A phone ring echoes in the forensic lab, Holmes answered while Watson continue on with what he does best. After a short phone conversation, Holmes suddenly fills with excitement, "Come on Watson! We have to hasten our pace. Our last pieces of puzzle is finally arrive!".
"I thought our last piece is going to be at any of these evidence?! Where else our last piece going to be?", asked Watson.
"No, Watson. Everything here are the leads that will guide us to the last piece. And now! Our last piece finally revealed itself!", says Holmes excitedly.
"And where exactly is our last puzzle piece going to be, Holmes? You know I'm tired of doing guesses feeding your mind.", says Watson in frustration. All Holmes did was flash a smile back at Watson and say, "The. St. Michael's. General. Hospital.", and left.
"Wait! What? The last puzzle in the hospital?", says Watson in a shocking manner. Holmes already got his coat ready and about to leave while Watson is still in a hassle grabbing his coat.
About 30 minutes passed, Holmes and Watson finally arrived, greeted with Graham's presence, "Hopefully you won't make me regret my decision doing this, Holmes. Not only will it get you in trouble but me as well.", explained Graham.
"We have wasted enough time now, inspector. The person lying on the bed inside is the key to our puzzle. I want you to promise me one thing, Graham. No matter what happen to that person inside or things bound to happen - NEVER INTERFERE.", says Holmes.
"Bloody hell, Holmes! How am I going to report to the Yard if anything happens to him?! It would costs me a rank or two off my shoulder Holmes!", says Graham in frustration. "Do you want to catch that beast? I'm just gonna make him talk himself out, NOTHING ELSE.", replied Holmes with that fierce eye contact that gives Graham a fearful but assurance of faith from Holmes.
"Alright, fine. Only if there's a threat towards him, I have to pull you out Holmes. MIND YOU.", explained Graham. Holmes proceed to the private patient ward without anymore words uttered. Watson only gives "don't mind him" expression on Graham and proceed following Holmes into the ward.
"Good day, Mr. Bowman! You looking fine.", greet Holmes. Still in weak condition, he utters, "Just call me Josh will do, sir.".
"Alright, Josh. Certainly your previous condition had wasted enough of our time waiting for your statement. Hopefully you are in shape for a long talk.", without holding back questioning. Josh gives a long stare then replied, "OK."
"Great! First for starter, would you take a look at these crime scene photos of your home? Can you tell us how it happened, Josh?", asked Holmes. Josh looks at it longer than usual. "I do not know who did it. I can only tell that I came home late that night and when I try to switch on the light, it wasn't working and then I was stabbed at the back. When I woke up, only do I realized my family is dead.", Josh sobbed.
"Josh, hopefully you understand how serious it is providing false information to the force. It's a serious offence, Josh.", explained Holmes. Not only Josh, but Graham and Watson as well were shocked hearing what Holmes actually says.
"Sir, I don't understand what you mean.", trying to calm himself and avoid Holmes' eyes.
"Holmes, what is this all about? What are you hiding from me?", asked Graham in suspicion. "Hush, inspector. You will have your truth soon.", explained Holmes further.
"Chess. You like chess game, yes? Now, I'll make you a deal. If I checkmate you 3 times, you have to tell us the truth - HOW YOU MURDERED THEM.", says Holmes.
Everyone was shock to hear what Holmes says. "What is the meaning of this, Holmes!", Graham asked in disbelief. "Hush, Graham. All will be reveal soon.", says Holmes.
"Let's begin shall we? Checkmate one - You killed your own family over some dispute with, let's say, your own FATHER?", questioned Holmes and yet Josh hardened his own heart.
"We just warmed up. Checkmate two - After killing them in cold blood, only then do you satisfy the beast within you. Unfortunately, your own sister. The innocent sweet sister of yours came out of her room after all the ruckus you made. Shocked. You murdered her as well after witnessed what you did. Only then, that beast of yours left and you gained back your own senses. This picture of circular blood drops explained you were thinking the next thing to do while holding that soaked blood drippings weapon.", explained Holmes and though he continues to hardened his heart, his beast within already knocking on doorstep.
"Checkmate three - After calming yourself, you plot your own burglary turned murder plan when in fact, that burglar and murderer is yourself. You were smart enough able to cleaned that murder weapon clean, wrapped it with a cloth suggesting the murderer wears glove but unfortunately, a small fiber of the cloth sipped in between cabinets' ledge. Giving reason enough you were trying to stab yourself with the cabinet's help, yes?", explained Holmes further yet again Josh hardened his heart further, keeping silence but the beast within him is about to escape.
"At first, your plan was perfect but 2 things betrayed your plot and turned finger against you, Josh. THE MURDER WEAPON. If a thief stabbed you from behind, the knife would enter at least between 40 to 45 degrees angle but your wounds were straight in - THE WHOLE KNIFE WHEN IN. You weren't plan to kill yourself only a minor stab wound applies. It was these two that makes you fail. THE DIAMOND that feeds on your greed and this a small SCRATCH MARK on the floor close to the cabinet.", Holmes explained while passing those photos to Josh.
"You were about to stab yourself on the back until you didn't realized there's one diamond lying there and you slipped and create that critical stab on your back. This, Josh. Diamonds were your motive of murder wasn't it?", asked Holmes further.
"IT WASN'T MY FAULT THAT I HAVE TO KILLED THEM!", finally the beast is released within him. "I were in deep debt from football betting schemes. I knew he wold not borrow me some cash to clear my debt so I stole his precious diamonds but he discovered what I was doing and gave me a beating. He even called me by names. My blood boils and I grabbed the knife and... and... it wasn't me at all.", confessed Josh.
"But... Where are the diamonds now?", asked Graham. "Your father loves his priced fish right, Josh?", asked Holmes.
"The clothes you wore that night had a little fungus substance on right sleeve which only grew in an aquarium suggesting you hid those diamonds there?", asked Holmes again. "There you go Graham, murder motive, the killer, and evidence. You may arrest him now after he is much better.", in an instant, Holmes and Watson left after solving another crime.
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