“I really don’t know what else I could tell you” Rob was sitting opposite two investigators, who had brought him in for questioning. “Why would Deb say she didn’t kill that man, if she didn’t do it?”
The investigators traded a glance, and then one of them, Cookson, opened a folder and pulled out a piece of paper. He put it down on the 표, 테이블 and shoved it towards Rob.
“Do 당신 recognize the handwriting?” Cookson asked.
Rob picked it up, and glared at it. “Sure” he muttered, and then looked up at Cookson. “That’s Deb’s handwriting”
“That, Mr. Lively, is the statement 당신 forced Ms. Parker to write and sign” Patterson, the other investigator, said.
Rob leaned 앞으로 and interlocked his fingers. “I didn’t force her to do anything” he smirked.
“No, what 당신 did, was manipulate her. 당신 took advantage of her temporary memory loss, due to her concussion, caused 의해 her car accident” Cookson said.
“A car accident she caused, 의해 trying to escape” Rob pointed out.
“Didn’t 당신 have an affair with Debra Parker?” Patterson asked, ignoring Rob’s outburst. “I would’ve thought you’d be happy to hear her case is open again, and that she might be released”
“It’s been seven years. I’ve moved on” Rob grunted. “You have nothing on me. 당신 make assumptions, and speculations, but you’re holding air. 당신 can’t hold air”
He was right, of course, and soon they would have to let him go.
Three weeks later, however, a girl appeared in the police station. Her hair was tangled, her face stained, and her pupils dilated.
She scratched her arm, and bit her lip until she tasted blood.
“Hi, sweetie, can I help you?” the woman behind the 책상, 데스크 asked kindly. “My name’s Claudia. What’s yours?”
The girl turned to Claudia. “I need to speak to a police man” she mumbled, glancing around the room, as if she was expecting someone to jump at her out of nowhere.
“Well, everyone’s a little busy at the moment, but maybe 당신 can go to the waiting room” Claudia suggested kindly. “Can I get 당신 anything?”
“I need to speak to someone right now!” the girl hissed, and she grabbed Claudia’s wrist. Claudia hit the 벨 on the desk, until Cookson and Patterson came to her rescue.
Patterson forced the girl’s arm behind her back, while Cookson made sure Claudia was okay.
“You come with me” Patterson ordered the girl, as he dragged her inside a hearing room. He let her go, and she sat down on the chair. “What’s your name?”
“It’s Tess” Tess replied annoyed. “I told that woman I needed to talk to a police man, but she wouldn’t help me”
“I’m sure Claudia didn’t mean it that way” Patterson replied. “How can I help you?”
“It’s about Rob Lively” Tess started.
Now she had Patterson’s full attention.