THIRTY-NINE
A uniform ushered Vivian, Freddie and Barbara into an interrogation room, then said, “Have a seat, just be a minute.”
He walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. Vivian assumed that if she stood and tried to walk out she would discover that the door was locked.
“Are we under arrest?” Barbara said.
“Not yet,” Vivian replied, noting that this was her third visit to a police station interrogation room. “But we have a deal, remember?”
“Yes, I remember, but will they?” Freddie said. “But why the devil would they arrest us? We haven’t done anything.”
Except stick our noses where they don’t belong, Vivian thought. Just then the door opened and Detectives Bassett and Chen walked into the room. Vivian noticed that Chen was wearing a mud-colored suit, just like the last
