Inside The Goldashenn Mansion(Denielle Ann Y. Abolencia) In its beauty, the Goldashenn Mansion brilliantly presents its vibrant power and majesty.As it is named, the beautiful residence is made entirely of ash-blackened gold, dug up in egyptian sands. Despite its appeal, ever since its structure had been put up, the previous residents have been overcome with power, greed and envy; falling victim to criminal actions in terms of financial gain. Once more a crime had been taken place, and a certain detective is summoned to apprehend the culprit. "Hello?" asked Leia Caldean, first born child of the incredibly wealthy and famous Leonardo and Cynthia Caldean.In the living room she sat on the black panther-upholstered sofa, her left hand twirling the phone wire, the other gripping the phone. "Yes? This is Stella True, head detective from Ace P.D. Detective Agency. How may I help you?" There was a short pause before Leia replied in sobs,"M-m-my parents..t-they've...they've been m-..mu..mur-"she cut her sentence off."Murdered?"Stella finished for her."Y-yes"Leia stammered."I'll be right there as soon as possible,Ms. Caldean" Stella assured her as she put the phone on its cradle. Informing her co-workers of the case, she set off in one of the police vehicles,reaching the mansion in no time. The Golashenn Mansion was known by all, as it is as prominent as its owners. Entering the mansion, Stella gazed politely at the two Caldean Heiresses, Leia,the eldest of the trio, Cyndie, the middle child, and Leo, the youngest.

Cyndie spoke up."Let us show you the crime scene" she said,forcing some confidence in her tone. In the garden the bodies lay in pools of blood. A gun had obviously been used, judging by the circular marks on both bodies' stomachs. The corpses appear to be facing each other" Stella inspected.She spotted a black object bt the nearby bushes.Assuming it was a gun, she put on plastic gloves and pickerd it up. After rummaging through her kit, she pulled out the proper gear for fingerprint testing.After collecting the prints of Mr. Caldean's lifeless hand, she then checked the gun for prints.Strangely enough, the gun had no prints at all!"Interesting.The killer must've wiped the prints off..",she observed.Puzzled, Stella checked Mrs. Caldean's prints and as she did,Stella's eyes grew wide.Like the gun, Mrs. Caldean had no fingerprints!"What?H-how..?"she
burst out.
She turned around and saw the brownhaired triplets quietly roaming around the flowerbeds. She asked,to not one of them in particular,"Were any workers here last night?" Leo approached her."All our employees had gone home, as usual, after dinnertime.Unfortunately,our CCTVs chose that exact same time to die of power, so there wasn't any footage of the crime.Though, around midnight, mother was seen by the cameras in the kitchen, which was next to the garden,pouring herself a glass of water and looking towards the window,which shows the garden" Stella thought for a moment, and slowly but surely she headed outside and hopped into one of the police cars. She reached into the glove compartment and started thumbing through the files of the 20-year old triplet."Motive",Stella muttered to herself."It could have been one of them,like in the movies or books...hmm..But they're too affluent to kill just to get their part of heritage."She turend to the file of Leia, the first child."Works as Model/Actress..recent nose job over two years ago..done by pro-surgeon Dr.
Franchez"she read aloud.Quickly she turned to the file of Leo,the youngest."Manager of Caldean hospitals and malls..recent hip surgery by Dr. Franchez 17 months ago.."she read.Lastly she went to Cyndie's file."Internationally famous fashion Designer whom had lip surgery by Dr. Franchez over a year ago.Huh,Stella remarked.The Caldean trio certainly made wide use of the expert surgeon.Leaning back in her chair, she pondered,"Mmm...Mrs. Caldean and the gun didn't have fingerprints..Did she have her skin replaced?Or her prints removed somehow? But why..unless.."she stopped midsentence,sitting upstraight.She immediately returned to the garden,asking the triplet,"Did your parents have any problems?Grudges,maybe against each other?"

