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.”Through the phone, Vicky heard Sarah take a sharp breath.“Don't do anything,” she said swiftly.“Don't say anything to the guests.If you have to talk to any of them, just mention that it's a police matter and it's being handled.”“Are you sure?” Vicky asked as she stepped inside the lobby.“Yes, we'll make an announcement in the morning.That will give Mitchell some time to investigate, and hopefully the guests will have some time to calm down,” Sarah sighed on the other end of the phone.“I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you with this Vicky.”“Sarah it's all right I took care of it,” Vicky assured her and already regretted disturbing her.“Please, please, try to get some rest.We can meet in the restaurant for breakfast tomorrow, okay?”“I'll be there,” Sarah promised and yawned as she hung up the phone.Chapter FourWhen Vicky walked further into the lobby she saw several uniformed officers quietly talking to different guests.Vicky recognized them as all being at the inn for the conference.As she walked closer their muttered comments revealed that she wasn't going to find any sympathy for Nicholas in this group.“You know I never would have suspected that Brendan could be capable of something like this, but I guess getting passed over one more time just made him snap,” one woman said as she shook her head with dismay.“Such a terrible waste.”Vicky pursed her lips and shifted casually towards another conversation, under the guise of straightening up some of the brochures.“Yeah Brendan could be a bit of a hot head,” a man was saying to one of the officers.“One time when we went on a trip to the Keys he got into a fist fight with one of the managers.We all have our moments, but you know throwing punches is just taking things a little too far,” the man shrugged and glanced away nervously.Vicky bit her bottom lip as Nicholas was looking more and more guilty.He certainly didn't have very many supporters.She turned around to straighten out some more brochures when she saw Mitchell walking across the lobby towards her.She fanned the brochures guiltily out on the table, knowing that she had been eavesdropping on a police investigation.“Hello sweetheart,” Mitchell said in a murmur beside her ear.He was careful not to be too affectionate in front of the other officers.“I asked them to do the questioning in private, I'm sorry they're out in the lobby.”“It's fine,” Vicky said quickly and then added.“Most of the guests that are staying here are here for the conference, so they've all heard about what happened.”“Sorry to say that it's only going to get worse,” Mitchell sighed and drew his fingertips across his forehead to ease some tension he was feeling.“The time frame that Nicholas admits to being away from Ida is the exact time frame that the ME estimated the time of death.”Vicky winced at that revelation.She was hoping that the time of death would rule out Nicholas' potential involvement.She listened attentively as Mitchell continued.“Worse, we've still not found the murder weapon, but the ME has given us a guess as to what it was.”“What did she think it was?” Vicky asked, her eyes focusing on him.“Looks like it was a corkscrew,” he admitted.“Oh no,” Vicky replied her voice trembling.“What?” Mitchell asked and studied her intently.“I did receive a request from Nicholas to leave a corkscrew in his room, along with some wine,” Vicky winced as she admitted this.She knew that Ida would be upset with her, but she had to agree with Mitchell.Every shred of evidence was pointing right at Nicholas.“I'll send a uniformed officer to see if it's still there,” he said.“Do you have a list of what other rooms requested a corkscrew?” he questioned.“Henry will have it,” she replied.“Can you ask Henry for the list and also a list of where any other corkscrews might be located, please [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]