LA Detective

Chapter 132 The Second Person (Big Chapter)

Luke did not immediately interrogate Boris.

There's no point in interrogating him if he's not the murderer.

If he is the murderer, he will not easily confess without enough evidence.

The key now is to find evidence that he has been to the scene of the crime during the time of the crime.

Luke finds Matthew and asks him to investigate a car owned by Boris.

The fastest way to get from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, and not easy to be discovered, is self-driving.

According to Yikalin's statement, he sent a text message to Boris at 4 pm on April 30.

If Boris had returned to Los Angeles immediately at that time, he would have arrived at seven o'clock in the evening at the earliest.

The time of Courtney's death was from ten o'clock in the evening to two o'clock in the morning.

Then Boris drove to Courtney's house probably between seven o'clock in the evening and two o'clock in the morning.

Also consider that Peter the dentist is at Courtney's from nine to twelve at night.

Boris, then, probably arrived after he had left.

The key time period of the investigation should be between twelve o'clock in the evening and 01:30 in the morning.

It will be more efficient to search from key time periods first.

Boris has two cars under his name, a white Ferrari and a black Mercedes-Benz S-Class. These two types of cars are the focus of the investigation.

Then, everyone began to check the camera surveillance around John's community.

Luke didn't like checking surveillance before, not because he was hypocritical, but because this job was really not as easy as he thought.

Sometimes it takes a whole day just to look at it, and I feel dizzy, dizzy and hurt in my buttocks.

Today, however, is a little different.

After using the observation card last night, Luke felt that his observation skills had become much stronger, and he could try it today.

In the afternoon, the entire First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division was checking and monitoring.

As for Boris, the deputy team will deal with it. The old man has a lot of experience in this area.

Boris was ushered into another lounge.

At first, he was worried that the police would start interrogating him immediately, but he was relieved until the lawyer came.

However, the police have not questioned him since then.

Waiting, waiting, he and the lawyer were a little impatient.

The lawyer 'smelled' a different taste and began to actively urge the police to question him.

At this time, it is time for the deputy team to play.

Say a few words on the occasion, for example, if a police situation arises temporarily, the police will soon arrange manpower to interrogate, so that they don't have to worry.

Now that you're in, it's not that easy to get out.

The lawyer urged to protest, but the old man politely and perfunctorily said a few words.

In short, a word drag.

The police focused on the Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz cars owned by Boris.

After checking most of the monitoring around the community, the two cars were not seen during the key time period.

Other team members began to expand the investigation time, from [-]:[-] pm to [-]:[-] am.

Luke was a little tired watching the surveillance, stretched himself, and poured a cup of coffee.

Standing in front of the window looking at the street outside, sorting out your thoughts.

He realized there might be a problem with the direction of the investigation.

It took more than an hour to check the two cars under Boris' name during the key time period.

If it is extended to [-]:[-] p.m. to [-]:[-] a.m., the investigation time will be longer.

What should I do if the car under Boris' name is still not found after the investigation?

let go?

It is impossible for the police to detain Boris all the time.

It is also impossible to ignore him all the time.

Luke began to think differently, what would he do if he were Boris?
If it was just to ask and talk to Courtney, he would drive back to Los Angeles in a Ferrari.

If he already had the intention to kill, he would not drive his own car back.

That's right, that's the problem.

Since everyone was investigating the two cars under Boris' name, he changed his mind to investigate.

Re-investigate surveillance around communities during key time periods.

The difference is that his investigation this time is no longer a car under Boris’ name, but a vehicle with a Nevada license plate.

Every state in the United States has a different license plate number.

License plate number format in California: the first, fifth, sixth, and seventh digits are numbers, and the second, third, and fourth digits are letters, such as 8Ceb383.

The Nevada license plate background has a mountain pattern. In order to distinguish it from other states, the mountain pattern adopts a geometric splicing style, which has a small characteristic.

The separator between numbers and letters is Nevada outline style, for example, 273·A49
Through the exercise of the observation card, Luke's observation ability has improved a lot, and he can watch the surveillance faster than ordinary people.

After about 10 minutes, Luke found three Nevada cars with the license plate number 653 · A28 in the key time period.

One of the Porsche 718s became Luke's main suspect.