Silence filled the air.For a brief moment everyone was in deep thought.Stella was amazed nobody burst in outrage for the unsettling question.Finally Leia spoke up."We do hear them quarrel sometimes.Father frequently comes home very late.Usually midnight or even later than that"she began.She glanced at Cyndie,giving her a look that indicated for her to continue the explanation."..Mother always complains about his workaholic ways..But it seemed more than that.She accuses him of..o-of.."she couldn't finish."Of having an affair"Leo completed.Father always managed to end the arguments.Each of us try to comfort mother as she cried disdainfully but she always rejected our sympathy"he said gravely.Suddenly an idea struck Stella."Um,excuse me.I need to go someplace.I'll be back in a short while"she pardoned herself,heading out.

In a flash she parked the police car in front of Dr. Franchez's clinic.After a few knocks on the door, it opened, revealing a middle-aged,woman with shoulder length blonde hair and emerald eyes.A shock of expression spread on her face.She tried to shut the door close, but Stella anticipated this, and with all her might she opened the door wide."Why did you try to shut me out,Dr.?"Stella asked accusingly."Have you been expecting me?"she added softly."N-no.I just though you were a criminal,You have that kind of f-face"the surgeon murmured."Oh, really?Perhaps I could get you to change my face then!Just like you helped Mrs. Caldean!" Stella accused. The surgeon tried to keep an unreadeable expression but it was no use."I know you changed her skin,Doctor Franchez.Specifically her hands.She no longer has fingerprints,am I right?".

This was a dangerous bluff,Stella reminded herself.For all she knew she could be dead wrong but she was so sure of her theory, in light of the information and evidence."What are you talking about?I haven't any idea of your insane allegations"the Surgeon denied,her hands clearly shaking,as she had to hold on to her table to steady herself. "I have evidence, Dr. Franchez.I know of your recent works on the Caldeans! It's in the hands of the police as we speak.She paid you to hide any proof of the skin surgery ,you knew she intended to use a gun,you knew she needed a clean slate.The police will be here soon,doctor,and if you simply confess now,I assure you,you may be given a lighter sentence"Stella firmly stated,meeting the surgeon's guilty eyes.At last Dr. Franchez broke down,falling to her knees."Y-yes...yes.."she choked out,tears falling from her eyes."She told me to keep everything a secret.She told me about her husband and how she was so sure he was having an affair.I kept declining but she kept offering me large sums of money.I kept refusing, but I gave in once she threatened to harm my family and maybe even my relatives", she confessed,trembling in fear and relief.

Stella instantly pulled out a tape recorder from her pocket and clicked the 'stop' button."Thank you very much,doctor"she said.She walked out and drove back to the Mansion, hurrying towards the garden.Everyone,the Caldean Triplet and the police and investigators, gave their full attention to Stella as she walked in."Everyone,I would like you all to know that the culprit is among us"she delcared.Stunned faces and whispers broke out.Stella waved her hand,bringing back the tensive silence."Our killer is none other than--and I'm very sorry to tell you this,Ms, Leia, Ms. Cyndie, and Sir Leo--our killer is none other than Mrs. Caldean herself"Stella stated factually,pointing to Mrs, Caldean's corpse. One by one the triplet fell to their knees onto the grass,crying in earnest.A frenzy broke out amongst everybody.Stella continued,"Notive the position of their bodies?They quarreled shortly after Mr. Caldean arrived home.Coming through the gate right by the garden.Throughout the intense argument, Mrs. Caldean whipped out a gun, which was apparently registered in her name, and shot her husband before shooting herself in the process".Stella released a short,meaningful sigh and looked at Leo."You mentioned before that your father always ended the fights.I guess this time your mother wanted it the other way around.She ended it.Ended it for both of them."Stella pulled out her tape recorder and handed it to her trusted co-worker,Jackson,informing him of the contents and told him to play it for the triplet.As she headed out of the mansion, she turned her head, giving the Caldean trio one last glance,she concluded,"And as for your father,he never had an affair.I looked into the matter.He was a pure workaholic.Your mother was just paranoid".ans with that she left,knowing another case had been closed, changing the lives of three as two had been taken away.

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