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The police secured the scene and questioned everyone. Zara was questioned by a detective she’d met before. That particular detective was the only official allowed anywhere near her, and a temporary black screen was erected in a shady corner of Purdy’s to give them privacy. The experience of recounting the night’s events and answering questions was reminiscent of the first time she’d met this detective.
After Timothy Sutcliffe’s murder more than four months ago, Detective Dennis Kraft had taken her statement. On that distant-ago night she hadn’t been much help because she’d been oblivious about who Timothy Sutcliffe was and why he’d been murdered.
Tonight, Kraft made no mention of that first encounter, but the special attention he paid her was noteworthy. None of his colle
