King of Spades (Read 5,310 times)

[André DiMera]

Chapter 3

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SALEM P.D.
Hope walked into Roman's office.
HOPE: Anything to report, chief?
Roman looked up from some papers.
ROMAN: Yeah, actually. Take a seat.
Hope sat across the desk from Roman.
ROMAN: Wilson was doing his nightly rounds when he came across a body in the forest just outside the Square.
Roman handed Hope a picture. Hope winced.
ROMAN: We're still trying to identify who he is, but as you can see, he was completely naked. Autopsy says he froze to death.
HOPE: Ouch!
ROMAN: Yep.
Hope put down the picture.
HOPE: Looks like we've got a murder on our hands.

SALEM PLACE
Spades walked through Salem Place. He saw Serena sitting at a table, he knew, or at least assumed, it was her because he had been given a description of her from Nicole, with whom he'd exchanged numbers. He walked up and stared at her for a moment. She seemed to notice after a moment and looked up.
SERENA: Can I help you?
Spades continued staring.
SERENA: Why are you looking at me like that?
SPADES: You Serena Mason?
SERENA: Who wants to know?
Spades raised an eyebrow, then he looked around. Seeing nobody behind or to the side of him, he turned back to face Serena.
SPADES: Me.
SERENA: Yeah, I'm Serena Mason. Who sent you? Was it Xander?
SPADES: Should Xander have sent me?
SERENA: Answer the question: did he?
SPADES (chuckling): No.
Spades went back to his normal, expressionless face.
SPADES: I don't even know who this Xander guy you're talking about is. I'm just naturally curious.
SERENA: What do you want?
SPADES: Just want to get a good look at you.
Spades smirked.
SPADES: Okay.
He walked away. Serena couldn't help but feel uneasy. Eric sat down a moment later, two drinks in hand.
ERIC: Here you go.
He handed a drink to Serena.
SERENA: Thanks.
ERIC: What was that all about?
SERENA: What do you mean?
ERIC: That guy staring at you a minute ago.
SERENA: Who knows? Probably just some creep. I bet Nicole probably put him up to spying on me so that she could make some more wild accusations about me.
ERIC: Look, Serena, I'm getting a little tired of talking about Nicole all the time.
SERENA: I'm sorry, but the woman's been out to get me since I first came to town, and I didn't even do anything! Plus, you know about that run in we had with each other a few days ago.
ERIC: If it really bothers you that much, I'll talk to Nicole and see if I can straighten things out.
SERENA: Thank you. I'd appreciate that.

[heroicmuse]

Serena is stupid as usual. She had the perfect opportunity to tell Eric that some guy was making her super uneasy and instead she tries to turn the conversation into a game of let's blame Nicole.

I want to know who the dead guy is.

Great chapter André DiMera!

[fluffysmom]

Serena may have made a fatal mistake.

I'm wondering about the dead naked guy too.

[Minako98]

I wanna know who Spades is!

[Kpatch]

If he froze to death, how is it a murder?

Serena takes every chance she gets to take potshots at Nicole, doesn't she?

Spades may be your creepiest character yet, André DiMera.

[André DiMera]

Jun 24, 2015 9:55:24 GMT -5 Kpatch said:

If he froze to death, how is it a murder?

Quite a jump in logic Hope's making, isn't it?

Minako98 - Spades isn't a character that has been on Days before. He's actually a composite character, made up of Lorne Malvo from the TV miniseries version of Fargo, and comedian George Carlin.

The naked man, however, is someone that's been on Days before. You'll all find out who he is in a few days, fluffysmom, heroicmuse.

I'm glad you think he's creepy, Kpatch. That's what I'm going for.

[Minako98]

