by Rachel Rae
"You're not doing a good job telling this story, you're making me question your involvement," Elijah whispered.
"Let me finish damn!" I yelled out. "Like I said I did attack him but I had reason to he was trespassing on my property that was an issue but not as much as an issue of that crazy man is on some kind of drugs. I would hit this guy as hard as I could but would never and I do mean never fall and I threw some pretty mean punches. He just kept walking towards me smiling mumbling something in Spanish, I've never seen dude so spazzed out before. After a couple of punches and realizing he wasn't falling I got angry ran back into my guest house and got my pistol. By the time I ran back towards the front door his ass was zombie walking into my house with his eyes wide the fuck open still mumbling in Spanish."
"Hell naw dawg!!! I saw that episode on the walking dead!!!" Elijah yelled out, "This shit can't be real, man you have to be lying!! I knew I shoulda let yo’ ass tell me this shit before I called this man in here to listen to some made up shit!!! I apologize, Detective, I think my clients a little too you know??" Elijah said twirling his pointer finger around the side of his head.
"I have the police reports to prove it!"
"I saw those," Detective Brown confirmed "and he's right, Roberto was on some heavy drugs and had a Kaiser blade stuck inside his back pocket. He came there to kill you I believe."
"That's what I thought and that's why I got a restraining order against him! I could have shot dude there but I didn't, instead, I tackled his crazy ass tied him up and called the damn cops. Y'all didn't really do too good of a job when he was arrested because he got out on bond two days later and started standing outside my house. It got ridiculous!"
"I'm sorry but are trying to prove your innocents or tell me you killed him?" Detective Brown asked.
"Hell no I didn't kill that man!! I'm trying to tell you that if I wanted to kill him then I could have when he showed up to my damn house! All this shit is pointless especially since y'all know she killed him and tried to kill me!!"
"Exactly my point," Elijah said sitting back in the chair. "Y'all have no evidence saying that my client is a killer or even involved in this heinous crime! I would like for my client to be dismissed from anything pending in the death of the Mexican."
"We know that Mr. St. John and after he answers these last few questions you all can actually go." Detective Brown spoke. "Now Mr. Wallace how you wind up going to the hospital? What made you go?"
"Before I tell you that can I go back to the day Roberto got arrested?"
"By all means."
"I was angry at my wife after that so I stormed into the main house looking for her. I mean honestly, if she wouldn't have been sleeping with him none of this would have ever happened. She was sitting on one of our bar stools drinking a vodka tonic when I walked in and slammed the door... It was just last Wednesday.
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"DON'T YOU BRING YOUR ASS IN HERE SLAMMING MY GOT DAMN DOOR!!" Stacey said looking back at me.
"All that shit you talking about Stacey means nothing to me! You saw what was happening and you didn't even come out to see what was going on! And why the fuck is he here so late?" I asked still standing by the back door.
"First of all lower your got damn tone with me, Sebastian! I am your wife and even though we aren't seeing eye to eye you will respect me as that!! You want to come in here with all that bull shit acting like you're angry and shit but we both know! We both know that's not why you're really upset."
"Stacey! That man the person you've been fucking for God knows when just tried to fucking kill me!!! I would ask you how in the fuck could you be so calm but I already know the got damn answer! You and him can do whatever it is YALL had planned be together or whatever else but I'm done with all this shit, I have someone that will respect me and not take anything I do for granted, unlike your trifling hoe ass."
I watched her take another sip from her glass before she turned the chair around and looked at me, "You want to talk about me being a hoe and you already had someone else? Huh?? I started being a hoe when you stopped doing what you were supposed to do as a husband!!"
"I gave you everything you needed what the fuck do you mean as a husband!?! You wanted for nothing my kids our kids wanted for nothing!"
"Sebastian! When I married you there was no money! There were no kids it was just you and fucking me!! When you took on your dad's oil company you said that you want us to be financially stable, which was fine! You did that you brought that company from nothing to something but then what happens?? Huh?? What happened?? You neglected ME!! Your wife the person you choose to marry and be with!!! I did some bad things, yes and I am deeply sorry for that but when does enough become enough? You didn't ask me why I did this or why I did that you just allowed it to happen and instead of you having balls and correcting what I was doing you walked around like you didn't have a clue and then started fucking the got damn nanny!!!"
"What did you just accuse me of?" I asked her shockingly.
"You heard me!!! I know you've been sleeping with Mary!! And don't try and deny it!!! You ain't no better than me!!!"
"Yeah I have been is that what you want to hear?? I been fucking the shit out of Mary and it's been a hell of a lot better than your dry ass shit I tell you that!!! That's why all you been wanting to do is suck my dick!"
Before I knew it Stacey got up and slapped me right in the face. "You sorry bastard!!!!"
I didn't react to the slap I figured actions would speak louder than words and proceeded to walk past her out the kitchen to the foyer and up towards the stairs.
"Sebastian!!! What are you doing?? Leave my kids alone!!!"
"When I leave so are they! You ain't shit! I give you everything!! I gave you everything!!! KIDS!!!!"
