Trouble+on+the+Train

Zach, Josiah, and Matt

Trouble on the Train  On April 17, 1999. there was a train going to Oklahoma from Indiana, but this was no average train. This train was the governor's train, the train had six cars. There was a dining car, engine car, two baggage cars, a sleeper car, and there was also a car for the governors meetings. Three days after the trip began, there was a murder. It was 6:01 PM when everyone was in the dining cart, then the train slowed down then came to a complete stop and then lights went out. There was an ear-piercing scream. When the lights went back on Mary Lou, the governor’s daughter, was gone and the only thing remaining was a puddle of blood and some coal dust. “Is anyone here a detective?” asked Joe. “Hello, I am a detective.” Someone said in a foreign way. “My name is Rashad, and this is my assistant is Jamal.” “Hi I’m Jamal.” He said nasally. Suddenly the door swung open and the Governor walked in and said “Mary Lou I’m here to eat with you.” Then he quickly noticed her absence. “What happened, where is Mary Lou?” “Ummm...I...we think someone murdered her.” Said Joe uneasily. “WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT” Yelled the governor. “Who could have done such a thing?” Rashad, who was feeling sad for the Governor said “I will find out who did such monstrosity.” “You better!” exclaimed the Governor. As soon as the Governor left Rashad started to look for clues and asked other people if they knew anything about the murder. The only clue Rashad had was the coal dust scattered around the scene of the murder. “I have some clues to share with you; I found out there was some coal dust and I will be testing for fingerprints later in the day.”  “Eh, whatever.” said Joe

__From the view of the Murderer__ “Ha Ha Ha” He laughed menacingly “Finally I got rid of Mary Lou and no one suspects anything! They are so impudent, they think my name is Joe!” laughed Robert “Uh... Umm...I can hear you Robert” Said the conductor “And I am going to tell Rashad.” <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Not if I kill you too,” Robert replied fiercely. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Uh...F-f -ine I w-w-won’t tell anyone just don’t hurt me.” The conductor said nervously <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“ I won't kill you, just because I need you to drive the train, but that doesn’t mean I won’t kill you later.” Said Robert <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert disappeared off into the dining car where he would begin making preparation in faking his own murder. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Back with the detective__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Rashad sat in the dining hall trying to put the pieces to the mystery together. He went over to the blood pool were Joe was murdered. He noticed that it dried differently than blood. There were specks of things in it. He felt it and it was thick and sticky, but when he went over to where Mary Lou had been murdered, the pool was dry and not sticky at all. Joe’s blood wasn't blood it was ketchup. “Joe isn’t dead!” Announced Rashad. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Rashad now knew that this crime was a lot more than it seemed. He was puzzling the pieces together, but then the lights went out again! When the lights came back on, Jamal was gone!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__From The View of The Murderer__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jamal woke up tied to a chair. He was in the engine car. In the corner of his eye, he saw Joe. He was amazed to see that he was alive and O.K. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Joe walked over to Jamal ”What does Rashad know of these murders?” he asked <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jamal, still in shock that Joe was alive, didn’t respond. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> “What does Rashad know?” Joe asked again <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“How are you still alive?” Jamal asked <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> “I thought you were smarter, it was me you idiot!” Joe scoffed <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">”But why?” Jamal exclaimed <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> “I ran against the governor in elections, but he caught me cheating. It ruined me! I will ask you one more time, what does Rashad know?” Joe replied <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> “I will never tell you!” Jamal exclaimed. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">”Then this is about to get messy!” Joe laughed <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Back To The Dining Car__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Jamal, Jaaamaaallll, where are you?” said Rashad “Heeeellllp, Heeeellllp” Rashad heard faintly. “Jamal, Jamal is that you?” “Heeeellllp, Heeeellllp” Rashad heard again. Then Rashad found Jamal tied up in the engine room with long knife slashes across his face, and as he looked closer Rashad found hand marks on Jamal’s throat. Rashad asked,”Who did this to you”?, but Jamal would not tell. Rashed had suspected Jamal had been and forced to stay quiet about it. Then out of the shadows came Joe. He had a knife in his hand. Right when Rashad saw him, he ran. Joe was getting close coming after him. Rashad ran into the dining car and slammed the door shut. Everyone was scared and didn’t know what was going on. Rashad said, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">”It was Joe, he did all of the kidnapping. He is coming after me!” Everyone was horrified. Joe was slamming up against the door and throwing things at it. Rashad said, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">”We can stop him!” He called a passenger up to him. and Rashad said,”I need you to go out the back door and get in my room. I have a gun there, will you go get it for me?” The passenger nodded. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A few minutes later the passenger came back with the gun. Rashad told everyone to go to the back of the room. When they were there, he walked to the door and opened it. Rashad shouted,”Freeze!” Joe immediately stopped and held up his hand. Rashad ordered Joe to go to a chair. When Joe sat down, Rashad tied him up with a rope. He informed the passengers that they were now safe. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rashad freed Jamal and finally Jamal told him everything. When the train got back to the station Joe was arrested. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The End <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">…..for now.....