Chapter 34
Allison sipped her coffee, relishing the few hours to herself before she had to leave for work. Snowball was curled up on her lap, and Allison was comforted by her steady purring and soft fur. The ringing of her phone startled her. She was surprised when the caller ID revealed it was Detective Derning. She hadn’t talked to him since before Marchman died and wondered what this call was about.
“Allison, Detective Derning. How have you been?”
“About as well as can be expected. Not the best, but not the worst either.”
“I just wanted to touch base and let you know a few things. You know we charged Marchman with Sean’s murder, but since he died, the case is obviously closed. I just wanted to be clear. Also, I thought you’d like to know that my department was able to locate some fa
