Oscar Pistorius:
The Ultimate Whodunnit Page Turner
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When you listen
to the news everyday to hear the latest version of Oscar Pistorius’ almost culpable
homicide, it’s as if you’re reading a good murder mystery. The secret to
keeping you interested are the twists and turns of the daily progress of the
story and trying to guess what actually happened on that dark night when the
beautiful Reeva was shot.
When a writer
begins his/her journey penning a mystery of any kind, the author must
constantly keep you wondering with plot twists and turns. But, even that won’t
keep most of us holding onto that book. We need to be able to be sympathetic to
one or more of the characters. Who couldn’t feel some compassion for a man with
two prosthetic legs? The caring is built right into the plot. This is the same
secret to writing a good novel. For example…
“Shoot the bastard once in the head and cut off his
fourth finger. I want the finger and that wedding ring,” the boss had demanded.
“And do it this afternoon before the lunch shift leaves.”
Killing Gio
reeked of the foulest form of betrayal. Not because murder was depraved—everybody
had to die some time. But Gio was family.
A trembling
hand twisted the silencer onto the 9mm; a sleeve caught the sweat dripping from
a solemn face. No subterfuge was required to gain access. Gio had undeniable
trust and faith in the one assigned to this perfect murder.
Pistol
concealed within a roomy linen blazer, a confused shadow of a person, riddled
with guilt, walked down the hall toward Gio—hand steady—forcing each reluctant
footstep forward.
Gio sat in the
conference room in the subbasement level of Trattoria, the restaurant he owned
since the death of his father, seven years ago. One entrance existed to this
level, and only three people had the key. Gio trusted them all.
“Shoot him
from behind, and he’ll never suspect a thing,” the boss had instructed. “He’ll
just fall asleep. That’s it. Nothing else. No more pain. Just relief.”
The perfect
way to die.
One last favor
to Gio.
A glance at
the new Rolex. The lunch-shift bartender would leave at 5:00, in less than
fifteen minutes. One stop left, the doorway of the conference room.
Gio turned at
the slight sound and grinned cheerfully. “Hey, you want to sign this card for
my sister?” A large gift wrapped in shiny gold paper lay on the table. “It’s
from everyone at the restaurant. Maybe it will cheer her up.”
“What did you
buy the princess this time?”
Gio always
thought his sister could do no wrong. He leaned forward in his high back,
leather chair bearing a smug smile. “You know how everyone says she looks like
a young Jacky O?”
“I don’t think
so.” The assassin leaned against the doorjamb, now unable to hide a clear
distaste for little Miss Deputy Attorney General.
“That’s okay.”
Gio’s voice lost its vigor. “You don’t have to sign it.”
The trigger
still felt cold from the gun having been hidden in the restaurant’s meat
freezer. “No, finish. I’ll sign it.”
“Don’t force
yourself.” Gio turned back to the table.
How perfect.
While Gio
signed the sympathy card, the assassin took aim, steadying the gun hand, and
squeezing the trigger.
In a
millisecond it was done.
Gio’s brains
drizzled onto the wall as if from an out-of-control painter with a spray gun.
Flecks of blood sprayed the shooter’s face. Gio’s blood splattered over the
table, seeped to the edge, then trickled a drop at a time to a growing puddle
on the floor.
As Gio’s skull
emptied onto Mary Elisabeth’s card and gift, the murderer gagged and spat, fighting
a sudden wrenching pain deep within.
Gio’s head
smashed to the floor; his limp, lifeless body followed.
No, he never
suspected a thing.
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