off when she saw David’s expression, and she turned back to the detective, who looked like he was gritting his teeth.
“Sarah Gaul, I’m going to have to ask you to come down to the station for questioning.” He glared back at one of the other officers in the room, who moved toward David. “As is your brother.”
For once Sarah was able to hold her tongue. She grimaced as she watched them grab her brother’s shoulder. She couldn’t believe that she had dragged him into this. The worst was the expression on his face when the detective spoke into his walkie talkie.
“Marge, we’re going to need forensics up here. We’ve got some fancy computer gear you’re going to need to analyze.”
David paled, struggling a little. “Don’t hurt my baby, please.” he begged. The detective looked blankly at him, before turning back to Sarah.
“Ms. Gaul, please come with us.”
Sarah wanted to cry. She was so close. They had to listen to her this time. She had an alibi. She had to prove that she was innocent. The detective’s hands were gentle on her as he guided her and her brother out of the loft. She only hoped that he would be willing to listen when they got to the precinct. Surely he was coming around. He had to.
Chapter 6
This time they didn’t waste any time before sending in Detective Snyder to interrogate her. She knew that they were trying to beat Angela to the punch. Sarah knew that she should wait until Angela arrived, but she was worried that they would tear apart David’s system before they looked at what she had found.
Detective Snyder was still closing the door when Sarah couldn’t wait any longer. “Look, we were just proving my alibi, that’s all.”
He blinked, moving slowly into the room. “Pardon?”
She shifted in the chair. “I have an alibi. I needed his help to prove it, that’s all.”
He tilted his head. “This is new. I thought you were home alone. Now you claim that your brother can testify to that.”
“Yes,” Sarah said, getting excited, “and so can Ebay ! I was home alone, but I bought shoes. You can check my account. My home IP address was used to buy shoes on my account! It’s all on David’s computer, if you haven’t taken it apart yet?”
“Take it apart?” The detective said, seeming amused. “We haven’t found a hacking lair like that in ages. Our computer guys will be analyzing it for weeks to come.”
“Then it’s there. And then you can know, I’m innocent. I couldn’t have been stealing the chemicals and buying shoes at the same time.”
The detective raised a single eyebrow. “And no one else could have used your computer to buy shoes while you were gone?”
“Of course not! No one uses my computer but me!”
He nodded slowly. “Because of all the security hack modifications you’ve done.”
“Exactly!” She said. Then she realized how bad this sounded. “Wait, that’s not what it looks like.”
He pulled up the chair across from her, still grinning. “Tell me, what does it look like?”
“I think I should wait for Angela.” Sarah said, her voice getting soft again.
“Probably.” The detective said. “After all, we were only baffled by this case because it demanded someone have some pretty sophisticated hacking skills. We thought that you had an accomplice.” He waved at the wall behind her. “Like possibly your hacker
“Sarah Gaul, I’m going to have to ask you to come down to the station for questioning.” He glared back at one of the other officers in the room, who moved toward David. “As is your brother.”
For once Sarah was able to hold her tongue. She grimaced as she watched them grab her brother’s shoulder. She couldn’t believe that she had dragged him into this. The worst was the expression on his face when the detective spoke into his walkie talkie.
“Marge, we’re going to need forensics up here. We’ve got some fancy computer gear you’re going to need to analyze.”
David paled, struggling a little. “Don’t hurt my baby, please.” he begged. The detective looked blankly at him, before turning back to Sarah.
“Ms. Gaul, please come with us.”
Sarah wanted to cry. She was so close. They had to listen to her this time. She had an alibi. She had to prove that she was innocent. The detective’s hands were gentle on her as he guided her and her brother out of the loft. She only hoped that he would be willing to listen when they got to the precinct. Surely he was coming around. He had to.
Chapter 6
This time they didn’t waste any time before sending in Detective Snyder to interrogate her. She knew that they were trying to beat Angela to the punch. Sarah knew that she should wait until Angela arrived, but she was worried that they would tear apart David’s system before they looked at what she had found.
Detective Snyder was still closing the door when Sarah couldn’t wait any longer. “Look, we were just proving my alibi, that’s all.”
He blinked, moving slowly into the room. “Pardon?”
She shifted in the chair. “I have an alibi. I needed his help to prove it, that’s all.”
He tilted his head. “This is new. I thought you were home alone. Now you claim that your brother can testify to that.”
“Yes,” Sarah said, getting excited, “and so can Ebay ! I was home alone, but I bought shoes. You can check my account. My home IP address was used to buy shoes on my account! It’s all on David’s computer, if you haven’t taken it apart yet?”
“Take it apart?” The detective said, seeming amused. “We haven’t found a hacking lair like that in ages. Our computer guys will be analyzing it for weeks to come.”
“Then it’s there. And then you can know, I’m innocent. I couldn’t have been stealing the chemicals and buying shoes at the same time.”
The detective raised a single eyebrow. “And no one else could have used your computer to buy shoes while you were gone?”
“Of course not! No one uses my computer but me!”
He nodded slowly. “Because of all the security hack modifications you’ve done.”
“Exactly!” She said. Then she realized how bad this sounded. “Wait, that’s not what it looks like.”
He pulled up the chair across from her, still grinning. “Tell me, what does it look like?”
“I think I should wait for Angela.” Sarah said, her voice getting soft again.
“Probably.” The detective said. “After all, we were only baffled by this case because it demanded someone have some pretty sophisticated hacking skills. We thought that you had an accomplice.” He waved at the wall behind her. “Like possibly your hacker
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