Loren D. Estleman - Valentino 03 - Alive!
“ 5 “YOU’RE HURTING ME.”
He let go of her hands, but he didn’t sit back. “He’s dead. Whatever you say can’t hurt him. You can trust me not to tell anyone anything that can hurt you.”
“But I didn’t—”
“Don’t lie to me, too. When I spoke to you this morning, you said he showed up here late one night last week. He was drunk or on dope, you said, and you had to threaten to call the police to get him to leave. But Sergeant Gill told me you told him and his partner you hadn’t heard from Craig in weeks.... What made you change your story?”
“Nothing. I was confused.”
“When? When you were talking to me or when you were talking to them? You don’t have to answer that; I think you were telling me the truth. I can’t think of a reason why you’d make up a story like that.”
“All right. I failed him again. If the police found out I’d seen him recently, they’d keep asking questions. I didn’t want to get involved.”
“You were already involved enough to call me when you were worried about him.MoreLess
He let go of her hands, but he didn’t sit back. “He’s dead. Whatever you say can’t hurt him. You can trust me not to tell anyone anything that can hurt you.”
“But I didn’t—”
“Don’t lie to me, too. When I spoke to you this morning, you said he showed up here late one night last week. He was drunk or on dope, you said, and you had to threaten to call the police to get him to leave. But Sergeant Gill told me you told him and his partner you hadn’t heard from Craig in weeks.... What made you change your story?”
“Nothing. I was confused.”
“When? When you were talking to me or when you were talking to them? You don’t have to answer that; I think you were telling me the truth. I can’t think of a reason why you’d make up a story like that.”
“All right. I failed him again. If the police found out I’d seen him recently, they’d keep asking questions. I didn’t want to get involved.”
“You were already involved enough to call me when you were worried about him.MoreLess
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