Detective Robert Santiago called Dextrous to Delilah's study. She walked down to the study with some popcorn and soda with her, at exact time when he asked her to come.

Yeah, she is punctual!

Robert opened the door, gesturing for Dextrous to enter. "Please take a seat." He said.

Dextrous entered and took her assigned seat she was addressed to.

"So, Miss Williams. What were you doing the night of the murder?" Robert asked, sitting down in front of her.

Whoa. Direct straightforward question. He seemed to be in a hurry.

Dextrous narrowed her eyes to Detective, "First I was invited by Apollo to the Basement where we had a alcohol party, then I remembered to go to Sarah Anne Dower to get acetaminophen for Daniel...it was around 11:10pm when I left basement. Before I took the acetaminophen, I  chatted with Cassandra in the library and left the library."

Dex grabs popcorn, she brought with her.

"Later around 11:40pm I called Mr.Close to know where he was but he never picked up my call." She took a sip of Soda and continued, "My head felt dizzy due to the alcohol. So I retired to my assigned room where I found Blaise and finally uptil the murder we both were in my room as drunk teenagers."

"I will confirm this from the people you have mentioned. It has come to my attention that you have been avoiding people, usually avoidance results from a sense of urgency." Robert asked her, "Was there anything urgent you needed to do? Anything eating your mind?"

Dex nodded in agreement "Sure sure, why not. You can ask all the peeps whom I mentioned."

Dex looked at her popcorn and muttered, "Detective, I think you would like to correct your statement. As much as I can recall from that night, I only avoided Blaise in the hallway."

She looked up at Mr. Santiago, "There wasn't any urgency. I had to put an end to Blaise and mine relationship due to some circumstance, and I tried not to talk to him, that's why I avoided him. May you do me the honour of telling me who were the other people I avoided that night ?"

"Hmm firstly, where exactly did you avoid Blaise?" He inquired.

"In the hallway, on my way to the Basement," She smiked at Robert, "where I saw Anna was flirting with you. You flirt way too much Detective!"

His head was hung.

Dex shouted, "Robert ? Where are you ?" when she saw Robert was sleeping while sitting on his chair, "instead of interrogating me, you slept?"

"Correction, we were never flirting in the hallway. I wonder how you managed to see us if we weren't there. Can you look through walls suddenly, Miss Williams?" He asked.

Dex rolled her eyes, "Are you kidding me Detective? The hallway ofcourse leads to the bar. Right? I was on my way to the basement. In the hallway I encountered Blaise and then I saw Anna all over you in the bar and exited the manor to go to the basement."

"Peeking from entrances, how very snoopy of you. So, Miss Williams, what was the nature of your relationship with Mr. Black? You must have been close if he cared to mention you in his will." Robert raised a single eyebrow.

Dex continued to eat popcorn and saw nothing left, "Detective, you ask too many questions. Can you bring some popcorn for me?"

Dex waited for Robert's reaction which was empty as ever.

"Yeah I was peeking from the entrance, don't forget I'm a Spy. So remember to lock your room's doors and windows when you're with someone else." She laughed at her statement.

She sighed, "Anyway, I was a business partner in Black's company. I worked there for Nine years. And that piece of old shit fired me because I couldn't give a risk less proposal for the company."

She looked at Detective, "You only tell, a company have to take risk if you want to get higher profits. Isn't it ?"

"Getting fired by your employer and being included in his will, motives. Great. And Miss Williams, it is a crime to peek on people during private affairs, right to privacy does exist. So, I suggest you hault your spying as long as you are inside this mansion. Anyway, you worked closely, so you must have known him well, Am I right?" Robert leaned back in his chair.

Dex stared at Robert, "I'm sure he mentioned me in his will to Show off, not that he gave me too much and neither his will was known to me."

She ate all her popcorn,"Fetch me another please. I'm hungry. And a bar isn't a private place to flirt Mr. Santiago. I can peek to any public place, I have the spy license and I peeked to a public bar at the Manor." She smiled at him.

"Well, I knew Delilah Black for 9 years, it doesn't mean I knew him well. I only knew how he dealt with business meetings and tried to gain profit. That's all."

"I am not your waiter, so no I won't. Please take this interrogation seriously, your lack of manners does little in your favour." His temper was visible to her.

"And I wasn't talking about the flirting, Miss Williams. There are many things which should just remain private. Hmmm, interesting. Miss Williams, when you were going to Miss Dower, did anyone see you? Can anyone vouch that you went straight to Miss Dower from the basement?" Robert asked again.

This man got too many questions, how long will he continue to ask questions like this?

She showed him puppy eyes, "You Should keep a waiter then. People are usually hungry when they are being asked questions." She uncrossed her legs.

"And alright I won't be spying in the Mansion." She looked at the ceiling as if trying to remember something, "How am I supposed to know if anyone had saw me then.... I don't think anyone can vouch me in this. But I can tell u, I left the basement at 11:10pm and reached the library at 11:20pm. The distance wasn't so much that I spent the entire night there."

She glanced at the top corner of the room, "We have CCTV cameras in this big Mansion. Right?"

"10 minutes accompanied by an adrenaline rush, accompanied by the agility of a spy, are enough for many things, Miss Williams. We don't have cameras, unfortunately." Robert fixed her with a icy stare. "And if you are so hungry, you better make yourself some food after this interrogation."

Oh my! This man answered so many things in just one breath. And does he think that I'm Flash from DC comics ? I mean how can I run and kill someone in those high heels within 10 minutes?

And wait what? This bigggg mansion of Mr.Black does not have a single CCTV Camera ? I'm sure Delilah was a brainless man.

"Let me point out Detective, the murder was around midnight, and after Delilah was murdered, we all were gathered in the dining room." She looked straight in his eyes, "So if I would have murdered him in that 10mins, someone would have heard his scream. And I wouldn't be able to reach the library. Right?

"Miss Williams, if you remember there were traces of Acetaminophen in Mr. Black's system which were given to him few hours prior to the murder, maybe when you were returning with the pills you took that window of opportunity to slip them in. And Mr. Black wasn't in a position to scream because of the pills, he didn't have time. His cognitive activity had slowed down. It would be quick and easy to murder him in that position." Robert curled his lip.

"I never had the acetaminophen before I reached the library," she waited for his next question.

"What about when you left?" Robert asked, "Did someone see you then?"

"I met Blaise, almost immediately. The library was
ON THE FIRST FLOOR, DOWN TO THE HALLWAY LEFT CORNER THIRD ROOM, and my room was the First room. So after I left library, I immediately bumped into Blaise." She raised her eyebrows, "Ask him!"

"Miss, I would like to get the timeline right here. First you were in the basement, then you went to the library and then in he hallway you bumped into Blaise?" Robert seemed confused.

"No, absolutely No" she kept the popcorn aside, "I left my room at night 10pm to go to the basement, I encountered Blaise in the hallway, I avoided him and kept walking when I peeked and saw you and Anna in the bar. I exited the house and went straight to Basement, many saw me. There we had a alcohol party and I left basement to go to the library, took the acetaminophen, talked with Cassandra, left the library and bumped into Blaise again infront of my room. Then we both spent time in my room."

"Very well, Miss Williams that will be all. If I have any queries, I will reach out to you. Have a good day and eat something." Robert said.

"Nothing more?" She stared blankly, "I expected more. Please interogate me more next time. I'd love to order you some more food stuffs."

"Hmmm perhaps you'd like to serve some jail time you know, free food." Robert said plainly.

She stood up to depart

He gestured towards the door. "Farewell."

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Thanks for the Roleplay, I really enjoyed to annoy you—

herald_of_hell - Detective Robert Santiago