OT-Alright all you CSI and NCIS or Monk wannabees j/k SOLVE THIS
The Mystery:
It was a good, clean bust and Detective Phil Weaver was feeling satisfied.
He took the briefcase full of cash and the bags of heroin and locked them
in his trunk. When he turned back to face the other two plainclothes
detectives, Weaver couldn't help noticing a wistful expression on their
faces.
"That's a lot of dough," Murphy said as he helped Rodrigo put the last of
the suspects into cuffs.
"More than I make in a year," Rodrigo growled.
"I know." Weaver sounded a little wistful himself. "Half the time we come
back with bupkis -- a joint bag and a few C-notes. But this ..." He sighed
and shook his head. "Come on, you scum, into the vehicles."
The detectives eased their five drug-selling suspects into three unmarked
vehicles, then pulled out, forming a modest parade from the boarded-up
shooting gallery of East Town to the precinct house three miles away.
Ernie, the civilian lot attendant, opened the barbed wire gate and waved
the cars inside. "Another one for the good guys," he said. As Ernie closed
and locked the gate, Weaver, Murphy and Rodrigo escorted their charges in
through the back entrance and toward the booking room.
Smithy, the desk sergeant, fell in behind them, listened to their tale
of success and volunteered to help process the arrests.
"Sure," Rodrigo said. He hated paperwork more than anyone. "One of us
should go out and get the evidence."
"Oh, no," Murphy chuckled. "You don't get out of it that easy. You're the
fastest typist we got."
Half an hour later, Ernie, the lot attendant, came stumbling in the back
way. He found no one in the hall and no one in the lounge. Ernie raced
breathlessly into the precinct's reception area and found Smithy getting
himself a cup of coffee.
"Someone broke into the unmarked cars," he gasped.
"What unmarked cars?" Smithy demanded.
"The three that were just out. Rodrigo, Weaver and Murphy."
Smithy raced through the building to the back lot and surveyed the scene.
The three unmarked vehicles were parked among a dozen black-and-white
cruisers. All three trunks had been pried open. And all three were empty.
It was barely 6 a.m., but the news spread through the half-empty station
like wildfire. Smithy had barely finished questioning Ernie when Murphy,
Rodrigo and Weaver emerged from the rear entrance.
"Tell me you picked up your evidence," Smithy pleaded. "Please tell me."
The three detectives exchanged sick, frightened glances.
"I reminded everyone," Rodrigo said. "But Murphy stopped us. Then some
newspaper guy called, wanting details on the arrest. I didn't get his name.
I stayed in the booking room talking to him until I heard about this.
Weaver saw me take the call."
Weaver nodded. "That's right. Murphy and I walked the perps down to the
holding cells. Then I went to the can. I've had this plumbing problem in my
system ever since the wife and I got back from Cancun. I was on my way back
to the booking room when I looked out the hallway window and saw Smithy and
Ernie out here hanging by the vehicles. I knew something was wrong."
"Weaver should've fetched the evidence," Murphy said. "It was in his car. He
had the keys. After we put them in the cells, one of the perps called me back
and insisted on calling his lawyer. Then two of the others did the same thing.
I was escorting those scum back and forth to the phone. You can ask 'em if you
don't believe me."
Smithy snorted at the idea, then turned to Ernie. "And why was the lot
unguarded?"
"It was my 5:30 break," Ernie whined. "You all know about my break. I go across
to Ethel's Diner and I keep an ear out. If someone wants in or out, they honk
and I'm there in a minute."
"Did you see anyone?" Weaver asked.
"No one," said Ernie. "I locked the gate before leaving and it was still locked
when I got back. The only way into the lot was through the precinct house."
"We know that," Rodrigo hissed and turned to face the other four. "Seems pretty
clear it was one of us."
The sergeant, the three detectives and the lot attendant gazed into the three
empty trunks. "Whoever crowbarred these babies was taking a risk," said the old
attendant. "I could've looked out the diner window, or someone could've walked
out and seen it going down."
"But no one did," Smithy said. "And now we've got thousands of dollars and drugs
stolen. Not to mention missing evidence that was needed to keep those perps behind
bars."
"Not to mention another crime," Weaver said. "Right under our noses, too."
QUESTIONS TO SOLVE
Who stole the evidence?
Detective Phil Weaver
Detective Murphy
Detective Rodrigo
Sergeant Smith (Smithy)
Ernie
Not sure
It was a good, clean bust and Detective Phil Weaver was feeling satisfied.
He took the briefcase full of cash and the bags of heroin and locked them
in his trunk. When he turned back to face the other two plainclothes
detectives, Weaver couldn't help noticing a wistful expression on their
faces.
"That's a lot of dough," Murphy said as he helped Rodrigo put the last of
the suspects into cuffs.
"More than I make in a year," Rodrigo growled.
"I know." Weaver sounded a little wistful himself. "Half the time we come
back with bupkis -- a joint bag and a few C-notes. But this ..." He sighed
and shook his head. "Come on, you scum, into the vehicles."
The detectives eased their five drug-selling suspects into three unmarked
vehicles, then pulled out, forming a modest parade from the boarded-up
shooting gallery of East Town to the precinct house three miles away.
