Location: The Avery
Who: Danny Anderson & @hidehillstart (OPEN)
Danny sat in The Avery - the restaurant probably being one of the last places most people would think to look for him which was just fine by his standards. Still, even with that hope, as Danny took a bite of his dinner, he could hear the chatter around him. The Shadow had struck while he was locked up and yet, he was still being watched and talked about like he was the actual killer. “Take a goddamn picture, will you? It’ll last longer!” He finally snapped at a group of what looked like twenty year olds. “Yeah, it’s me. Danny fucking Anderson. Can I go back to my food now?” The irritation bled out onto his voice as he stabbed his food with a fork. It was probably the exact opposite attention to attract, but he was irritated as fuck right now. “Can’t let a man enjoy his fucking dinner.” He muttered under his breath, already feeling someone else draw closer but tried to ignore the growing anger again. “What do you want?”
Mayday! Mayday!
The ship is slowly sinking
They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling
They're all around me,
Circling like vultures
They wanna break me and wash away my colors
Wash away my colors
“Daniel Anderson, you are under arrest for the murders of Jade Parker and Asa Johnson.”
“What the hell are you guys talking about? On what grounds?” He argued, struggling against the two deputies who grabbed his arms, restraining him as a third tried to put on a set of cuffs that Danny was fighting to allow.
Another two officers and a CSI unit walked into his home freely and Danny shouted “You need a warrant!” But the paper presented and read to him showed that the police, for once, were well within their rights.
Still, that didn’t mean he didn’t try to shake the hands off his body whenever a deputy tried to grab him and lead him outside of his house. Danny barely noticed the camera that had been pointed his direction as he was forced into the back of a cruiser.
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TUESDAY
“I already told you that I had nothing to do with it!”
Danny was exasperated. How long had he been here? An hour? A day?
The detective, graying and old, dropped a file in front of Danny, pushing it towards him. It was a picture of footprints at Jade’s crime scene. “Your shoe size and weight fits the prints.”
“You said it yourself, they were tampered with and I can think of five other guys who fit the profile like I do.”
“Danny - we know it was you. We know you’re involved. Where were you on the day Jade disappeared?”
“Tinder date - Nancy Von.”
“Good Girl Nancy Von?”
Danny smirked, “The quiet ones are the wildest ones.” A realization dawned on him then and he laughed, mostly to himself. He’d forgotten almost entirely. “Camila Alvarez too. Busy day.”
He’d let the police draw their own conclusions.
The Detective gave an exasperated sigh and Danny only chuckled, shrugging his shoulders and tugging on the handcuffs again as if they would magically come off.
“We searched your home.” The thought caused the corner of Danny’s lip to curl in a snarl. They would find nothing but it annoyed him to think of these useless asses going through his shit. “We found your setup.” Danny rolled his eyes, of course they did. It was his spare room for his leigt shit. He wouldn’t be surprised if they were trying to get into his computers now. It made him laugh if they thought they had a chance.
“I’m an ethical hacker.” Danny tilted his head at the detective and reached up - as much as he could - to scratch at the scruff that had grown on his chin. “I’m certified and everything is legit.”
The look he got in return told Danny that Steven knew it was bullshit but he had nothing on Danny. Never would - not when deals like the ones he did with Kaplan Industries and the Lopez/Ibanez families paid him the way they did. Steven shook his head. “We will find something.”
“Sure you will.”
“Why did you have Jade’s Parker phone on you?”
Danny clamped his mouth shut. That was a hard one to explain without implicating Morgan Parker. He didn’t care about the other but he was a client and his business was built on his ability to keep anonymity. All this damn trouble for a couple hundred dollars.
“Answer the question. Why did you have Jade Parker’s phone?”
Silence.
Danny leaned back against his seat, let his head fall back and closed his eyes. A nap would do wonders if this was the line of questioning for day one. Fucking idiots - did they really think they had anything on him?
WEDNESDAY
“Sofia Alvarez stated that you refused to meet with her right before Jordan’s attack. Were you kidnaping Jordan?”
“Wait,” Danny straightened then, the cops noting the interest that suddenly overcame Danny. They exchanged a look. “Sofia testified against me?”
“She did.”
“Fucking bitch.”
“Why is that a problem?”
