Damsels in Distress
“I said to Serengeti as we sat down at the dining room table.She busied herself with a corkscrew. “I prefer not to. I hope chablis is okay. How about something to eat?”“This is not a social call. I feel as if I’m talking to something that goes bump in the night. The police will insist, so you might as well get it over with now.” I watched her fill my glass. “I assumed you were going to be candid with me.”“Oh, all right,” she said sulkily. She stalked out of the room and down the hall, muttering ...to herself.I wasn’t sure that she might not climb out a window and continue on her way, but I heard the sound of water running in a sink. It might take her a long time to remove the heavy greasepaint, eyeliner, magenta lipstick, and mascara, I thought with a sigh, and it was past the middle of the afternoon. Peter was likely to be looking for me. As Benny had pointed out earlier, my car was visible in the carport. I needed to concoct a reasonable explanation for being in the victim’s house, although nothing came to mind.MoreLess
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