Part 44 (2/2)
”The Easy Shopper in Mount Airy.”
Logan struggled to keep his expression neutral. He'd racked his brain to explain about the break-in last night. Now he realized that n.o.body was planning to arrest a wolf and a big white bird. Maybe they hadn't even seen the naked guy in woods. And even if the cops found fingerprints in the house, his weren't on file anywhere. And Rinna's certainly weren't.
”What about it?” he asked, hoping he sounded completely puzzled.
”You were identified as being in the store during an incident.”
”What incident?”
”An attempted robbery.”
”I think you're mistaken. It wasn't me.”
Cooper flipped open a notebook and consulted a page. Leaning in the window, he looked Rinna up and down before focusing on Logan again.
”You were in that store on Tuesday, the twenty-second, and you signed a credit card slip.”
He thought back over the previous week, which seemed like a lifetime ago. ”Yes. I bought some flashlight batteries, but I haven't been back since.”
”The clerk identified you.”
”Sorry. He must be mistaken,” Logan said, deliberately getting the p.r.o.noun wrong.
”She,” the cop corrected.
”What did you say happened?”
”A robbery.”
Logan shrugged. ”Well, I'm sorry that I can't help you.”
Cooper looked at Rinna again. ”Were you in the Easy Shopper in Mount Airy yesterday evening?”
”No.”
The cop kept his gaze on Rinna. ”Can I have your name, please?”
She opened her mouth, but Logan reached to clasp her hand. ”Rinna Marshall,” he said. ”My wife.”
Beside him, she made a strangled sound.
”Are you all right, ma'am?” the detective asked.
”Actually, she's sick. She could be expecting. That's why we cut our camping trip short. She needs to get inside and lie down.”
”Do you mind if I ask you some questions about the convenience store?” Cooper said politely but still persistently.
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