Death in Dexter (A Dead Cold Mystery Book 19) by Blake Banner

Author:Blake Banner [Banner, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-15T22:00:00+00:00

Eleven

She took a deep breath. “There was an incident just before I left…”

She had made a pot of coffee and three cups stood on the table before us.

Dehan said, “When she asked his opinion about her underwear?”

Dianne nodded. “Yes, that one. I have played it over a million times in my mind. It was all, all of it, on her part. He was furious with her and…” She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “He tried and tried to make me see reason. But I was so angry, so outraged, and it hurt so much that it was my daughter who was betraying me. We had always been so close! I was her mom! And here she was, playing up to my husband!”

She stopped and pulled a handkerchief from her cardigan pocket. She dabbed her eyes and blew her nose.

“But may God forgive me, he never once played along with her. He roared at her and called her awful names. He was furious, and instead of backing him up, I attacked him. In seconds, she had achieved her purpose and brought our whole, precious family to the brink of disaster.

“I left. I thought the best thing would be to leave, take some time to cool off. I see now it was the worst possible thing I could have done, and he warned me. He said I should stay and confront the evil that was attacking our family. He was right. If I had stayed, none of what happened next would have happened.”

I cleared my throat. “You had been a very happy family up till that point.”

She shrugged. “Debbie had become a bit difficult, like a lot of kids when they hit their teens. I was no angel at sixteen. Bart was certainly no angel. He often said if it hadn’t been for his brother and Harry…”

“Deputy Corfe?”

“They were very close. He had always been a good influence on Bart. He was a little older than him. He’d been a friend of the family for years. He and Dan were in the army together.”

“Dan is Bart’s brother.”

“It’s a very small village, barely a hamlet, and we all knew each other. The whole village is like a family. Even before Phil died—that was my first husband—Harry and Dan had been friends. Then, when I moved in with Bart, Harry and Dan became Uncle Harry and Uncle Dan. They’d come and visit and Debbie’d be on their knees demanding a story or a game. The whole village was a family, Detective Stone, and our particular family was a very happy one. We were safe and secure. At least, I thought we were.”

I leaned forward and took a deep breath. “This is going to be a very difficult question, Dianne. But I need you to be very brave when you answer it, and very honest. When you heard what had happened, what was your first thought? Who did you immediately think of?”

She didn’t flinch or hesitate. “James and his gang.”

“Who called you to tell you about it?”

“Tex, the sheriff.

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