Couch Detective by James Glass

Author:James Glass
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Chapter Book, Police Procedural, Crime, You Solve It Books
Publisher: James Glass
Published: 2022-10-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Truth or Lie

Deputy Mitch Gruden knocked on the front door at 2915 Cherry Street.

“One moment,” a voice yelled inside.

Thirty seconds passed. He was about to knock again when the door opened and a man in his late fifties with short-cropped gray hair sighed. “What do you want?”

“Mister Ted Nash?” Gruden asked.

“Who wants to know?”

“We received a complaint you’ve been shooting birds with a gun in your backyard.”

“All lies.”

“May I come in and get a statement?”

“Sure. Why not. You may as well ruin the rest of my day.”

Gruden followed the man down a narrow hallway that opened into a spacious living room.

Nash sat in a recliner and picked up a glass of water on a nearby end table. Condensation formed on the glass and several drips dropped to the floor.

Gruden took a seat opposite the man and started his questions.

“You’re saying you never fired a gun today?”

“Isn’t that what I just told you.”

The officer ignored the statement.

“Can you give me a rundown of your activity this morning?”

“I ran errands all morning. I got back about five minutes before you.”

“Can anyone verify your whereabouts?”

“What am I, two?”

“Please answer the question.”

“I don’t think I will.” Nash smiled. “You can’t prove anything.”

If Gruden couldn’t prove the man was lying, his chances of becoming a detective would diminish to almost nil. After all, if he couldn’t solve a case as simple as this, how could he expect anyone to take him seriously.

Nash picked up the glass of water. pointed a finger at Gruden. Beads of perspiration streaked down the glass “Like I said, you can’t prove anything.”

“Actually, I just proved you’re lying.

How did Gruden know Nash lied?

Ted Nash said he’d arrived about five minutes before Gruden. This was a lie because the glass had condensation.

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