The Terror of the Rapist

Gathering Testimony

Herman couldn't wait to see Rico still.

“Brothers must speak truthfully and honestly. If later you are caught lying, you can be charged with false witness. And that can be punished. So you have to be honest and truthful. Your sibling's information will be cross-checked with the information of other employees. Understand?” herman said threateningly.

“Good, Sir..” Rico's face turned lethargic. “At that time I was not alone, I was together... Ida!”.

“Who is Ida?”

“Secretary Pak Bandi.”

“What is the brother's relationship with sister Ida? And why are you guys in the office at night?”

“We... e., we are in a loving relationship. We were alone in my room.”

“What do you guys do?”

“We're just chatting, Sir.”

“Chat or... um,” Herman smiled meaningfully.

“Please, Sir. Do not tell this to people,” pinta Rico with clear mimic.

“Lho, why? Are you married and Ida married?”

“It's not so, sir. We are still single. Ida is Toni's ex-boyfriend. I am ashamed if it is considered to snatch the girlfriend of people.”

Herman and Budi smiled. Apparently in this office there is also a story of cheating between friends themselves.

“Good, we won't tell the others. But please answer honestly, did you guys see anything suspicious or someone inside this office that night?”

“E, if you see any suspicious people, nothing, sir. But we had heard a spooky voice,” replied Rico in a soft tone almost whispered.

“Sspooky voice? Brother mean?” Herman scrunched his forehead.

“We heard no screams, like the sound of female screams. Because we were alone that night, we were so scared. We thought it was a ghostly voice, we immediately rushed away. I took Ida to the car park and took her home. We were horrified. We have heard that this office building was once a former cemetery,” said Rico with a horrified face.

Herman stunned. Apparently in addition to storing stories of infidelity, this office also stores mystical stories that smell of superstition. Herman doesn't believe Rico's ghost stories, but he does believe in the sound of the screams. Maybe that was when Melani was raped. If at that time Rico and Ida want to see who has screamed, of course the perpetrator of rape will soon be known. The toilet room where Melani was raped was not far from the employee workspace. But because Rico's guts are too shrunken, so this case became a mystery wrapped in dark clouds.

After collecting information from several other employees, Herman then called Melani. He wanted to inform them of the results of the investigation they had conducted as well as come up with some conclusions. Diah accompanies Melani to the police officer. They listened carefully to the police officer's testimony.

“From the information we have collected it seems there is only one person who should be suspected, namely Toni. We also had a little bit of suspicion on Frans. Toni admitted to going home early among the employees who came home that night. But there is a possibility that Toni returned to the office and committed rape. Only unfortunately, we did not get a testimony that could corroborate our allegations,” said Herman with a serious mimic.

“How can you conclude that Toni is back in the office?” ask Melani.

“This is based on the statement of security officers who saw a black sedan car passing in front of the office around seven and a quarter of the night. As the sister herself confessed, the event occurred around seven o'clock when the sister finished work. We don't know yet, who the driver of the car is.”

“To my knowledge, Toni does not have a car. When to the office he uses a motorcycle!” terang Melani's.

“But who knows he borrowed his friend's car and then went back to the office. It could be, right?”

“Shortly, Sir. Did you say black sedan?” sergeant Diah interrupted the conversation.

“If it's not wrong it's my girlfriend's car, her name is Deni. That night I told him to pick up Melani, but he said the office was deserted. No more employees are still in the office,” explained Diah.

“If it is indeed your girlfriend's car, from where she knows that there are no employees in the office. Because as the security officer explained they did not see the driver of the car down and approached the guard post. Should he have asked the guard first?” search Herman.

“Deni said he didn't get out of the car. He only saw from outside the lights inside the office had already been turned off. So he concluded that Melani had come home. The employee workspace is on the second floor and can be seen from below. Hence Deni just turned his car around and went straight away!”

Herman pursed his lips hearing Diah's description. His forehead was wrinkled, as if his mind was working hard.

“Why didn't you tell me that night Deni was going to pick me up, Di?” melani said somewhat angrily to Diah.

“I forgot, Mel. Anyway I don't think Deni should be suspected. Where could he do that to you. Are you also suspicious of him?” cetus Diah's.

Melani was silent. He couldn't possibly suspect Deni. A man as good as him could commit a crime, let alone rape his lover's best friend.

“Everyone should be suspected as long as there is no certainty about the identity of the perpetrator. If possible we know, where can we meet brother Deni?” herman then asked.

“Will you also check it?” ask Diah.

“Yes! Anyone who is in the vicinity of TKP, let alone coincide in time with the incident should be questioned!”

“But I'm sure he's not the culprit, sir!” Diah's getting nervous.

“It depends on the inspection later. What matters is that he needs to be checked first. There may be other clues that can be obtained from him to develop an investigation and uncover the identity of the perpetrator,” Herman said.

She looked at Melani. His face suddenly turned grim. It seemed like something was raging in his heart. Worry loomed over his face. Could Deni be the culprit? Inner fretted.

Deni doesn't mind being questioned. He said it over the phone when Diah contacted him. He's ready to be checked anywhere. It just so happened that he was also on break from his duties at the office. The two police officers then invited Diah and Melani to slide into Deni's office. They immediately met Deni who was waiting in the lobby of the office building. The man's attitude seemed calm and his face revealed calmness.

“I am ready to provide information about my arrival at Melani's office that night,” Deni said steadily before the two police asked questions.

“Alright, to shorten the time we want to hear Deni brother's confession. What was Deni's brother doing that night? Why don't you go inside the office when you want to pick up sister Melani?” ask Herman.

“At that time I was a little tired, so I did not have time to go inside. I knew Melani would have gone home. I saw some of the rooms in the office building had the lights off. There was also no one in front, except for the two guards who were chatting in his place. That's why I didn't stop my car and immediately turned back.”

“Why don't you ask the guard first?”

“As I said earlier, I am lazy to get off. To be honest, I was a bit upset with Diah. He kept forcing me to pick up Melani, even though I told him that Melani must have gone home.”.

“The bill he said, Sir!” said Diah interrupted Deni's words to strengthen his confession. “I did have a time to quarrel with him when he wanted to go home. I forced him to pick up Melani after driving me home. I am worried about Melani. He told me once that he was followed by someone when he came home last night. So I insisted on forcing Deni to pick her up.”

“Alright, then we want to know if brother Deni saw another person besides the two security officers in that office?” herman asked Deni a question.

For a moment Deni was silent. It seems to be remembering. Everyone is waiting.