Chapter Seventeen
Pandemonium broke out. Tina shouted towards the back of the sheriff’s office for someone to come up front.
“ What do you mean Nellie’s been kidn*pped?” I demanded, grasping Charlie by the elbow and guiding him to a nearby chair. With his heart condition, Charlie couldn’t handle stress. “Sit down and talk to me.”
“ I went by to pick Nellie up this morning to bring her to work,” Charlie explained. “The sheriff has her car impounded while they look for evidence that she killed Mike.” He glared at Clint as he emerged from the back office.
“ Tina said Nellie’s missing,” Clint said. “Charlie, you need to come back in my office and make a report. Phee, I’ll handle this. You and Juliet can leave now.”
“ I’m not going anywhere,” I said. I stood between Charlie and Clint.
