“Way before you showed up yesterday, I’d already been to the scene, checking the wounds and time of death.

When we got there, the body hadn’t started stiffening yet.

Rigor mortis kicks in about thirty minutes to two hours after death.

When I checked, it was just starting, so I figure the guy croaked about an hour before we found him.

Yesterday, folks thought she was either showing off or messing with evidence.

But today, after what she said sunk in, they saw her in a whole new Light.

Even Maloney and Trent were floored, not knowing Hannah had that kind of know-how.

The chubby cop scowled.

“Miss Moore, why reveal all this now? Sneaking into a crime scene is a big no-no!”

Hannah dismissed the warning from the stout police officer and continued, “The things I mentioned should have been clear to the forensic expert you brought in yesterday.

Given that the victim died within the hour, we need to track down anyone without an alibi for that time.

But an hour before the incident, most of us were in the living room discussing business collaborations since he never showed up, and we ended up waiting a long time for him.

No need for anyone to confirm this; the surveillance video from the living room can support my claim.

nodded in

focus was on those

Hannah looked puzzled.

aware of this, why are

to where Hannah was

fixed on

resting on his cheek, gave a casual

room; how could he be in two places at

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stirring a wave of uncertainty

officer shared a secretive look with Remington and

remember, this is only a preliminary

and could be called in

to Hannah, shifting the

Moore, you shouldn’t have entered the

you in for questioning, it would

with

“You wouldn’t dare!”

The officer recoiled slightly.

was not something the police could

family, challenging the Compton family outright was beyond his

an exit strategy, a voice oozing with sarcasm

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