Yes, he's very creepy.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 4

SALEM P.D.
ROMAN: That's a pretty big jump in logic there, Hope.
HOPE: Is it?
Roman nodded.
ROMAN: How do you get murder from a guy frozen in the snow?
HOPE: You say the guy was naked, right?
ROMAN: I did.
HOPE: It's the dead of winter out there, Roman. Why would anyone in their right mind be out on the coldest day of winter with nothing but their birthday suit?
ROMAN: Good question. And one we don't have an answer to.
There was a knock on the door.
ROMAN: Come in.
Officer Wilson walked in.
WILSON: Here are the autopsy results, commissioner.
He handed some papers to Roman.
ROMAN: Thanks.
Wilson left. Roman looked over the papers. His brow furrowed.
ROMAN: Looks like you were at least partly right.
He handed Hope the files.
HOPE: Traces of poison in the bloodstream.
ROMAN: If the cold hadn't killed him, the poison would have. In fact, it already started the process.
Hope did a double take.
HOPE: Oh my god. You know who this guy was, don't you?
ROMAN: Not really. Who?
Hope turned to show Roman the picture.
HOPE: Paul Naurita.
ROMAN: The former baseball player?
HOPE: The very same. He was out of town for a few days at a charity event. Must have been making his way into town when he got killed.
ROMAN: The only question now is, who killed him?
HOPE: And why wasn't he wearing any clothes?

POST OFFICE
Spades walked in and went up to the desk.
SPADES: Here to pick up a package.
WORKER: What's the name?
Spades stared for a moment.
SPADES: Why does that matter?
WORKER: Well, sir, I can't get your package unless I get your name first.
SPADES: It's the one addressed to Salem.
WORKER: Oh, okay.
The post officer worker went to find the package, but stopped himself.
WORKER: Wait, sir, we're in Salem.
SPADES: Do I need to go back there and get my package myself?
WORKER: No, no. That's quite all right.
The post office worker went in the back to look. Quite soon, he came pack, holding a package. The only word on the package was Salem.
WORKER: Well, this is highly irregular.
SPADES: No, highly irregular is the time I found a human foot in a toaster oven. This is just odd.
The post office worker didn't know what to say. He had never encountered a customer like this before. Spades opened the package. It contained a small wallet. He opened it up and found an I.D. and a small slip of paper.
SPADES (under his breath): Oh, god. I'm a stand up comedian.
WORKER: Pardon?
Spades pocketed the wallet and walked out.
SPADES: Have a nice day.

[heroicmuse]

Noooo.... not Paul

Wonder what's up with Spades and that package.

[fluffysmom]

Poor Paul.

I'm wondering if the wallet contains a fake identity for Spades.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 5

OFFICE
Nicole was in her office, filing some papers. There was a knock on the door.
NICOLE: Come in.
Eric walked in.
NICOLE: Hi, Eric.
ERIC: Hey.
NICOLE: So, to what do I owe this visit?
ERIC: Who is he?
Nicole looked up.
NICOLE: Pardon?
ERIC: Who's the guy you hired to stalk Serena?

DARK ROOM
Serena entered the Dark Room where Eric normally got his pictures developed.
SERENA: Hello?
She looked around and could find no sign of Eric.
SERENA: Eric, are you here? I got your text.
She looked a bit more, still no Eric.
SERENA: Guess he's not here.
Serena turned around to find Spades standing right in front of her.
SPADES: But I am.
SERENA: What are you doing here?
SPADES: Why? Is it important?
SERENA: Are you stalking me?
SPADES: Should I be?
SERENA: Okay, you're weird. I'm leaving.
Serena attempted to push her way past, but Spades wasn't moving.
SPADES: We could do it that way. You push your way past, I chase after you. We could do that. Or, you could be quiet and follow me. I know which I'd do.

OUTSIDE
Serena followed Spades behind the Dark Room, where there was a conveniently located table and chairs.
SPADES: Sit.
Serena sat down.
SERENA: Why are you doing this? What exactly do you want? What does Nicole hope to gain from this?
SPADES: Who said anything about Nicole?
SERENA: Well, you say you don't know Xander. The only other person I know who hates me for no reason is Nicole. So, what's the story?
Spades decided to ignore that question.
SPADES: Ever play cards?
SERENA: What?
Spades pulled out a deck of cards and began shuffling.
SPADES: I said, “ever play cards”.
SERENA: Yeah.
SPADES: Let's play a round or two of Crazy 8's. I'll deal. You start.
Serena looked very unsure, but took the cards when she was handed them.
SPADES: 8s are wiled, of course.
Spades flipped over the card on the top of the deck, it was the King of Hearts.
SPADES: Interesting.
The two began playing the game.
SERENA: What is?
SPADES: Well, you can learn a lot from cards. For instance, did you know that the King of Hearts is also known as the Suicide King?
SERENA: Yeah.
SPADES: Do you know why?
SERENA: He's got a knife sticking through his head.
Serena laid down her last card.
SPADES: Very good.
Spades picked up the cards.
SPADES: One more round.
SERENA: I should really be go...
SPADES: One more round.
Spades handed her the cards so she could shuffle and then deal. Serena did, and put down the card on the top of the deck. They began playing.
SPADES: Here's another one for you. Did you know that in a standard deck of cards, the King of Spades is looking the opposite direction of the other three kings?
SERENA: No, I didn't. Why is that?
Without answering, Spades put down his final card, which was, in fact, the King of Spades. Then, there was a noise like a small bullet being fired from a gun, and Serena lay dead on the ground. Spades picked up his cards, pocketed them, and walked away.

