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said. “And because he bought it in the company name, that means he was somewhat personally protected from litigation. But, technically, what he did was most likely not a crime anyway, just wicked and unprofessional.”
“That makes the former client a suspect then,” Maureen said.
Ettie said, “Now, we have as suspects, everyone on the old will, including the wife, the housekeeper and now the disgruntled client.”
“That’s right,” Elsa-May said as she scribbled notes on her yellow pad.
“Wasn’t Detective Crowley coming here tonight?” Silvie asked.
Like clockwork, Detective Crowley knocked on the door. For the next fifteen minutes, Silvie and Maureen briefed the detective about everything that they had learned.
“Maureen, I wouldn’t say that was a good idea what you did. Showing up at the Liante house like that. Things like that need to be left to a trained professional.”
Maureen jutted out her jaw. “I found some things out.”
The detective frowned at Maureen and his cheeks went red. “You could have put yourself in danger. Please, don’t do it again; leave it to us.”
Maureen smiled through tight lips. Silvie knew that Maureen would do something like that again, as would they all if the need arose.
“What did you find out from Mrs. Liante, Detective?” Emma asked.
“She gets out tomorrow if the doctor gives her the all clear. She is going to increase the security on her house, by putting in an alarm system and security cameras.”
“Did you go to the house?” Maureen asked.
“I called in on the housekeeper and asked to look around the house and she refused. She said that if I wanted to come in or look around that I’d need a warrant.”
Maureen giggled. “Funny that she let me have a look around and I’m not a trained professional.”
The detective grimaced at Maureen’s words. “Did you find out whether Mr. and Mrs. Liante had separate bedrooms?” he asked.
Maureen did the best she could to stifle her amusement. “No, I didn’t see that they did, but it was possible I suppose. There were a lot of bedrooms and I didn’t look in closets or bathroom cabinets.”
Silvie added, “According to the lawyer they were separated. Well, living separately, not living as man and wife.”
“That’s interesting,” Detective Crowley said.
Silvie fiddled with the long strings of her prayer kapp . “Yes, and even more interesting that the two years were nearly up. Their divorce would have been a formality and it would have made it a lot harder for Mrs. Liante to formally object to it.”
“It’s a little odd that he changed lawyers quickly at the end like that. I’ll talk to his old one again tomorrow and also Mr. Winters,” Detective Crowley said.
Chapter 10.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ;
that every one may receive the things done in his body,
according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Corinthians 5:10
The last thing that Sabrina ever thought she would be doing was going to the bishop’s house to confess her sin. She regretted what she had done, which was to have an affair with a married man, even if he was officially separated. Sabrina would have preferred if Carmello had moved out of the house all together, but he felt he was entitled to stay because he had owned the house before he married Stephanie.
Sabrina shrugged all thoughts of Carmello off and tried to concentrate on Gott and the bishop. She knew she needed to get right with Gott. The fact that Carmello was separated and the fact that she was in love with him would make no difference to the bishop. Sabrina considered that she had no choice but to go through with the shame and the humiliation of speaking to the bishop.
If Carmello had not died, Sabrina would have most likely left the Amish to be with him. Now, Sabrina had no good reason to leave the Amish. Now that she stood in front of the bishop’s front door about to knock on it, the impact of what
“That makes the former client a suspect then,” Maureen said.
Ettie said, “Now, we have as suspects, everyone on the old will, including the wife, the housekeeper and now the disgruntled client.”
“That’s right,” Elsa-May said as she scribbled notes on her yellow pad.
“Wasn’t Detective Crowley coming here tonight?” Silvie asked.
Like clockwork, Detective Crowley knocked on the door. For the next fifteen minutes, Silvie and Maureen briefed the detective about everything that they had learned.
“Maureen, I wouldn’t say that was a good idea what you did. Showing up at the Liante house like that. Things like that need to be left to a trained professional.”
Maureen jutted out her jaw. “I found some things out.”
The detective frowned at Maureen and his cheeks went red. “You could have put yourself in danger. Please, don’t do it again; leave it to us.”
Maureen smiled through tight lips. Silvie knew that Maureen would do something like that again, as would they all if the need arose.
“What did you find out from Mrs. Liante, Detective?” Emma asked.
“She gets out tomorrow if the doctor gives her the all clear. She is going to increase the security on her house, by putting in an alarm system and security cameras.”
“Did you go to the house?” Maureen asked.
“I called in on the housekeeper and asked to look around the house and she refused. She said that if I wanted to come in or look around that I’d need a warrant.”
Maureen giggled. “Funny that she let me have a look around and I’m not a trained professional.”
The detective grimaced at Maureen’s words. “Did you find out whether Mr. and Mrs. Liante had separate bedrooms?” he asked.
Maureen did the best she could to stifle her amusement. “No, I didn’t see that they did, but it was possible I suppose. There were a lot of bedrooms and I didn’t look in closets or bathroom cabinets.”
Silvie added, “According to the lawyer they were separated. Well, living separately, not living as man and wife.”
“That’s interesting,” Detective Crowley said.
Silvie fiddled with the long strings of her prayer kapp . “Yes, and even more interesting that the two years were nearly up. Their divorce would have been a formality and it would have made it a lot harder for Mrs. Liante to formally object to it.”
“It’s a little odd that he changed lawyers quickly at the end like that. I’ll talk to his old one again tomorrow and also Mr. Winters,” Detective Crowley said.
Chapter 10.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ;
that every one may receive the things done in his body,
according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Corinthians 5:10
The last thing that Sabrina ever thought she would be doing was going to the bishop’s house to confess her sin. She regretted what she had done, which was to have an affair with a married man, even if he was officially separated. Sabrina would have preferred if Carmello had moved out of the house all together, but he felt he was entitled to stay because he had owned the house before he married Stephanie.
Sabrina shrugged all thoughts of Carmello off and tried to concentrate on Gott and the bishop. She knew she needed to get right with Gott. The fact that Carmello was separated and the fact that she was in love with him would make no difference to the bishop. Sabrina considered that she had no choice but to go through with the shame and the humiliation of speaking to the bishop.
If Carmello had not died, Sabrina would have most likely left the Amish to be with him. Now, Sabrina had no good reason to leave the Amish. Now that she stood in front of the bishop’s front door about to knock on it, the impact of what
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