Chapter 508

Flynn was utterly bewildered.

Glancing between the two men, he asked, "Herman, Henry, what are you guys on about? What do you mean?"

Henry picked up another crime scene photo and said, "Herman, you and Mr. Salstrom never did look much like brothers."

One's clever, the other's... not the sharpest tool in the shed. Flynn: "..."

Even if he wasn't the brightest, he still understood that barb.

"Henry, cut the crap and speak English."

Henry chuckled and explained, "What I mean is, Grannie Anita wasn't killed instantly after she was stabbed. This autopsy report's telling a different story. The second stab pierced her heart, shattered it. She wouldn't have had a second to react, would've died on the spot. If that's the case, then how did Grannie Anita call for help?"

was spinning. He raked his fingers through his hair and said, "I think I get it, but I

dead person call for

his head:

on, "So if she was dead, how'd she call for

in knots again. "Well, obviously a dead person can't call for

report says Grannie Anita was stabbed twice, but it was the second stab that was fatal. She was alive after the first stab and

in, and Granny asked her for help. Her blood got on Julie's pants. But by the time we got there, Granny was

the issue. But those details are the easiest to overlook. Mrs. Salstrom's confession probably stopped any further checking, and Mr. Salstrom wasn't in the right headspace to think it through. Otherwise, the mystery

shock: "Herman, are you saying Julie killed Granny? Why would she

crime. If you can't find it, it just means

end, it's all

again: "Herman,

the motive. Herman, for a Salstrom, your brains don't match up. You and your brother are worlds apart." Flynn feigned a kick: "Henry, I oughta smack

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