Blog #4 - A Day at the Movies

Herman left John Beal's office feeling sore but relieved. His daughter was right; seeing the doctor helped, and he was armed with stretches to improve his strength. Now, he had to contact Oliver Moore. He meant to find Oliver earlier, but he was preoccupied with helping Lamar solve Mr. Evans' murder, attending the funeral and enjoying the snow. He was analyzing his last dinner with Mr. Evans as he walked across The Maitland and knocked on 0708W. A boy with shaggy brown hair and startlingly green eyes opened the door.

"Hello. My name is Herman Marshall. Are you Oliver? Herman asked.

"Yeah, that's me. So you're the one with the dog, Johnny? Lamar told me you'd come around soon," Oliver explained.

"Indeed. Are you still interested? Johnny needs a lot of walks."

"Definitely. I'd love to help out," Oliver assured Herman.

"Can you come by tomorrow evening to meet Johnny? My room's 0601E."

"Yes."

"Excellent! Thanks so much."

Herman walked back pleased with his first encounter with Oliver. He decided to go to Cinema 17 and watch a popular movie so that he and Oliver could have something to talk about tomorrow evening.

He bought popcorn while considering his movie options. As he was looking at the posters, he accidentally spilled his popcorn. An employee whose name tag read "Owen" quickly dashed over to clean up the mess.

"Thanks," Herman said, and taking advantage of the opportunity, asked, "Which movie is popular with the kids?"

"Definitely the Savannah Silva one," Owen replied with a slight trace of annoyance.

Herman was turning to buy a ticket when Owen cleared his throat, paused a second, and asked Herman if he had noticed anything strange about Sayori Fuji.

"I know you're Herman. Everyone says you and Mr. Evans were good friends. This sounds crazy, but I keep seeing Sayori in random places, and then all of a sudden, she disappears. Could it be related to the murder?"

"Actually, now that you mention it, I saw her lurking around the hall by Mr. Evans's room before our last dinner together, but I never thought anything of it. I'll tell Lamar as soon as the movie's over."

"I'll talk to Lamar after my shift," Owen decided.

Thanks to Owen, Herman found the clue that was right in front of him all along. After the movie, Herman rushed back to The Maitland to find Lamar.