Hollywood Domination Chapter 457: Disappeared memory card

"Name."

"Joanna Tate."

"Age."

"26 years old."

"Occupation is...university lecturer?"

"Yes, I teach at UC Berkeley."

"Okay, Dr. Tate - a 27-year-old university lecturer, you must be very good. I thought that ordinary doctoral students would have to be a postdoctoral fellow for a period of time before they can find a job."

"My thesis did satisfy the school."

"You must spend a lot of time reading, don't you? Or are you actually a pretty social girl?—is partying a regular thing for you?"

"Students kind of beer parties, of course, but I don't go to these kind of parties very often, I mean, the little dress, bow tie kind for men."

"And you are here because?"

"Charles Colin and I are friends."

"How long have you known each other?"

"I don't remember... five years? Eight years? We were online first, and then we started meeting in reality, so I can't define the exact time."

"How did you meet?"

"Because we all love Jennifer, we've been her fans since ten years ago."

"It is Ms. Jennifer Jefferson who was held hostage."

"Yes, Harry, Charles, Zade and I are all her fans."

"Then what happened last night must have been very hard for you to accept."

"...yeah, it's like a nightmare...it's just—"

"Give Dr. Tate a stack of tissues."

"Thank you...just, it's all really scary...you know what I mean, when you're still expecting to chat with your idol, all of a sudden—"

"Jennifer wants to chat with you?"

"Yes, she knows that we are all her fans - I'm still an administrator of the forum... and Charles is the object of her investment. She is very happy and said that she wants to chat with us a little more, but downstairs It was too loud, and as we walked upstairs—"

"Zade held her hostage, didn't he?"

"Yeah, all of a sudden he pulled out a gun and fired a shot—really loud. I really, I was completely blinded, I couldn't react at all, and for a moment I thought this Just kidding—it’s like a dream—"

"And what happened?"

"Then people started screaming and started running outside, maybe a few people froze in place, and Zade took Jennifer to the landing at the end of the stairs, I don't know, he probably handcuffed her , and then he let everyone out, leaving only a few of us.”

"You guys are talking about——"

"Harry, Charles, me and Cesare Vijari, Jennifer's ex-husband and partner."

"Do you want to stay?"

"We didn't have much of a choice...he wouldn't let us go, and we—we didn't believe him at the time—actually held Jennifer hostage, you know, and we all thought there must be some misunderstanding, and He and we are friends—"

"It feels like you guys can stop him, don't you?"

"Yeah, really didn't realize at the time who he was actually going to hurt... I don't know, I guess my mind just stopped spinning."

"The whole kidnapping incident lasted about 40 minutes, what did he do after the door was closed?"

"He...became very excited and kept saying that he was cheated by j.j."

"What did you deceive him about?"

"I don't know...he keeps saying that j.j lied to him, that she's a...w.h.o.r.e...he looks weird-I don't know, it's hard to retell the conversation."

"Why?"

"Because he was sporadic and excited, almost talking to himself, and we were so far apart—I don't know, and I'm—I don't know, excited? Scared? Honestly , and I still—it still feels unreal to think that something like this happened last night—I really... can’t remember it at all.”

"...ok, understandable—then, how did you get out of trouble?"

"Uh, it's j.j, no, it should be Zade - Zade was very excited at the time and kept saying that he was going to kill her - then j.j's hands seemed to be handcuffed and hung on the wall, and then j.j said- - I don't remember what she said, but she seemed to say that she looked down on Zade because he couldn't even look at her, and she couldn't remember her face, and then Zade got even more angry, and he was like, Uh, just untied her hand, but not the wrist—"

"Get it off the wall, understand, then what?"

"And then after j.j turned around, I don't know, can't see, she blocked Zad - I guess he pointed a gun at her, and then she just turned around and just slid down like this - but in Halfway through she just rolled - and then Cesare was - I don't know because I wasn't really paying attention, petrified - we heard gunshots and Harry pinned me to the ground and we After laying down for a while, I went to help j.j, Cesare was still shooting, and then—Charles? Harry, I don't know, they went to talk Cesare down, and then they heard your knocking on the door, and then I just came to open the door... I don’t know, I guess it’s like this.”

"There was a period of time from the gunshot to the door opening, what did you do during that time?"

