TRANSCRIPT OF TAPED INTERVIEW BETWEEN DETECTIVE BRANDON AND VIVIAN COATES ON TUESDAY THE 1ST OF MAY, 2018
LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: THE HOME OF VIVIAN COATES
TIME COMMENCED: 2:45 PM
Detective Brandon: I'm sorry to bother you again Mrs. Coates, but we've made some interesting discoveries over the last few days and I'd like to ask you some follow-up questions.
Vivian: Of course.
Detective Brandon: Is your husband home?
Vivian: Unfortunately no. Should we postpone?
Detective Brandon: No, I actually mainly need to speak with you.
Vivian: Oh, all right then. How can I help?
Detective Brandon: You mentioned to us that Caitlyn studied at the library every day after school.
Vivian: Yes, that's correct.
Detective Brandon: Except, it's not. We spoke to the librarian and she said she hasn't seen Caitlyn at all this year.
Vivian: Are you sure? That's odd. Maybe once she received her acceptance to Yale she figured there wasn't really a need to study much anymore.
Detective Brandon: Well, that's another thing. She never got into Yale.
Vivian: What on earth are you talking about?
Detective Brandon: I spoke with the admissions' counselor. They have no record of ever sending an acceptance letter to Caitlyn. They said they never even received an application.
Vivian: That's impossible. That can't be correct. Are you sure they're not just trying to distance themselves from this whole thing?
Detective Brandon: Positive.
Vivian: I can't imagine why Caitlyn would lie about such a thing.
Detective Brandon: Did she talk about Yale often? Was it a dream of hers to go there one day?
Vivian: Well, not exactly. I suppose it was more my dream than hers. I never got to go to college you know, because I had Caitlyn.
Detective Brandon: Plenty of women have children and go to college.
Vivian: What are you trying to say?
Detective Brandon: Nothing. I apologize.
Vivian: You can't have a baby and go to Yale! College would have changed everything for me. I was so proud when I got accepted.
Detective Brandon: You mean when Caitlyn got accepted?
Vivian: Right, yes, Caitlyn. Isn't that what I said? Sorry, my brain is a little scattered these days. I haven't slept much the last couple weeks.
Detective Brandon: Understandable. Mrs. Coates, did you know your daughter had a boyfriend?
Vivian: What do you mean?
Detective Brandon: I mean, according to her best friend, and all the kids at school, she was pretty serious with the quarterback of the football team.
Vivian: Well...I knew that there was someone.
Detective Brandon: But when we interviewed you, you told us there wasn't.
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