Amish Mystery by Samantha Price

Author:Samantha Price [Price, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samantha Price

Chapter 9

Just before dinnertime, Detective Kelly knocked on the door of Ettie and Elsa-May's house.

“Come in, Detective,” Elsa-May said when she opened the door and saw him standing there.

He looked around and especially about Elsa-May’s feet. “Have you got that attack dog of yours locked up? This is a new suit."

Elsa-May chuckled. “I've closed Snowy outside, so it's quite safe."

The corners of the detective’s lips twitched as he walked into the house.

Ettie came hurrying out of the kitchen to greet him. “Do you have news of Paula?”

“I’ve just come from the hospital. The outcome might not be good even if she comes out of the coma. The specialist I spoke with said she’s got youth on her side. Then he rattled off a string of statistics, and then to sum things up he said she might suffer nerve damage, memory loss, or seizures. The worst-case scenario, of course, is that she might never wake up at all.”

Ettie said, “Shouldn’t you allow her family in to see her in that case?”

“We’ll see.” He scratched the side of his face.

“You’d have to—surely,” Elsa-May said.

“I didn’t come here to be lectured. I came here to tell you something.”

“Come and sit down,” Ettie said. "We’ve been waiting for you to tell us what happened today."

Kelly sat down with them and Elsa-May said, "We went to George’s furniture store today."

He frowned, looking none too happy. "You did?”

The sisters nodded.

“And what did you find out?"

"We found out that Mr. George and his business partner have gone to Boston."

"Yes, I know that. We have a tail on him."

"You do?"

He smiled. “Yes, I do.”

"So, you’re suspicious of him?" Ettie asked.

"It doesn't hurt to keep eyes and ears open. I didn't ask him not to leave town and he was under no obligation to inform me that he was going anywhere. He's got a return ticket for two days time."

"Meanwhile his wife's rotting in a prison cell,” Elsa-May said in disgust.

“Yes, while he’s away on a business trip with an attractive woman,” Ettie added

"Mr. George said he got his wife a good lawyer. I suppose he’s trying to look like he’s doing something," Ettie said.

“You spoke with him?” Kelly asked.

Ettie and Elsa-May looked at each other and Ettie said, “We went to his house because he wasn’t coming to see his wife.”

“Nora asked us to,” Elsa-May said.

“If she asked you to jump off a cliff, would you?” He shook his head.

“We went to his house and the business partner was there,” Elsa-May said.

Changing the subject to calm Kelly down, Ettie asked, “What’s the lawyer like that Cameron George got for his wife. Is he a good lawyer?”

Detective Kelly shook his head. “The man’s a drunk, and he's nearly been disbarred twice."

“That’s dreadful!” Elsa-May said.

Kelly nodded.

"So, he's not a good lawyer?" Ettie asked. “Or did he do things to help his clients?”

"He’s not a good lawyer at all. I don’t know how he’ll get past the fact that her prints were the only ones on the tire iron and the locket.

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