"For a while? I—don't know, I was taking care of Jennifer at the time, and I guess we messed up for a while, but I didn't have a strong sense of time."

"Did you notice that there is a DV at the scene?"

"Yeah."

"Do you know where that dv went?"

"I don't know...is it gone?"

"It's gone, only the collapsed tripod is left at the scene."

"Okay... I don't know, maybe the scene was too chaotic at the time, who knocked it down? But you really didn't pay attention to this at the time-"

"Understandable——Dr. Tate, has Zade used this dv? In theory, does it keep the video of the whole process?"

"He asked Charles to set it up and record it at the beginning, but he didn't bring a memory card--"

"He didn't bring a memory card?"

"Yeah, I don't know why, but there's just no card in the dv, Zade doesn't know, because the dv is downstairs - and we didn't say, you know, you really don't want to irritate him anymore , so Charles left it on video, but nothing was actually stored, I guess."

"Do you think he had a plan in advance?"

"You mean all of this? I guess so, I don't know—"

"I think he should be very well prepared, you see, after all, he has prepared a lot of things, guns, plastic handcuffs-for such a person, it's strange not to bring a dv memory card, isn't it? "

"I guess so? But the fact is he didn't, and you really don't think about it that much at the time, so I guess I didn't find it weird."

"So do you feel weird now?"

"I thought the whole thing was weird — honestly, I still can't believe it's real."

"How long have you known Zade?"

"Two years? Three years?"

"Do you know what he does?"

"We thought he was in the travel industry because he was constantly traveling, but now it seems—"

"Have you ever been to his house? Do you know his address?"

"I haven't been there, I don't know, Zade has always been a relatively secret character, of course, now we know why..."

"...Okay, our questions are over, thank you, Dr. Tate. Please understand that the police may keep in touch with you for a while, and you may need to testify in court if necessary."

"-Does this matter need to go to court?"

"Not necessary based on the current information, but it is difficult to say what will happen if more is found in the investigation."

"O--k? Goodbye, Officer Dunphy."

"Goodbye, Dr. Tate."

"Name."

"Charles Colin."

"Age?"

"32 years old."

"You are the CEO of Tikt, and the host of the party..."

"...so, what happened?"

"I -- don't know, or I can't describe it, because Zade is completely -- out of order."

"Abnormal."

"Yeah, his voice went up and down, and we were all standing at the bottom of the stairs, so you couldn't hear very well—he seemed to blame Jennifer because she married Cesare, It's the crazy fan thing, really, he's talking so inconsequentially, it feels like it's hard for you to keep up with his train of thought—"

"Understood - there is a DV on site, isn't it?"

"Yes, Zade wanted me to film the entire process of the kidnapping at first, but after I opened it, I found out that it was his negligence or what happened, the dv didn't have a card."

"So does he know about it?"

"I don't know, I think he shouldn't know, otherwise he would definitely go crazy, wouldn't he--but it's hard to say, maybe he was too excited at the time to notice it at all, he was really very excited at the time Frenzy—crazy—”

"Do you remember where you saw it? When Zad was killed."

"Uh, I don't know, it's still in place? It's like the whole shelf was knocked down? I don't know, you really wouldn't pay attention to this at the time-dv--"

"Yes, understandable - Mr. Colin, I have a more personal question for you. You know, Jennifer had an accident at your party, how do you feel about that?"

"I...Of course I'm very guilty. None of us thought of it, but, you know, he was invited by me after all..."

"Okay, I see, so, how much do you know about Zade?"

"Not a lot, this person is a bit deceitful, you know... I don't know how to describe it, he is very good at hiding his personal information-now it seems that he is a born liar, when he is deceiving You really trust him without reservation."

"So he's smart."

"At least in terms of deceiving people, yes."

"That's weird--because you just said he forgot to put the memory card in the dv, and that's an unlikely mistake for a smart person, isn't it?"

"Uh...uh...I don't know, I guess that kind of thing happens too, doesn't it? Because if he's really a normal smart guy, he's not likely to do such a thing. "

"Right, our questions are over, thank you, Mr. Colin."

"Name, Age."

"Harry Adams, 28 years old, I work for Microsoft..."

"He said some things about Jennifer's marriage and some things about Jennifer's relationship. He seemed to regard this as Jennifer's betrayal of him. I knew this, but I didn't pay attention to others. At that time Most of my thoughts are on other things."

