“So, Lucy didn’t see any marks on her?”
“No. Couldn’t get close enough. But she said that Mrs. Rankin wore more scarves than she ever remembered her wearing before. Lucy would know, because she loves scarves. You know what I think?” she said, without taking a breath, “I think he tried to strangle her with his bare hands!” The old lady twisted her hands in front her like she was wringing wet laundry.
Maddie wanted to laugh at her theatrics. “Did Lucy call the police?”
“I don’t think so. You know as well as I do, young lady, that nobody wants to get involved these days. And I’m speaking for myself when I say that. I mean, that man could come over here and blow my head off for interfering! Well, no thank you! I’ve lived to ninety-two in struggling countries and in …show more content…
“So when does the county normally check your water meter – I mean, what was it about the guy that alerted you?” she asked.
The woman standing at the doorway looked as if she’d not changed her clothes in days. Her T-shirt was stained and on backwards. Then a sickly smell wafted out the door that made Maddie feel sick. She wondered who drove the Jag sitting in front.
“They used to check it every thirty days according to when you moved in. Now, at least in our neighborhood, they check it anywhere in the first five days of each month. Being the middle of the month, it caught my attention.”
“So, repeat to Detective Maquire what it was about the man that caught your attention?”
“Sure … I would have recognized him because the same guy has been checking our meter for years. I called out to him, but he didn’t hear me. I assumed he was substituting or something.”
“Are you sure it was a man?” Maddie asked.
“No. I never got a close enough look. But I know that the person wasn’t as big as our regular man. He walked like a man, if that means anything
“No. Couldn’t get close enough. But she said that Mrs. Rankin wore more scarves than she ever remembered her wearing before. Lucy would know, because she loves scarves. You know what I think?” she said, without taking a breath, “I think he tried to strangle her with his bare hands!” The old lady twisted her hands in front her like she was wringing wet laundry.
Maddie wanted to laugh at her theatrics. “Did Lucy call the police?”
“I don’t think so. You know as well as I do, young lady, that nobody wants to get involved these days. And I’m speaking for myself when I say that. I mean, that man could come over here and blow my head off for interfering! Well, no thank you! I’ve lived to ninety-two in struggling countries and in …show more content…
“So when does the county normally check your water meter – I mean, what was it about the guy that alerted you?” she asked.
The woman standing at the doorway looked as if she’d not changed her clothes in days. Her T-shirt was stained and on backwards. Then a sickly smell wafted out the door that made Maddie feel sick. She wondered who drove the Jag sitting in front.
“They used to check it every thirty days according to when you moved in. Now, at least in our neighborhood, they check it anywhere in the first five days of each month. Being the middle of the month, it caught my attention.”
“So, repeat to Detective Maquire what it was about the man that caught your attention?”
“Sure … I would have recognized him because the same guy has been checking our meter for years. I called out to him, but he didn’t hear me. I assumed he was substituting or something.”
“Are you sure it was a man?” Maddie asked.
“No. I never got a close enough look. But I know that the person wasn’t as big as our regular man. He walked like a man, if that means anything