Ernie, the civilian lot attendant, opened the barbed wire gate and waved
the cars inside. "Another one for the good guys," he said. As Ernie closed
and locked the gate, Weaver, Murphy and Rodrigo escorted their charges in
through the back entrance and toward the booking room.
Smithy, the desk sergeant, fell in behind them, listened to their tale
of success and volunteered to help process the arrests.
"Sure," Rodrigo said. He hated paperwork more than anyone. "One of us
should go out and get the evidence."
"Oh, no," Murphy chuckled. "You don't get out of it that easy. You're the
fastest typist we got."
Half an hour later, Ernie, the lot attendant, came stumbling in the back
way. He found no one in the hall and no one in the lounge. Ernie raced
breathlessly into the precinct's reception area and found Smithy getting
himself a cup of coffee.
"Someone broke into the unmarked cars," he gasped.
"What unmarked cars?" Smithy demanded.
"The three that were just out. Rodrigo, Weaver and Murphy."
Smithy raced through the building to the back lot and surveyed the scene.
The three unmarked vehicles were parked among a dozen black-and-white
cruisers. All three trunks had been pried open. And all three were empty.
It was barely 6 a.m., but the news spread through the half-empty station
like wildfire. Smithy had barely finished questioning Ernie when Murphy,
Rodrigo and Weaver emerged from the rear entrance.
"Tell me you picked up your evidence," Smithy pleaded. "Please tell me."
The three detectives exchanged sick, frightened glances.
"I reminded everyone," Rodrigo said. "But Murphy stopped us. Then some
newspaper guy called, wanting details on the arrest. I didn't get his name.
I stayed in the booking room talking to him until I heard about this.
Weaver saw me take the call."
Weaver nodded. "That's right. Murphy and I walked the perps down to the
holding cells. Then I went to the can. I've had this plumbing problem in my
system ever since the wife and I got back from Cancun. I was on my way back
to the booking room when I looked out the hallway window and saw Smithy and
Ernie out here hanging by the vehicles. I knew something was wrong."
"Weaver should've fetched the evidence," Murphy said. "It was in his car. He
had the keys. After we put them in the cells, one of the perps called me back
and insisted on calling his lawyer. Then two of the others did the same thing.
I was escorting those scum back and forth to the phone. You can ask 'em if you
don't believe me."
Smithy snorted at the idea, then turned to Ernie. "And why was the lot
unguarded?"
"It was my 5:30 break," Ernie whined. "You all know about my break. I go across
to Ethel's Diner and I keep an ear out. If someone wants in or out, they honk
and I'm there in a minute."
"Did you see anyone?" Weaver asked.
"No one," said Ernie. "I locked the gate before leaving and it was still locked
when I got back. The only way into the lot was through the precinct house."
"We know that," Rodrigo hissed and turned to face the other four. "Seems pretty
clear it was one of us."
The sergeant, the three detectives and the lot attendant gazed into the three
empty trunks. "Whoever crowbarred these babies was taking a risk," said the old
attendant. "I could've looked out the diner window, or someone could've walked
out and seen it going down."
"But no one did," Smithy said. "And now we've got thousands of dollars and drugs
stolen. Not to mention missing evidence that was needed to keep those perps behind
bars."
"Not to mention another crime," Weaver said. "Right under our noses, too."
QUESTIONS TO SOLVE
Who stole the evidence?
Detective Phil Weaver
Detective Murphy
Detective Rodrigo
Sergeant Smith (Smithy)
Ernie
Not sure
Smithy...he volunteered to help do work 
no one volunteers to do extra work! Plus, he was the only one unaccounted for. He was the desk segeant and probably knew Ernie's routine of leaving the lot unattended.
no one volunteers to do extra work! Plus, he was the only one unaccounted for. He was the desk segeant and probably knew Ernie's routine of leaving the lot unattended. The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. - Oprah Winfrey
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on 10/5/09 11:47 pm, edited 10/5/09 11:50 pm - Sweet Dreams lives in , PA
on 10/5/09 11:47 pm, edited 10/5/09 11:50 pm - Sweet Dreams lives in , PA
On October 6, 2009 at 6:27 AM Pacific Time, Kim B. wrote:
Smithy...he volunteered to help do work no one volunteers to do extra work! Plus, he was the only one unaccounted for. He was the desk segeant and probably knew Ernie's routine of leaving the lot unattended.
I agree Kim....not to mention the fact that due to the process of elimination Detective Phil Weaver, Detective Murphy and Rodrigo...would not have pryed open ALL three vehicles...they knew which car the evidence was in...why waste the time...messing with all three of them.
Also I take it as a hint that Smithy "snorted".....think perhaps...he might have sampled the evidence too....LOL!!!
BUT I think Ernie was an accomplice...he was the look out man!!!
Smithy...he volunteered to help do work
no one volunteers to do extra work! Plus, he was the only one unaccounted for. He was the desk segeant and probably knew Ernie's routine of leaving the lot unattended.I agree Kim....not to mention the fact that due to the process of elimination Detective Phil Weaver, Detective Murphy and Rodrigo...would not have pryed open ALL three vehicles...they knew which car the evidence was in...why waste the time...messing with all three of them.
Also I take it as a hint that Smithy "snorted".....think perhaps...he might have sampled the evidence too....LOL!!!
BUT I think Ernie was an accomplice...he was the look out man!!!
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