The Tail of the Tip-Off (2003)
“She can't be dead. She's supposed to be in my office tomorrow at eleven!” Fred Forrest shouted at the sheriff.
His wife, Lorraine, hurried back into the living room. She'd left her husband alone with the sheriff and his deputy but hearing his raised voice she thought he might need her. Fred possessed a terrible temper.
“Fred, honey?”
He turned to her. “Mychelle is dead. They say Mychelle is dead.” He was standing in front of his chair, having bolted up the minute he got the bad news.
“I'm sorry..., Mrs. Forrest.” Rick was standing in front of her.
“Sit down, Sheriff. Fred, you should have asked the sheriff and Deputy Cooper to sit down. Please.” She motioned to both of them to have a seat. “Now, Fred, you just take a deep breath. Sit down, honey.”
He remained on his feet. “I don't believe it.”
“I'm afraid it's true.” Cooper's voice was steady.
Finally Fred submitted to his wife's tugging and dropped into his chair.
“Would you like me to go, Sheriff?”
“No.MoreLess
His wife, Lorraine, hurried back into the living room. She'd left her husband alone with the sheriff and his deputy but hearing his raised voice she thought he might need her. Fred possessed a terrible temper.
“Fred, honey?”
He turned to her. “Mychelle is dead. They say Mychelle is dead.” He was standing in front of his chair, having bolted up the minute he got the bad news.
“I'm sorry..., Mrs. Forrest.” Rick was standing in front of her.
“Sit down, Sheriff. Fred, you should have asked the sheriff and Deputy Cooper to sit down. Please.” She motioned to both of them to have a seat. “Now, Fred, you just take a deep breath. Sit down, honey.”
He remained on his feet. “I don't believe it.”
“I'm afraid it's true.” Cooper's voice was steady.
Finally Fred submitted to his wife's tugging and dropped into his chair.
“Would you like me to go, Sheriff?”
“No.MoreLess
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