The Christmas Clue
“Even though he tried to tamp down all the wild scenarios that started to fly through his head, he wasn’t completely successful. The little girl was a dead ringer for him.
“You’re a fugitive from justice,” he pointed out, talking just as much to himself as his breaking-and-entering visitor. “So, why I should believe anything you say?”
“Because I’m telling the truth.”
No hesitation. None. It still didn’t help convince him otherwise, and she obviously realized that, from the Arctic look he gave he...r.
“The truth?” he questioned, upping that icy look a notch. He handed her back the photo, and she put it in her pocket. “I doubt it. You probably had the picture doctored. Or maybe that wasn’t even necessary. Maybe you just found some kid who looks like me and decided to use her to run this…whatever this is.”
She looked genuinely insulted. “Why would I make up something like that?”
“Easy. To convince me to help you get this so-called evidence from Dominic Cordova’s estate.”MoreLess
“You’re a fugitive from justice,” he pointed out, talking just as much to himself as his breaking-and-entering visitor. “So, why I should believe anything you say?”
“Because I’m telling the truth.”
No hesitation. None. It still didn’t help convince him otherwise, and she obviously realized that, from the Arctic look he gave he...r.
“The truth?” he questioned, upping that icy look a notch. He handed her back the photo, and she put it in her pocket. “I doubt it. You probably had the picture doctored. Or maybe that wasn’t even necessary. Maybe you just found some kid who looks like me and decided to use her to run this…whatever this is.”
She looked genuinely insulted. “Why would I make up something like that?”
“Easy. To convince me to help you get this so-called evidence from Dominic Cordova’s estate.”MoreLess
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