Then the team leader stepped forward. "It is still possible to get the footage, sir," he reassured me. "It won''t be easy, but it''s not impossible. We have a n to track down the footage,b through the archives, and reconstruct the pieces. But it will take time and effort, but we''re confident we can make it happen."


    I nodded.


    "Is it possible to get it today?" The detective asked as he scanned the room.


    The team leader briefly nced back at his team that were still working on retrieving the footage then he turned to the detective and nodded firmly. "It will take about an hour or two but it''s possible to get it today."


    Even though I wondered what the police would be doing here for hours if they refused to leave until they got the file, I felt a sense of relief washing over me. Atleast, it did not seem like I was hiding the file anymore.


    "Alright, let''s do it," I told him, grateful for theirmitment.


    As they dove into their work, the room filled with the sound of keyboards clicking and screens lighting to different scenes at different times.


    Few minutester, I suggested to the detective that we take a stroll out while they figured it out but he declined rather forcefully.


    Thankfully, about thirty minutester, the footage was located.


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    Immediately, the detective rose to his feet and was already striding to the screen that showed the date. and time he requested before I could say anything.


    More of the police team trooped in, about three of them. As they viewed the ck and white clip, I joined in. "The firm was still small about this time and I mostly handled everything myself, I exined even though it wasn''t needed. Then I finished with a shrug, "I might be able to answer some of the questions you might have than my workers would."


    The four officers watched with rapt attention. One of them took notes at every scene and movement of the bar guests in the clip.


    "Could you have this sent to the police department? We would like to have a more thorough look."


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    "Sure," I told them, ready to give all the footage to them if they asked.


    "Thank you, Mr Dennis," the detective said with an outstretched arm. "We appreciate your cooperation.”


    I took his hand in a firm shake. "You too." Then I shook each of their hands.


    watched them file out of the room. When they were gone, I let out a sigh of relief as I turned to the


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    He stammered for a while as his eyes roamed the scream. "I was just trying to make the footage clearer," he exined.


    "I think I mistakenly clicked on another footage," another guy by his side said.


    "Put on that footage again.


    He did as I asked and the footage continued from where it stopped. "Take it back."


    I squinted at the screen, my full focus on it as he took the video back.


    "Wait," I ced my hand on the shoulder of the boy and squeezed. "Stop there."


    I watched from my vantage point as two people appeared on the scene.


    Their backs were turned to the camera as they made their way to the entrance of the bar. They both had hoodies on so even when they turned, their faces remained concealed.


    The first person stepped in and just before the other person stepped in, they removed their hoodie''s cap and turned back as if to look around then they stepped in.


    My blood ran cold as I said in an incredulous voice "Rewind it back to when the hood was removed and pause it right here."


    The boy did as I asked then he zoomed in on the person''s face on my order.


    I leaned in closer, fervently hoping that my eyes were ying tricks on me.


    "ra?" I breathed.