[heroicmuse]

Typical Eric, rushing to judgment. LOL

Ooh... the plot thickens. Is Serena really dead, I wonder? Can it possibly be true?

[fluffysmom]

Serena must have been naive enough to think Spades was a harmless weird guy. She barely even tried to get away from him.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 6

CAR
Spades was driving through town, on his way back to the Salem Inn. Suddenly, in his background, he saw the lights of a police car. He rolled his eyes, and pulled over. A moment later, Hope walked up to the window. He rolled it down.
SPADES: Is there a problem, officer?
HOPE: Do you know why I pulled you over, sir?
SPADES: Not really, no.
HOPE: Your lisence plate doesn't have its sticker on.
SPADES: Hmm.
HOPE: May I see your liscence and registration, please?
SPADES: Well, we could do that. We could do it that way. You ask for my papers, I tell you it's not my car, that I borrowed it. We could do that. But, I don't think we will.
HOPE: Excuse me?
Spades looked Hope up and down. He saw that a key chain was on her belt. On the chain was a picture of her and Ciara.
SPADES: Is that your little girl?
Hope looked down at the key chain and back at Spades.
SPADES: Here's what we're gonna do. I'm gonna roll up my window and drive away. You're gonna go back to your car, and go back home to your daughter. And every now and then, maybe once a year or so, you're gonna look at your daughter's face. And you're going to know that you're alive because you chose not to go down a certain road on a certain night. You chose to walk into the light, instead of the dark. Because you chose to drive away.
HOPE: And why would I do that?
SPADES: Because some roads you shouldn't go down. Because maps used to say there'd be dragons here. Now they don't. But that doesn't mean the dragons aren't still here.
Hope looked inquisitively at him.
SPADES: I'm rolling up my window now.
Spades rolled up his window and drove away, leaving Hope at a loss for words.

OFFICE
NICOLE: Eric, what are you talking about?
ERIC: You know exactly what I'm talking about! There's some creepy guy stalking Serena. I saw them talking earlier today. I know you have something to do with it. Now, who is he?
NICOLE: First of all, I'm sorry to hear that Serena, apparently, has a stalker. But, I can assure you that I know absolutely nothing about that.
ERIC: Don't play dumb with me, Nicole! Of course you know something about you. You're the one who set her up!
NICOLE: You know, I'm getting really tired of this.
ERIC: Tired of what?
NICOLE: You coming in here and making baseless accusations about some horrible thing that I've done to Serena. Now, I know I've done some screwed up stuff in the past, but I didn't do this. I have no idea who this dude is.
ERIC: Is lie all you know how to do.
Nicole stood up and smacked Eric.
NICOLE: I've had enough of you! All you do is stand over me in judgment like you're so superior to me. You and your prissy little girlfriend, who has hated me since the moment she laid eyes on me, for no other reason than the fact that I didn't kiss up to her like everyone else does. I have tried for months to be a better person. I have tried to make you see that I've changed. That I truly care about you. Well, you know something, Eric? I'm done! You can just walk your holier than thou butt out of my office right now, and don't come back until you've learned some respect. Because, honestly, I deserve better.
She sat back down. Eric blinked.
ERIC: This is typical of you! You take good situations, you make them terrible, and then you blame other people. I don't see why I was ever interested in you. Serena was right, you are a witch.
NICOLE: I said get out of my office!
ERIC: Or what?
Eric leaned over the desk.
ERIC: What are you gonna do if I don't?

[heroicmuse]

Go Nicole!!!! I've waited for months to hear her say that.

Spades is creepy. Is he Xander's long lost twin? Wonder what Hope will do now.

Great chapter André DiMera!