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"It fits you were there after he was iving her an out to see if she’d let anything slip If anyone had seen Ferdinand take Alicia into the condo after he’d knocked her out, wouldn’t they have reported it to the police? Maybe not, thinking she was dead drunk
Hanover’s partner got a call and said into his phone, "This is Bruht I’ll tell Hanover Yeah, we’re still questioning her Thanks" He hung up his phone "Want me to ask?" he questioned Hanover
"Don’t tell ," Hanover said dryly
Bruht they’d heard a shot fired and then sao e, one with a bloodied trouser leg The hikers said a wo by a wreath of flowers near the trail"
"For Missy Greiston," Hanover guessed, looking directly at Alicia "So who shot the uess?" his partner asked
"Take your best shot," Hanover said, never taking his eyes off Alicia
She remained ramrod stiff
"Mario’s men came after her on the trail, andthe spot where her mother had died Mario’s men threatened her Miss Greiston defended herself The unshot wound Because of that, there was no cri of a criht" Detective Hanover slapped his hands on his thighs, rose from the chair, and said, "That about wraps it up If you think youin connection with Ferdinand Massaro’s murder, you’ll let us knoon’t you, Miss Greiston?"
"Of course," Alicia said softly
Detective Hanover gave his head a little shake and followed Brumley out the door Once it was locked, Alicia let out a shaky breath, then looked at Torave expressions
"I didn’t witness any other shootings or killings I swear it," she said with a frown, her voice sharp
They both chuckled darkly
"Let’s go through o I did want to keep h" She looked at the new couch and love seats she’d bought the previous year and that she’d saved hard-earned ed to sleep in her own bed, too
"No problerandparent’s place has old furniture that needs replacing We’ll get a s there" Jake said to Tom and Peter, "You can wait here and make sure no one co van? Shouldn’t take anything very big to haul Alicia’s furniture and personal effects back to Silver Town," To from the couch, Jake looked to Alicia for a decision She nodded Sherent on a place when she wasn’t going to be living there "I’ll have to give notice, and I’ll losea h money for the two of us" He took her hand and helped her up froer through one of his belt loops "I should have asked that right away"
"I didn’t realize that was the only thing holding you back fro on his belt loop as she headed for the stairs "I don’t recall being asked anything that remotely required ive hiress?" To a er to return ho incident here at her apartain Tell hihted at the condo where Ferdinand Massaro died, in case we need to find a lawyer in Denver, and that we’re about ready to go through Alicia’sa et her into a whole lotFerdinand Massaro?
When they reached the bedroom, Jaketo Alicia’s mother
"Just duh them that way," she said, her heart in her throat She’d thrown everything in the boxes without really going through any of it, so she hadn’t a clue if any of it needed to be discarded or not But s herthe jewelry and trinkets she’d collected since herwo through two of the boxes of knickknacks that Alicia decided she couldn’t part with, while she randomly wiped away her errant tears, Jake paused and asked, "Where do you keep your tissues?"
"Bedside table"
He returned to her side with the box, crouched in front of her, and wiped away her tears himself "Alicia, if this is too difficult for you…"
She shook her head "Ito h her tears at hi his strong but gentle hand, and she squeezed lightly in thanks "Thanks, Jake Have I told you I love you?"