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Snooping and getting aith it was soe years In a house as big as the Connelly's, what she was looking for could be anywhere The library was thefor a hidden safe behind the hundreds of books on the shelves There wasn't one in that room, but she did find a photo album that was covered in white satin She slipped it into her bedroom and put it under the bed to inspect later

Convinced there was nothing else to find in the library, she headed to the office Meticulously, she searched the top drawers of the desk for a safety deposit box key She found no keys at all, and put everything back exactly as she found it In the bottoe business checkbook, and when she opened it, there were only a few checksWhoever had written the checks didn't bother to mark the stubs with a description, but then, the wealthy probably didn't need to keep track of their spending If she cared, she would have looked for the cancelled checks, but she didn't care

Teresa set the checkbook on top of the desk, and then stared in disbelief at the only other item in the drawer On the bottom, lay an object she hadn't expected to find - not even in her wildest dreams She examined it, smiled, put it and the checkbook back, and closed the drawer

The next best place to find a safe was in Mathew Connelly's bedroom His was the e bed and not Mathew Teresa found it a bit odd, considering what Laura said, but it too was not worth caring about

Teresa glanced at the nightstand, checked the tiital clock, decided the hour was still early, and looked around On his dresser was a old cufflinks She shrugged, closed the lid, and began to examine the pictures on the walls

Her search was unsuccessful until she ca of a nude woman When she tried to look behind it, she discovered s open like a door There it was, finally The wall safe looked as old as the rest of the furnishings It had a combination lock, and she was about to try her luck when she heard a car pull up outside She put the picture back in place, went to theand h to look down The Connelly's sleek black limousine was parked in the circle drive The driver had the back door open and Laura was just getting out