Beryl Kent and Mixed Motives

<p>The West Side crime rate for murder is up again. On a frequently traveled local road in the town of West Side an explosion is witnessed by a group of potential land investors. When the explosion starts a convoluted series of seemingly unconnected deaths Major Crimes Unit Captain Rudy Beauregard is frustrated. At every turn his inquiries act like mercury where you can't quite put your finger on the motive. </p><p><br></p><p>Beryl Kent by coincidence is driving by and joins onlookers using her press pass to get by the police barrier. Once again Beryl noses into the victims' lives and cons the illustrious Captain Beauregard into listening to her theories. </p><p><br></p><p>Along with criminal defense attorney Norberto Cull the relentless crime solver Captain Beauregard and his team of detectives are stopped at every turn. Greed envy lust and anger all appear to fit. But no one vice matches for all of these horrendous crimes.</p><p><br></p><p>Early on the weapons used are known. </p><p>Early on there are suspects identified. </p><p>Beauregard's dilemma is in motive. </p><p><br></p><p>Enter the intrusive citizen and overtly confident amateur sleuth Beryl Kent. </p><p><br></p><p>Beryl makes an observation. But its importance isn't immediately recognized. And once again she noses into the victims' lives and cons the illustrious Captain Beauregard into listening to her theories. </p><p><br></p><p>Could there be not one motive possibly two maybe three? So many possibilities exist for motive but not one prevails. The obvious motive greed does not fit for subsequent possibly connected murders arson and blackmail.</p><p><br></p><p>With one step after another piece after piece of evidence is exposed along with the truth.</p><p><br></p>