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

who she was before arresting

mopped his brow and responded obsequiously, “There was

haste and didn’t have

.

their incompetence, Oswald

out

her

emerged from the interrogation

escorted by two officers, walking with poise through the

seeing her, Oswald

“Hannah.

even brighter

what brings you

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

“I returned due to family

didn’t mean to involve

you say that?”

us? It’s more like you

true,” Hannah responded,

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