Held captive

It took detective Lawrence about 3 hours to drive from Pretoria to Elirm ,the exact destination where the culprits had been staying long back when their dark side was still covered with a thick layer of innocence. He stared at the photography one more time ,compared with the old deserted house in front of him and he was certain he was at the Murphy homestead. The main house,a cottage and a thatched hut . positioned at the middle of the yard, sort of a kitchen with one side falling off ,the other one already on the ground. No one was living there that was obvious, the detective thought. The neighbours had some information which those who did the background check at the station did not have, that was for sure. That's how he was , detective Lawrence was a genius , rose from the academy and became a detective at a younger age because of his skills, smartness and logical theories. Somehow Lawrence knew there was no one he could see at the deserted homestead, he knew the old man Murphy had passed away out of heart failure. he had learnt from the Murphy's file that John Murphy was last seen here when he was just twelve. Lawrence was picturing a twelve year old John swinging on the gate before he was disowned. The noise was deafening and detective Lawrence had already laid hands on the Barrett ,22 he had brought for company. The noise came from the Murphy main house, was there anyone ?! He couldn't know so he locked the doors,withdrew a ,22 and headed for the deserted house.

The call this time was precise. The husky voice had given a command and the layout of the plan. Detective Zaacks replaced the receiver ,took his car keys and banged the office door . As he descended the stairs his cell chirped , Lawrence had sent a simple message

"Come over they are here"

He was halfway across the blocks when he did what he used to do ,thus looking at an incident in three dimensions. What made him earn the badges stars and bursaries in the academy was his magical thinking and solving of complex cases. The John Murphy case was a little bit different because he was the one detecting its purse from the base. Though the case was different, though they plotted for him there are other things which do not change. It was still a case to be solved,his case if we are to be more precise and it had incidents and evidence in it. Plotted or coated the results should be to his advantage. So he thought about it. There were many possibilities , the outcome was not certain . Detective Zaacks had seen the ability of John Murphy ,combined with the wonder woman sister they were a lethal weapon . They could have known someone would check their homestead and waited there for Lawrence to arrive. E thought of the motive and realised he knew nothing but one thing was for sure , they were not friends so whatever the duo did , it was a weapon against the detective and the Nigerian mafia. On his wrist watch it was a few minutes shy the 15th hour,almost dawn adding a three hour drive he would reach there late and it might be a trap so the detective killed the engine sank into the driver's seat and called the Elirm local police station to provide the young man with backup. Too risky to go there at night the detective wasn't ready to take chances.

From the backyard there was a garden , close to the apple tree was a window facing the south side from the house. Lawrence was smart and tactical so he didn't go facing the window direct to avoid his prey from noticing the intrusion. Lawrence tip toed a few more steps ,scanning the neighborhood for any passers by. Houses like these are popular ,any movement is noticeable from a distance. He was almost at the window, just after the gutters when he heard the sound again. A combination of flat objects ,that was obvious ,he said to himself. There is someone in the house , that was obvious he had noticed a broken lock at the main door. Whoever was inside was not a burglar that was obvious to him either. But what is it that wasn't obvious. He realised he missed his partner. They made a great team for the past years. He focused on the obvious and detective Zaacks focused on the possibilities and consequences so this team technically focused on everything.

He wondered if he had already started the journey to this ancient home . He decided to get in alone ,take down the culprits and give them to Zaacks as a present.

Detective Lawrence could hear voices, a female sweet voice which he assumed was Kim and another male soft voice ,obviously the man wanted he told himself.

With a thunderbolt kick Lawrence kicked the back door open and tactically entered the passage,gun aimed to the direction of the voice. No one came and no one screamed. They didn't hear the noise he asked himself, that was obvious either because they kept talking. Detective Lawrence aimed his barret in the sitting room the source of the voices and his lips parted when he saw it. The sitting room was dusty with old furnitures and there was no one. A second look around it was a radio Bluetooth speaker playing an audio , it was two people speaking a male and a female voice . it was at this the when he realised he was trapped it was obvious.

when detective Lawrence turned to retreat he saw he was too late ,a muzzle pointed in his face . It was his main enemy , John Murphy . There was a moment of silence he heaved a sigh and dropped his ,22 . john Murphy kicked it and gave an order.

"let me take you for a tour and please don't mind my gun I won't use it unless I have to"