He Was Sure the Cops Would Believe the Polished Son-in-Law Over a Terrified Old Woman. Then I Asked Them to Look at the Fireplace

Ronan laughed — an ugly, arrogant bark of a laugh, the sound of a man who thinks the trap he’s standing in was set for someone else.

“Yes!

Please!

Send them to the fireplace, Captain.

They’ll find the whole set, and they’ll find the one poker missing from it — the one she came at me with.”

I let his laugh finish.