"Shut up and stop yelling!!! Sebastian!! I love you!!! I've always loved you!! And..I'm... I'm sorry... Baby look, I'm sorry okay?? I'm sorry... I just want us to work... I wanted your attention that's it. Roberto did all that shit because I told him we were through and I wanted my husband. Is that what you wanted?? I want my husband! I want us to do what we were doing before! I just want us Sebastian can't you see that? I'm sorry."
I stood where I was standing then sighed long and hard, Stacey was sobbing like someone had died and I can't lie, I'm a sucker for her tears
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Needless to say, we reconciled our marriage that night last week, I called Mary while Stacey was standing there and told her we couldn't see each other and what have you, and then my brother called."
"But why did he call?" Detective Brown asked.
"Yeah, why did he call?" Elijah asked sitting literally on the edge of his seat.
"He said there was something urgent him and Mama needed to talk to me about that couldn't wait any longer.
Chapter EIGHT
Detective Brown:
"PAIGE!!! PAIGE!!!" I yelled out.
"Mr. Brown she's about to end her shift she's been here for 14 hours already." the rookie yelled out to me sitting at his desk.
"SO! What the hell does that mean?? I need her and she knows that! Rookie call her and tell her ass to get back here right now!" I yelled.
"Yes sir." he said picking up the landline phone dialing her number.
Here I am about to have a break in my case and everybody want to leave. This is some bullshit. I went into my office closed the door and sat at my desk. I took out a pen and pad and started jotting down what I was told so far. I wanted to release Mr. Wallace but I couldn't do that until I figured out what his brother and mother had to tell me. So far everything was pointing to Stacey and she was caught up in a bunch of lies with much evidence to prove she was guilty but something didn't seem right. The mother acted as if she knew something but didn't want to rat out her boys. I think it was time I pulled her from them and talked to her alone, maybe she would give me more insight to what was going on... I stood up walked to my office door then opened it and yelled out, "Put the m
other in a different room alone."
I walked into the room confident knowing that even with her hard demeanor I would be able to break her. I knew that with what I was holding in this manila folder she had no choice but to break down and tell me what was really going on with her boys and Stacey, she had to know more than what she had told me.
"Mrs. Wallace," I said taking a seat in front of her.
"Detective Brown..."
"I see you left your purse out there but not your flask," I said with a smile.
"There's nothing in there no how I got my flask and my money and ID is in my bra, I don't trust anyone not even the police so with that being said what can I do for you?" she asked slightly returning the smile.
"Well Mrs. Wallace I can't hide from you too much longer but I'll get to that when you tell me what I need to know.
"No you'll get to that right now son, I have only one son left and he's not about to be taken away from me because of the system that is served to protect him especially when he is innocent." she said taking a drink from the flask.
"And how do you know that?"
"Do you have children, Mr. Brown?"
"Yes, four," I responded quickly.
"Then you know when they are lying to you and when they are telling you the truth, now don't you?? And besides that..." she looked off for a second. "I was there for the last conversation my boys had together, I'm sorry I didn't say it earlier.
"Well here is where you redeem yourself, Mrs. Wallace, would you be open to discuss with me what happened with the last time your children spoke with each other?"
She sighed, took another drink then sighed again, "Mr. Brown she was no good from the start but we don't have all day now do we?"
"No ma'am we don't.”
"So I guess I should tell yo’ ass then, well, it's pretty simple but it's been a long time since my boy and this "woman" got married so I'll start from last week. Mike called me and told me he had some things he had been hiding from Sebastian I never ask what they are going through because I figured I raised them the right way and that their judgment would always exceed them in the best way. Anyways whatever Mike wanted to tell Sebastian he didn't want to tell him alone so that's when I tagged along with him. When we got to my son's house I was shocked, he was already standing outside by the guard house. Now what I thought he was going to say he didn't. He proceeds to tell me that he thought about leaving Stacey but he wasn't going to do that because he loved her and that they talked but before I could even get a word in Mike cut in and told him he was a dummy. Being their mother I stepped in because I didn't want my boys fighting especially over a disgrace like Stacey."
"So did Mike ever tell Sebastian what he wanted to say?" I asked.
"No, not exactly, Mike was so angry at Sebastian he walked off down the street cursing at him telling him whatever he gets it's on him. I think Mike knew she was going to kill my son and all he was trying to do was save him. I remember Sebastian telling me "Mom I know you're upset about my choice but it's my choice and I'm doing what's best for my family." I knew he was right, I couldn't get in between that so I just smiled at him and told him: "I know baby, I know." And that... That was the last time I saw my boy." she said sobbing.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Wallace," I said reaching across the table touching her hand.
"Two days later I got a call and it was like a blur seeing all the cops at my baby's house with all that yellow tape around Mike and I just stood there crying. I remember Mike yelling out she's not gone get away with this ma'! I won't let her do it. No matter how loud I screamed at him he got on his motorcycle and left. Where he went was beyond me." she said dabbing her eyes with her pinky fingers.
"He came here and brought us the tape that you saw earlier."
"My son, still trying to be the big brother to his big brother would you look at that. He's struggled but he's always done right by us. That Mike is something else. I want to see Stacey and tell her face to face what she did she will never get forgiveness for and I hope she rots in hell."
