Las Vegas, texte

June 25th, 1962 - 3.30 PM - The Little Church Of The West – Las Vegas, NV.

I was surprised to learn about the wedding of Ben and Mary, only three months after Michael's death. I said that to Ben, who answered me, in his beautiful white suit, laughing, that Mary had insisted a lot that we get married so fast. I asked her the reason of this decision and she told me, troubled and disturbed, that they were total in love and they couldn’t wait anymore!

I found the behavior of Mary very strange, and, taking advantage that she discusses with her friends, I asked Ben if he did not find her strange sometimes. He had drunk a lot and answered me by laughing that she sometimes liked strange things, as the will which had made her write... «If I die, Mary will be a millionaire! » declared he before leaving in a roar of laughter.

I began must to be taken by a horrible doubt, and decided to observe Mary closer...

June 27th, 1962 – 8:00 AM – at my hotel – Las Vegas, NV

Mary had noticed that I observed she, and she avoided me, what strengthened my suspicions.

This morning, I saw her passing in front of my hotel by car and going to the store of the street, before going out again from it very quickly. I found it very strange, knowing that she had to leave for wedding night with Ben today. Intrigued, I followed-up without she see me. Arrived to her, I saw that Ben still slept, and Mary entered most silently possible the house. I approached and observed it through the window. She put what she had bought on the table: rat poison! She had already prepared the breakfast, and she emptied an enormous dose of rat poison in the bottle of orange juice!

After that, she went back up in her car and redirected towards the store, by making a lot of noise, as if she wanted to wake the entire neighborhood. Exactly, it woke Ben, who came and settled down to have lunch. Before he drinks the poisoned orange juice, I rushed in the house and I tried to explain him the situation. I called the police, and when Mary returned of the store, her was welcomed by the famous William Henry Parker III, the police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.

A few months later, she was considered guilty of the murder of Michael and of Ben's murder attempt, what he been worth more than 20 years of prison. She had planned to get back the inheritances of her husbands, for then go to live richly in Caribbean's islands , and she would have doubtless succeeded if I had not discovered her plans!

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