Murder In The Valley Poem by Soma Mukherjee

There has been a murder in the valley, in a hotel next to the gym on the 12th alley.

But the people are super excited, for one, something happened in their otherwise boring little place, plus who wouldn’t like to see some live action, hunt and chase.

As for the police, they have promised a fast action and not let the case go cold, a stance which has been applauded by one and all who had never seen them so brave and bold.

A budding actor, a builder, a small restaurant owner and all those who thought a little exposure could do wonder, their time has come and they can shine if they tread cautiously and don’t blunder.

In a bid to appear generous, the mayor offered money and house to the family members of the deceased and for that he has been praised, but that no one has come forward so far to claim it has caused a lot of confusion and a lot of eyebrows raised.

(Some important questions- where is the body, where are the family members of the deceased? And who is this Jon doe and why has his profile not been released?)
The media has arrived and now will begin the real show, let’s see how the interviews and investigations go.

Reporter 1: As you can see we have arrived in this small valley where the high profile murder has been committed.
We will be providing a live coverage, asking all the right questions and see to it that nothing gets omitted.

Reporter 2: Good evening everyone, we are here standing inside the hotel where the unfortunate incident took place,
Any time now the press conference will start and the police will updat us with the new developments in the case.

Reporter 1: Hello sir, please tell our viewers what you do and what you know about this case?
Man: Well I am a model and an actor, surely you recognise my face!
Reporter 1: Sorry to interfere but let’s please focus on the murder.
Man: Yes sure, I knew the deceased very well and was close to him and the way he was killed just makes me shudder.
Reporter 1: Really! How was he killed?
Man: I wish I could tell you more, but the case is under investigation so will just tell you, it had been done by someone very skilled.

Reporter 1: The breaking news, someone very skilled has murdered a man brutally.
And now we will talk to a man in the CSI team and try and understand the case forensically.

Reporter 1: Yes sir where do you work and what information can you give at this point.
CSI Man: Well I work part time with the police here and do forensics related job and all we can tell at this point, looking at the foot prints found, is that someone in that room had a problem in his left foot joint.

Reporter 1: The breaking news, we just got the information which takes us closer to the killer,
We now have a skilled maniac with what looks like a limp in his left foot in this thriller.

Reporter 1: Let’s now interview the chamber maid of the hotel who was apparently the first one on the crime scene.
Miss Urmakup Izmine, we already know what you told the police, but can you tell us a bit more about what you have seen?
Miss Izmine: Well what can I say; it was just another day when I started,
But when no one opened the room, even after several knocks I force opened the room of the departed.
Oh what a horrible scene, have never seen anything like that in my entire career,
All I can reveal is there was a lot of blood, half eaten burgers, French fries and lot of empty cans of beer.

Reporter 1: The breaking news, you all will be shocked with the information we have here,
The killer was skilled, limping in his left foot and big fan of burgers, fries and beer.

Reporter 1: We now have the bellboy, Mr Gimme Tip; yes tell us what happened that night?
Mr Tip: I wish I could tell you madam but there were these kids in the lobby who caused a lot of commotion and a fight.

Reporter 1: The breaking news, there was a huge commotion the same night caused by some kids who fought like hell, and whether this fight led to the murder or not only time will tell.

Reporter 1: We now have with us Mr Crackinwall Glu
He is a builder and says he has some valuable piece of information too!
Mr Glu: Yes I have this building, unoccupied and ready to move in, right in front of the hotel, with a small road in between,
And had people listened to me and been living in that building they would have got unrestricted view of the valley and of the crime scene.

Reporter 1: (puzzled)
Let’s now move on to the next person who owns a restaurant in the outskirts of the valley, yes sir you wanted to say something,
Owner of the restaurant: Why yes Mam, this restaurant was built by my grandfather, we serve almost everything and the view from there is very soul soothing

Reporter 1: (another silent/puzzled moment)
Ok there is this lady, who for last hour or so has been screaming for some attention
Lady: Yes, I am a school teacher and want to report about some mischievous kids who have run away to avoid punishment and detention.
Reporter 1: Mam you do understand this has nothing to do with the case?
Lady: I don’t know that, I just want the kids back to their base.

Reporter 1: (sighs) I think people here have nothing more to contribute
Let’s go to Reporter 2 and find out about the press conference and if the police and the forensics have solved the case or got someone to impute

Reporter 2: Yes the conference is over and I suggest we better pack our bags and leave!
Reporter 1: why what happened? And why do you sound so peeved!

Reporter 2: listen we are already on our way to get you, it’s a long journey back and we will get enough time to catch up,
All that I can say for now it’s a silly case involving some kids on run, a hotel room, burger, fries, beer and lots of ketchup.

(Think you pretty much got the gist and what must have happened, quite disappointing isn’t it with so much drama and no one dead!
The builder sold his one and only property at a cheap price.
The budding actor who had claimed to have known the ‘deceased’ was butt of all jokes for a very long time, but got offers in many reality TV shows.
The restaurant and the hotel did get some visitors curious to know more about the case.
As for the reporters they claimed they knew everything from the beginning and all this was aired just for fun!
The kids returned and their parents apologised to the people and paid the hotel for all the damage their kids had caused,
And Oh yes the forensics’ guy was right, one of the kids was limping in his left foot, got hurt when he was in the hotel and got involved in the fight)