{"id":5565,"date":"2024-11-05T02:46:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T02:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=5565"},"modified":"2024-11-05T02:46:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T02:46:23","slug":"son-arrives-at-dads-funeral-in-bright-suit-smiling-priest-stops-the-ceremony-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/son-arrives-at-dads-funeral-in-bright-suit-smiling-priest-stops-the-ceremony-story-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Son Arrives at Dad\u2019s Funeral in Bright Suit Smiling, Priest Stops the Ceremony \u2013 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
An alarmed priest stops the funeral when the deceased\u2019s son shows up in a bright green suit. His vivid appearance stuns the mourners, but nothing compares to the shock when he tells them his father is alive in the coffin.Draped in solemn black, the guests paid their respects to the late business tycoon, Mr. Sullivan. Suddenly, the church doors burst open with a heavy thud. Everyone was stunned as 22-year-old Alex entered in a bright green suit, smiling.\n\n\n\n
\u201cLadies and gentlemen\u2026as we gather here to pay our respects to Mr. Sullivan, we find ourselves taken aback,\u201d the priest declared. \u201cAlex, this is not how you arrive at a loved one\u2019s funeral. Please leave and return in a suitable outfit.\u201d\n\n\n\n
Alex chuckled as he walked up the aisle. \u201cSorry, Father Johnson for wearing a bright green suit to Dad\u2019s funeral, but I\u2019m not here to mourn.\u201d\n\n\n\n
A wave of discomfort and confusion settled on everyone\u2019s faces. \n\n\n\n
\u201cYou see, my beloved Dad here in the coffin\u2026is a fraud and a big-time liar!\u201d Alex declared, pointing at the open casket. \u201cBut what will shock you even more is that he is still\u2026ALIVE!\u201d\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou heard right, dear friends,\u201d Alex continued. \u201cLet me tell you what I discovered since my dear Daddy\u2019s so-called death.\u201d \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The dining room was filled with laughter and the delightful aroma of a delicious meal. Friends and family were gathered to celebrate business tycoon Mr. Sullivan\u2019s 50th birthday. \n\n\n\n
\u201cPlease join me in a toast.\u201d Mr. Sullivan stood and lifted his glass of champagne.\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI want to express my deepest gratitude to my loving family. Thank you Jesus\u2026for giving me a wonderful son, Alex, who I wish only the best of everything\u2026Life is too short to worry so much, friends. So let us live this moment to the fullest\u2026\u201d\n\n\n\n\n
Mr. Sullivan\u2019s words seemed strange to everyone. Alex was puzzled why his Dad would suddenly talk as though he was going to part ways with everyone.\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Lastly, I\u2019m exhausted with this fast-paced life. The more I think about it, the more I feel stressed. So, I\u2019d like to retreat to my office,\u201d Mr. Sullivan chugged his drink and disappeared into his office upstairs. \n\n\n\n
Everyone was unsettled. The joyful birthday atmosphere became worrisome, and nobody could tell why Mr. Sullivan behaved so strangely.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u201cLet\u2019s not disturb him,\u201d Mr. Sullivan\u2019s brother Carter rose from his table. \u201cMidlife crisis! I\u2019ve been there myself. Let him have some time for himself.\u201d\n\n\n\n
Everyone decided not to disturb him until they heard a loud crashing sound of a chair falling in Mr. Sullivan\u2019s study around 20 minutes later.\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh my God\u2026Dad??\u201d Alex bolted to his Dad\u2019s study.\n\n\n\n
When Alex burst into the room, Mr. Sullivan lay sprawled on the floor, trembling with labored breath as though he had seizures. A vial with a liquid spilled around it lay near his father. Dad\u2019s speech a while ago rang in his ears. Nothing made sense then. But now, his worst fears were confirmed when he saw the vial.\n\n\n\n
\u201cDad\u2026no, what have you done?\u201d Alex burst into tears as he knelt beside his father. He felt the pulse and shouted, \u201cCall an ambulance!\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u201cNo\u2026we don\u2019t have time. I\u2019ll take him to the hospital myself.\u201d Alex\u2019s uncle Carter, who was a doctor in the local clinic, scooped his brother up and rushed him to the hospital in his car.\n\n\n\n
Alex\u2019s hopes that Dad would be alright hit a brick wall when he saw his uncle Carter outside the emergency ward, agony etched all over his face.\n\n\n\n
\u201cUncle Carter\u2026is Dad alright?\u201d Alex stuttered.\n\n\n\n
