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Andrea out,” Mattheus shouted, outraged.
    “Yeah,
yeah, tell me another,” Petra let loose. “You said lots of things to me years
ago and you’re saying them again now. But did anything you said ever come true?”
    “Give
me a chance,” Mattheus pleaded.
    A
long, cold chill went through Cindy. What was Mattheus pleading for? Exoneration
from the past, or a chance to save their daughter now? Probably both. But one
important question hadn’t been answered. It stood there like a heavy fog around
them all.  Who really killed Cain? Could it have been Andrea?
    Cindy
tried to bring light into the situation, began going over the plain facts.
    “Andrea
was found beside Cain’s body when he was found. She was covered in his blood.”
    Petra
started sobbing. “That doesn’t mean she did it,” she gasped.
    “No,
it doesn’t,” said Cindy, “but then we have to find who did. And why, and how?
We have to gather all kinds of evidence, go over every possible person who
could have had a motive, and an opportunity to be there when he died.”
    “We
don’t even know the exact time of death yet,” Mattheus chimed in. “We’re still
waiting for the medical examiner’s report. That’s important. We know what time
they found Andrea with Cain, but we don’t know the exact time he died.”
    “Andrea’s
innocent, I know she’s innocent,” Petra wailed.
    “And
if she isn’t?” Cindy stopped her cold.
    “What
do you want to do, destroy our entire family?” Petra grew stone cold. “Did you
come down here to take all of us out?”
    “I
want to know why you’re so sure Andrea’s innocent?” Cindy felt like grabbing
her, shaking her, making her come to her senses. “You have to tell me
everything you know – about Andrea, about Cain, about your relationship with
him.”
    Petra’s
eyes shut again and she grew silent, as if she were hiding deep secrets inside
that she could never share with anyone.
    “I
don’t like you,” Petra finally muttered. “I don’t trust you.”
    “Trust
Cindy or not, you have to cooperate, Petra,” Mattheus said in a husky tone as
he took a step closer to her. “It’s the only chance we have.”
    Petra
opened her eyes and started to ramble.  “All through the years there were
plenty of people down here who wanted to kill Cain, but no one ever could. He’s
wired in, got contacts, he was protected.” Then she turned to Cindy. “You know
who else has motive?”
    “Who?”
Cindy asked, mesmerized.
    “He’s
standing right here!” Petra went on. “Just take a look.”
    Cindy
wasn’t sure what she was getting at.
    “Mattheus!” 
Petra lashed out. “He has plenty of motive. He threatened my husband and not
only me, but others also heard him. He has a rotten temper and it makes sense
that Mattheus wanted to kill my husband and take my daughter away.”
    Mattheus
grew pale and looked as if he would keel over, as if someone had dropped a ton
of rocks on him.
    “Those
are pretty vicious accusations,” Cindy shot back at Petra.
    “It’s
what I told the police,” Petra’s mouth grew taut. “Ask them and they’ll tell
you. I pointed the finger at Mattheus. And, they didn’t really disagree. Yeah,
there was blood all over Andrea, but who pushed her to it?  He’s under
suspicion, too, believe me.”
    Cindy
felt a flame of hatred for this woman Mattheus had come down to help. Now she
was turning on him. That was convenient for her, wasn’t it? Sure Cindy knew
Mattheus had a temper, but she also knew he could never kill anyone. His whole
life was about being there for others. Cindy had seen him risking his life many
times to help.
    “You’re
turning on Mattheus to protect your daughter,” Cindy put Petra right in her
place.
    “Like
hell I’m turning on Mattheus to protect my daughter,” Petra snarled.
    This
woman was trouble and Cindy knew it. “And you’re protecting yourself, as well,”
Cindy added.
     “Protecting
myself from what?” Petra