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{{ノベル|題名=The tragedy in the plastic bag|著者=[[利用者:山田貴志|山田貴志]]|説明=One day, a woman was killed in the ship. Can you solve this case? |内容=

I am Tom. I work as Mr.Brunt’s assistant. He is a great detective. Mr.Brunt has solved a lot of cases. We are going to Ash Island to examine a murder which was happened there.

I am in a cabin in the ship. A few hours ago, engine of the ship broke down. Rescue will come tomorrow, so passengers are forced to spend the night in their cabins. There are seven people in this ship including captain. We listened to captain’s explanations, and after that we introduced ourselves. Fortunately,everyone has their own spare clothes and so on.

It is ten p.m. I took a shower and changed my clothes already. I lay on the bed and closed my eyes. But I can’t stop thinking about this situation. It’s a “closed circle”. I hope to happen nothing tonight... I fell asleep soon. But my wish didn’t come true.

I am waked by alarm of my smartphone. It is seven a.m. I washed my face and changed my clothes. I left my cabin and go to the dining room. When I open the door,there are two people. Mr.Brunt and captain.

Mr.Brunt is so tall and have beautiful blue eyes. Contrary to him,I am short. Mr.Brunt is drinking a cup of coffee. I guess he has already had his breakfast. Mr.Brunt said ,

”Good morning.”

Captain’s name is Benjamin. He was listening to the radio. He looks back at me and said ,

“Good morning,boy.Would you like to eat a can of salmon?”  

I said,

“Please do not treat me as a child.I’m eighteen years old.”  

Actually,I’m seventeen.

“Oh I’m sorry.”

Captain said and laughed.

Then Johnson came in the room. Johnson is a doctor who is working in Ash Island.She talked about operations which she managed to do yesterday.

“Good morning,everyone. Captain,when will the rescue come?”  

Captain said,

“I think the help will come until noon.”  

“I see. By the way, where is Koo-ko?”

“He hasn’t come here yet.”

The door opened at that time. He is standing there. Koitawa ———we call “Koo-ko“or “He “——— is a Japanese comedian. This is a stage name. According to Koo-ko,there are many comedians who have strange names in Japan. However,“Koitawa “is too difficult for us to say. He is traveling all over the world. I saw Koo-ko’s gag yesterday. To be honest, It was not so funny.

“Good morning” Koo-ko said.

“Talk of the devil...” Mr.Brunt murmured.

“I couldn’t sleep well last night due to seasickness.”

“Oh,that’s too bad. I’ll give you a medicine.” Johnson said.

“Thank you,Ms.Johnson.”

Then Ms.Hunt came in the dining room. Ms.Hunt is a tourist. She is going to spend her vacation in Ash Island. Ms.Hunt looks over fifty and too fat. Of course I never say.

“Good morning, everyone. I am hungry. Captain,is there something to eat in this ship?”

“Yeah,I have some canned foods. Everyone except Mr.Brunt hasn’t had breakfast yet,so I will wake up Ms.Emily and eat breakfast together.”

“Yes,let’s.” Ms.Hunt agreed.

“I’ll go her room and wake up her.” Captain said and left the dining room.  

Ms.Emily is a singer. She is going to Ash Island to hold a show.

But a few seconds later,we hear captain’s scream.

We run to Ms.Emily’s room. Captain is standing in front of the room. He said,

“Look!”

The door was opened. We could see inside of the cabin. I saw “it”.

“Tom,come on.” Mr.Brunt told me and put on his gloves.

“Yes,sir.” I said and took a pair of gloves from my pocket.

We enter the cabin. Bathroom is on my left side. A shelf,a desk and a chair are on my right side. And Ms.Emily is lying in front of the bed. Mr.Brunt touches her throat and said,

“She is dead.”

I look at Ms.Emily’s head. That was so strange. Her head is wrapped in a plastic bag.

The transparent plastic bag is knotted around Ms.Emily’s neck tightly. Mr.Brunt took a pair of scissors from his pouch and cut the bag. Ms.Emily is opening her eyes. There is a deep wound on her forehead. Ms.Emily is wearing a white one-piece. Some blood stains were on the chest of her one-piece.  

I found a bloody radio on the floor.

“Mr.Brunt,is it a deadly weapon?”

“I think so too. Look at Ms.Emily’s suitcase.”

A small suitcase is under the desk. It is full of many goods. But there is a space of a radio in it.  

Mr.Brunt investigates the suitcase. There is one clothing which Ms.Emily was wearing yesterday. Ms.Hunt said,

“Ms.Emily said that she has only two clothes on this journey.” Ms.Hunt’s voice is shaking with fear.

“I heard so too yesterday.” Johnson agreed.

“When she got on this ship,she had only this suitcase.” I said.

“I saw it too.” Mr.Brunt said. And he asked,

“Whose is that plastic bag?” No one answered.

“I think it is the murderer’s.” Mr.Brunt said. The plastic bag is printed nothing.

Mr.Brunt stood up and said,

“We did all we can do here. Let’s go back to dining room.”

“Don’t you...don’t you put her on the bed?” Koo-ko watched Ms.Emily’s thin body and asked.

“We shouldn’t move the things if we can.” Mr.Brunt told.

