Murder Is Elementary by Diane Weiner

Author:Diane Weiner [Weiner, Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths
ISBN: 9781939816375
Google: RxbtoAEACAAJ
Publisher: Cozy Cat Press
Published: 2014-03-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Susan was leafing through her new cookbook––Easy Vegan Meals. She and Mike were not vegan but she did want to learn some new healthy recipes. Hmm, she thought, this one requires sun-dried tomatoes, nutritional yeast, and something called seitan. Too many weird ingredients. She flipped to another one. Hmmm, dice the garlic, chop the bok-choy, and mince the onion. Mince? Too much work. Okay, this one looks good, she thought as she flipped through a few more pages. Pulse in a food processor…Are you kidding? Any recipe requiring a food processor shouldn’t be in a cookbook with the word easy in its title. The ring of her cell phone was a welcome interruption.

“Hello.”

“Mrs. W, this is Carolina.” She was speaking in a quick, high pitched voice.

“What’s wrong? Catch your breath and tell me.”

“The Department of Children and Families was just here. They wanted to see who was acting as my guardian. Since I’m only sixteen, they said it was against the law for me to be living here alone. I told them the housekeeper stayed here but that wasn’t good enough for them. The said they were going to find me a foster family to live with until my dad is able to take care of me.” Susan could tell that she was crying.

“Okay, calm down. I’ll take you myself if I have to.”

“No, they said they had families that were cleared and licensed to take foster children. I said I would get in touch with my grandparents. I don’t have any grandparents who are able to do that but I figured it would buy me some time.”

“I know a social worker. She works at Westbrook. I’ll talk to her about this.”

“Thanks, Mrs. W. I don’t want to live with strangers.”

“Don’t worry, that isn’t going to happen.” As soon as she hung up with Carolina, Susan looked up Jody Decker’s number and immediately entered it into her phone.

“Hi, Jody. This is Susan Wiles, we met at the Petrocelli’s party on Saturday night.”

“Yes, I remember. What can I do for you?”

“Vicky Rogers’s daughter, Carolina, just got a visit from the Department of Children and Families. They want to put her in a foster home because she’s underage and living on her own. They do have a live-in housekeeper. Her Dad’s in rehab trying to get sober. He may be there for several months.”

“I’ll make some phone calls. They do have grounds to place her in foster care but we can try to delay things. Does she have any other relatives who could take her in?”

“I don’t think so. Javier’s parents are in Columbia. Vicky’s mom is dead and her father is in a nursing home.”

“Any aunts, uncles, cousins?” asked Jody.

“I don’t think so, but I’ll check with Carolina,” said Susan.

“I’ll make some calls and meanwhile, try to locate a relative. That would be the simplest answer,” said Jody.

“Thank you so much. We both appreciate it,” replied Susan.

“I’m happy to help,” said Jody.

Susan felt a little better. Her head was beginning

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