Granny Smith Is Dead by Chelsea Thomas

Author:Chelsea Thomas [Thomas, Chelsea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chelsea Thomas
Published: 2019-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

24

Picking the Perp

When I turned back to the restaurant, Wayne emerged holding a bag of food. I took a step toward him but he held up a hand to stop my advance.

“I’ve got to get back to work.”

“But—”

“You didn’t do anything wrong. This is a classic love triangle. That’s all.” He smirked. “I’ll see you after I win that wager.”

Wayne climbed into his car and drove away.

As soon as Wayne disappeared, Teeny and Miss May stepped into the parking lot, jaws dropped.

“That was amazing,” Teeny said. “I thought Wayne and Germany might fight. Wayne would have won but I wouldn’t underestimate Germany. That guy keeps surprising me.”

“Agreed,” Miss May said. “A British Olympian may have trained him in fencing. Something like that.”

“If only there were swords on hand they could have dueled,” Teeny said. “I am so jealous, Chelsea! There was almost a duel over you.”

“They can fight over me all they want,” I said. “But I choose my own love life. I’m not a prize.”

Teeny nodded. “Great. Nice message of empowerment. But which guy do you like more?”

“You’ve got to go with Germany,” Miss May said. “He is so sweet.”

Teeny waved Miss May away. “Who cares about Germany? Wayne is a real man. He could fix the car. He could fix the faucet. He could massage you with one hand.”

“Will you two stop?” I crossed my arms. “I was on a mission, remember? Do you want to know who the accomplice was or not?”

Teeny smacked her head. “Oh yeah. Who was it?”

I shrugged. “I have no idea. I just wanted to change the subject.”

“Wayne didn’t tell you anything?” Teeny asked.

I shook my head.

“Ridiculous,” Teeny said. ““Now I’m team Germany.”

I laughed. “That was a fast change of heart.”

“Why do you think I’ve been married so many times?” Teeny asked.

“Hold on a second,” Miss May said. “Wayne didn’t tell you anything about the second graffiti artist?”

“He gave me one piece of information that may be helpful,” I said.

Miss May raised her eyebrow. “Go on.”

“That first act of vandalism from a few months ago...” I paused for effect. “Was reported by Granny Smith.”

Teeny turned around and walked in a circle. “That’s it! That’s our killer right there. Dolores busted the vandal. So the vandal got revenge. And squeezed in a little art time in the tunnels to boot!”

“Wayne said there’s no connection between the vandalism and the murder,” I said.

“And you believe him?” Teeny scoffed.

I shrugged. “He’s a pretty straightforward guy.”

“His eyes mesmerized you,” Miss May said. “We’ll give you a pass.”

“Isn’t it possible Wayne was being honest?” I asked. “Maybe the police looked into the second vandal and didn’t find a connection to Granny Smith’s murder.”

“Maybe,” Miss May said. “But the Pine Grove Police Department is incompetent. And we’re not.”

“So what do we do now?” I asked.

“We still need to determine the identity of that second vandal,” Miss May said.

I sighed. “Yeah. But how?”

“I say we break into the police department. Access their files. Find out that way,” Teeny said.

“It’s a small department,” Miss May said.

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