Finding Clues (2)

Ch-23

On the other hand…

Evelynn and Joe saw as the manager ordered all the staff into the staff room at their request. They could see he was shivering badly because of the situation that happened. He and the staff knew when to shut up and when to open.

"When was the last time you saw Master Oscar?" Joe asked.

Some said they saw him in the party, or in the garden or near the water fountain.

"I saw him when a new waiter carrying him to his pent house," a cleaner said.

"How do you know he is a new one? Is he here?" Evelynn asked.

"I never saw him before. When there is a banquet, our hotel hires some part time jobs for that particular day. Since it's a banquet related to Bernadette groups, our manager hired him for tonights banquet," she replied.

"When was the last time you saw this woman?" Joe asked again.

"I saw Master Oscar dragging her into a room without her consent," a waitress said.

"After that?" Evelynn asked with anger.

This bastard Oscar! Dragged her friend into a room without her will. How dare he!?!

"I don't know. I left when the guards warned us not to go that way," the waitress replied.

"Anything else?" Evelynn asked.

"I saw a new waiter taking her away to a car covering her with a shawl. It felt like her dress has been torn. Because her one side of the dress was sweeping the floor while the other half stayed intact," a waitress said.

Evelynn eyes widened in shock. Torn dress! Every passing second was scaring her and turning her angrier. She wanted her friend to be safe and sound. But why does it look like she wouldn't be safe any more.

"If you guys know more, just let us know. Bernadette groups will reward you handsomely," Evelynn said as she tried to get more information from them. Just then she saw the expressions on their faces changing.

"If you lie, the punishment would be handsome too," Evelynn added making them step back too.

"She was taken in a black buggetti," a person said.

"How do you know?" Evelynn asked.

"I was supposed to send back a guest as he was heavily drunk. Then I saw the waiter climbling the car after he settled this lady inside it," he said.

"Are you a waiter?" she asked.

"No, Miss. I am in charge to send guests to their cars and connect them with their driver or family," he said.

"More?" she asked as she swept her gaze around the hall.

"A waiter asked for new clothes from me. While serving master, master spolled some wine on him. According to lady's order he couldn't go to staff room to change," he replied.

Evelynn nodded and looked around as if asking anything else.

Getting no answers, she looked at the manager. "They can resume their work. The two people who informed us, will be rewarded by Lady Ella. Note down their names," Joe said.

"Manager, accompany us to the security room," Evelynn said.

He nodded and took them to the footage room.

From the waitresses testimony they recorded the time and started watching the footage.

Suddenly they saw a group of waiters were walking in a certain direction and the footage blacked out. Nothing could be seen till the next fifteen minutes. By the time the footage came back, everything looked as usual.

"What's wrong with this!?" Evelynn could barely contain any anger.

"The footage should be fine. There is no problem before," Manager said as sweat beads formed on his forehead.

"Come with me. Let's meet Lady Ella together," Evelyn said as she forced him to come with them. The manager reluctantly followed them not knowing what was store to him. He prayed to god to keep him safe and healthy, And also asked him to give few more years to live if possible.

When Evelynn and Joe returned to the basement, it was totally close from all sides. They were allowed since Lady Ella permitted them.

They saw Callum was back with two men who tried to run away.

Evelynn gave a pleased smile to Callum when he brought them back. Callum felt a slight flutter in his heart when he was rewarded with her smile. While Evelynn was not aware of his little heart attack caused by her.

"Lady Ella, from the staff we got to know my friends dress was torn and was taken away by a waiter. Then she was 'helped' to a black buggetti, which she never owned," Evelynn said her findings.

"And as for your son, he is the one who tore my friends dress, and dragged her inside a room without her consent. After a certain time skip, he was taken to a penthouse by one of the part time waiter. And asked one of the cleaning people to give him fresh clothes," Evelynn said.

"Then we went to footage room. The fifteen minutes time where both Oscar and Luciana went missing was wiped off. But we saw a faint image of group of people dressed as waiters.

"I think this preplanned one," Joe said.

Ella nodded.

"Callum, get our IT department people and restore the lost footage. And check the cameras outside the hotel too," Ella ordered.

Callum nodded and left.

"Lady, the originally assigned guards are nowhere to be found," Carl said as he entered the basement. He handled the situation in the banquet hall and decided to look into the situation. That's when the question of the original guards popped up.