CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

 Location  : Mexico

The writer   wishes to state that any resemblance of people living  or dead to the .characters of this story is purely accidental or coincidental

Marissa Pavan  was  the new Police Commissioner of Juarez city In Mexico.

Juarez, located along the U S border state of  Texas, is wide ly regarded as one of the most notorious cities in the world. Juarez is known for widespread trafficking of drugs, gang wars, prostitution and rapes;  

The women in this notorious city were far from safe, as rapes were common and went unpunished.  The city's corporators were all corrupt and patronized its drug gangs as they were dependent on them for their finances.

Marissa accepted the job after it fell vacant as the incumbent Police Commissioner died of a heart attack ;  

There were other candidates too, but all declined the offer, knowing fully well that it was a very hot seat to occupy ! It was a sad tale to narrate that the Police Com missioner died because his own daughter Lara was raped by the leader of one of the city's drug gangs CLAUDIO GONSALVES!, and the commissioner could not bear the shock and shame the incident created. Now Claudio was in the central jail of Juarez;

 But the city knew it is only a matter of days  before Claudio would walk free again !   as the latter had the support of many politicians  of Juarez.

Marissa Pawan was a worried woman. She knew she had a hot seat job; It will not be long before she gets a call from her bosses , to release Claudio;  

The phone rang; 

"Hello "said Marissa in a stern voice; 

It was from her deputy Lopes ;

"Madam"  said Lopes,  "Both Cyril and Richard are missing."

"Damn you", said  Marissa; "Go and find out what happen ed, take as many men as you like", Marissa barked on the phone and I want the answer before you go to bed under stand !" 

Cyril was the prime witness in the Lara case against Clau dio, and Richard was the guard, Marissa had kept to guard him;

Then came a hot line call from her boss ,"Marissa when can we start the trial?"

Marissa dare not tell him that the prime witness is missi ng! Give me three days Sir", she replied.

"Ok, but dont botch up the case", the boss replied.

Claudio Gonsalves, the name & face brought  Marissa's blood to boil!  She wished she could gouge his eyes or shoot him dead in cold blood ! or better still do some thing different !  

but she had a career  in the police and she knew if she spent 2 years here successfully , she would get a huge
 promotion!

Her thoughts turned to Claudio , a person she had known since  school days; a handsome brute of a  bully; the man who brutalized her best friend Gabriella while in school. 

But Claudio was just rusticated from school and thrown out by  his family.

While Marissa was making her career in the police force, Claudio had turned into a notorious drug peddler and smuggler,  and more importantly  a rapist, who always got away scotfree  because of his huge connections.  

His modus operandi  was simple ; rape a woman at a desolate location, with the help of his gang and then buy over or kill the eye witnesses.  

This is what he did to the Baroness Clara  as her driver Montfort, roped in as the key witness, turned hostile in
court and alleged that the baroness simply fell for Claudios's  charms.  

But the present case was different as Marissa had made sure that the key witness Cyril was well protected .

The phone rang and it was Lopes her deputy again ;

"Madam , he said in a meek, apolegetic drawl; both  Cyril & Richard are dead."  

"What!" said Marissa.

 "Yes, Madam  they have been shot in custody".  

Marissa's world came crumbling down before her.

'What will Juarez think of the police and the commission er now! Imagine, your prime witness,shot dead ,  in police custody!'

'Every  citizen will now know that it was an inside job !  It now looked like in Juarez,Claudio, could get away , doing whatever he pleased!'

Marissa felt that something must  be done to stop Claudio even if its outside the law!  

'Shoot the dog dead  at point blank range; but it would mean, Claudio does not suffer any pain, and her career
was over and  she had to spend time in jail and her best friends,who were raped, were not fully vindicated....'   

'No it has to be something different! but she did not have much time to do it  as her boss wanted some action in 3 days! 

The entire night, Marissa spent on ways to deal with Clau dio. She came to the conclusion  that she had to sacrifice her career  as the law could not effectively punish  Clau dio.

 In the early morning , she rang up her friend, Doctor Sen deros ,and asked him to  to come to the police station.

Marissa  asked her deputy to go and   keep Claudio in a seperate cell.

After some time  Marissa dressed herself provocatively , with the front buttons open, to expose her cleavage partially. 

She walked into the cell, where Claudio was in;

"Oh, Marissa,  my darling,  my honey!",  said Claudio.  "I know why you have come, I loved you, Marissa, from our school days, and if we had remained friends, I would have married you and we could have had many children!"

"Oh Claudio, how sweet of you!" Marissa cooed back and advanced  seductively  towards Claudio, daring him to make the first move.

Claudio falling for the bait, lunged towards Marissa ; 

Marissa welcomed him with open arms.

They both  hugged and kissed  each other  passionately. 

This aroused Claudio and he fell and dragged Marissa to the ground with he, on top of her.  

Marissa put her arms around him to put him at ease.

At an opportune moment, Marissa caught him by surprise, and came out of his embrace and  cut off his genitals with a knife concealed in her person. 

 "Aaaaaa...." shrieked Claudio, in unbearable pain.

Dr. Senderos and his team rushed in to attend to Claudio, while  Marissa, showed  the bleeding  genitals to  Claudio and told him  "This is revenge for Lara and Gabriella" and threw it in the cinder.

Later Marissa rang up her boss ; 

" Please come, and arrest me, Sir," she said.

"Are you crazy Marissa?" he asked

No Sir, and  recounted, the entire incident to him;

While Marissa was removed from her duties, the women folk of Juarez were happy and relieved that they no long er had to suffer from Claudio. It also served as a severe deterrent to would be rapists in the city


G.Venkatesh