Sundays Are for Murder by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella [Ferrarella, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-08-29T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

IT TOOK CHARLEY a moment to process what the man had said. She exchanged glances with Nick. They had waited so long for a witness to turn up.

She shifted her position so that Wally couldn’t avoid making direct eye contact with her. “Are you sure you saw someone leaving Rita’s house?”

The homeless man stared at her blankly, his shaggy eyebrows drawing together as he attempted to concentrate. “Who’s Rita?”

“The victim,” Nick told him. Hands on her shoulders, he moved Charley to one side and came at Wally. “The lady you saw on the floor,” he clarified, using Wally’s term for Rita.

“Oh.” Wally paused, thinking. And then he looked up at Nick. “Rita.” He repeated. “Feels funny when you put a name to them.”

Feelings, the man was registering feelings, Charley thought. She pushed a little harder to take advantage of the situation. “Yes, it does. Did you get a look at this guy?”

Wally pressed his lips together. He seemed uncomfortable. Charley realized that he probably thought the person he’d seen had lived in the house. “Sorta.”

It was hard banking down her excitement, but she didn’t want to scare Wally. “Could you describe him? Think very carefully now,” Charley coaxed. “This is very important, Wally.”

Wally got a deer-in-the-headlights expression in his eyes. Nick took over, his voice friendly, engaging. “What you tell us could help us catch a very bad man. You’d be a hero.”

That seemed to appeal to Wally. Relaxing, he smiled. “I would?”

Nick nodded his head. “Definitely.”

Wally rubbed his stained fingers over the salt-and-pepper stubble that covered his face. “I think I remember.”

Nick patted his shoulder. The clothes under his palm felt greasy. “Good man. We’ll put you together with a sketch artist.”

“Can I get something to eat?” Wally asked hopefully.

“Absolutely,” Charley promised. “We’ll get you anything you want. You can eat and work with the sketch artist at the same time.”

“Okay.”

Gingerly taking Wally’s arm, being careful not to startle him, Nick helped the smaller man up from the table. “This way.” Charley followed behind them.

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