Agatha's Amish B&B 02 - Dead Broke by Vannetta Chapman

Author:Vannetta Chapman [Chapman, Vannetta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798562594204
Google: bAMMzgEACAAJ
Amazon: B08GF6JGDW
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2020-11-10T13:14:52+00:00

Chapter Nine

Henry had never seen a canine unit in action, but he had a real appreciation for the intelligence of dogs. His own little beagle, Lexi, was quite smart. She’d actually saved him once, when he was in a very tight situation…one much worse than this.

The Hunt Police officer talking to Agatha looked to be the same woman who had given them a ride in her police cruiser. Her name was Gardner, Granger…Griffin. That was it. Officer Griffin. Currently Officer Griffin was waving a sheet of paper in front of Agatha and demanding she be allowed to enter. “These men are from the Drug Enforcement Agency, and they have a warrant to search your house. We received an anonymous tip—a very credible anonymous tip.”

“I don’t understand…search for what?”

Tony was looking at the paperwork and frowning. Finally he pulled her and Henry aside and said, “Best just to let them in. I don’t know why they think there are drugs here, but I have a bad feeling it has to do with those brownies.”

“It would certainly explain the Hochstetlers’ change in mood,” Henry pointed out. Of course he’d worked with teenagers—yes, even Amish teenagers—enough to know when one was high. He’d simply been a little slow to assign those symptoms to the older couple.

“Brownies? How could they… Drugs? I don’t have drugs.” Then as an afterthought, she asked, “Should I hide the brownies?”

“Wouldn’t do any good.” Tony nodded toward the canine unit—three German shepherds that were waiting patiently by their handlers’ side. All three had black muzzles, intelligent eyes, and coats that were in the main a light tan but gradually blended to a reddish brown.

“If those brownies are laced with marijuana—which I suspect they are—the dogs will figure that out.” Tony shook his head and folded back up the warrant, then handed it to her. “There’s nothing we can do about it now. Just let them do their job.”

Agatha nodded, returned to the front door and opened the screen for the officers, who thanked her and Tony.

There was a moment when Henry thought they were going to have a serious problem. Gina had walked out of the kitchen, taken one look at the dogs and fetched a broom. “Oh no. Those beasts are not coming in this house. I just finished cleaning the floors.”

Tony snatched the broom from her hands. “You and I should wait outside.”

“Wait? Outside? While these dogs have run of the house?” Gina’s voice steadily rose in indignation. “This is a business and a home. You can’t expect me to let those dogs…”

Henry didn’t hear the rest because Tony was literally pulling the woman out onto the front porch. Agatha meekly followed. Henry—realizing Daniel was still asleep on the couch—hurried back into the sitting room.

He sat beside him on the couch, unsure what else to do. Thankfully Emma was still outside with Mary. Perhaps they’d take a long walk and not return until the matter with the police was finished. He could hear the officers upstairs, speaking one-word commands to the dogs, and the soft sound of paws padding from room to room.

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