The driver of the car was wearing a hat so he couldn't see his face clearly, but Luke recognized the hat, the same hat Boris was wearing today.

"Guys, I found Boris!"

……

in the lounge.

Boris sat at the table with his head down, unable to see clearly.

The deputy stood by the glass with his hands folded on his chest and looked out.

A middle-aged white man in a suit, slapped the table in protest, "Hey, Vice Vincent.

I have been waiting for nearly two hours, drank two cups of coffee and three cups of tea, and my client waited even longer.

If I said I doubted the efficiency of the police before, then I began to doubt the sincerity of the police now.

Even, it is suspected that the police simply do not have enough evidence to arrest people. "

The deputy team still said in the same tone, "Don't worry, they are indeed verifying the situation, if they can prove Mr. Boris' innocence without asking.

That's good news too, isn't it? "

The lawyer shook his head, "You have said this sentence for the third time, I can hardly believe it anymore. Either ask questions now, or release my client immediately, our time is very precious."

"Dong Dong." The door rang, the lounge door was opened, and Luke and Xiao Hei walked in.

The deputy team smiled and patted Luke on the shoulder, "I've seen enough of these two guys, treat them well for me."

"I will."

The man in the suit said, "I'm Boris' lawyer, Porter Kalman. What are the names of the two detectives?"

Xiao Hei introduced, "I am Detective Marcus, and this is Detective Luke.

Boris whispered a few words in the lawyer's ear.

Attorney Porter said, "You two arrested my client and put it aside, and it has been nearly three hours now. I am very dissatisfied with this matter and will complain to your superiors."

Susan?

Rhett?

Luke didn't care.

"Sorry, I kept you waiting for a long time. We have been checking the situation just now and had a good talk with Ms. Ekalin. She admitted that she knew Mr. Boris... This may be a beautiful misunderstanding."

"This is not beautiful at all for my client. If you arrest people without a thorough investigation, I will sue you on behalf of the client."

Xiao Hei argued, "It's not all our fault. When we first met Yi Kalin, she said she was living alone, and not long after Yi Kalin left, this guy went out in a sneaky way.

We thought he was a thief and it was normal for him to be taken to the police station. "

The lawyer said with a smile, "The famous robbery and murder department has already started to catch little thieves. When did you become so caring?"

"Thank you for the compliment, Marcus and I have always been warm-hearted." Luke replied with a smile.

"Boris, we should go." The lawyer stood up and said to Luke, "Your excuses are terrible. If my client needs it, I will still sue you."

Xiao Hei pouted, "Yes, you are a group of vampires."

"Hey, don't say that, when you need me someday, you will know that I am the cutest person, and you can only rely on me." Attorney Porter said a word, and wanted to take Boris away.

Xiao Hei stood in front of Boris.

Lawyer Porter was a little dissatisfied, "What are you doing? Assaulting my client in front of me, I swear I will sue you for bankruptcy."

Luke said, "Lawyer Potter, you can go, but Boris can't."

"Why? Since he knows the owner of the house and is not a thief, why do you continue to detain him? Give me a reasonable reason."

"We are investigating a murder case. You should have heard about the case of the actress 'Courtney' being murdered in her own home. I don't know if Mr. Boris has told you about the identity between him and the deceased."

Potter glanced at Boris, "I don't care what their relationship is, that's not why you detained him."

Luke showed the arrest warrant, "Boris is Courtney's ex-boyfriend. Through our investigation, he is suspected of committing a major crime. This is his arrest warrant."

Lawyer Porter looked at the arrest document and threw it on the table, "You police will use these little tricks. Theft and detention is just an excuse. This is your real purpose, despicable."

Luke said, "Lawyer Porter, you need to pay attention to evidence. If I hear similar slander again, I might consider suing you. I didn't bluff."

Boris asked in a low voice to Lawyer Porter, "What now?"

Lawyer Porter replied, "They have applied for a formal arrest warrant, and you can only choose to be questioned."

Luke said with a smile, "Do you want to chat here, or change places, the second, third, and fourth interrogation rooms are all empty now, you can choose whatever you want."

Lawyer Porter sat down, "Don't waste time, this place is fine."

Luke turned on the body camera, "Boris, I remember we had a conversation on May 5, do you remember the content?"

"No, I can't remember."

