The detective Slattery mysteries
with Dr. Murphy
By
Peter Slattery
It all started off as a normal day, I
was in my office doing the crossword in the paper, and Murphy he was watching the
rug rats. I took a short break from my crossword to talk to Murphy.
"Well Murphy, after
that case I think I am ready for what ever life throw's at me." I said
"You sure." He
said
"Yea I think I am
ready." I said. "Ouch!, what you do that for."
"You
said you were ready for what ever life throw's at you." He said
"I meant literally not
for people to throw books at me." I said
"Right Slats I knew
that." He said
Things were quiet in the office for a
while, except for the television. Then the chief came in.
"Hi lads I just
received a letter for you two." He said
"Who is it from."
I said
"The postman." He
said
"What does the postman
want to write for us for." Murphy said
"No the postman gave
it to me for you, I don't know who wrote it." He said
"Give me a look."
I said. "No I don't recognise the writing."
"Go on slats read
it." Said Murphy
"Ok I will." I
said, I opened the letter and read it aloud.
"So detective Slattery you thought
you got rid of me. Well you haven't I am back, and I have your dog. Go to the
Chinese and ask for Paul. He will have more information."
"Oh no not him
again." I said
"Who." Said the
chief
"No, Why." I said
"What." The chief
said confused.
"Why. He is
back." I said
"Now I am
confused." Said the chief
"He Tried to kill his
cousin." I said
"Why. Yea I know him
now." The chief said
So after I
explained to the chief then Murphy got confused, so it was three hours later,
by the time we left to go to the Chinese take away. We went in there was no one
in the take away except one girl behind the counter.
"Hi I would like to
talk to Paul. Is he here." I said
"You detective
Slattery." She said
"Yea. I am." I
said
"Ok I will get him
now." She said, and then she went in to the back. She came back a minute
later with a short bald guy.
"Hi lad's were you
sent here by Why." Paul said
"Yea we got a letter
from him." I said
"So did I, he said in
his letter to give this to you." Paul said, and gave me another letter. I
took it and went out said where I read the letter.
"Confused,
You should be. I want you to follow these directions and that is where you will
get tickets to Japan. There you will get another letter with more directions,
if not followed your dog will get it, I am not talking about bones."
"He want's us to go to
Japan." I said to Murphy
"Goodie, I have never
been there." Murphy said
"You're not meant to
be happy my dog's future is on the line." I said
"Where, I don't see
it." Murphy said
"What." I said
"The line."
Murphy said
We followed the directions to the
travel agent's, we got lost in our first attempt because Murphy had the letter
upside down. We got there just in time, because it was just about to close.
"Wait I need to get my
tickets." I said to the travel agent.
"Are you Detective
Slattery." He said
"Yea, I have to get
tickets to japan." I said
"Did a man called Why
send you." He said
"Yea he did." I
said
"I have them in side,
hold on a minute."
He said and went
to get the tickets. He came back a little later.
"Here you
are, the flight does not leave until tomorrow." He said
"Thanks. Did he tell
you what he was up to." I said
"No, but I asked him.
He said: ”mind
your own business, don't mess with a genius. “
"Right very well,
bye." I said and went off.
It was a lonely night with out my
beloved dog. I missed his barking in the middle of the night, keeping me up
until the sun rose.
Biting the hand
off me when I try to take my shoes out of his mouth.
Coming down stairs
in the morning and having to clean his mess off the kitchen table. Opening the
back door, and finding dead bird's on the lawn. What a great dog. But I really
had a good sleep and arrived in to the office on time for once.
I was early but Murphy was late, and we
arrived at the airport with about ten minuet's until the flight left. We just
got on the plane as the door's were closing. We had to stand because all the
seats we're taken, and Why was such a cheapskate to reserve our seats. The
flight was long. I managed to squeeze
in beside one of the thin passengers. Which was nice, except my behind was
killing me when I got off the plane.
We were waiting in the airport at
baggage claim for an hour waiting for our bag's when I remembered we didn't
bring any. I got a smack round the head from Murphy, and we were off to our
hotel. At the hotel reception we got another quizzing about Why. The
receptionist did not know any thing, I was beginning to get confused. We got
the key's to our apartment and went up.
When we went in to the room there was
another letter on the bed. I went over to it and read it
"Meet me at Nine in
room 106. Missing you already, Love Robert."
"Oop's wrong
letter." I said and threw it away. The real letter said
"you have two hours to find the
next letter which will tell you the truth. Your only clue is 'Nintendo'. This
maybe easy but the next won't."
"Well I don't have a
clue." I said
"I think I know. Said Murphy.
"We have to go to the offices of the Nintendo computer company."
