Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most Medieval Page #8

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OH, THAT GOES

WITHOUT SAYING.

SANDERS WAS NEVER

FORMALLY CHARGED.

THEY HAD:

TO RELEASE HIM.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

FRANK'S KEEPING

AN EYE ON HIM.

TRYING TO BUILD A CASE.

DO YOU THINK:

THEY'VE LET A KILLER GO?

MAYBE.

[FOOTSTEPS]

SORRY. I GO HUNG UP AT SCHOOL.

LEFTOVERS ARE IN THE FRIDGE.

DID YOU MAKE A DECISION

ABOUT TOOTIE?

I DID.

I'M NOT GONNA SAY A THING.

LET THE CHIPS:

FALL WHERE THEY WILL.

WELL,

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

AND WHO KNOWS.

YOU MAY STILL WIN.

DOUBT IT.

EVERYONE'S LOOKING FORWARD

TO FRENCH FRIES.

[EMMA]:
HOW COULD

THEY JUST LET HIM GO?

[JENN]:

IT'S UP TO THE D.A.

IF HE DOESN'T THINK HE HAS

ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVICT,

HE WON'T KEEP HIM.

ARE YOU WORRIED?

YEAH, I'M WORRIED!

WHO KNOWS WHAT HE COULD DO?

I JUST SAW SANDERS ON CAMPUS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

HE'S NOT IN JAIL.

THEY DON'T HAVE

ENOUGH EVIDENCE.

[HUFFS BITTERLY]

DID SHE TELL YOU?

TELL ME WHAT?

WELL, IN THE MIDST OF

ALL THIS CRAZINESS--

SOMETHING GOOD.

EMMA AND I:

ARE GETTING MARRIED.

OH! WELL, CONGRATULATIONS!

THANK YOU.

AND, AS FAR AS TIM SANDERS,

JUST BE CAREFUL.

I WILL BE.

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[JENN]:
SANDERS

HAS A GIRLFRIEND?

YEAH.

I TALKED TO HER,

A COUPLE FRIENDS, TEAMMATES.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM

SENT THE PACKAGE.

THEN WHO?

NOT SURE.

BUT FORENSICS:

HAS THE PACKAGE NOW.

WE'LL SEE.

WHERE WAS IT MAILED FROM?

POST OFFICE:

NEAR CAMPUS.

IT'S POSSIBLE THE SENDER

WAS CAUGHT ON THE SECURITY CAM.

IT'S A LOT OF FOOTAGE.

WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

HOW WAS EMMA?

EMMA'S ON EDGE

AND WORRIED ABOUT SANDERS,

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.

I CAN'T PUT MY FINGER ON IT.

HMM.

[BELL JINGLING]

HI, DETECTIVE LYNWOOD.

HELLO, HANNAH.

WE'LL TALK LATER.

OKAY.

WELL?

I LOST.

OH!

TOOTIE WON.

WELL, YOU DON'T SEEM

TOO UPSET ABOUT THAT.

MM, I'M NOT.

I'M ACTUALLY KINDA HAPPY

FOR TOOTIE.

[CHUCKLES]

[FOOTSTEPS]

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

CUTE.

THEY'RE FOR THE REUNION.

I'M MEETING CHRIS

FOR DINNER, BEFOREHAND.

MM! THEY'RE GREAT.

OKAY, I'VE GOT TO GO

AND GET MY HAIR DONE.

OH! HAVE FUN!

GOOD LUCK!

SHE SEEMS AWFUL EXCITED

ABOUT HAVING DINNER

WITH A GUY SHE HASN' SEEN SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW.

HMM.

[BACKGROUND CHATTER]

DANI!

CHRIS?

[LAUGHS]

YEAH, ITS CHRIS!

WOW!

HAVE A SEAT, HAVE A SEAT.

BIG GLASS OF MERLO FOR THE LADY!

-I BOUGHT A BOTTLE.

-OH--

TABLE SHOULD BE:

READY SOON.

WOW... AFTER

ALL THESE YEARS.

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

DO YOU STILL:

PLAY GUITAR?

OH, NO, NO.

WORK TAKES UP ALL MY TIME NOW.

YEAH, I SURE WAS

A CLOWN BACK THEN.

HMPH! STRUMMING FOLK SONGS...

WRITING POETRY.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

AH! LOOK AT US!

HEY!

[SIGHS DEEPLY]

TO DANI...

[CLINK]

MM! [EXHALES]

SO... WHAT DO YOU DO?

I'M IN HOME MORTGAGE

COMPLIANCE.

OH, SO YOU GIVE

HOME LOANS?

OH. NO, NO, NO, NO.

[CHUCKLES] NO.

I TAKE BACK HOUSES

WHEN PEOPLE DON'T PAY.

OH.

HEY, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF A...

THRIFT STORE OR SOMETHING?

WELL, IT'S A--

-OH. AND DANI?

-MM-HMM?

I GOTTA TELL YOU.

YOU LOOK GREAT.

THANK YOU.

CHRIS.

HMM?

IS THAT A WEDDING RING?

UH...

IS THAT A PROBLEM?

[CHUCKLING]

[RINGING AND BUZZING]

DANI? HOW'S IT GOING?

JENN, I'M IN THE RESTROOM.

I'M HIDING.

OH, IT CAN' BE THAT BAD.

IT'S WORSE.

HE...

HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED.

HE KICKS OLD LADIES

OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

HE ORDERED ME MERLOT.

YOU HATE MERLOT!

I KNOW. I KNOW.

JENN, HE'S MARRIED.

WHAT?

ANY THERE ANY WINDOWS

IN THAT BATHROOM?

NOPE.

OKAY, TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

[TAKES A DEEP BREATH]

THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO.