"In terms of how to save my life and my friend's life, I think this is the point. You don't have to care too much about what a madman is saying, do you? You just need to know that he is crazy enough to hold your favorite Stars are enough."

"Yes, I went up to appease Cesare Vijari after he was shot. He seemed a little agitated and couldn't stop shooting—of course this is understandable."

"Yeah, he fired all the bullets and kept pulling the trigger, we had to calm him down and it took a while so we didn't answer the door for a while."

"DV? There is one, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Charles has been watching it all the time. I take care of Jon most of the time. She is very scared and confused."

"No, I don't know where it went, and I didn't notice the tripod, it was a mess."

"I don't know if the dv has a memory card, I said, Charles was looking after it, and Jon and I were standing on the other side, maybe not, I don't know, my attention was not on it at the time."

"What do I think of Zad? A very likable guy—at least until last night, he's good at talking, but he's also very private. I don't know much more about him."

"I have not been to his house, nor do I know his address."

"Yes, this incident was shocking to both of us, and if I didn't show it, it's because I'm not used to showing emotion around strangers."

"How do you feel about his death? Nothing, relax? Such a person of course deserved his death. Sare can shoot."

"I don't feel uncomfortable, why should I? I don't think he would feel any uncomfortable if he killed me."

"Okay," Police Officer Jared Dunphy said. He glanced at Harry Adams attentively, and secretly commented on him as 'Iceman' in his heart, "My question is over, thank you , Mr. Adams, we will keep in touch with you, you just need to fill out another form and go"

He shook hands with Harry Adams, using a little force on purpose—Harry looked calm, his hands were dry and stable, without any trembling—"Let me walk out with you."

Joanna Tate and Charles Colin were waiting for Harry Adams in the reception area. Police Officer Dunphy stood at the door of the inquiry room, watching the three good friends get together, whispering to the desk, he shook Shaking his head, he turned and walked into the observation room behind the inquiry room, where several of his colleagues were waiting for him.

"The golden trio, isn't it?" he said, flipping through the documents in his hand, "Crybaby, Pistachio, and Zhi Duoxing—what do you think of their confessions?"

"It's obviously a collusion." Several of Police Officer Dunphy's colleagues said one after another, "Joanna - she told the truth the rest of the time, very characteristic of a true confession - so it is very easy to distinguish Is she telling the truth or a lie, Charles—he has been caught by us by the tail, and the moment of stammering and stiffness says it all, Harry is the smartest, so he performed the best, almost without any Flaws, if you can say you don’t know, you can say you don’t know, but it doesn’t matter, there are several points in his confession that are repeated with Charles and Joanna, and even the words are very similar, and the voice is loud and soft-this is what they emphasize A point mentioned—”

Different from the performances in TV dramas, not every witness or suspect can clearly restore the incident, and make a detailed and organized confession, like Jon, who is in a mess and doesn't know what to ask. It's very normal, especially when she is frightened, she can't restore the timeline, stutters, and there are even slight contradictions in the statement. This is very normal, and even some witnesses who are more receptive to hints will be induced during the interrogation influence of sexual questions, modifying one's answers, making distorted confessions. This is also the reason why the police hope to get a dv. As long as there is a dv, it will be clear at a glance what happened at the scene. Now there are still doubts, and it is difficult to explain to the public.

"Where's Cesare Vijari? Can't he come for questioning?"

"He's still in the hospital." The police officer responded, "He's Miss Jefferson's emergency guardian—at least he said he was, and now she may have surgery at any time, so he doesn't want to come over, besides, he The current situation is not suitable for accepting a confession, you know—"

Seeing the police officers comparing their heads, Deng Fei nodded understandingly: After all, they just killed someone, and it is very common to be in a trance during the adjustment period.

"Considering that he killed Zade and rescued Jennifer, and Jennifer was injured when she rolled down the stairs, the process was completely uncontrollable, I think we can rule out his suspicion." He wrote down on the paper Some thoughts of my own, "What about the golden trio? Obviously, they are lying, but it should not be the way Zade died."

