[Big Kitchen Room luxurious walls and tiles floor]
4 People Eating In the Dining Table
Sophia Cate:Age 15 The oldest Daughter
Linda Cate: 10 year old the youngest daughter
Troy Cate:40 year old business man
Sandra Cate:42 year old the mom of the childrens
Sandra:"our chef has cooked us salad now we will eat"
Linda and Sophia stared at each other
Sophia nods she whispered to Linda"lets just eat before mom gets mad"
The Three of them starts eating the chef cooked
Salad With Special ingredients
As the three of them eated the salad....
Troy,Sandra Vommited...Blood
Next Linda and Sophia Vommited blood...
"gwah gwah"blood in the ground and the table
The Four Fainted
Breaking News:"The Family Cate Had Been Poisoined but the we do not know the unknown Killer yet..."
[Walls ground river apartment Shams sitting in the couch River In the kitchen cooking Fish]
Shams shouts:"River!"River the family Cate has been posoined!"
river ran forward to shams and to the tv:"Holy sh$t!"
Well the family kate has a 10 Million subscriber on youtube so there kinda famous...and plus they are a millionoire
"dude work time?"shams said while smirking
"lets wait fo-"the call on river phone cuts him off
caller ID:Captain reyes"ASAP Here"
Shams ran to his bedroom and wears his uniform and badge
shams ran downstairs and river already in his uniform and badge"ho-how did yo-"
river cuts him"dont ask"
[CAR THE ENGINE TURNS ON AS RIVER DRIVE]
Detective River's Car – En Route to the Cate Mansion]
The engine roared as River swerved through traffic, his grip tight on the steering wheel. Beside him, Shams scrolled through news updates on his phone, his sharp eyes absorbing every detail.
Shams:"The Cates were live-streaming their dinner an hour before the poisoning. The video cuts off right before they collapse."
River "Convenient. Any suspicious comments or threats in the chat?"
Shams:"Still scanning, but nothing obvious yet. Though..." He paused, zooming in on a blurred figure in the background of the video. "There's someone standing near the kitchen doorway—just for a second. Could be the chef, but the timing's weird."
River's jaw clenched. "We'll start with the staff. Chef, servers, anyone who had access to the food."
[Cate Mansion – Crime Scene]
Yellow tape cordoned off the lavish dining room. Paramedics had already rushed the family to the hospital, but the scene was gruesome—splatters of blood on the tablecloth, half-eaten salads, and the metallic scent of vomit lingering in the air.
Captain Reyes, a grizzled man with a permanent scowl, stood near the entrance. "River. Kid." He nodded at Shams. "This one's high-profile. We need answers before the media spins it into chaos."
River: "Who called it in?"
Captain Reyes: "The eldest daughter, Sophia. She regained consciousness long enough to dial 911 before passing out again. Doctors say they're all stable now, but it was close."
Shams crouched near the table, examining the salad bowls. He pulled out a small evidence bag and carefully picked up a leaf of lettuce, sniffing it.
Shams: "Bitter almonds. Cyanide?"
**River:** "Fast-acting, but why didn't the chef notice the taste?"
A nervous voice piped up behind them. "I—I didn't taste it! I swear!"
They turned to see a young man in a chef's uniform, his hands shaking.
Shams: "You're the Cates' personal chef?"
Chef: "Y-yes. Liam Carter. I've worked for them for three years! I would never—"
River:"Did anyone else handle the food?"
Liam: "N-no. I prepared everything myself. But…" He hesitated. "The ingredients were delivered this morning. I didn't check them thoroughly."
Shams and River exchanged a glance.
Shams: "We'll need the delivery logs. And security footage."
Upstairs Hallway – Security Room]
The mansion's security system was state-of-the-art. Shams hacked into the feed with ease, rewinding to the morning's delivery. A van from "GreenGrocer Deliveries" pulled up, and a man in a cap unloaded crates of vegetables.
Shams:"Pause there." He zoomed in. "That's not their usual delivery guy."
River leaned in. "You're right. The regular driver's taller. This guy kept his head down the whole time."
Shams: "And look—he lingers near the kitchen entrance after dropping off the crates. Same figure from the live stream."
River's phone buzzed. A message from the hospital:
"Sophia Cate is awake. She says she knows who did this."
To Be continue Mafriend!