"It's okay, I'll try to remember for you." Luke opened the notebook, "I asked, when was the last time you saw Courtney?
"You said you came to Los Angeles to visit the class half a month ago."

"I also asked you, when did you know that Courtney was killed? You said that you have been unable to contact her, and you were worried that something might happen to her. You bought a plane ticket on the morning of May 5 and came back and learned about her murder from neighbors in the York community. ,right?"

Boris glanced at the lawyer, "It seems so."

"If you can't answer accurately, we can take a look at the video of the original law enforcement record."

Boris sighed, "Yes, that's what I said."

Luke pressed, "Do you need to change your tune now?"

Boris looked again at the lawyer next to him.

Attorney Porter realized the seriousness of the problem and proposed, "You have changed the reason for the interrogation. I want to talk to the client and ask you to go out."

The inquiry was interrupted, and Luke and the two left temporarily.

Attorney Porter sighed softly, "Boris, if you want me to help you better, you'd better tell me what happened?"

……

Half an hour later, Luke and the two entered the lounge again.

"How's the talk going? Do you want to plead guilty?"

Lawyer Porter said, "My client is not guilty. You made a mistake. If you want to prove my client is guilty, then show evidence."

"OK, I thought it would save some trouble, but it seems we can only continue." Luke had already thought about the question to ask, "Boris, when was the last time you saw Courtney?"

Boris hesitated. From the expression on his face, it could be seen that he was very conflicted. After a while, he said, "On April 4th, I will come to Los Angeles to visit the class."

"Where were you between the evening of April 4th and two o'clock in the morning of May 30st?"

"I'm at home?"

"Which house?"

"13 Conte Avenue, Las Vegas."

"Have you been to Los Angeles between the evening of April 4th and two o'clock in the morning of May 30st?"

"No."

"sure?"

"Yes."

"On the afternoon of April 4th, Courtney and producer Rossi had a date at the hotel, and the two stayed in the hotel room for nearly two hours, do you know?"

Boris bowed his head, "I don't know."

"Do you know Icarine?"

"Yes, she is my ex-girlfriend."

"We discovered through the hotel surveillance that Ekalin was also in the hotel at the time and followed Courtney. She should have seen Courtney dating another man. I will tell you about it."

Boris asked back, "This doesn't mean anything? Women are independent individuals. Courtney and colleagues meet during the day. I don't think there is any problem."

"So, you lied, you know about it."

Boris glanced at the lawyer and sighed, "That's right. Icarine told me, so what?"

"What were you going to do about it then?"

"A man should first learn to be magnanimous. This is the greatest tolerance and the best love for a woman. I believe that Courtney will not do anything wrong to me, and that is enough."

"I thought you were going back to Los Angeles immediately to talk to her."

"You don't have to talk to me. I didn't go back to Los Angeles. I flew back to Los Angeles on the morning of May 5. Courtney's death has nothing to do with me. I love her and I will never kill her. You guys made a mistake. "

Luke smiled, "The remedy is good, I almost thought you had no motive for killing."

Lawyer Porter corrected, "My client did not have a motive to kill. It is normal for her girlfriend to discuss business affairs with other men. This so-called motive is simply not valid."

Xiao Hei smiled, "Lawyer, does your wife often discuss business with other men in hotels?"

Lawyer Porter pointed at Xiao Hei, "Hey, don't attack personally."

"You also think this is a personal attack?" Luke asked back. "It means that you also think it is not normal for Courtney to meet the producer at the hotel."

Lawyer Porter retorted, "It doesn't matter what I think, the key is what my client thinks?"

"Pfft..." Xiao Hei laughed, "Boris, your lawyer thinks you are Green Arrow?"

The lawyer asked, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Hei said, "Boris is the real version of Green Arrow. He was cheated on by his beloved girlfriend and his best friend, and he still looks like he loves his girlfriend and cares about his friends...

Disgusting.Super bad. "

Boris was angry, "fuck, you are the Green Arrow, you black guys are the worst, I bet you have never seen your own father."

Xiao Hei stared fixedly at Boris, and his anger soared.

Luke came out to smooth things over, "Lawyer, ask your client not to attack personally. Let's not stray from the topic of discussion.

