Page 48 of The Truth Will Out
“Because your husband was murdered and we need to uncover the reason behind his death. There might be a clue in the house somewhere. Do you know if there was a safe there?”
“No, he had a small office. You should find all you need in there. Itold him not to litter the house with his stuff. Of course, that might have all changed with me moving out of the house.”
“We’ll see. Is there anything else you’d like to add before we leave?”
She sniffled and shook her head. “Sorry, I’m not sure why I’m getting upset. It’s not like I loved him.”
“It’s probably the shock setting in. Is there anyone we can call to come and sit with you?”
“No. I’ll be fine. I’ll pop to the shops; that’ll keep my mind occupied. One more question, if I may?”
“Of course. What’s that?”
“Did he suffer? I know that probably sounds a stupid question.”
“No, it’s an obvious one that we get most of the time. Given the extent of his injuries, I have to be honest with you and say it’s hard to tell.”
“I’m shocked to hear that. I know he wasn’t the most caring of characters, but I wouldn’t wish that sort of ending on him.”
Sam and Bob rose from their seats.
She handed Katy one of her cards. “Give me a call if you think of anything else we should know. We’ll see ourselves out.” She didn’t bother giving the woman her condolences, not after the conversation they’d just held.
“I will. I hope you find the person who killed him. Wait, I’ve just had a thought…”
Sam paused in the doorway. “What’s that?”
“You don’t think whoever killed him will come after me, do you?”
“No, I don’t think so. Although it might be better to up your security at your flat, just for your peace of mind. I can see you have a chain on the door; it would make sense to use that before you open the door to strangers.”
“Oh yes. I’ve never felt the need to use it before. I’ll do that, thank you. What about the house?”
“I’ll send your details over to SOCO now. A member of the team will be in touch with you soon.”
“Okay. I’ll wait to hear from them. Thank you.”
Sam smiled and exited the flat with Bob.
“Are you all right?” he asked once they were ten feet away from the flat.
“What makes you ask?”
“You seemed a bit antsy towards her back there.”
“Did I? I didn’t mean to be. It’s the way the conversation turned. At one point, I thought she might have been behind his murder. Until I reminded myself that this is the third murder we’re dealing with during the investigation. Had he been the first victim we had discovered, she would definitely be high up on the suspect list.”
“Wow, really? I didn’t get that about her at all. Mind you, after the way he’d treated her over the years, who could blame her for wanting to bump him off? Some men need a good pasting and a lecture now and again about how to treat women properly.”
Sam smiled. “You’re a good man, Bob. Abigail is lucky to have you.”
“You might want to tell her that; I think she has a tendency to forget now and again.”
“I’ll call her later.”
He stopped on the stairs and hooked her arm. “No. You can’t do that.”
Sam doubled over with laughter. “As if I would. She’d likely crucify the pair of us.”
