Chapter 8 #

The next day, his parents and sister raised a hue and cry when they saw blackish red marks on the stairs. The family were certain that the serial killer came to their house last night, but as the door was closed, he could not enter, so they decided to inform the police.

Alex woke up from the noise, outside his room. When he came out to see what was the commotion about and he noticed the footprints on the stairs, he was also shocked to see them and innocently fully supported his parents in calling the police.

The Police arrived immediately, as soon as they got the news. Edward was also with them. He examined every member of the family and checked the size of their foot mark, but the marks on the stairs were of much bigger size, he inspected the entire house very minutely, went into all the rooms, but particularly focused on Alex.

He asked him few questions like what does he do, when does he go to his college and when does he return home. He noted down all the details in his notepad.

Edward also asked what does he do after coming back from his college, which Alex replied obediently and in all seriousness. Alex told Edward that he studied at night till 12:30 am everyday.

After asking questions, Edward left along with the police. The police got a chance to advise the people. They reported that the serial killer had visited a particular house, last night but as the door was securely locked, he couldn't get in. So, they advised them to keep their gates and doors locked.

However, Alex's parents were very tensed. Because they saw the detective asked several questions to Alex and wondered why the detective asked him those questions. They were worried for their son, they thought, maybe, his life was in danger.

Something happened that week that helped the police to save its face for sometime. Police arrested one youth at about 2 a.m. when he was trying to escape on his motorcycle after killing a man. When they interrogated the man, they found that he used a knife to kill the victim.

The next day, this news became a headline in the newspaper. It said that last night they had succeeded in capturing the serial killer. They also published his photo and details of the incident.

But the people were not convinced, they started to argue with the police that the kidnapper was caught with a motorcycle and more importantly, he had used a knife as the murder weapon. The people said the serial killer never came on bike and used any weapon for killing, till now.