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?"

his hair and said, "I

asked, "Can a dead person call for

shook his

she was dead, how'd she

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

stabbed twice, but it was the second stab that was fatal. She was alive after the

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

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 would've

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

find it, it just means you haven't uncovered it yet.

the end, it's all about

confused again:

That's the motive. Herman, for a Salstrom,

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