Darned If You Do (2014)
“There was no answer. The owner picked up and said she wasn’t there.
“Where could she be?” she asked Godwin.
“Maybe she’s over yelling at Penberthy,” he said.
Betsy called Penberthy. “Jim, has Valentina been to see you today?”
“Not today. I know she’s upset because of the thirty-day hold on her work in Tom Riordan’s house. Have you talked to her?”
“Yes, but she still went away angry.”
Betsy thought and then called Connor. “Could you do me a really big favor?”
“Certain...ly.”
“Go over to the Riordan house and see if Valentina’s in there.”
“And bring her away?”
“Ummm, no. For one thing, I don’t think you could do that without resorting to violence.”
He laughed. “Then why go looking for her there?”MoreLess
“Where could she be?” she asked Godwin.
“Maybe she’s over yelling at Penberthy,” he said.
Betsy called Penberthy. “Jim, has Valentina been to see you today?”
“Not today. I know she’s upset because of the thirty-day hold on her work in Tom Riordan’s house. Have you talked to her?”
“Yes, but she still went away angry.”
Betsy thought and then called Connor. “Could you do me a really big favor?”
“Certain...ly.”
“Go over to the Riordan house and see if Valentina’s in there.”
“And bring her away?”
“Ummm, no. For one thing, I don’t think you could do that without resorting to violence.”
He laughed. “Then why go looking for her there?”MoreLess
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