Carter placed his hand on Alex\u2019s shoulder. Sighing a deep breath, he broke the bad news.\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Alex. My brother\u2026your Dad, he passed away from Potassium cyanide poisoning. As his brother, I feel it\u2019s my responsibility to oversee the funeral arrangements.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n
Carter\u2019s words hung in the air as Alex nodded, unable to believe his father, who was alive and healthy half an hour ago, was now dead.\n\n\n\n
\u201cDad\u2019s such a strong man\u2026he would never do this to himself. Someone must\u2019ve murdered him.\u201d Alex hurried back home to check his Dad\u2019s study.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The house was eerily empty when he arrived. The housekeepers and all the guests were at the hospital and the funeral home, preparing for the late Mr. Sullivan\u2019s last rites. So Alex was all by himself with their family dog, Pebbles.\n\n\n\n
While Alex rummaged through everything in his Dad\u2019s study, he didn\u2019t notice Pebbles enter the office. Alex was checking the files when he heard a slurping sound. His heart raced at seeing his dog lapping up the poison droplets spilled around the vial.\n\n\n\n
\u201cPebbles\u2026Oh my God\u2026stop!\u201d Alex bolted to his dog but it was too late. Pebbles had licked the poison to the last drop.\n\n\n\n
Alex scooped up his dog and hurried to the veterinary clinic.\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor\u2026nurse\u2026\u201d Alex bolted into the hospital with a limp Pebbles cradled in his arms. \u201cMy dog\u2026he accidentally lapped up Potassium cyanide. Please save him.\u201d\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you sure your dog lapped up Potassium cyanide?\u201d the doctor said as he examined the dog. \u201cBecause Potassium cyanide is highly toxic. Even a few grams is lethal\u2026but your dog is breathing\u2026and everything seems normal.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Alex was stunned. He looked down at Pebbles on the gurney. He looked perfectly alright, except that he was unconscious.\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t understand\u2026how is this possible?\u201d Alex grew unsettled. He insisted the doctor test the dog\u2019s blood.\n\n\n\n
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The results that arrived two hours later were nothing short of shocking to Alex. There were no traces of Potassium cyanide in his dog\u2019s blood.\n\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe only found traces of sleeping pills,\u201d the vet said. \u201cThat\u2019s why your dog is unconscious. He should be fine in a few hours. You may take him home.\u201d\n\n\n\n
\u201cSleeping pills?\u201d Alex whispered.\n\n\n\n
He left the clinic with his dog, and on his way home, he got a call from the local police station.\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr. Sullivan, this is Officer Dan from the police department. We believe your father\u2019s death is a premeditated suicide\u2026because of tax evasion.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWhat?\u201d Alex worriedly pulled over to the roadside.\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour father was recently implicated in a tax evasion case. He sold the company tax-free for around $10 million in cash. We\u2019re trying to locate the missing money. Any information you can provide on your father\u2019s financial dealings would be helpful, Mr. Sullivan.\u201d\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2026I don\u2019t know anything about this, Officer,\u201d Alex said.\n\n\n\n
Alex hung up and found himself running in a maze. Before one shock could settle, another surfaced. He did not understand what was happening.\n\n\n\n
He looked at his dog and a strange thought struck him: \u201cIf it\u2019s not Potassium cyanide poisoning\u2026then why is he declared dead? Is there something I\u2019m still missing?\u201d Alex wondered.\n\n\n\n
After leaving his dog at home, Alex immediately drove to the hospital, where Mr. Sullivan\u2019s body was kept in the morgue.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Alex crept into the morgue and began searching for his Dad\u2019s body. The chillness in the morgue haunted Alex as he marched across the racks, looking for the tag with his Dad\u2019s details.\n\n\n\n
After a tedious search, he found the body. But when Alex lifted the white sheet, he found a corpse of an unknown man bearing a tag with his father\u2019s details:\n\n\n\n
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\u201cJesus Christ\u2026what\u2019s happening? Who is this man with Dad\u2019s toe tag?\u201d\n\n\n\n\n
