Dead
By Gennia and Alice

Chapter 9

I walked speedily down the familiar hallway of the downtown police station. The plain, coffee-stained carpet passed beneath my feet as I headed toward the room. Unconsciously, the testaments of Mclean, Richardson, and Dorough played over in my mind.

Carter was killed on the night of Jan. 26, a Friday night. According to Mclean, they had a heated argument outside of an Atlanta nightclub. Carter had driven off; leaving Mclean stranded with his own guilt. Mclean followed Carter and arrived at Richardson’s house, around midnight. Carter was inside, Mclean saw the older singer "trashing his place" with glasses and plates. Screaming was also heard. Mclean did not care to interfere, thinking the blond had just upset Richardson again. Alex had confessed that he did not have any memories of that night during the first police questioning, due to drug abuse. But the realization of what went on dawned upon him, propelling him to speak to Richardson. And that was how he walked in on Littrell’s attack on his own cousin.

Richardson, who was now in rehab for his alcohol addiction, had testified of the events that really occurred the night of Carter’s death. That night, Richardson’s wife could no longer stand his drinking and left him. The man was in the middle of a drunken craze when the distressed Carter entered. Carter was not informed of Richardson’s addiction and was taken back by shock. The furious and intoxicated Richardson took his anger out on the unsuspecting younger man. That accounted for Mclean’s testimony on what he had seen from his car. Richardson said he wasn’t sure what exactly happened. He believed he might have struck Carter. It was this uncertainty that led him to conclude that he could have been responsible for Nick’s death.

Dorough confessed that he was supplying Mclean and himself with cocaine and other narcotics. However, he knew nothing about what truly happened that night. He was only trying to cover up his illegal activities.

One large piece of the puzzle was still absent. Why did Littrell do it?

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