Alibi in April (Calendar Mysteries Book 4) by Camilla Chafer

Author:Camilla Chafer [Chafer, Camilla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Audacious
Published: 2018-04-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Thankfully, Detective Logan didn't insist on tossing me into the back of his police car and driving me down to the police station to interrogate me. Instead, we sat in the front living room and he asked me to recount all of my movements in the hours before finding the body. He also asked me to describe (again) what I noticed when I did. He asked me dozens of questions and I did my best to stay calm, even though I felt like snapping at him and insisting on having a lawyer present.

When he was satisfied with my statement, he started in on a new line of questioning. He began asking about Terry and what I remembered about him. Why didn't I recognize him? All I could say was I remembered Terry as a child, although he was several years older than me, and it had been a very long time since I last saw him. I vaguely remembered when he came to stay with Aunt Edie.

"You didn't return home for the few months when Terry lived with your aunt?"

"No. I just got a promotion at work and I couldn't take the time off. My parents told me Terry was staying with Aunt Edie. I vaguely remember being pleased because she would have liked having him stay at the house with her. I know she tried to keep in touch with him and his brother Noah."

"Did you speak to Terry during that time?"

"No, not at all."

"Were you angry that he ripped off your aunt?"

"I am very angry now but I didn't know anything about it when it happened. My parents never told me."

"Did your sister say anything?"

"No. I'm not sure Tammy knew about it either. You'll have to ask her."

Detective Logan made a note in his pad. "I will. From my notes, I understand that Terry stayed in this house for a couple of months. Is that right?"

"I think so but my parents will have to confirm that."

"Would you say he knew his way around?"

"Yes. He would definitely have visited here a lot as a child — all of us did. Aunt Edie loved her friends and family and the kids especially. Since the house has never been remodeled, I’m sure he would have known his way around well. He would have had plenty of opportunities to inspect it too after he moved in with her."

"Edie wouldn't have noticed?"

"She wasn't too ambulatory in her later years and often seemed confused so Terry would have probably had no problem snooping around."

"Is it likely he could have stolen more than just money from her?"

"You've seen his rap sheet so I assume you must think so, but I've looked around and so has Leonard. We didn’t see anything missing but I didn't have a catalog to check so I don’t know for sure. Detective, why would Terry come back after all this time?"

"From what I've ascertained, your parents banished him from the house when he thought he was onto a pretty good thing.

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