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.

usually genial round face was now marred by

check who she was before arresting her? Are you

and responded obsequiously,

in haste and didn’t have time to

.

by their incompetence, Oswald paced

her out

on her way

emerged from

by two officers, walking with poise

Oswald quickly approached

“Hannah.

an even brighter

what brings

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

reassured him, “I returned due

didn’t mean

say that?”

you care about Saul more than

Hannah responded, her

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