Luke did not let his guard down because of the woman's threat, as he was dealing with a gang of extremely vicious criminals. For his and his team's safety, he had to be extremely careful.
Luke pulled out a photo of Franco Murphy, "Do you know him?"
The woman glanced at it and shook her head, "I don't know him."
Luke snapped his fingers, "Focus and look carefully, don't lie to the police."
The woman rolled her eyes, slightly tipsy, "I couldn't care less, I don't know him if I say I don't."
Jenny said, "Captain, should I sober her up?"
"It's no use, she's not drunk, she's on drugs.
We should help her contact a rehab clinic."
The woman quickly denied, "Nonono, I didn't take any drugs, I am sober, you can't frame me."
"Then answer my questions properly."
"I really don't know him."
Luke changed the question, "What's your relationship with the man outside?"
"What's your relationship with Franco Murphy?"
"I really don't know the person you're talking about, you've got the wrong person," Kathleen Fer said with dissatisfaction,
"I don't even know why you busted into my room?
This is illegal, and if you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I will definitely file a complaint against you!"
Luke said, "We are investigating a bank robbery case. The man in the photograph and his accomplices not only robbed a bank but also killed an FBI agent.
Did you and your boyfriend participate in it?"
"No, we really didn't, I really don't know the man in the photograph."
"Where were you between 9 am and 12 pm yesterday?"
"I was at the motel."
"My boyfriend can, we were together."
"You're lying. The motel's surveillance shows that you two didn't arrive until yesterday afternoon."
"Oh… I remembered wrong, I was too nervous. We were sunbathing on the beach that morning, right at the nearby Gimore Beach."
Luke felt that the other party was hiding something and had Jenny keep an eye on her.
Then, Luke went outside and saw Costa Hearn with his hands cuffed, sitting in the corridor.
Luke walked over and sized him up, "Do you know why we didn't arrest you?"
"No, you've got the wrong person."
Luke showed the photo of Franco Murphy, "Do you recognize him?"
Costa Hearn hesitated for a moment, his face showing a conflicted expression.
Luke urged, "Answer me."
"Yes, I've seen him, he seems to be staying here too."
Luke, dissatisfied, said, "Do you know something? I am losing my patience.
The man in the photo is called Franco Murphy, he was involved in a bank robbery case and is also suspected of killing an FBI agent.
We received a tip to catch him, but he wasn't in his own room, instead, he was found in a room registered under your name.
I have every reason to suspect that you are his accomplice and you also took part in the bank robbery."
"No, I didn't do it, nor am I his accomplice."
"Then why was he in a room you registered? You're accused of harboring and abetting, we have every reason to arrest you."
"I swear to God, I really didn't know he was a criminal, nor did I intend to harbor a criminal.
He just came to the room on his own, asking me to rent the room to him and even gave me three times the rent.
I thought it was an easy favor so I agreed."
"Yes, just like that, you can ask my girlfriend if you don't believe me."
"She also recognizes the man in the photo?"
"She was there at the time, she can testify for me."
"So, both of you together harbored the robber."
"No, that's not harboring because I didn't know he was a suspect, we… we just wanted to make some money, that's all."
"Where were you between 9 am and 12 pm yesterday?"
"At Gimore Beach, with my girlfriend."
Besides some omissions, their statements were basically the same.
Luke asked, "Didn't you ever ask why he wouldn't register the room under his own name?"
"Uh… I was unemployed, I needed money for rent and living expenses…"
Luke said, "Next time you're out of money, look for a job first instead of sunbathing on the beach. Money won't just fall from the sky, understand?"
Although it was unlikely that the two were lying, the fact that they had harbored a suspect was true, and Luke could not let them go so easily; further verification of the facts was needed.
He had them taken back to the police station to await further questioning.
Meanwhile, the tech team also arrived at Franco Murphy's room to conduct an examination, but Franco Murphy's room was very clean, and the tech team didn't find any valuable clues.
The forensic doctor also examined Franco Murphy's body, which had been shot four times, with the fatal shot to the chest.
Finally, Matthew shared some news that the two cell phone numbers belonged to anonymous cards and were currently unreachable.
The operation for the evening came to a temporary halt, the good news being that one robber was killed and some of the stolen money was recovered.
However, the robber's death also broke the chain of investigation.
The next morning at ten o'clock.
Because the case investigation went on until late last night, everyone arrived a bit late today.