A Haunting Dream (A Missing Pieces Mystery)
“We all stood around, probably looking guilty. I didn’t want Chris to get in trouble, so I spoke up. “I was down here checking out the basement and I found these pot plants.”
The chief eyed the plants with less excitement than I’d hoped. “There’s not that much down here. Why were all of you out checking basements anyway? Roy told me Martha Segall ran him off with a broom. He’s lucky she didn’t tear a strip off his back.”
I started to explain, but Kevin stepped in. “Dae is working with Ann and me... looking for Betsy Sparks. She had an idea about the girl being kept in a basement. That seemed to be important town business, so she involved Chris and the public works guys.”
While I appreciated his backup, I’d let him speak up for me at Chuck’s house. I wasn’t comfortable allowing him to fight my battle this time. “Thanks, Kevin, but I can answer this myself.”
I raised my chin and looked into the chief’s stern eyes. “I think it’s possible Betsy is being held someplace like a basement or an old root cellar.MoreLess
The chief eyed the plants with less excitement than I’d hoped. “There’s not that much down here. Why were all of you out checking basements anyway? Roy told me Martha Segall ran him off with a broom. He’s lucky she didn’t tear a strip off his back.”
I started to explain, but Kevin stepped in. “Dae is working with Ann and me... looking for Betsy Sparks. She had an idea about the girl being kept in a basement. That seemed to be important town business, so she involved Chris and the public works guys.”
While I appreciated his backup, I’d let him speak up for me at Chuck’s house. I wasn’t comfortable allowing him to fight my battle this time. “Thanks, Kevin, but I can answer this myself.”
I raised my chin and looked into the chief’s stern eyes. “I think it’s possible Betsy is being held someplace like a basement or an old root cellar.MoreLess
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