Owen kept Tammy in his house in his hometown, a village south of the city. Every day, he asked his relatives to bring food to her.
He told his neighbors and relatives that Tammy was his friendâs daughter, who was mentally ill and suffered from severe persecution delusions. His relatives were simple-minded and didnât suspect anything.
When he got home, his neighbor had just delivered lunch to Tammy through the window. She greeted him and said, âYouâre here to see the girl, right, Owen? | think she is very ill. Every time I see her, she tells me sheâs been kidnapped. You should get her to a hospital in town.â
Owen smiled as he wiped the sweat from his brow, âThank you. Iâm bringing her back to town right now. Her father had just found her a hospital.â
âThatâs great!â
Owen took out his keys and opened the door after the woman was gone.
Inside the house, Tammy heard their conversation. She took a rolling pin from the kitchen and hid behind the closed door. As soon as she saw him coming inside the house, she hit Owen hard with the rolling pin.
Owen was taken aback and immediately pleaded, âStop! Iâm here to help you get out!â
Tammy wasnât persuaded. She took advantage of the opportunity to open the door and escape after beating him several times.
And she didnât expect the neighbors to stop her when they heard the noises. They 463 We Found Tammy! believed she was severely mentally ill and refused to let her go.
Tammy was crying because she was so desperate. She grabbed a womanâs arm and begged, âThis evil man has brought me here! | was kidnapped! Please call the police. My father will come here and save me!â
The woman looked at Tammy sympathetically, and she clearly thought she was insane. She then took Tammyâs hand and led her into the room. She said to Tammy gently, âOwen will get you to the hospital. My dear, you should stay here. No one will hurt you here.â
At that moment, Tammy realized what it meant to be desperate. She wanted to say so many things, but she couldnât. She just stood still when more people tried to drag her to Owenâs house.
Owen, who had just risen from the ground, appeared enraged. But all he could do was touch the wound in his head and say to Tammy softly, âIâll take you back to Birmingham in a minute and send you home.â
Still, Tammy found his tone harsh and evil. She was completely unconvinced because she didnât believe the people who had kidnapped her here would release her. In the blink of an eye, she kicked him in the crotch before he could react.
Instantly, Owen nearly collapsed again in pain. He couldnât hold back his rage and raised his hand, trying to hit Tammy. But before he could, he was startled by a frightening voice: the siren of a police car.
âWhat is going on? Why are there so many police cars here?â Someone asked.
Owenâs face turned pale as he looked around at the agitated crowd. He looked around before running out of the building and up the stairwell. And Owen had jumped off the balcony with his eyes closed before anyone realized what was happening. He let out a horrifying scream as he fell on 463 We Found Tammy! the ground.
As everyone was attracted by Owenâs scream, Tammy broke free from the crowd and dashed to the stairwell, only to find Owen driving away.
âTammy!â She heard Wayneâs voice while she was at a loss for words. Then she turned around and saw a tall man standing in the middle of the first-floor stairs. Because it wasnât well-lit there, she couldnât see him clearly. Tammyâs tears, on the other hand, made it difficult for her to see the man.
Tammy was taken aback. She had been mentally tense for about ten days and had only dared to relax slightly at that point.
âDaddy!â
She dashed over to Wayne. And she had never felt as safe and happy as she did at that moment.
Wayne then took her back home. On the way home, Tammy fell sound asleep. She mumbled something, and Wayne realized she hadnât slept or eaten in several days.
Wayne listened to her murmurings, and his expression slowly became gloomy. âI want you to find Owen faster than the police,â
he said to Noel over the phone in a low voice.
When they arrived at Wrightâs house, Tammy was still sleeping. After Wayne gently laid Tammy on her bed, Anna got a bottle of glucose and injected fluids into her. And it took a long time before Tammyâs pale face turned pink.
At around eight oâclock that night, Wayne received a call from Noel, saying he had found Owen. Noel appeared hesitant and unsure, âI did find him, but heâs dead.â
Hearing that, Wayne was not surprised. He hung up the phone, grabbed a coat from the coat rack and went out. 463 We Found Tammy!
At the time, Anna was standing on the second-floor balcony. After seeing Wayne drive his car out of the yard, she frowned, looking rather exhausted.
Owen died in his apartment. The police had already secured the scene by the time Wayne arrived there. The doors and windows of the apartment were wide open. Meanwhile, the smell of gas permeated the small space.
A police officer was getting Noel to take a statement since he was the first person that found the scene and contacted the police.
Ina calm voice, Noel stated, âI needed to talk to Owen about some personal matters, so | dropped by his apartment around 7 p.m. I knocked for a long time, but no one responded. | was about to leave when | smelled gas and realized something was wrong. Then | kicked open the door and found him unconscious. Following that, | called the police.â
Noel scratched his head, ruining his hairstyle. He was stil terrified when he remembered seeing Owen rolling his eyes on the ground. While Noel was taking his statement, Wayne stood outside the door and took in the scene.
Pills, apparently sleeping pills, were scattered around the couch in the living room apartment. Then Wayne realized Owen wanted to die because he took sleeping pills after turning on the gas.
discovered an important clue!â Suddenly, a young police officer shouted and ran out of a room. He was holding a computer, and his eyes were bright with excitement and thrill.
âHow many times have | told you not to be so noisy?â A middle-aged cop slapped the young officerâs head with the newspaper.
âSorry! But Iâve made a significant discovery!â 463 We Found Tammy!
âWhat discovery?â
âThereâs a suicide note on his computer! | just looked at it and found that he died because of a clothing company called Lemonlâ
The young cop exclaimed loudly.
Upon hearing his words, Wayne had a gut feeling that things were about to get worse. He had only taken a few steps forward when someone stopped him A cop approached Wayne and said in suspicion, âYou are not permitted to enter this area. What exactly are you doing here?â
Wayne immediately put on an agitated expression. Noel, who had just finished making a statement, looked surprised and tightly hugged Wayne, saying, âWayne! Youâve finally arrived! Are you coming here to pick me up?â
Wayne froze and locked his gaze on Noel. It was the first time that Noel had hugged him like that.
âYou know him?â the cop asked Noel.
âYes! Heâs my brother! âNoel exclaimed.
Wayne nodded and said awkwardly, âYes, he is right. Is it all over, Noel? Can we go now?â
They then walked down the stairs together. Wayne removed his trench coat and tossed it aside once they were back in the car.
He asked, âDo | look like | am your brother? This is ridiculous!â
Noel scratched his hair in frustration and smiled as he said, âI had no choice! Donât be mad at me, Mr. Wright. I was just afraid youâd get into a fight with the cops. Otherwise, theyâd suspect you.â
ââDamn it! | asked you to seize him when he was alive! Now that heâs dead, weâve lost our source of clues!â Wayne shouted angrily. 463 We Found Tammy! âIf Owen was going to kill himself, why did he have to jump off the building to escape?â Noel asked.
âWhy are you so sure that he killed himself?â Wayne asked.