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A Short Story : A Trip To A Mother's Murder?

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We have some questions we need you to come down to the station and answer,” he said without a hint of trouble in his voice. “Why don’t you ask me the questions on the phone and I can answer them?”
“It would be best if you came down to the station.” “I don’t see why, but if that’s what you want, I’ll be there shortly,” Marlene said, sounding aggravated.
Ignoring her irritation, he said, “Thank you for coming, when you arrive, tell the receptionist Detective Johnson or Wallace is waiting.”
“I’ll see you later,” Marlene said, hanging up the phone. Picking up her cell, she said, “Frank, they want me to come down to the station and answer more questions.”
“It might involve your car? The accident was more than a week ago," Frank …show more content…

“There’s something here that’s not right here, but I can’t find it,” Detective Wallace said.
“Let’s tell the lieutenant what we have and see what he thinks.”
“What do you have?” Lieutenant Dobbs asked.
Going over the evidence, Detective Johnson explained, “We have the report back on the blood-soaked towels found in her car. We’re confident she murdered her. We’re ready to arrest her,” Detective Johnson said, his partner agreed. “If you have the evidence; go ahead,” Lieutenant Dobbs said.
“Thank you,” the detective said, returning to the office with his partner. “Marlene Barnes, you’re under arrest for the murder of Katherine Lincoln. Please come with me,” Detective Wallace said, placing handcuffs on her, Stomping her feet and screaming, she was innocent they handcuffed her. With her voice at a whisper, she asked, “Why, would I kill her? Haven’t I suffered enough without going through this?”
Ignoring her, the detectives waited until she calmed down and asked, “May I please call my husband?” “You can use that phone,” he said, pointing to a phone on the desk. “Give me his number, and I’ll dial it for you.” “Thank you,” he said, while dialing Jerry’s number, she waited. When he answered the phone, Marlene screamed, “Jerry, help me! They asked me to come down to answer some questions and arrested me. They arrested me for murdering Mom. You know

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