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ROMI
“I don’t know nothin’ about any cats.”
“Mrs. Fairbanks, nobody’s asking about cats.”
Blue hadn’t wanted me to come along, but somebody had to be good cop, right? And I was paying the bills. Well, half of them, plus I was curious to find out how Blue worked. I’d only ever seen investigations on the TV, and everything on TV was bullshit. Cameras lied all the time.
Blue might have been bright, but she’d proven yesterday that she was also abrasive, so I’d figured it would be best if I made the introductions. That way, we stood a chance of getting over the threshold. Blue versus Elmira would be like…like a death match between two grinding wheels. But the moment I’d mentioned the cabin, Elmira had tried to slam the door in my face. I’d managed to get my foot in the gap, and now I ve
