April considered my request, and by the pensive look in her eyes and the frequent crack of her knuckles, she wanted to alleviate my concerns yet also protect herself from revealing too much. “Most of this is public knowledge. I'll share the basics of what the newspapers had printed at the time. If I say something is confidential, please keep it that way.”
Once I agreed, April filled in the blanks Nana D hadn't remembered or been aware of. “In the first robbery, only four students confirmed seeing the stolen brooch at the Paddington Play House. There was a black calla lily left in Gwendolyn Paddington's bedroom, similar to the ones found by Quint's body and all the other robberies. The brooch has never been recovered, and Sheriff Crawford's details were erratic at best.”
“Bertha Crawford
