Case closed?

They didn't mention how a young woman was tortured for years and found buried alive, neither how Jim was attacked and left for dead in a hole with walls made out of bodies. The case of the missing girl was closed. Jim's name would be rectifated and the child became grew up into a fine young woman with a life of her own, the neighbor Mrs. Gordon was helping the police. It was enough.
"The case is closed" Jim asked.
"Yes, this case is but we started a new one. All those bodies..." he swallowed, inhaled deeply to let the fear out, the fear that seems to eat him as he thought of what he had seen. The smell wasn't worst but those bodies... "Do you want to start a case against Mrs. Gordon?"
Jim had asked himself this question earlier. Would he? Was it worth all the trouble?
"Is there any need to if she will be prosecuted for the horror in her basement? I am part of it. In some way I am, perhaps already long ago."
"You knew her, ever been close to her at that time?"
"No. You know me Ben, artistic, not fitting in, being accepted, and a single dad. Not the type most people like to interfere with. Envy and fear for what is different is a nasty thing. I am what they call detrimental."
"Can I leave you guys alone? I need a few hours sleep before I go to the office."
Both men nodded and Fidelo left. At least they were a good team, he hoped they were and he could trust Been, the police officer that had way more qualities than he had ever imagined.

Episodes:

1. Memory
2. Chocolate
3. Urgent
4. Leaving
5. Life
6. Blue
7. Relief
8. Uphill
9. Justice
10. A handful
11. Charming
12. Shave
13. Gathering the pieces
14. At work
15. Revenge
16. Dumb
17. Creating space
18. Not one word
19. Strangers
20. Dark adventures
21. Traces
22. Just a slip-up?
23. Hide or die
24. Going home
25. Sharing
26. Watch your steps...
27. Find him!
28. Farm fresh
29. The emu
30. Mystified
31. Thrown outside
32. The doll
33. It's clear
34. The call
35. Wheel her in
36. Chain
37. Hard work
38. Do you like my hat?
39. Stay safe
40. Awake and aware
41. Lemongrass
42. Warrior bride
43. Bag
44. The ant
45. The phone call
46. Sweat it out
47. Fake news

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