Once Alice realized that Girlie wouldn’t get off her back until she’d answered her questions, she gave her a complete account of where she’d been and what she’d been doing on the day that Tony’s secret documents had gone missing. As she spoke, every once in a while, Alice nodded and, in the end, she said, “It seems to me that your story checks out. According to what you’ve just said, I’m not sure whether the document was stolen by Susan, but I believe that you are innocent.”
Alice sighed and said, “Thank you for believing me.”
“I appreciate your willingness to endure my questions,” Girlie said, “and I would like to do something for you. I’d like to give you a piece of advice. I know that you want to be with Tony, but that will never happen with Susan in the picture. He is convinced that