“Are you stupid?” Danny seethed, feeling the edge of rage starting to form. “That’s my ex-girlfriend who is apparently a liar on top of everything. Of course, it’s a problem.”
“Is she next on your list now?”
“I don’t have a list because I’m not the killer.” Each word was emphasized. Maybe if he spoke slowly, they would understand.
“We know about the fight with Jordan.”
“Everyone one does.”
“Why was he your next target? Was it because of Sofia.”
“He wasn’t a target - I didn’t kidnap Jordan. We made up.” Danny paused, tilting his head slightly. “Until I slept with his sister at the party but...” He shrugged, no real loss to him anyways.
“Sofia thinks otherwise. She thinks you went after him.”
“Good for her.”
THURSDAY
Danny scrunched his nose at the sip of stale coffee he took. At least they gave him coffee after being awake for almost two days. “I was with Ronnie, Sofia, Zada and Mackenzie. Few others here and there.” It was the list of people he spent time with at the party. They would have have him write down the full list. ”Oh, my sister too.”
“We have multiple people coming forward saying they saw you and Asa leave the party”
“Went for a smoke.”
“Is that when you knocked him out?”
“Never said that.”
“Danny - it’ll be easier if you cooperate”
Anderson rolled his eyes at him, tugging at his restraints. He was fucking done with this. “I’ve been interrogated for two days and I’ve answered every question. Are you stupid or did you forget the definition of cooperative?”
FRIDAY
“Oh for fuck’s sake - I didn’t send her the fucking finger!” Danny shouted, losing his temper finally and shouting at the cops as he stood up rapidly, the chair falling back with the speed. he got up with, tugging on the cuffs that were linked to the interrogation table.
“Sit down!”
“Fuck you!”
The detective and his partner wrangled Danny back to his seat and he shrugged them violently off.
“There are countless reports of you rough handling Katherine at the park.”
“Oh did that loud-mouth bitch not mention that she was the one hitting me out of nowhere? And all I did was restrain her?” Danny scoffed, shaking his head. The women here got away with abuse and gaslighting but the moment a man tried to stop it, he was the villain. He rolled his eyes.
“She said that she was scared of you and what you were capable of. Sofia agreed - what do you have to say about that?”
Danny bristled, his fists clenching so hard the knuckles were ghostly. “I have never dealt with Kat outside of Sofia and her friendship. Our interactions are limited so i don’t know what she’s talking about. And I have never raised a hand at Sofia Alvarez.” Finally, Danny gave in and shook his head, leaning back on his chair. “I’m done with this - I want my lawyer. Call Gloria Ibanez.”
Testimony Accounts from the town reported to the police.
CLUE NUMBER ONE:
Danny has the body type that would fit the way the murders were happening. He would be strong enough to beat up and kidnap Jordan while also having to struggle to drag a dead body.
CLUE NUMBER TWO:
“the murder and all of this didn’t affect him much” how couldn’t a kill effect him unless he did it himself?
CLUE NUMBER THREE:
He vows to Sofia that nothing will happen to her even though he has no control over that— unless he was the killer he would have. Vowed is a stronger word than promised so why use it if you don’t actually have the power to make sure you can keep her safe.
CLUE NUMBER FIVE:
Danny is a hacker, which means he could make sure no cameras seen him take jade and he could easily send the shadow texts.
CLUE NUMBER SIX:
He kissed multiple people the night of the party and since he comes off as kind and helpful, most of the town trust him. This could be why asa was surprised that it was him. Various people saw Asa and Danny walked out during the party.
CLUE NUMBER SEVEN:
He does what he can to be by himself. He leaves Zada alone and then when Sofia was begging for him, he leaves her alone as well. This means he had time by himself before he even ran into Kenzie. He could also use Kenzie has a quick alibi.
CLUE NUMBER EIGHT:
He wants to really leave the hotel room that he is in. To the point he asks multiple people about either switching or leaving. Sofia and Zada hasn’t said anything to each other, so what is his reasoning to wanting to leave?
CLUE NUMBER NINE:
He goes over to Sofia’s one night when he was on watch and it was silence from the shadow since he was busy with Sofia.
CLUE NUMBER TEN:
Danny texted that he couldn’t come over tonight but he could do it another night. This was right before the Jordan attack.
