The+Crazy

As she started towards the police car, the cool night air chilled her to the bones as the the thoughts of what just happened to her washed over her like the strongest tidal wave. She was the only survivor. The ones she loved the most where gone. Her best friend Emma and her sister Lacey. Gone forever.

"Please state your name ma'am." Officer George asked as her noticed she was staring into space as if in a deep thought. Most likely about what she just went through. Again he asked, a bit louder this time, "Ma'am, will you please state your name?" This seemed to snap her back to reality.

"Sorry Officer George." She said with a sweet southern-bell accent. "My name is Suzan Smith. Suzy for short." She declared.

"Now ma'am I will need you to tell me exactly what happen.' Officer George stated.

"What happened tonight or what happened to lead up tonight?" Suzy questioned.

"From the begining please." Officer George said as if the answer to her question was obvious.

As he took the notepad and pen to write down what Suzy said, he looked at her face and saw that yet again she staring into space. But instead of looking deep in thought, she looked horrified as she was thinking back to what happened.

"Well lets put it this way Officer," she explained, "have you ever seen the ol' Alfred Hitchcock move Psycho?"

"Why yes ma'am I have. That just so happens to be my favorite movie." Officer George stated. "But what does the movie have in common with what happened tonight?" He questioned.

"You see Officer it is just like the movie. My sister was in trouble you see. She was on the run." Suzy said acting as if she thought Officer George should have known that already.

"What did she do Ms. Smith?" Officer George said while leaning back in his chair as if he thought he would be leaning back in his chair acting as if he would be there for a couple of hours and he might as well get comfortable now rather than later.

"She stole money from the her work. She is a bank teller at the federal bank. Somebody came in with $4,500 and they wanted to deposit it into their account. They where in a hurry so they signed the recite and left before they could see her put the money in the safe. She stole it right then and there." Suzy said adding a hint of impatience. "She went home only 15 minutes later. She told her boss she had a headache and she needed to go home and rest."

"And she disappeared that night?" Officer George questioned.

"Yes sir. That's what we believe." Suzy said horrified.

"And no one saw her after that?"

"Well her boss saw her when he went out to lunch. He just made the conclusion that she was going to drug store to get some medicine to help her headache." Suzy answered.

Officer George looked over Suzy's shoulder and noticed that another policemen had quietly entered the room. No, not another police officer, but the police departments therapist, Dr. Tarafler. He noticed Dr. Tarafler was motioning for him to come over. As Dr. Tarafler waited for George to walk over, he noticed a beautiful diamond ring hanging on a chain from Suzy's neck. The ring was deffinitly one that most women would admire in the jewlery store window as they walked by. By the looks of it, the rind had to be worth a couple thousand dollars. And it was probably a costume one of a kind ring.

"Can I help you Dr. Taragler?" George questioned with a puzzled look on his face.

"I need to tak to you in private please George." Dr. Tarafler said studying the officers confused look.

As the two left the room Suzy looked them both straight in the and said in her sweet, innocent voice, "Feel free to take your time. I have no were to be."

As soon as they where alone Dr. Tarafler rapidly took out two piece of paper from a very official looking folder.

"Now when did she say her sister Lacey died?" Dr. Tarafler asked using an urgent tone of voice implying he needs an answer right away.

"Why she said Lacey was one of tonights victims." George said trying to get a sneak-peek of the paper in the doctors hand. "Why?"

"Her sister died last year. The day before she was supposed to be married. It was a car accident. Suzy was the only survivor. I have the accident report and Lacey's death certificate right here." He said handing George the papers.

"Now, if what your telling me is true, why would she say her sister died tonight?" George questioned.

"Now that's why I came to get you. Did Suzy ever mention that her and Lacey where identical twins?"

"Why no. No she didn't." George said suprised.

"According to Emma, Suzy's best friend, Suzy and Lacey where very close as kids. They spent their whole childhood together. Suzy became depressed when Lacey got engaged. She didn't want to lose her sister." Dr. Tarafler stated. "Look at this."

He opened the police folder again and took out the only remaining piece of paper. He smoothed the wrinkled edges and read what it said.

"I know by the time you are reading this I will be dead. I hope you are a trustworthy person. I need you to take this note to the police. If you are the police I hope you beleive what you read. Suzy murdered her sister. That is why she survived the car wreak that killed Lacey. She caused. How she caused it, I haven't found out. I just know she is the reason why Lacey is laying in a cemetary. How did I find out? "Lacey" told me. Suzy didn't want Lacey to get married. If she got married then she wouldn't get as much time with her sister. The only option she could think of was murder. After she caused the accident she refused to believe that she killed Lacey. She wanted to belive that Lacey was still alive. She felt like she needed to keep the illusion of her sister alive. So she dressed yup as her and pretended to be her. She started to believe she was her. Thats all that is there." Dr. Tarafler said disappointed.

"What do you mean?"

"Look. The bottome of the page is uneven. It looks like someone ripped off the rest of the note. I bet who ever did didn't want people to find out what it says." Dr. Tarafler explained.

"Who do you think ripped the note?" George questioned.

"Suzy. She is the only one with secrets to hide." Dr. Tarafler said. "I have a theory that if we go back into the interogation room and ask for Lacey, we should get a response for the Lacey side of Suzy."

"So she has multiple personality disorder?"

"I don't know about that. She knows what she did to Lacey. But I think she also believes that Lacey is there."

"So why do you think she killed Emma?"

"I believe Emma went to Suzys' house to confront her about what she believes to be true. When she asked who she thought to be Suzy at the time, she got a response from Lacey. She started to worry and wrote this note. Suzy saw her write the note and didn't want peole to know about her being crazy. So Emma gave her the last part of the note We may never know what else Emma wanted us to know."

"Wait a second doctor..." George said. "How did Lacey take money from her work if she doesn't exsist?"

"Suzy couldn't find a job. So she thought that Lacey would have more luck. She was living a double life. She was like Hannah Montana only Hannah was slightly more sane. Now we need to get back and question Lacey."

As they went to the interogation room they discused a strategy to get to revel her deepest, darkest secret. Why she killed her sister. As they walked in the room Dr. Tarafler asked,

"Now am I talking to Suzy or Lacey? I always get twins mixed up."

"Lacey." She replied.

"Now Lacey, why did Suzy hurt you by causing the car wreak?"

"Oh Suzy would never hurt me! The wreak was just a freak accident. Suzy would never do such a thing! If you don't believe me look at her sitting over there. She wouldn't even harm the fly on her hand."