Mystery At The Sea

In the weeks leading up to the trip, Sofia, a promising singer, had received threatening letters against her and her family. She began by not taking them too seriously, since she was a world-famous star and there were situations like this every day. 

However, after some rather violent remarks, the diva decided to hire the best private inspector in all of Canada to conduct the investigation. The detective, named Annie, studied all the letters, looking for the smallest clue, but could not find the slightest fingerprint or other detail that could have allowed to know the identity of the author of these messages. Since that time, Sofia lived in a constant state of anxiety. 

It was a dull, grey day, but optimism reigned on the wharf heading south. The beautiful star was taking a vacation before her tour across the Americas. By boarding the liner, Sofia already felt a bad omen. The cruise liner was heading for the Caribbean, stopping on some paradisiacal islands. The singer wanted to be perfectly rested before embarking on her big tour lasting several months. Sofia arrived in her luxurious suite with her best friend, Julia. 

The two women had known each other for a short time but had developed very strong bonds of friendship. The cabin was beautiful and so huge that the two women felt like grains of sand. The cabin had two large bedrooms and a large plush living room. All the sumptuous rooms also had large windows which allowed us to see the ocean and its wonders. The high-end decoration appealed to the artist very much. 

After unpacking her luggage, Sofia wanted to explore the boat a bit, which intrigued her greatly. Julia was exhausted and remained in their new temporary accommodation. Sofia, therefore, went to explore the liner alone. 

The ship was striking thanks to its imposing size. It was therefore long, but pleasant for the singer to visit it. Sofia began by exploring the main deck. Dreamy, the young woman feasted on the smell of the ocean and enjoyed the sensation of the sun's rays on her skin. The deck was made up of pools, spas and saunas occupied by young people in swimsuits having fun bathing, relaxing, sunbathing, or flirting with each other. Sofia tried not to get her feet wet as she walked through this part of the liner, which was deafened by the most popular music of the moment. 

As she left the bridge for her next destination, she heard the opening notes of the most popular song from her latest album, which made her smile. The young woman then went to the lobby of the boat and saw a beautiful grand piano. Sofia returned to her room to meet her companion via the magnificent golden stairs but did not find her. Sofia told herself that she must already be at the restaurant since it was already 6 p.m. 

The singer, therefore, went to the restaurant but did not find her friend. So she ate a meal of wild mushroom risotto and it was divine. On her way to her cabin, she stopped at the bar to order her favourite cocktail, the Piña Colada. She was sipping her pineapple and coconut drink, as she met a handsome dark-haired young man with big azure eyes. This one was named Arthur. They chatted a bit, before meeting the next day at the same place to get to know each other better. 

The splendid singer, therefore, went to her suite for the night. Julia still hadn't come back, but Sofia didn't worry too much. Julia had to be going to eat and would surely come back later that night. Julia was very fond of having fun and Sofia thought to herself that she must surely have a party with strangers or play in the casino of the liner. Sofia fell asleep easily, despite the fact that she was not at home and did not know her girlfriend's location. Upon awakening from that restful night, the speedboat found a short note that read:

 "I 've gone for lunch, join me at the buffet; Julia"

 Sofia took a long hot shower, got dressed, put on makeup and curled her hair before going downstairs to enjoy breakfast. She suspected that Julia would no longer be there and she was right. Sofia, therefore, served herself a plate garnished with eggs, pastries and potatoes. The meal was even more gourmet than that of the day before. She spent the day once again exploring and visiting the different corners of the boat, waiting to arrive at the first destination the next day. 

The star was irritated and somewhat upset at her friend's absence. After all, they were planning this girls' trip to take a break and have fun together! Later, as she walked to her date with Arthur, she saw him chatting aggressively on the phone. She, who was so curious, moved closer to hear the conversation. He was chatting on the phone and didn't notice Sofia's presence. The young man's voice had changed to a hoarse voice while the day before he had a velvety voice very pleasant to listen to. The pretty young lady overheard part of the conversation and understood that he was talking to another man. 

He was throwing violent and threatening sentences such as 

" Don't worry, she deserves whatever will happen to her! She will rot in hell". 

Hearing these cruel and harsh words, Sofia decided to go away instead of confronting her new friend. The star was supposed to meet Arthur any minute, but she was afraid to see him again, after witnessing the ominous call. Sofia ran to her cabin and wondered if the anonymous person who had sent her letters could not be Arthur. 

She was terrified that he could hurt her. She felt tired and wanted to go back to her room. After all, it was said that the night brought advice. As soon as she entered her cabin, she was hit hard on the back of the head. She felt a warm liquid spill through her silky black hair and collapse. His last sensation was to hear a somewhat familiar frozen laugh. 

The next morning, a member of the crew, who was a huge fan, went to see if everything was going well with Sofia as well as to ask for an autograph. She knocked on the door and waited 3 minutes before feeling a cool breeze coming from inside. She called the captain, who had access to all the rooms. 

When they entered her cabin, they noticed the carnage in Sofia's cabin, but could not see her body. We were certain of his death because of the amount of blood found in the room. A full search of the liner was carried out and the sad news was announced to the passengers. They were now all in compulsory confinement in their rooms, only able to go out at mealtimes. They searched and watched the videos from the surveillance cameras, but she could not be found. Camera videos also had been erased from one to two in the morning. They could therefore estimate that it was the hour of the assassination of the popular artist. 

They, therefore, issued a search notice on the boat in the hope of finding the remains of Sofia, which could provide a large number of clues. They questioned Julia, the victim's friend and Arthur, whom we had seen with Sofia on two occasions. The first time they seemed to be chatting like great friends, but the second time the man seemed to be making an aggressive and violent phone call to someone and Sofia looked scared of him. The latter had not noticed the presence of the singer. 

 He explained that in fact, he was taking steps to divorce his wife who had cheated on him and that he was talking about her to his lawyer, who could confirm it. 

 Julia said she hadn't seen Sofia for long enough, despite the fact that they shared the same cabin. The detectives found this doubtful, plus the suspect looked nervous and tired as if she hadn't slept all night. On the other hand, it appeared on the videos of the surveillance cameras of the bar at 12:59 pm. So she couldn't have had time to go to the surveillance room, hack the system, kill and finally cover up the celebrity's body. 

The detectives also thought that, since Sofia was so popular, anyone could have hurt her, whether it was a rival singer or just someone who was jealous of the victim. 

 Since the corpse of the star was not found, few references were available to the police to try to find the criminal. No matter how hard the investigators looked, they found no clues. No weapon, nobody, no incriminating evidence. 

What they did not know is that the body of the young woman was now resting miles from the liner, in the depths of the Caribbean Sea ...