Alex froze with shock. He could not help but suspect his uncle had something to do with this.\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen Dad said he wanted to be alone in his study and we were all worried, Uncle Carter was calm,\u201d Alex pondered. \u201cHe told us to leave Dad alone\u2026and insisted on driving Dad to the hospital instead of calling an ambulance.\u201d\n\n\n\n
Alex returned home to look for answers. He scoured every nook and cranny of Dad\u2019s study for the $10 million. If his suspicions were correct, the money would be somewhere in the house.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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When hours of searching arrived at another dead end, Alex combed Dad\u2019s car in search of anything that could lead him to the missing money.\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere has to be something\u2026where did he keep the money?\u201d Alex was frustrated until his gaze shifted to the car navigator.\n\n\n\n
Desperate for answers, Alex checked the navigator and found an unknown address on the outskirts of town that Dad had frequented.\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis place looks deserted. Why would Dad go here?\u201d Alex wondered. With slim hopes of finding a clue, Alex immediately drove to the address to check.\n\n\n\n
When he arrived at the spot half an hour later, he found himself outside an eerie, abandoned mansion surrounded by a haunting cluster of dilapidated houses.\n\n\n\n
Garbage and litter sprawled across the property, disgusting Alex. The place looked like it was being used as a dump by the locals. It did not make any sense for a rich businessman like Mr. Sullivan to frequent this place.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWhy would Dad come here?\u201d Alex effortlessly broke open a rusty lock and crept into the mansion.\n\n\n\n
Nothing seemed shady inside until Alex found a hatch on the floor, hidden under a pile of trash. What bewildered Alex was the new lock on the hatch. He broke the lock with a stone and opened the hatch. What he found confirmed his worst fears.\n\n\n\n
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\u201cOh my God\u2026is this the $10 million the cops were looking for?\u201d\n\n\n\n\n
Alex held his mouth in shock when he found two bags full of money stashed in a little cellar.\n\n\n\n
Alex rummaged through the bags to see if there was something else. In one bag, he found $3 million, and in the other, he found the remaining $7 million and two passports. One of the passports had his Dad\u2019s photo, but to Alex\u2019s shock, the name on it read: Alan Parker. At this point, Alex understood it was a fake.\n\n\n\n
\u201cLinda Parker? Who is she?\u201d Alex grew tense at seeing the photograph of an unknown woman on the other passport. \u201cWhy is Dad faking his identity? What\u2019s his connection with this Linda?\u201d\n\n\n\n
The puzzle was pieced together when Alex found two plane tickets to Miami in his Dad\u2019s passport. The flight was scheduled for five hours after the funeral.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u201c\u2026And that\u2019s how I unraveled the mystery!\u201d Alex finished narrating the story with a chuckle. \u201cIf you still don\u2019t believe me, then check this out!\u201d\n\n\n\n
Alex approached his Dad\u2019s coffin with a hand mirror and placed it near his mouth. Several seconds later, he showed the misted mirror to the guests and the priest.\n\n\n\n
\u201cSee? My Dad\u2019s breathing!\u201d Alex declared. \u201cSo what are we waiting for? Let\u2019s wake the sleeping beauty up!\u201d\n\n\n\n
Alex administered a syringe of adrenaline into Dad\u2019s body. Minutes later, Mr. Sullivan sat up in his coffin, breathing heavily.\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood morning, Dad!\u201d Alex laughed as Mr. Sullivan looked around, disbelief and horror etched on his face.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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An hour later, Mr. Sullivan and his brother Carter sat in the interrogation room, handcuffed. They realized there was no point in running away and decided to come clean.\n\n\n\n
\u201cI planned on replacing the vial in my brother\u2019s study with real Potassium cyanide\u2026to distract the forensics department\u2026And on the way to the cemetery, I had to fix the hearse\u2026and tell everyone I called the funeral services company\u2026and that another hearse was on the way,\u201d confessed Carter.\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe already arranged for the second hearse\u2026it was a fake\u2026with my mistress Linda hiding in it. According to our plan, she was supposed to carry an adrenaline shot. And in the crematorium, we planned on burning the body of an unidentified male from the morgue,\u201d Mr. Sullivan disclosed as he stared at his handcuffs.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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