Coffee With A Stranger

The Clue

"Thanks for sharing this piece of information with the police. This could lead the case in the right direction."

"I have one more thing to tell you," I said.

"Now, what is that Miss Isha?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Vivan knew about a secret relationship between the boss and some lady. He had seen them together at the restaurant. The boss also knew that Vivan was aware of his affair."

"Bingo! That's a big lead for us Miss Isha. Why didn't you tell me this before? You should not hide anything from the police especially when it's a murder case." he said in a thick voice.

"I wanted to but you never gave me the space to speak. You started doubting me directly as we had been into the relationship. You thought that I killed him and started questioning me. So I could not gather the courage to tell you about these notes and boss's affair.

"The boss was behind him and always in a search of the point to scold him. Vivan was the best performer in the entire office. But still, the boss was never appreciating his efforts. On the contrary, he had given his client base to Mohit to push Vivan a sideway."

"And you think that could be the reason for his murder," he asked.

"Do you think that your boss could kill Vivan?" he asked me.

"I am not sure, but ya he could be the prime suspect as of now."

"I also thought the same, in fact, we the police have to suspect each person as a culprit until the actual one is behind the bar."

"Hello Mr. Saxena, I want to meet you tomorrow morning. Let's fix 11 a.m. tomorrow at Andheri Police Station." Gayakwad called the boss and asked him to come to the police station.

"I will have to keep these notes with me as evidence," he said while collecting all the notes from the table.

"One more thing, don't tell anyone that you came here to meet me and we discuss all these. Because you never know how worst it can go."

"Ok sir, I will not tell it to anybody." I rose and walked outside of his cabin.

"Shinde..." He shouted his name loud enough that I could hear even from the outside of the police station.

"Yes sir"

"Trace the source of these notes Isha were receiving from some unknown person. I need all minute details about these notes, like fingerprints, post office address, all dates related to these notes. Need this as fast as possible."

"Also, please trace the phone call details of Mr. Saxena (the boss), I think that will be required now."

"I think we are closer to the truth," he said.

"Sure sir, I will get back to you as soon as possible." Shinde collected all the notes lying on the table with his handkerchief.

"Hello Isha, where are you? I am here at the cafe." I got a call from Siddharth while going back to my home.

"Siddharth, I am on my way back to the home."

"What happened is everything ok?" he asked.

"Yes Siddharth everything is fine. That stranger didn't show up at the cafe. I waited for more than an hour, and then I decided to give up and go back. I am tired so we will talk later Siddharth."

"Ok Isha, take care. We will discuss about this later. You take rest, and call me if you need any help. I will be there with you in no time."

Next Day.