“I see.” Koo-ko answered quietly.

We left Ms.Emily’s room and go to dining room without any words. Six people sit on the chairs.

Mr.Brunt said,

“What did you do last night,everyone? I was sleeping through the night and woke up at six.”

“I went to bed at twelve and waked up at seven.” Captain answered.

“I went to bed at eleven but I couldn’t sleep well last night. And came here at seven fifteen.” Koo-ko replied.

“I fell asleep at ten and woke up at seven.” I answered.

“I don’t know when I went to bed. I woke up at seven too.” Johnson said.

“I read a book until midnight and fell asleep. I woke up at six thirty.” Ms.Hunt replied.

“I guess Ms.Emily was killed at about two o’clock from her body. Is there a person who has an alibi for last night?” Mr.Brunt asked. No one answered.  

“Alright. Next, please let me investigate your cabins.”

Ms.Hunt and Koo-ko objected,but finally they agreed.

We investigated all cabins,but we couldn’t find anything suspicious. Johnson had some goods for surgical operations, but it is natural. I saw a surgical knife for the first time.

After that,we came back to dining room again.

“Did you find the murderer?” I asked Mr.Brunt.

“Not yet. But I will find soon. Please give me a bit of time.” He answered.  

“I think the plastic bag is the key. If I can understand why it was used, I can find who is a criminal...” Mr.Brunt murmured.

And five minutes passed. Suddenly,Mr.Brunt shouted.

“Oh,Jesus! I understood!”

Mr.Brunt smiled and said,

“I found who killed Ms.Emily.”

Everybody turn to him.  

“Really? Please tell us!” I said.  

“Alright. I will charge the person who killed Ms.Emily.” Mr.Brunt said aloud. And started the explanation.

“The key of this case is the plastic bag. Ms.Emily’s head was wrapped in it. I’ll call the murderer X. Why did X do that?” Mr.Brunt looks around us.  

“Remember, there is a wound on her forehead. X covered it with a plastic bag.”

“But why?” I asked.  

“What do you think, Tom?”

“Well...how about this? X didn’t want to see blood.” I replied.  

“No, it is transparent. Also,there is a bloody radio too.” Mr.Brunt said.

“Oh. What do you think, sir?” I asked again.

“X didn’t want blood to stick.”  

“Stick?” I couldn’t understand well.

“I will explain what happened last night.” Mr.Brunt said. And started talking.

“X killed Ms.Emily by the radio. Then Ms.Emily’s blood was scattered a little, and stuck to X’s clothes.”

“Clothes? Why do you think so?” Captain asked.

“You will understand everything when I finish talking.” Mr.Brunt said and continued speaking.

“X was puzzled what X should do. If someone see this blood, He or she will realize that I am a murderer! So X had to remove this blood stains. How about changing my clothes? But if this blood-stained clothes are found by someone, it’s same thing. X came up with a good idea. Changing the clothes with Ms.Emily. “  

We are very surprised.  

“Clothes that Ms.Emily is wearing now is not hers?!” Johnson said.

“That’s right. There is a blood stain, but it is strange to stick blood on the chest from the forehead.” Mr.Brunt explained with gestures. Mr.Brunt continued talking.

“I guess Ms.Emily was wearing a T-shirt when she was dead. X had to take it off. But...”

“There is a wound!” I shouted.

“That’s right, Tom. X must not stick blood on T-shirt, so X wrapped the wound in the plastic bag. There aren’t any clothing in that room, and that plastic bag has no features. So X used it. This is the reason.” Mr.Brunt said proudly. His story took our breath away.

“X knotted the plastic bag tightly and changed the clothes. However, X knotted the plastic bag so tight that X couldn’t untie a knot. “ Mr.Brunt took a breath and said aloud,

“Remember, the plastic bag was the murderer’s. So, X wanted to throw it away if X can. There is a very big trash box we call sea. But X didn’t. Why? Because X couldn’t do that. It means X didn’t have any edged tools like scissors.”

We are surprised again. And we felt nervous too.

“If X could cut the bag, X would cut and throw it away. X didn’t have scissors or something like that, X left it in Ms.Emily’s room.” Mr.Brunt took a deep breath.

“For those reasons, I can find who is X.

X is the person who had one-piece which Ms.Emily’s body is wearing now.

X is the person who didn’t have any edged tools.”

Resolution is going to the end. I felt so.

“For first condition, X is a woman. However, Ms.Emily’s clothes are too small for Ms.Hunt. So, Ms.Hunt is not X.”

Ms.Hunt looked up to the ceiling and sigh deeply.

“For second condition, X has no edged tool. But Ms.Johnson has a surgical knife. So, Ms.Johnson is not X.”

Johnson closed her eyes silently.

Mr.Brunt said,

“So, you are X!”

Mr.Brunt pointed at a person who is a woman and doesn’t have any edged tools.

“E-Emily stole my fiancé...b-but I said that to her last night, she didn’t remember! So, I-I...”

Koo-ko cried aloud. Other people are silent.

Suddenly, we hear a sound of engine.  

“Rescue is coming soon.” Mr.Brunt murmured.

We go to the deck. We see a ship coming here. The sun is high and shiny. The tragedy has ended.