The Son-In-Law’s Revenge

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Lewis walks swiftly out to his car and the Chief of Forensics is quick on his heels. He gets to his car and is searching his pockets for the keys.

"What did those words mean? Where are you running off to?" The Chief of Forensics stares at him with a look he thinks makes him look terrifying. He only looks like a defiant, curious child. Lewis, in his elevated voice, laughs at his inquisitive nature.

"Oh dear, focus on matters that concern you, and I will focus on matters that concern me. Alright? If you will excuse me, I have to get to the office." 

By now, Lewis has found his keys and has opened his door. He makes a hand sign for the Chief to move out of the way. He gets into the car and drives away. 

"Doctor Richard made me do it. That is quite the statement after a gruesome murder. Let's see what dear Richard has been up to." 

As he controls the steering wheel with his left hand, he picks up his phone and addresses his phone's Artificial Intelligence.

"Hey Alexis"

"Hey Lewis, how can Alexis be of help to you today?"

"Dig up every recent information you have on Doctor Richard. I smell a rat on that one and my instincts are never wrong."

"Lewis, the only information found on Doctor Richard and rats is his hospital's ongoing tests for the Polinox Virus. They are using rats who have been infected as case studies for…"

"No! No, Alexis. Give me all the information you have on Doctor Richard."

Lewis is almost getting frustrated and is anxiously looking at different parts of the road as he drives.

"Latest information on Doctor Richard. He exposed his former son-in-law, Jacob. According to news reports, he claimed Jacob was involved in the illegal trafficking of body organs and killing of innocent human lives under the guise of being a medical doctor."

"Go on, Alexis. Tell me everything you have." Lewis wants to get to know every little scoop or story there is to know about Doctor Richard.

"His daughter, Emily, is his soft spot. After the dissolution of her marriage with Jacob, she got involved with Anthonio who has been seen several times around the hospital. It seems they had a fallout. TMZ blog took photos of him at a club, getting intimate with a lady who was recognized as an Onlyfans model. Although, she was wearing a mask." 

Lewis is intently listening to all Alexis is saying, he does not realize he has driven past the Police Department where he is supposed to make a stop and fill in the Lieutenant on what he has discovered. His house was now a few stops away. There is no point driving back, he thought. He drives home and parks the car in the garage.

As he opens the door to his home, he keeps his left hand on the Glock handgun tucked safely behind him. Ever since he became a detective, he has always been extremely cautious when he steps into his house. He hears Garrick, his cat, purr. He locks the door and relaxes a bit. He kicks off his shoes and walks towards the sofa. He does not waste any time sinking into the soft warm cushion. He breathes in deeply, then loosens his tie. After a few deep breaths, he picks up his phone again.

"Alexis."

"Yes, Lewis"

"Show me a picture of this Anthonio."

In less than a minute, a picture of Anthonio comes up on his phone. Here, he is standing beside a guy who looks like he spends every day of the week in the gym. Anthonio is wearing a cool, vintage shirt with short sleeves. A tattoo that shows half the body of a snake, scales and all, is sneaking out of the visible part of his left arm. He is giving a forced smile at the camera, almost a grimace.

"Wait a minute. This looks strangely familiar. I have seen that tattoo before." 

Lewis talks to himself and begins to think about where he could have found the tattoo. He goes into his phone gallery and finds pictures he took of the crime scene. He does not bother to look into them. He scrolls past and he finds nothing. 

"Oh well, I am certain I will figure out where I saw that tattoo later." He mutters to himself and goes to the bathroom to clean up. After the bath, he puts on clean clothes and goes on to feed Garrick.

"Remain a good boy. I have to go see the Lieutenant on my case, okay?" Lewis rubs Garrick's fur as he eats. Then, he grabs his jacket, picks up the keys, and proceeds to leave the house. He puts on the radio as he drives out of the garage and into the road. He whistles along to the song playing on the radio. Although his job description can involve gruesome activities, he would not let it sour his extroverted, bright personality. 

After finding a good parking spot, he walks into the Police department with a big smile. It always infuriates the officers. 

"Hello James", he chirps.

"Ugh, hi Lewis." James scurries away from him.

"Hey, Rita. Oh my, the hair color makes you look younger than usual"

"Seriously, Lewis. Lieutenant's waiting for you at her office", Rita speaks with a fake smile plastered on her face. 

"Oh, thanks Ritz", he yells as he walks forward. Rita sucks her teeth in response as she moves a curl from her face and continues to work on her computer.

He heads straight to the office at the back with the sign that mentions Lieutenant. He opens the door without knocking and ushers himself in.

"Oh, come on, Lewis. This is the hundredth time I have told you to always announce your presence before you let yourself in." Her badge read Amber Collins and she did not look surprised by his mannerism.