Chapter 8Niana answered the telephone, frowned, talked a moment and hung up. “Matt, that was a Sergeant Dave Meredith. Have you heard of him? “
“He's the guy working on our case,” Matt responded. “I gave him a statement the day of the fire. What'd he want?”
“They have someone in for questioning and want us both to go down to the Central Police Station to pick him out in a line-up.”
Matt frowned and placed a piece of a cuckoo clock down. “Why should we be able to recognize anyone?”
Niana shrugged. “Beats me but they want us there as soon as possible. A police car is coming to pick us up.”
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“It's one way glass so take your time,” Dave Meredith advised. “There'll be a line of seven men. If you recognize anyone, just note their position from the left end. If you want any of them to turn
