“Ma’am, we need to speak with you privately.”
“I want a lawyer.”
“That is your right.”
“I haven’t done anything.”
“No one said you did.”
“You’re treating
me like a criminal!”
The officer stayed calm.
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“You left two five-year-old children alone in an airport.”
Claire’s eyes flashed.
“I arranged for someone to collect them.”
“Who?”
“My sister.”
“Name?”
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Claire hesitated.
One second.
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Two.
Long enough to notice.
“Melissa.”
“Last name?”
Another hesitation.
Marco leaned closer to me.
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“She’s making it up.”
I had already reached the same conclusion.
The supervisor continued.
“Phone number?”
Claire pressed her lips together.
The officer nodded toward another policeman.
“Take her downstairs.”
Claire suddenly turned toward Lily and Owen.
Not warmly.
Not regretfully.
Carefully.
Then her eyes shifted toward me.
“You have no idea what you’re getting involved in.”
