Patricia Chavez
Chapters 20. Reconnaissance (1)

That morning in a meeting room of the Minnesota police station, Captain Matthew Langer, led an internal meeting of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), also called the Minneapolis Police Department, related to the investigation of the death of Betty Frieden. The entire team had gathered in the meeting room. As soon as Captain Matthew Langer entered the room, he immediately opened the meeting that had been planned the day before

"Good morning, guys."

"Good morning, Captain." Answer all participants.

"Just go ahead, let's start the meeting this morning. Lieutenant Troy please present all the facts and evidence gathered along with the analysis."

"Ready Captain." Lieutenant Troy, who was sitting in the chair of the meeting participant, stood up from his seat while opening the sheet of paper he had brought.

"The evidence we have gathered so far is: First, from the results of the experimental analysis that we have done together with the public inspector, among others : First, from the results of the experimental analysis that we have done together with the public inspector, it was discovered that the culprit who had driven Betty Frieden was a girl. It is thought that she was an elementary school student who attended the same school.

Second, from the witness statement Clara who first found the victim lying unconscious stated that she did not see anyone at the scene of the crime at that time. If the information is true, most likely the perpetrator hid in a place not far from the scene. Because the time lag when Clara witnesses heard the sound of screams towards the scene was only a few tens of seconds adrift. Most likely the perpetrator was hiding in a toilet next to the stairs."

"Have you checked the toilet in question? " Ask Matthew.

"Once, Captain, we found a hairpin with a hello kitty motif. Lieutenant Andre is trying to show you what he meant." Lieutenant Andre, who sat next to Lieutenant Troy, then pulled out a hairpin belonging to the girl that was stored in a clear plastic bag and showed the meeting participants.

"Who's the owner of the hairpin? " Ask a meeting participant.

"We've submitted a DNA sample left in this hairpin to the lab. We'll just wait for the results."

"Next who can be made a suspect in this case from the investigation you have done?" Ask Captain Matthew then.

"Before mentioning the people who can be made suspects, let me elaborate on the interesting facts that occurred before that we have collected from several sources. The first fact, based on the words of the victim's father Carl Frieden, the day before the incident, the victim experienced an unpleasant event. He is accused of having lost Winnie The Pooh to his classmate Ruth Handler. Although the victim had denied it, CCTV footage showed the victim's involvement. The case was settled on that day after their homeroom class had gathered the two people involved and their guardians. There was a deal they reached. But the victim's father suspected someone was deliberately slandering by disguising himself as his daughter. But that opinion is hard to prove."

"It was thought Ruth was involved in the Betty crash. But the guess was countered by an alibi owned by Ruth. When Betty fell down the stairs, Ruth Handler was still in her class. This was corroborated by witness Hillary Sibille who was teaching in the victim's classroom."

"Second incident, In the morning, before entering the classroom, the victim had a little incident on the second floor. He was hit by a student named Cindy Davis. Many witnesses saw the incident. Cindy is alleged to have also harassed victims. Saying that the victim is a thief. Betty's victim defends herself by giving a slap across Cindy's cheek. After that there was a fight between them. However, the event did not last long. Betty's victims prefer to leave Cindy and then enter her class. Betty's actions made Cindy emotional. There was a threatening speech he made when Betty left him. By saying "Review you!! "

"At 11 p.m., when the fateful event occurred, Cindy was not in her class. At that time he was mandated to deliver the task sheets of his friends to the teacher's room. Cindy had not returned to her class until the students were sent home after Betty's fall. An eyewitness saw, Mr. Arthur Davis Cindy's father who served as the principal at the site, as well, come to class to pick up a bag belonging to his daughter at a time when all the students have been sent home and the class is empty."

"Did Arthur Davis also see the whereabouts of witnesses? "

"of course. The witness was a security guard who was walking around the classroom. The witness and Arthur had a moment of greeting when they passed each other on the second floor."

"Does it have anything to do with Cindy's return to Betty Frieden's fall? " Ask another meeting participant.

"We also think so. Given the position he has, allowing Arthur to do everything he can to protect his daughter including eliminating evidence of surveillance camera footage."

"Ready Captain. " Said Lieutenant Troy and Lieutenant Andre.

"good. Our meeting is closed until here. For you two to be safe on duty again."

"Thank you Captain."

Captain Matthew Langer immediately exited the room after closing the meeting. One by one the other meeting participants left the room to continue their respective tasks.

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Lt. Troy Oswald and Lt. Andre Sayegh, had been in front of the Minnesota elementary school. They were still in his car parked across from the school building.

"Andre. Try to find out, are our two suspects in school today ?"

"Good Lieutenant." Without saying much, the Lebanese police officer got out of the car.

The tall man was seen talking to a security guard in front of the school gate. Shortly afterwards, he returned to the car and entered through the passenger door next to the driver.

"Mr Arthur arrived at school a few minutes ago. But it looks like he won't be in school for long. According to school security, her daughter Cindy is currently ill. It requires extra attention." Andre said as soon as he got into the car.

"ill? What pain?"

"Security was not aware of the pain that was being suffered by the principal's daughter. But, since the incident that led to Betty's death, Cindy never came to school again."

"Hm. We better wait here. Let's see if he's really gonna get out sooner today."

"Yes. I agree."

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