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John Parkson Monologue

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A shrill scream escaped his lips, his eyelids fluttering and threatening unconsciousness. It had been going on so long that he didn't even feel the pain anymore, in its place stood an overwhelming feeling of tiredness. There was a final blow and his tense body slumped to the floor. Officer John Parkson woke with a jolt. He picked up the phone without opening his eyes and groggily answered to the the scratchy voice of the Sargent as he described the situation. Breathing deeply he listened intently, and three minutes later officer is off the phone and in his car heading down to the station. As Parkson entered he is greeted by a weary looking receptionist who introduced herself as Lacy, sitting slumped at the front desk. Parkson curtly stated …show more content…

As he entered a bell rung and mosquitoes and various other air bound bugs flew over to him from the dingy light that they had previously been attracted to. He saw a shady figure in the corner and because the only other person in the café was a drunken man at the bar, he headed over to them. Parkson walked over, the figure introduces himself as Barney, the victim's brother, his eyes were bloodshot and he had not shaven in quite a while. But of these things the one that stood out most to Parkson was that this man looked extremely similar to the victim, John tried to think back to when he saw the body and then realised that if the victim was not a corpse, that he would look identical to this man. Barney sat down and and began to tell Parskon about his brother, Barney spoke with the upmost sincerity, he tells the detective that his brother was the most brilliant man, happy and contented and that that he loved him with all his heart, that he was a great role model for all. Parkson listens to Barney and takes notes, but he already knows that this man is not to blame for the murder. Parkson thanks Barney for his time and he

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