Enemies in Energy Sector

It was time for another planetary excursion, and I was really excited to see my very first beach planet. Caboluxous turned out to be everything I'd expected it would be and more - sunshine, sand, sea, fancy cocktails, and expensive food. It wasn't long before I found myself getting bored with the planet, though.

I was thinking about heading back to the Lady Elizabeth when someone shouted my name. Jason was the very last person in the galaxy I'd have expected to see on Caboluxous. When he said he and his wife, Tara, had taken the Express Shuttle to the planet just to surprise me, I was more than a little shocked. Jason had bought my ticket for the Lady Elizabeth and we'd said our goodbyes. I hadn't expected to ever see him again. And I knew very well that Tara hated me, so it was difficult to imagine why she'd agreed to the journey.

They were busy soaking up the sunshine, so we agreed to meet for dinner later. I spent the rest of the day trying to find the perfect outfit for a fancy dinner with the man I'd once thought of as my closest friend, and his jealous wife. Dinner went better than I'd dared hope, but Tara cornered me in the bathroom after we'd finished and warned me to stay away from Jason. Since my ship was supposed to be leaving soon, I didn't think that would be a problem.

The police woke me the next morning. Tara was missing and it looked very much as if I'd had a hand in her disappearance. Over the next few days, it became obvious to me that I was caught up in a complicated plot to frame me for Tara's murder. Unfortunately, the police didn't necessarily see it that way. While I knew I'd been framed, they seemed to believe that I was guilty. I'd already known that Tara hated me, but maybe I had another enemy, one who'd killed Tara and then framed me for the murder.