“Were you injured?” asks the police officer.
“No, I’m fine. We’ve got a broken display case but other than that no real damage.”
“I see you have security cameras. We’ll need a copy of the security footage.”
I tell Houston to go retrieve the footage for the officer. “I...I don’t want to press charges.”
“She attacked you with a knife.”
“She also has small children and her husband recently died in a car accident.”
“So you know her personally?”
“No. Her husband was involved in a drunk-driving accident earlier this year that killed my mother. He recently died in a single car collision. She’s suffering from delusions. She thinks my mother returned from beyond the grave for revenge.”
“Did you previously get any threats?”
“No. This was rather sudden. No threats.”
“Not even during the tri