[SIMULTANEOUSLY]:

OH. EXCUSE ME.

-DANIELLE?

-YES?

IT'S ME!

LAWRENCE CONRAD.

UM...

[DEEP MONOTONE]:

IT'S LARRY.

LARRY? [GASPS]

[CLICKS]:
LARRY!

WOW! WELL, YOU'VE CHANGED.

I-I HOPE SO!

I WAS SUCH A NERD,

COMPLETELY UNCOOL.

OH, I ALWAYS THOUGH YOU WERE OKAY.

BUT I DO LIKE YOUR NEW LOOK.

IT KINDA EVOLVED.

I HAVE A NATURAL FIBER

CLOTHING LINE,

EVERYTHING:

ORGANIC COTTON.

WOW.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

CLASS REUNION.

I'M NOT GOING TO IT,

BUT THERE'S

A SMALLER GET-TOGETHER

FOR SOME OF THE OUTSIDERS.

SOUNDED LIKE FUN.

I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO THAT.

COOL.

WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO CATCH UP.

LOVELY.

I'LL SEE YOU THERE.

"LARRY."

[CHUCKLES]

AW, HEY! THERE SHE IS.

THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE

TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER DATE.

LISTEN, CHRIS,

SOMETHING HAS COME UP

AND I HAVE TO GO.

THIS IS FOR:

THE MERLOT, SO...

GOODBYE.

[LOUD CLANGING]

[FAUCET RUNNING]

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[SIRENS WAILING]

SHE WAS TAKING A BATH,

HER HAIR DRYER WAS PLUGGED IN,

AND, SOMEHOW,

IT FELL INTO THE TUB.

FRANK. DO YOU BUY THAT?

AS OF NOW, THE EVIDENCE

POINTS TO AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

ROOMMATE COMES HOME,

THE ELECTRICITY WAS OFF...

WHERE IS SANDERS?

WELL, WE'RE

CHECKING INTO IT.

LOOK, JENN, UM...

THE ROOMMATE, MEGAN,

SHE FOUND THE BODY.

SHE'S PRETTY SHAKEN UP.

I NEED TO GET HER

AWAY FROM HERE,

JUST FOR AWHILE.

I'LL PUT SOME TEA ON.

OKAY. THANKS.

HERE WE GO.

THIS IS MY FRIEND

DANI'S FAVORITE.

IT'S A LITTLE PEACH

AND GINGER, SOME HONEY.

IT'S SUPPOSED

TO BE SOOTHING.

MM. IT'S GOOD.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

HOW THIS HAPPENED.

THAT WAS:

MY HAIR DRYER.

EMMA DOESN'T USE

A HAIR DRYER.

SHE TOWEL-DRIES.

WHEN DID YOU:

USE IT LAST?

LAST NIGHT,

BUT I UNPLUGGED IT.

I KNOW IT.

DID YOU TELL:

DETECTIVE LYNWOOD THAT?

YES.

JENN, SHE WAS REALLY

SCARED OF SANDERS.

YOU DON'T THINK

THAT HE COULD'VE...

COULD HE?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT THE POLICE ARE

LOOKING CLOSELY AT HIM.

THIS IS CRAZY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

ANY OF THIS.

IF ONLY JEREMY:

HAD BEEN THERE TONIGHT.

WAS JEREMY USUALLY THERE?

HE HAS BEEN,

LATELY.

SHE FELT SAFER WITH HIM

AFTER THE MURDER.

BUT THEN HE STARTED

TALKING ABOU GETTING MARRIED,

AND...

AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO?

I DON'T THINK SHE WANTED

TO BE WITH ANYBODY.

SHE WAS SO PRETTY.

GUYS ALWAYS WANTED

TO GO OUT WITH HER.

EVEN PROFESSOR MCNARY

TRIED TO GO OUT WITH HER.

WAS SHE DATING:

PROFESSOR MCNARY?

NO, NO.

NO. SHE HAD NO INTEREST.

BUT HE DID.

IT'S A TOUGH

LINE TO WALK:

WHEN THE GUY'S YOUR

DISSERTATION ADVISOR.

AND HE WAS MARRIED.

HE'S SUCH A CREEP.

HOW COME JEREMY:

WASN'T THERE TONIGHT?

[DOORBELL CHIMES]

THEY BROKE UP AGAIN.

I KNEW IT WAS:

JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

AND YOU TALKED TO HER

EARLIER TONIGHT?

I DID.

AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.

[FOOTSTEPS]

[SIGHS]

FRANK.

HEY.

HI, MEGAN.

I WANTED TO COME BY

MAKE SURE THA EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

YEAH, I'LL BE FINE.

WAS THIS REALLY:

JUST AN ACCIDENT?

APPEARS TO BE.

WE DIDN'T FIND ANY EVIDENCE

TO SUGGEST OTHERWISE.

I'LL BE A MY FOLKS' PLACE.

I DON'T WAN TO GO BACK TO THE HOUSE,

NOT FOR A WHILE.

AFTER EVERYTHING IS PROCESSED,

IT'LL BE SECURED.

YOU CAN GO BACK:

ANYTIME YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE.

MAYBE... NEVER.

THANK YOU:

FOR THE TEA:

AND THE SHOULDER.

OF COURSE.

ARE YOU OKAY:

TO LET YOURSELF OUT?

YEAH. I'LL BE FINE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU BET.

FRANK...

YOU KNOW:

WHAT I'M THINKING?

YES. BUT DON'T. NOT YET.

LET THE FACTS:

SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES,

AND RIGHT NOW,

ON THE SURFACE,

IT'S AN ACCIDENT.

HAS JEREMY BEEN NOTIFIED?

THE BOYFRIEND?

YEAH, HE SHOWED UP.

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