"Yes, judging from the narration of the capture and escape, this is all correct. What they concealed was 'what happened during this period', so they should not be Zade's accomplices, otherwise It is impossible for Cesare to escape the control of three people at the same time - he will not fail to point out this point, the disappearing DV is just right for it, isn't it? Because the DV recorded all this, it must disappear. "

"I think this statement is very interesting-they are all emphasizing that there is no memory card in the dv at the same time, but this is a point that is very inconsistent with Zade's image. Even from the on-site inspection, you can clearly see See what an organized guy Zade is, he pre-packed the bag under the table, and the contents of the bag are very neat-so they deliberately lied about this, why? If they took the dv, they don't need to bring it up A little."

"Yeah, it doesn't have to be - and both Joanna and Charles mentioned maybe the dv got pushed over in the panic and fell out, can you think about it that way? Actually the dv just fell out and they just took it the memory card - it's a small thing you can take easily, but the dv isn't. But they can't tip the police that the dv fell out because it doesn't make sense - if it doesn't have the memory card, they shouldn't care To confirm its location, so all the confessions are based on the assumption that the DV fell out, only Harry smartly said that he did not notice, and Charles and Joanna both showed their feet on this point.”

"Perhaps it slipped under a table? Under a chair? First search didn't find it? A second search of the scene is underway - we'll hear soon anyway."

"What is certain now is that even if the dv is found, the memory card has been taken away, and I am afraid we will hardly have a chance to get it back—but what is certain is," Dunphy frowned, " The golden trio should not be hiding the memory card for themselves, because, obviously, they are not the core of the contradiction-and Charles clearly showed guilt when I asked him what he thought of the Jennifer incident. Big fan of Jennifer, isn't she?"

"Zade sounds less like a completely crazy stalker, more like a threatening fan, maybe he discovered some secrets about Jennifer in the process of stalking her-"

"And the secret would ruin Jennifer, so the fans took the memory card, or did Vijay take it?"

"It's also possible that Zade molested or raped her. Fans are unwilling to let this information leak, or become a talking point for the media—"

"Yeah, it's possible, but we've got to figure out what was filmed in that video anyway - now the whole thing is based entirely on confessions, if Zade hadn't pointed a gun at Jennifer, Didn't show any intention to endanger anyone's life? Then Cesare's shooting behavior is more like—"

"Kill to kill, and the current situation is quite unfavorable to the police," Deng Fei said. He walked to the door, opened the blinds, and looked in the direction of the desk. "Look—someone is approaching Joanna and the others. The suit? The phony smile? — that even tan? Don’t even think about it, it must be a Hollywood visitor.”

"Jennifer's person?" His colleague also came quickly to the door, "or is it—Vijari's person? Isn't it strange that they are divorced, but he is still her emergency guardian, at least He wants to claim that—"

"No matter who she belongs to, this case won't stay in our hands for too long." Dun Fei said gloomily—he was the person in charge of the police dispatch last night. "There is no doubt that Vijay and the Jefferson team have a strong political energy-"

His crew hummed softly: the humiliating memory of being stripped of command last night was still fresh in his mind. "This thing is looking more and more suspicious - if it was just a lewd video, I don't think they would come to the police station in such a hurry - honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it was, those Hollywood bigwigs Celebrity? Man, I have been in Los Angeles, and let me tell you, they are not good men and women."

"—and if this is really a blackmail video, Vijri's actions would have to be recharacterized," Dunphy said, "but anyway, assuming they want to bury the video, the case Definitely going to be handed over soon—maybe assigned to the Homicide Squad, or the fbi? And then let it go—we have to make use of the limited time now. Angelo, Lin, find Zade's as soon as possible Address, maybe we can find something in his residence, remember, this is just a routine investigation, don't show nervousness, don't arouse the vigilance of this woman—no matter who she is..."

Noticing that this well-dressed woman stopped a police officer and asked what happened, he opened the door and walked out, holding out a hand to her, "Jared Dunphy."

"Captain Dunphy." The woman gave him the smile that Jared hates the most—aloof and phony, with eight white teeth showing, but eyes still showing indifference. There is no doubt that this woman is a ruthless character . "Judy Ackerman, Jennifer's publicist, I want to communicate with you about the police conference and give you the certificate issued by the hospital—I'm afraid Cesare won't be able to accept inquiries these days, he Psychotherapy is necessary—"

She was also looking at him, with deep eyes and a probing attitude, and Jared suddenly felt uneasy - he felt that this woman had seen something, but he was not sure how much she knew...