The visibly annoyed policeman was about to retort, but a knock at the interrogation room door halted him mid-sentence.

This interruption eased the room’s escalating tension.

The policewoman promptly answered the door, greeted by a colleague who said, “Sheriff, Mr.

Oswald Lynn is here to bail out Miss Moore.

“What did you say?”

Shock replaced the anger on Sheriff’s face upon hearing the name Oswald Lynn.

He turned to face Hannah with a look of disbelief.

“Why would Mr.

Oswald Lynn come to bail you out?”

Gone was the iciness in Hannah’s demeanor; she replied with a slight smile, “Surprised? A thorough review of my file might have spared you the shock.

Outside the interrogation room, an inspector stood deferentially next to Oswald.

Oswald was a portly elderly man with curly hair.

round face was now marred

was before arresting her? Are

brow and responded obsequiously, “There was

in haste and

.

Oswald paced back and

her out this

on her

A breathless policeman emerged from the interrogation

him, Hannah was escorted by two

seeing her, Oswald quickly

“Hannah.

with an even brighter smile, Hannah

brings you

the Research Institute hadn’t notified us, we wouldn’t have known you were back,” Oswald remarked, his tone softening as he looked at Hannah, resembling a concerned elder rather than a

“I returned due

mean

can you say that?”

you

responded, her tone

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