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episode 5: the interrogation
Hey, Truth Seekers! Welcome back to another episode of Cold Truth. In the last episode, we talked about the potential crime scene where Darcy Cantrell’s shoe was found along with blood splattered on a nearby tree trunk. Today, we’re going to cover the interrogation of Donovan Scott by Sheriff Jerry Tennison. So grab your coffee, and let’s listen to part of the recording.
[Sound of interrogation room door opening and closing]
Sheriff Tennison: Mr. Scott, thanks for coming in today.
Donovan Scott: I didn’t have a choice, did I?
Sheriff Tennison: Don’t you want Darcy found?
[Silence]
Donovan Scott: [softly] Yeah.
Sheriff Tennison: We just want to ask you a few more questions about the night she went missing. Can you walk us through your movements that night after the party?
[Sound of Donovan shuffling in his chair]
Donovan Scott: I left shortly after Darcy stormed off. I tried to find her, but she was already gone. I figured she got a ride from someone, so I went home.
Sheriff Tennison: Alone?
Donovan Scott: Yes.
Sheriff Tennison: And you didn’t try to contact her after that night?
Donovan Scott: No. I was pissed. I didn’t want to talk to her.
[Sound of papers shuffling]
Sheriff Tennison: Mr. Scott, you know why you’re here today?
Donovan Scott: No.
Sheriff Tennison: We found blood at the scene where Darcy Cantrell’s shoe was discovered, and it matches your blood type. Would you like to explain how that happened?
Donovan Scott: That’s not possible. I wasn’t there.
Sheriff Tennison: Well, your blood was.
Donovan Scott: Then someone planted it!
Sheriff Tennison: C’mon, Donovan. This isn’t a movie. Look at it from my position: You were arguing with her at the party. Witnesses say that you were visibly upset, and that Darcy pushed you away.
Donovan Scott: We had a disagreement. She hit me, but I didn’t lay a hand on her.
Sheriff Tennison: That’s not what we heard from some witnesses. They said they saw you and Darcy walking toward the woods together. And then, a short while later, they heard a woman screaming.
Donovan Scott: [angry] Fuck them! They were all drunk. I didn’t take her into the woods. I told you, I left alone. I never saw her again.
Sheriff Tennison: Okay. Did you stop anywhere on your way home? See anyone that could give you an alibi?
Donovan Scott: The gas station on Main and Fourth. I bought a bottle of water, a bag of chips, and cigarettes. Check the cameras.
Sheriff Tennison: We do have surveillance footage that shows you at the gas station alone, but you hung out there for a long time. A suspiciously long time—long enough that the night clerk worried you were working up the courage to rob him.
