Chapter 52

By the next day, Kevin had gathered enough evidence to prove the identity of the woman who had sent the ring to the auction. He made a report at the local station, and she was summoned for interrogation. When Jacob arrived at the station, he saw that it was indeed the woman from the pawnshop. He stood in the next room, watching her interrogation through a glass window in the wall. A speaker in the room allowed him to hear the conversation in the other one. “What am I doing here?” the woman asked, looking at her wrist watch impatiently. “I should be opening my shop right now.” Jacob’s mouth twitched. She didn’t seem rattled that she had been summoned to the police station. She must have plenty of experience getting away with screwing people over. “We’ve received a report that you stole a ring yesterday and put it up for auction,” the officer replied, gathering a few sheets of paper in his hand. “A ring?” The woman asked, her tone implying that what the officer had said was incredulous.