Let me ask, Boris answer, OK? "

Luke confirmed again, "Are you sure you didn't return to Los Angeles from the evening of April 4th to the early morning of May 30st?"

"Yes."

Luke took out a photo, "What's this?"

Boris and the lawyer took the photos and looked at them.

Boriston's expression changed drastically.

Lawyer Potter glanced, "What do you want to express?"

"This was taken at an intersection near the York community at 5:1 a.m. on May 1. The man in the video is Boris."

Lawyer Porter pointed to the photo, "The driver in the photo is wearing a hat, and his face cannot be photographed at all. How can you prove that this is Boris?"

Luke replied, "This car belongs to the Ligao Casino in Las Vegas, and Boris is an executive of this casino. We have inquired about the relevant departments. On the evening of April 4th, he borrowed this car." , it was returned at 30:5 am on May 1, which coincided with the time when the crime was committed."

Potter glanced at Boris and took a deep breath, "That doesn't prove that he must be the one driving the car."

"Boris, take your hat out of your pocket and show it to the lawyer."

Boris didn't seem to hear it.

"That hat is now an exhibit, hand it over, and don't force us to do it." Luke winked at Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei stood up, looking unkind to the visitor.

Reluctantly, Boris took out his hat from his bag and threw it on the table.

The lawyer looked at the hat, then at the photo, and his face was a little ugly, "Uh... this kind of hat is not a custom-made one, and everyone else can wear it as well."

"I knew you would say that." Luke took out another photo, "This photo was taken in the suburbs of Los Angeles, far away from the York community at the time, Boris was not wearing a hat at the time, and he could clearly see his looks.

Lawyer, can you think of another reason? "

Lawyer Porter rubbed his chin, glanced at Boris, and suggested again, "I want to talk to the client alone."

"Give me a reason."

Lawyer Porter thought for a while, "I will help the client make the right decision, and I believe you don't want this case to drag on forever."

"Give you five minutes."

"It's too short."

"Forget it, continue the interrogation."

"OK, 5 minutes is 5 minutes."

Luke and Black came out of the lounge and looked in through the window, where Potter seemed to be arguing violently with Boris.

Luke would have liked the lawyer to convince Boris, it would save them a lot of time.

……

The lawyer asked in a low voice, "Does Courtney's death have anything to do with you?"

Boris pursed his lips, "No, they have no evidence to prove that I killed someone."

"They don't need evidence, they just need to convince the jury of this." Potter stood up and paced, "Although I tried my best to defend myself just now, you did have a motive for committing the crime, and you even went to the community where the deceased lived when you committed the crime.

More importantly, you have been lying before.

It will leave a bad impression on the jury. They are not fools and have their own judgment.

The judge may also cast doubt on your testimony.

The current situation is not good for you. "

Boris bit his finger and said helplessly, "What should I do?"

"In my experience, because you lied about your testimony, the chances of a jury finding you guilty are high.

It is safer to voluntarily plead guilty and reach a favorable prosecution agreement.

I understand the police, whether it is in terms of detection rate or in terms of funding and manpower.

None of them wanted to go to court.

I will help you get the most favorable terms. "

……

Five minutes later, Luke and others returned to the lounge.

"Have you made up your mind?"

Attorney Porter said, "Hey, we want to settle out of court."

Luke nodded, "OK, tell me about your conditions."

"Suppose, I mean suppose, that if my client pleads guilty, you charge him with manslaughter."

Luke said, "From the existing evidence, he is premeditated murder."

Lawyer Porter got up, "Then there's no need to talk, Boris, don't answer any questions related to the case from now on."

"Don't get excited, I need to hear his case statement before I can relay it to the prosecutor."

Porter's lawyer said, "If Boris can convince you, the charge will be reduced to manslaughter."

"I agree." Luke thought to himself, I'm not sure whether the prosecutor agrees.

However, it is good that the suspect is willing to confess the case.

Lawyer Porter said to Boris who was on the side, "Boris, you can speak now."

"Are you sure?" Boris still had some concerns.

Lawyer Porter explained, "If we can't reach a plea agreement, everything you said can't be used as evidence in court." Then, he said to Luke, "From a legal point of view, my client is just making a hypothetical statement. "

Luke nodded.

Boris said slowly, "Sorry, I did lie before.