Found During the House Check
A rather impressive computer set up with high tech gear. Police techs took his set up and are currently trying to get into it. So far, they have found nothing outside of legit jobs and an interesting google search history. Mostly just embarrassing searches.
Jade Parker’s phone was located on Danny Anderson and has been taken into police custody for further review.
Elena wasn’t particularly there for the wedding or the happy bride and groom because she wasn’t some sappy, hopeless romantic. No, she was there for the open bar and a guaranteed drunken night of dancing and fun. That’s what made her put on this black little number she had hanging up in her closest and gucci tights to match. Now, she just needed to find her friends or people she knew at least to have a fun time with and she was in luck when she spotted a familiar face. “Douglas!” she squealed while nearly spilling the glass of champagne she held in one hand. “Now it’s a party! Did you come for the drinks too? Why not take advantage, right? Or did you bring some little party favors with you?” she arched a brow as she asked.
While she was honored to be a bridesmaid and cared for Heidi a lot, she didn’t want to step on the other bridesmaid’s toes. They had been there for Heidi while she had been off in the ballet and only recently moved back to town permanently. She was so happy that Heidi had such lovely and supportive friends and she had been excited to meet them. It felt like they could breathe a little more now that the ceremony was over. “I can’t believe she’s married now and I don’t think she’s ever looked happier,” Millie grinned as she looked over at Maisie, “and I’ve never seen a more stunning bride, have you? Should we toast to a successful ceremony? I mean the hard part of our job is done now, right? It’s all fun from here on tonight.”
The ceremony was beautiful and she didn’t think she could be happier for or prouder of Heidi than she was at this moment. She cared a lot about Heidi and in some ways, she wished she would’ve been there for her all these years but she was honored to be part of the big day. With the I do’s out of the way, it was time for everyone to have some fun and she wasn’t about to pass up a night of dancing. She had finished her second drink when her gaze caught sight of Danny, who looked like he might need a reminder to have some fun. She promptly discarded her empty glass and approached him. “I don’t think I’ve seen you look this…dapper since when? Prom?” she teased him as her lips spread into a grin, “Come on, dance with me for one song. It’s my duty to make sure both Andersons are having a good time.”
She couldn’t believe the ceremony was over already because with all of her pent up energy it felt like time was moving in slow motion as she stood in one place. Her emotions got the best of her and she found herself trying to quickly wipe her eyes at some points throughout it. Honestly, being able to be here to support Heidi made her decision to leave the ballet all worth it. The timing was purely coincidental of course but being back in town and not missing out on making memories with the people she cared about most was what mattered to her now.
Her stomach was rumbling and she wandered over to the table with all the delicious looking sliders. “I don’t know about you but I feel like I could eat twenty of them,” she joked, chuckling softly, as she caught sight of someone in her peripheral. Millie turned her head so she was looking at him again. “I’m Millie, by the way. Do you know the groom or the bride?”
Tag: @heididaniella
Location: Aurelia Odyssey Suites; bride’s suite ; before the ceremony
This was Millie’s first time as a bridesmaid and she almost couldn’t sit still enough to do her own makeup, she was so excited. Words couldn’t even express how proud she was of Heidi and she just wanted to make sure the day was perfect for her. She didn’t know much about Nate but she knew Danny and Heidi had been through a lot and both of them deserved to find happiness, and if Nate made her happy, she was happy to celebrate and wish them a lifetime of joy.
“Okay, if I’m this jittery, I can’t even imagine how you must be feeling,” she chuckled as she tried to steady her hand to do her eyeliner. She took a deep breath before trying again and nailing it in a single stroke. Her head turned and brown eyes turned their gaze to Heidi. “Do you need me to help you with makeup or anything? Another glass of champagne?”
closed starter: @emirayildiz
location: aurelia odyssey suites / von-anderson wedding ( not really yet since he is driving them there but you get the point )
michael fixed himself up and grabbed the bouquet of followers he brought for emira. he didn't know why he was treating this as a date when it was anything but that. he shook his head, getting rid of any nervous thoughts, and knocked on her door. a smile appeared on his lips as the door opened. it wasn't one of his normal smiles and he feel it came. ❛hey, um. . these are for you.❜ while holding out the flowers, he took in the sight of her. god, she looked amazing. ❛you look beautiful, em.❜ mike put on his normal charming smile this time as he began to feel like himself again. no more nervousness as he talked to the woman.
