Sineas could hardly believe his eyes. The Luciferian smirk on the inspector’s face made him feel like a real criminal.
Aunt Janice said, ‘Can you fetch these two gentlemen some water to drink?’ She did not look up however.Sineas took his sweet time, first having his staring contest with the inspector. The deputy’s eyes were hidden from him.Sineas finally walked back into the kitchen and came back carrying two cups of cold water. He handed the two their water then sat down on Aunt Janice’s left side. Deputy James was facing Sineas and Inspector Charles was facing Aunt Janice. The fact that the two officers were in higher seats than him and his aunt made him feel vulnerable to a large extent.The inspector picked his hat from the floor beside him and placed it on top of his knee. He said, ‘Alright. Now that most of the family is here, I’m going to go ahead and tell you the rules of this talk before we begin. Rule number
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