Chapter Eighteen“Sorry Chief, I don’t think you can just dismiss this,” said Maron, who was back at the station, having shown to Dufort and Perrault the letter he found at Claudette’s.
“It’s a nasty piece of business, no question about that,” said Dufort. “So what are you saying, that you think the burglar wrote the letter? On what basis? Perhaps your intuition?” he said, teasing Maron because in fact Maron would never, ever use the word “intuition” without a sneer.
“Mercier has been the victim of two acts of violence, one physical and one emotional. It’s not a huge reach to think that they might be connected. Might,” Maron added, with some vehemence. “But actually, it’s not the attempted burglary I’m wondering about. There’s a connection between Mercier and Desrosiers. Turns out Mercier