The afternoon Courtney died, my ex-girlfriend Ecaryn called and said she had seen Courtney enter the hotel with a man.

I didn't believe it at first, but Courtney has always been nice to me, at least that's what I thought.

I even thought that Ekalin was trying to sow discord, and said a few nasty words.

Later, Yikalin sent a few photos...

I called Courtney and she didn't answer.

I knew that Ecarine might be telling the truth.

I was very angry at the time, I am not the idiot that Green Arrow is, I would not know that my girlfriend is sleeping with other men and I will not do anything.

The more I thought about it, the more irritable I got, I finished the work at hand and immediately drove to Los Angeles, wanting to ask about it in person.

When I got to Courtney's house, it was past one o'clock in the morning.

I didn't contact her, I wanted to 'surprise' her.

I entered the code to enter her house and saw a man's slippers on the porch. It was mine and Courtney bought it for me.

The last time I left, I saw with my own eyes that she put the slippers in the shoe cabinet.

At that time, I guessed..." Boris slammed the table hard.

"I was kind of hoping ... I kid myself, maybe it's Courtney's friend coming over.

The last time I came to Courtney's house, I brought a box of contraceptives. I took it out of the drawer to check. There were originally ten. I used two last time. There should be eight left.

But there are only four of them now.

fuck!The anger in my heart soared immediately, I was so kind to her, and for her to get rid of my ex-girlfriend, I even thought about proposing to her.

That's how she repaid me.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and I wanted to run to the bedroom to argue with her.

She has fallen asleep, the bed is a mess...

I know, she must be playing poker with that man on this bed.

The anger in my heart surged up, and I couldn't control it anymore. When I saw a fruit knife on the table, I... inserted it into her chest. "

Speaking of this, Boris grabbed his forehead vigorously, "I didn't intend to kill her, I was just furious!

When I realized that I had made a big mistake.

I panicked and tried to call her name, but she didn't respond.

I was so frightened that I sat down on the ground... Knowing that I was done, I was completely dumbfounded.

I don't know how long I sat there before I stood up from the ground, touched Courtney's nose, and was no longer breathing.

Then……"

Luke asked, "Where's the knife you killed with?"

"I wiped my fingerprints and threw them in the bin by the door, and then I drove away."

Luke has been taking notes. The situation described by Boris is partly similar to the situation on the scene, but there are also differences.

For example, Courtney was not stabbed to death, she was strangled.

After that, he was hung up and pretended to hang himself. Although this hanged suicide is a bit fake, it does fit the original novel of the disappeared lover.

Luke confirms "You stabbed Courtney in bed?"

"Yes."

"Did you move the body afterward?"

"No, I was terrified at the time. I just wanted to dispose of the murder weapon and run away."

"Are you sure Courtney was killed with the knife?"

"Yes."

Luke pulled out pictures of three knives, "Which one?"

Boris looked carefully, "The one in the middle."

"Did you turn on the lights when you killed Courtney?"

"No, then how do you know it's the knife?"

"It's Courtney's paring knife. I used it. So even if you can't see it, you know which one it is."

"Have you ever hurt Courtney in any way other than stabbing?"

"should not."

"Remember carefully."

Boris recalled, "No."

"Was there a scar on her neck at the time?"

"It was a bit dark at the time, so I couldn't see clearly."

"Did your body temperature change when you tried her breath?"

"What do you mean?" Boris also heard the problem.

"Just answer me directly."

"I didn't feel it. I couldn't feel her breathing at the time. I was already in a daze, and I didn't care about that much."

Luke frowned slightly. Although Boris took the initiative to confess that he stabbed Courtney to death with a knife, the real cause of Courtney's death was not being stabbed to death, but being strangled to death.

In other words, he probably wasn't the murderer.

"Recall, was the door of the bedroom closet open or closed?"

"Wardrobe?" Boris was a little confused, "What's wrong with the wardrobe? I didn't pay attention."

"Then think about it carefully."

After a while, Boris said, "It should be closed. I would have the impression if the wardrobe door was open."

Luke was a little disappointed. If Boris hadn't lied, he probably wasn't the real murderer.

On the contrary, it confirmed Luke's previous guess that there was probably a second person at the murder scene.

This person has been hiding in the closet, and he is probably the real murderer of Courtney...

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