Moment of Doubt by Sara Gauldin

Author:Sara Gauldin [Gauldin, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-18T18:30:00+00:00

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The housekeeper was dancing with her headphones on, behind the vacuum in the master bedroom. I tried waving to get her attention, but it was no use. I stepped in the path of her vacuum. The gray-haired woman jumped straight up in the air, clutching her chest. For a moment, I wondered if I had given her a heart attack.

She turned off the vacuum. “Who are you?” she demanded as she pulled her headphones from her ears.

Genevieve pulled out her badge and made our introductions.

The woman kept her hand clutched over her heart, but she visibly relaxed as she realized we weren’t intruders. “I’m Florence Walker. Most people call me Flo.”

“Sorry we startled you. We needed to talk to you.” Genevieve gave her a reassuring smile.

“What are you ladies doing here?” Flo asked.

“We came to talk to Mr. Vance, but he wasn’t cooperative.” I tried not to roll my eyes.

Genevieve nodded. “We will search the house. You need to leave before the team gets started.”

Flo’s eyes widened. “Oh, all right. I’ll just get my things.”

“Wait!” I said.

Flo looked at me like I was losing my mind.

“I’d like to ask you a few questions.”

“Me?” Her voice raised an octave.

“Yes.”

“Well, all right.”

“How long have you been cleaning for Mr. Vance?”

Flo looked up as though she was hoping the answer would appear. “I would say close to two years.”

I pulled out my phone and found the AP article about Dana’s murder. As I recalled, there was a recent picture of my childhood friend at the top. I showed the picture to Flo. “Have you ever seen this lady?”

Flo took the phone from my hand and looked at it more carefully. “Mr. Vance has many lady friends here, but yes, that one I remember.”

“What do you remember about her?” I asked. Some deep sense of loss threatened to trigger some well-buried emotions inside me, but I stuffed them back down where I kept my memories of Ryan Kain and tried not to let my expression give me away.

“Dana, yep, she was nicer than most of them. She used her manners.”

“Did you ever talk to Dana?” Genevieve asked.

“I’m not supposed to talk to the guests while I’m on the clock. But one time she was here and Mr. Vance left, right in the middle of their date. Her car wasn’t here and she was stuck. So, I asked her if I could give her a ride.”

“And did you?”

“I took her downtown to an office building. She said she had a friend there.”

“Do you know the address of the building?” I asked.

“No, but I’d know if I saw it. It’s next to that building with the huge mural of a child.”

Genevieve jotted something down in the little notebook she always carried. “That is helpful. Did Dana say much on the drive?”

“She talked about how she planned to take a trip somewhere or another. I can’t remember where. She was nervous about her flight.”

“Thank you so much for your time.” Genevieve smiled.

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