Tuesday, March 20, 2007
I came home a while ago after a solid game of monopoly. [Which I won with ease by the way] I don't know why but I am just at ease on days like this when I am out with my friends enjoying myself while winning and losing a few games. Counterfeit notes they may be but you ain't got no idea how 'happening' it is when you're clutching on to so much fun with your friends. Friends, who mean the world to you. Happening to the giduga I tell you. Anyhow, here's a riddle I was telling Madhu about during the play session:
Detective Sherlock gazed around the cluttered dingy apartment. The aging, famous columnist, Muthusamy had been fatally stabbed. His agent, Ram, had called the police when Muthusamy failed to submit his column to the Tamil Murasu.Muthusamy's body was draped over his manual typewriter. The detective glanced at the paper in the typewriter. It appeared to be the writer's column. The victim's head rested on the keyboard and had apparently hit random keys causing the last line of the article to be followed by "49t34 w5qgg3e j3". The detective was surprised to see that Muthusamy had used a typewriter rather than a computer. Ram, Muthusamy's agent, explained that Muthusamy found it therapeutic to pound the keys on his typewriter and despised computers.
Out of a list of acquaintances provided by Muthusamy’s agent, the detective questioned the following people:
1. Marikolunthu
Marikolunthu had been separated from Muthusamy for the last year and a half. Although initially the split had been amicable, lately things had gotten nasty about the latest division of their assets. Muthusamy was willing to give Marikolunthu the mansion and a generous lump sum payment, but wanted to draw the line at the excessive alimony being demanded by Marikolunthu's lawyer. Marikolunthu was living in the mansion and had a generous pre-alimony settlement and an extremely attractive new boyfriend, Veerasamy.
2. Jakamma
Jakamma was Muthusamy's current girlfriend. She definitely was a looker and by all appearances was extremely high maintenance. She was also the spring in his May/December romance. Although crying, she was devastatingly attractive in her designer dress. She had a Gucci bag, wore emerald and diamond jewelry and on her wrist, a new Rolex. The detective suspected her grief was for the loss of her "gravy train" and not for the deceased.
3. Ramasamy
Muthusamy's brother, Ramasamy, had been dating Marikolunthu when Muthusamy had stolen her away. Ramasamy still held a grudge and blatantly told the detective that he was glad his brother was dead and that he was a good riddance. He hinted that he might try to win Marikolunthu back now that his brother was dead.
After a brief investigation, an arrest was made.
The million dollar question is this:
Actually, why did I blog this for now?
