But Uncle James, why did you come that way?”

“Oh, I came down to get a glass of water, but then I had to answer the call of nature, so I went to the bathroom first.”

The bathroom and the storage room on the first floor were the same way, so Lewis didn’t think anything of it and went to the kitchen.

James looked upstairs while pouring himself some water. He asked, “Who were you talking to?”

“Oh, it was… it was Debbie.” Lewis intended to say Deb but changed it, considering it sounded a little too intimate.

James’ face fell when he heard that.

“Oh? What did she come down for?” he asked, pretending to look at Lewis casually. Lewis wasn’t buying it.

his contempt for his daughter-in-law. He was tense,

that way.” Lewis pointed to the

had just come from the bathroom, he added, “Since you were in the

and storage room, all the rooms on

lost his cool when the storage room was

she say why she

was confused. He shook his

James, what’s wrong? You

he was overreacting, James

things have gone missing in this

all should

about it for a while, and an idea popped in

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