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She motioned for the chairs that were placed around the table in the centre of the roo but then I need to get back," she suggested, her tone brisk and slightly annoyed I sat down, looking at her expectantly, as did ether on top of it "We’ve arrested someone in connection to your case"
I nodded, ht As you knoere waiting for the recognition departerprints that I took fro one eyebrow I nodded, waiting for her to continue "Well, we found Mr Anderson’s prints on your bedroo’s collar for prints, and found a partial print on there too"
I saiting for her to continue, but she didn’t That’s it? That’s all they arrested him for? "And that’s it?" I asked, my tone coloured with disbelief "He’s been toIs it not possible that the prints could have gotten there then? That seems kind of weak evidence for you to arrest him for! This is all just silly You should let hi for the real person who sent it," I ranted as anger built up inside me
Lines formed between her eyes as she frowned at me "Mr Anderson has previous history with the police I asked him for a few minutes of his ti and harsh
Whoa, wait, Zach has a police record? I didn’t know that…
My dad sat forward in his seat and placed a hand onto tell me to calm down "I’m sure you can appreciate the delicacy of the situation Maisie is frustrated because Zach is a friend of hers and she feels like this may be a mistake on your part"
Hmm, he worded it better thanthoroughly I’ for Maisie if they’re friends, but I’loss over leads and not investigate them," DI Neeson rebutted
"Of course We appreciate you doing your job to the best of your ability" Dad nodded, flashing his char away froe because I knew in that uessto so a policewo is, I thought Zach was a pretty decent kid I mean, yes, he’s a little troubled, and he has a very weird idea of what classes as a sport, but other than that I genuinely liked him It’s a little hard for me to believe that he’s involved in this," Dad continued
DI Neeson looked up then "There are things you aren’t aware of, Mr Preston I’m sure you’ve heard froht," she asked, raising one eyebrow Dad nodded in confir with this "Well, we have reason to believe that the person behind the incidents involving Maisie, is also the person who murdered Miss Watson"
I almost choked on air The sa asped
She turned her eyes to me "A call was made to Miss Watson’s cell phone an hour before the estimated time of death It’s from the same number that made the calls to your cell phone Miss Watson wasn’t at home when she was found We think that the person called her and lured her out with the intention of killing her"
"Oh God," I uish and worry built up inme that stuff had killed soSandy too before she died! Maybe I was next Maybe I was in danger right now, and so to stab utted, just like the witness said that Sandy had I had to get out of here I had to leave and…
"Maisie, sit down and breathe!" A hand closed overme back to my seat Until then I hadn’t even realised that I had reen eyes of ’s fine, I proently He turned back to the police officer "So you’re now treating Maisie’s case as a possible murder case too?"
DI Neeson thumbed the file on the table "At this tiations, but fro information with the lead officer from our homicide department"