a P
he emergency call echoed sharpl
rom pale to an ashe
g off the sofa and lunging toward me to grab the phon
eanly on the
g her footing and crashing hea
ady. "You bled my mother's trust dry and sold me out
Daphne complete
avy, cut-crystal ashtray from the side table
you, you ly
years of defensive training took
't bac
r right wrist with my left hand, and twi
in agony as he
r fingers, smashing against the marble fl
ne high, the small red recor
," Owen announced calmly. "Every second
ws, the wail of sirens cut th
d across the painted ceiling, painti
armed New York State troopers stepped into the
icer demanded, scanning the shatter
down the front of my coat, and walke
ld, the sole legal owner of this property. These individuals are trespassing on p
floor and nodded to Owen, who immediately prese
for less than ten seconds before the lead officer
directly to
nd your back. You are under a
flailing her arms in panic. "I'm Daphne C
ordered, grabbing her arm an
fs locking around her wrists soundeward, his face m
pute! I am a prominent business owner
rd the entrance. "And the property owner has demanded your immediate removal. If you and you
in absolute silence as Daphne was hauled t
r and ran out after the squa
the doorway, his ey
"You think you've won? You will pay f
eeing you try, Henry
ind him, and the sirens fa
was fina
mbers stood near the kitchen hallway, p
ed out, turnin
older woman responded, her vo
noon," I instructed. "And take everything the Cole family left
, nodding quickly before hurr
oured two fingers of rye whiskey
our preparation, this would
putting his phone away. "However, Henry won't sit idle. He's go
d. "By the time we hit discovery, I'll have enough
landline telephone on the parlor side
digital caller
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