"I want to show you something Mrs. Wallace but I want to tell you in advance I'm sorry I had to put you through this but I had to get answers first."
"What are you talking about? Go through what?" she asked looking worried.
I took a recorder out my jacket pocket placed it on the table and pressed play.
"911, do you need ambulance, fire or police?" the dispatcher said out loud.
"Si, I need police and an ambulance, she tried to kill me! And she's not finished, she's going to kill him too."
"Okay, sir what's your name and who is she? My name is Roberto, she is my lover Stacey, please hurry I'm dying."
"Sir, can you tell me where you are?"
"I can't... She's coming, I can't move out of the street. Her car is coming!!! Her car!!!! NOOO!!!"
"Sir?? Sir??? All units available head to School Road located in Fresno Texas."
"Unit 5624 headed that way now, what's going on there? The possible victim called in stating someone tried to kill him and they were coming, lost contact."
"On my way."
I stopped the tape.
"That poor man." Mrs. Wallace said shaking her head.
"She poisoned him and ran him over with her car. We were able to match her SUV being in that location at the time of Roberto's murder. As of today with all y'all testimonies and the evidence all pointing to her we are able to arrest her for murder and attempted murder." I said sliding her the manila folder.
"Attempted?" she asked opening it up looking at the pictures inside. "I don't understand what I'm looking at.
"You see Mrs. Wallace, Stacey left early this morning taking the kids to school."
"Which she never does." she said still looking at the pictures.
"Exactly she used the kids as an alibi to leave the house, she even fixed him breakfast in which she put eye drops in his food when he left for the hospital that was our chance to move in. We set up the scene and made her believe he was dead. We let her go all day thinking she had done what she wanted to do, we even let her hold the candlelight services."
"So you telling me my boys alive?" she asked tears forming up in her eyes.
"And well," I said standing up walking to the door and knocking. They opened it revealing both her sons standing there.
"MY BABY!!!!" she said running to Sebastian wrapping her arms around his torso. "Is everything ok?? How do you feel?? My sons!!!" she sobbed.
"I'll leave you all to it," I said walking past the three. "You all are cleared and released." I smiled.
"A..." Mike said looking at me. "That was fucked up making me think my brother was dead but thank you man we really appreciate it, you did yo thing," Mike said hitting my shoulder.
"No problem, it's my job." I smiled.
"Say!!!!!! I know this is a happy reunion and all that good stuff but umm... I'm sleepy hungry and horny and since y'all ain't got no food and no women I'm leaving unless Paige..." Elijah said rubbing his hands together licking his lips.
"Boy please not even with a 10-foot pole."
"See, she knows...” Elijah said nudging me with his elbow. "I'm out, Sebastian call me so I can get started on this case, man."
I walked towards the door he had Stacey in and smiled. I didn't think this would end so quickly but it did and I'm satisfied.
"Paige?"
"Yes? Detective Brown?" she asked walking up towards me, "I would like for you to accompany me."
"With pleasure." she smiled opening the door.
Chapter NINE
STACEY:
"Stacey, Stacey, Stacey. I've given you more than enough chances to come clean with me and each time you've failed," he said
"I've been very transparent with you detective," I said taking out another cigarette putting to my lips then lighting it.
I hate to seem cocky but honestly what do they have against me really? I'm confident in my story regardless of what anyone says.
"I see. Officer could yo
u please bring in the TV?"
I watched as the lady nod her head and leave out the room. "What is going on? What is this all about?" I was getting a little nervous now, I would normally read people but at the moment I couldn't. He just sat there smiling with his legs crossed waiting for the female officer to come back.
She came back in with an old box TV on a rolling cart then handed the remote to Detective Brown.
"Is this supposed to scare me?" I asked puffing on what was left of my cigarette, "Cause if so both of you are failing in that department."
They both stayed quiet and looked at each other.
"Before I show you these things, I want to give you one more chance to defend yourself, just one more Stacey that's it." he said leaning in.
"Show me what you want Detective but I've already told you what I know and what I did and you can't arrest me on the truth," I said also leaning on the table.
"Have it your way." he said pulling a recorder out his pocket pressing rewind then play.
He played a phone call to 911 from Roberto. And to be perfectly honest I was shocked but I stayed quiet, after that he pressed play on the TV playing a video of Mike and I talking. When that went off he turned off the TV and looked at me. I had been set up!!!!! This is bullshit!!!!
I covered my mouth with my hand and sat back, my mind going a thousand miles per second.
"You can't manipulate your way out of this Stacey! I know you what you did it's all on tape!!!! And with three people against you, you're by yourself and alone!! Now in your own fucking words why did you run Roberto over and try to kill your husband??"
I wanted to stay quiet but I couldn't hold it in, I just snapped. "My husband would have tried to take my kids if I left!!! My husband was a mean-spirited person and money hungry!!! If he had a choice he would have killed me first!! I admit I poisoned him but look damn it he lived!!! And as far as Roberto goes I didn't kill him!!! I didn't run him over!!!" I yelled out.