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I'm sharing snippets from the 4th Alex O'Hara cozy mystery, The Case of the Wedding Wrecker. This snippet picks up where we left off last time. The police chief, Dan Hoesen, is interviewing Alex. The lawyer, Hans Bogardus, is with her.
Snippet:
The chief cleared his
throat. “I apologize for my former deputy’s insensitivity. We will restart the
interview.” He nodded behind me, waited a second or three, then repeated my
name and date.
Former deputy? I wasn’t touching that. I wanted to get this
interview over with.
“State your name and
relationship with the accused.”
“Alexandra O’Hara, uh, Palzetti—”
Holy shit. I’d never called myself that
before. “—wife of Nicholas Palzetti.”
“Tell me what you did yesterday.”
And a little more
“Everything? After the
rehearsal and dinner, my girlfriends had a bachelorette party that started—”
“Only when and where you
saw Nicholas Palzetti,” the chief said.
Oh, good. He didn’t need to know
how foolish we all were.
“In the morning, we went
sailing, had a picnic, and came back to my apartment about four-thirty.”
“Only answer the
question,” Hans said. “Don’t volunteer any more information than what the chief
asks.”
Chief Hoesen glared at him
before making a note on his legal pad. “So, you both went back to your
apartment. Then what did you do?”
“I got ready for the
rehearsal.”
“And Nick?”
“After I finished my
shower, he took one.”
Dan rolled his eyes. “I
don’t need every detail. What happened after you got dressed for the rehearsal?”
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Alex seems to be frustrating both Hans and Dan. I can tell she just wants to clear Nick in this situation.
ReplyDeleteSometimes she's a smart-a$$; this time she isn't trying.
DeleteLOL! She's just a bundle of information, isn't she? TMI, anyone?
ReplyDeleteLOL Yep, she needs a muzzle.
DeleteShe does have trouble sticking to just the shortest factual answers! Enjoyed the scene, very well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Veronica.
DeleteI wonder if all these myriad details is a delaying or obscuring tactic? But yeah, she should stop talking. Great snippet! Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteShe is either going to talk him into a deep hole or hopefully out of a deep hole.
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I saw your comment on my blog - I grew up in Windsor across from Detroit.
Oh that Alex is a talker. It'd be challenging to get a short answer out of her. :-) I like this story!
ReplyDeleteShe's nervous so she's babbling. Hans is right. Never volunteer anything.
ReplyDeleteThe chief should be glad he doesn't have to interview me. I'd be extremely nervous and, therefore, likely to babble on about nothing. He'd probably think I was guilty. Of course, if I was guilty, I'd end up framing myself. I'm a terrible liar.
ReplyDeleteHe says he doesn't need every detail, but if she left them out he'd probably accuse her of holding back. :-)
ReplyDeleteHa ha, I like the way Alex seems to be running rings around them!
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