. Please take me to chat face to face with the suspect, Elinorâ The cops huddled for a bit, then took this new witness. Dalfour, into Elinorâs hospital room Theo kept his cool, tagging along However, the cop on guard duty at the door stopped Theo, saying âMr. Blanchet, sorry weâre in the middle of an investigation, and since youâre not involved in the case, could you please wait outside?â
Theo coolly asked. âThen why does he get to go in?â
The cop understood that the âhe Mr Blanchet was referring to was Balfour, whoâd just gone in, so he explained.
âBecause Mr Howard is involved in the case, heâs going in as a witness to talk to the suspectâ
Theo asked, âWho says Iâm not involved in this case?â
The cop looked surprised âMr. Blanchet, then you and this case areâ¦
âIâm the one who reported this case, I have the right to know the progress. Now, I want to go in to see their conversationâ
Theoâs tone was calm, but it carried a certain pressure He was the one who reported the case.
It was Theo who had Collin call the cops, and of course, Collin would report it under Theoâs name.
The cop had no rebuttal, hesitated for a moment, lowered his arm, and let Theo in.
When Patricia saw Theo going in, she wanted to follow.
The cop stopped her and said, âMs. Howard, you canât go in right now!
Patricia said, âOfficer, Iâm the victim in this case, I have the right to know whatâs going on, and I want to find my brother Iâll be scared without him aroundâ
Patricia was goodâlooking her head was wrapped in bandages, her face anxious; it made oneâs heart ache.
The cop softened, hesitated a bit, sighed, lowered his hand, and let Patricia in.
Seeing everyone else going in, Haillie and Bryan also wanted to enter.
The copâs tone grew stern. âYou two, donât follow in!â
Bryan frowned unhappily âMy brother and sister have gone in, why canât I?â
The cop hadnât met Bryan before, couldnât verify his identity, even though he might be there to stir things up. âAnd who are you? Who are your brother and sister?â
Haillie acted on the fly and held Bryan back, not letting him speak.
Then she stepped forward, smiling, saying. âOfficer, the kidâs got a temper; donât mind him Weâre relatives of Patricia, the victim of a car accident whoâs now hospitalized. She went through some stuff yesterday that took a huge toll on her physically and mentally: her conditionâs pretty unstable now Itâs her medication time, but she went in without taking her meds. We have to go in to give her the medicine, or she might not be able to hold on due to her poor health. So, please understand and let us in to give her the medicine. Once weâve done that, weâll leave immediately The cop frowned, recalling the Ms. Howard heâd just seen, she did seem in bad shape.