"Clever, Murphy I don't know if you are right but it is worth
a shot." I said
"What you are agreeing
with me, one of my ideas." Murphy said surprised.
"Yea, Now where is the
Nintendo offices." I said
"Where's my
home." Said Murphy.
So we set off to find the building. We
had to get directions off one of the locals, which was
We eventually
found our way after a few wrong turns. It was the one with Nintendo in bold
letters on the building. We went in to the building and up to the reception.
"Hi do you have alter
for detective Slattery." I said
"Yea I was wondering when you were
going to come. It has been lying around for a week now." The receptionist
said
"A week yea,
we only got our first letter three days ago." I said and took the letter
and read it. It said
"Why
detective if you are reading this letter you probably figured out my clue. Now
I want you to the phone box on the corner where I will ring you, if you have
stayed under the two hour limit."
"Come on Murphy lets
go to the phone box we only have ten minutes." I said
So we went straight to the phone box, but we nearly stopped for an ice-cream
one you can only get in Japan. They looked so tempting, but we had to get to
the phone. We got there with one minute to go. Five minutes the phone rang.
"Hi why." I said
"Why detective Slattery you made
it." He said, "Well I have some good and some bad news for you. Which
do you want first."
"Tell me the good
news." i said
"Your dog is still
alive. That's the good but the bad is, we are still in Ireland." He said
"What how, why?"
I said
"Exactly." He said, "You
have Three day's to get back here and rescue your dog, from death by being
killed."
"Where are you" I
said
"Ah that will be
telling." He said. Then he hung up.
We have three days to get back home, or
else my dog gets it. We went to a travel agent to see if we could get tickets
home.
"Hi I was
wondering if I could get two tickets on the next flight to Ireland." I
said to the travel agent.
"We only have
one available, on the next flight, which leaves in five hours if you want
it." She said
"Yea I will take it,
guess you will have to stay here for a little longer Murphy." I said
"What, no you stay
here." He said
"No you do
what I say, it's my dog." I said as I took and paid for the tickets.
Murphy was still complaining about
being left behind after we left the travel agent's.
"But you will like it
here." I said
"No I won't." He
said
"You can get the next
flight." I said
"But Slats come on
don't leave me behind." He said
"There's nothing I can
do." I said
We went to the airport, along the way
Murphy wouldn't shut up. He even kept the taxi driver quiet. We were sitting in
the airport waiting for my plane.
"But Slats there must
be another way to get back the two of us." Murphy said
"No I cant waist any time. Why
don't you try asking one of the passengers for there ticket." I said
"Ok I will." He
said and went off to try and find a ticket.
He came twenty minutes with a black
eye, a cut on his cheek, and a ticket in his hand.
"What you do fight for
it." I said
"Yea." He said
So the two of us got the plane back to
Ireland. When we got back we went straight to the station. We walked in to my
office and the chief was in there.
"Where were you two,
half way round the world or something." He said
"We were
actually." I said
"Well you could have told
me." He said, "While you two have been away your friend Why has been
wreaking havoc in the city." The chief said
"Has he now, so that
is why he wanted us out of town." I said
"You also have another
letter." The chief said
I took it off him
and read it.
"Why
detective I see you are back. Enjoy your trip. Now its time we met, again.
Follow the directions."
"Sorry chief
but we are off again." I said
So we followed the
directions to a caravan park, he was in one of the caravans. I knocked on his
one, it was the one with Why on it. Why answered the door.
"Why come in." He
said, we went in there was my dog in a cage.
"What are you up to
Why." I said.
Then why went out
of the caravan and locked the door. The caravan was connected to whys car, and
a few seconds later we were moving. We were trapped in Whys caravan.
"So Murphy what do you
think we should do." I said
"Why are you asking
me." He said
"you came up with the
answer to Whys question in Japan." I said
"Well I can't think of
anything." He said
"I think I have
it." I said, "What we will do
is when..............."
So when why stopped the car, I heard
his door opening and closing, I gave Murphy a warning to put the plan in to
action. I heard foot steeps out side, then the stopped. The door opened, he
stepped in side, and there was my dog standing in front of him with his teeth
showing, and growling. Then he lunged at him, and we fell to the ground with my
dog on top of him, he could not move.
"So Why who is the
clever one now." I said
"Get him off
Slattery." Why said
"Wait until the squad
cars got here to take you away." I said
It was not long until I was back in the
station closing the cell door on Why. Then I was back home putting food in my
dog's bowl and putting a plaster on another cut I got from him.
"So Murphy
what an interesting week, being in Japan one minute and in a caravan the
next." I said
"Yea, Slats this job
really lets you see the world." He said
till
next case