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Ellie answered more questions from two police officers after she turned over the surveillance footage and the shop had been straightened up. Mom was making supper, while Ellie filled out paperwork for the insurance company. A door slammed. Not one to typically be on edge, she went to investigate.
Ellie briefly closed her eyes and flung open the back door. “Mom, Ray ‘s here.”
Ray Davis was tall and lean with killer blue eyes enhanced by dark hair with a dash of gray at the temples. Ray said, “Hi Ellie, tell Mom I’ll be right in. I want to take a look around.”
Ellie smiled when Ray finally came into kitchen, wrapped his arms around her mom, kissing her upturned lips. “Did you two get everything cleaned up?”
Ellie gave him a thumbs up. “Padraic Stone helped us. He’s getting a camera in
