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offered her his arm and they both went through the door like old friends.
“I have to say, Michael,” Maddie started, “I was quite surprised when you recommended this place. I thought your tastes would be a little more refined.”
“Well, to be honest, Maddie, they are but—”
He stopped to let the waiter come back to take their wine order and leave menus for them to look over.
“But what?” Maddie asked when the waiter had once again left.
“But, since my wife and I separated, I’ve felt more inclined to do things a little more simply.”
Maddie was genuinely surprised. Her hand went up to her throat and she stared across the table at Michael. “I’m shocked, Michael. I hadn’t heard.”
“No one has,” Michael confided. “As far as anyone else is concerned, she’s taking an extended vacation in Europe. At least that’s what I’ve told everyone, but it’s pretty much over now.”
Maddie’s eyes blinked in rapid succession. Her entire perception of the man was beginning to change. Maybe she didn’t know him as well as she thought.
Michael took a furtive look around the room before he leaned across the table toward Maddie. He placed his hand gently on hers and gave her a strong and firm look. “I was wondering,” he said, his voice almost a whisper, “how you are doing? I heard about what happened.”
Startled once again, Maddie looked at the man across the table from her. His appearance seemed like a friend, but she suddenly had a feeling that he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
The waiter came again and they each placed their order before she could answer him. She was thankful for the interruption, because it gave her time to formulate something to say that wouldn’t get him suspicious.
“I’m faring well,” she said. “Chief Connors is not likely to change his mind unless I deliver him up another suspect. Honestly,” she said with a wave of her hand. “I think the only reason he arrested me was because he thought I would do a better job of finding the real killer than he would.” She finished with a slight chuckle and a grandmotherly glint to her eye.
“You’re probably right about that,” Michael agreed. “But don’t you think he’s going a little too far?”
“Oh absolutely,” she answered honestly, but that’s just the kind of man he is. If he’s not going too far, he’s not going far enough.”
“I wonder if that’s how he’s solved all of his cases over the years. He finds someone he can falsely accuse and forces them to do his grunt work. In the end, he gets the credit for the solve because the person is usually just an innocent bystander in the whole thing.”
“Hmm. I never thought about it that way before.” She gave him a thoughtful point of her finger. “You may be on to something. When this is all over, I think I’ll take a closer look at Connors’s methods over the years. It may just be enough to get him out of office so that we can get someone a little more dedicated to his job. Thanks for that insight, Michael.” She rewarded him with another friendly smile.
“You talk as if you think you’ll get off and be back on the straight and narrow again.”
“I’m confident that the evidence that they have against me is circumstantial at best. They don’t have anything concrete, so I’m sure that Connors will try to push it to the end but it’ll all just end up as one real unpleasant memory.”
“That’s interesting,” he said thoughtfully. “And knowing you, Maddie, it means you have a bead on someone you think might be the guilty party.” He was still smiling, but something about his face showed increased tension.
“I do,” she agreed. “But I can’t say for sure just yet.”
The waiter arrived with their appetizers, and much of the conversation switched to food and more trivial things for the majority of the meal. By the time the waiter
“I have to say, Michael,” Maddie started, “I was quite surprised when you recommended this place. I thought your tastes would be a little more refined.”
“Well, to be honest, Maddie, they are but—”
He stopped to let the waiter come back to take their wine order and leave menus for them to look over.
“But what?” Maddie asked when the waiter had once again left.
“But, since my wife and I separated, I’ve felt more inclined to do things a little more simply.”
Maddie was genuinely surprised. Her hand went up to her throat and she stared across the table at Michael. “I’m shocked, Michael. I hadn’t heard.”
“No one has,” Michael confided. “As far as anyone else is concerned, she’s taking an extended vacation in Europe. At least that’s what I’ve told everyone, but it’s pretty much over now.”
Maddie’s eyes blinked in rapid succession. Her entire perception of the man was beginning to change. Maybe she didn’t know him as well as she thought.
Michael took a furtive look around the room before he leaned across the table toward Maddie. He placed his hand gently on hers and gave her a strong and firm look. “I was wondering,” he said, his voice almost a whisper, “how you are doing? I heard about what happened.”
Startled once again, Maddie looked at the man across the table from her. His appearance seemed like a friend, but she suddenly had a feeling that he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
The waiter came again and they each placed their order before she could answer him. She was thankful for the interruption, because it gave her time to formulate something to say that wouldn’t get him suspicious.
“I’m faring well,” she said. “Chief Connors is not likely to change his mind unless I deliver him up another suspect. Honestly,” she said with a wave of her hand. “I think the only reason he arrested me was because he thought I would do a better job of finding the real killer than he would.” She finished with a slight chuckle and a grandmotherly glint to her eye.
“You’re probably right about that,” Michael agreed. “But don’t you think he’s going a little too far?”
“Oh absolutely,” she answered honestly, but that’s just the kind of man he is. If he’s not going too far, he’s not going far enough.”
“I wonder if that’s how he’s solved all of his cases over the years. He finds someone he can falsely accuse and forces them to do his grunt work. In the end, he gets the credit for the solve because the person is usually just an innocent bystander in the whole thing.”
“Hmm. I never thought about it that way before.” She gave him a thoughtful point of her finger. “You may be on to something. When this is all over, I think I’ll take a closer look at Connors’s methods over the years. It may just be enough to get him out of office so that we can get someone a little more dedicated to his job. Thanks for that insight, Michael.” She rewarded him with another friendly smile.
“You talk as if you think you’ll get off and be back on the straight and narrow again.”
“I’m confident that the evidence that they have against me is circumstantial at best. They don’t have anything concrete, so I’m sure that Connors will try to push it to the end but it’ll all just end up as one real unpleasant memory.”
“That’s interesting,” he said thoughtfully. “And knowing you, Maddie, it means you have a bead on someone you think might be the guilty party.” He was still smiling, but something about his face showed increased tension.
“I do,” she agreed. “But I can’t say for sure just yet.”
The waiter arrived with their appetizers, and much of the conversation switched to food and more trivial things for the majority of the meal. By the time the waiter
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