25Thérèse Perrault was first to the station on Monday morning. She went straight downstairs to the solitary cell to see Lapin, but he was lying on the cot with his face to the wall, the mildewed blanket pulled up to his neck. When she whispered to him he did not respond.
She could not believe this complete travesty of justice was taking place right here in Castillac. Lapin Broussard was no more capable of taking some girl and hurting her than flying to the moon. It was that i***t Maron’s fault, she thought darkly. Always trying to do anything to curry favor and get in Dufort’s good graces. Well, she didn’t think incarcerating Lapin with no evidence was going to help his career any.
She hoped the chief would have something productive for her to do today. Some lead to follow that would get
