investigating and verify the receipts, but it’s a good sign.”
Zack picked up the bundle from the coffee table. “I’ll take this down to the station until we get everything straightened out.”
Sadie stood up. “We should probably go, too.”
“I’ll be in touch,” Zack said and walked out the door.
“Thank you for helping me find the money and the receipts,” Marnie said to Sadie, walking with her to the door.
“I was happy to help. Hopefully, the Chief will be able to get everything verified quickly.”
Sadie caught up with Zack halfway down the path to the sidewalk.
“Did you find out anything in regards to Cyrus getting hit on the back of the head?” Zack asked.
Sadie nodded. “Marnie says Cyrus suffers from dizzy spells. He has fallen before, and his doctor can verify it.”
“Okay, I can look into that, too.”
The next afternoon, Sadie looked up to see Zack coming into the shop.
After a quick kiss, she asked, “What did you find out about those receipts?”
“It looks like Marnie will get to keep all of that money,” Zack smiled. “I was heading over there to let her know. Would you like to come along?”
“Sure.” Sadie called out, “Betty, I’ll be back in a little while.”
“Okay, I’ll hold down the fort,” Betty called back.
A few minutes later they were knocking on Cyrus’ front door.
Marnie opened the door. “Chief Woodstone, Sadie, come in.”
“Thank you,” Zack said, and they walked into the living room.
“Have you found out anything, Chief?” Cyrus asked.
“Yes, I inquired about the receipts and they all checked out.”
Marnie smiled. “They did.”
“What does that mean for me?” Cyrus asked.
“Well, both the note regarding the painting and the envelope of receipts were addressed to Ms. McAdams. The money and the painting seem to have been intended for her,” Zack explained.
“Rats,” Cyrus grumbled.
Marnie laughed. “Don’t worry, Cy. I am going to share the money with you. After all, Roger would want you to have some, too.”
Cyrus looked sad for a moment, before nodding at her. “We both miss him. I hope he comes back to us soon.”
Sadie felt like she was missing something. “Cyrus, how do you know Roger Orwin?”
“He’s my grandson,” Cyrus replied.
“He grew up with his mother on the other side of the country, so I didn't know him very well. He moved here a few years ago and we started to get to know each other.”
Before Sadie could respond, the front door opened, and an older woman came in with headphones over her ears. She walked halfway through the room before noticing Sadie standing by the coffee table. She was carrying a bucket in one hand and a large purse in the other.
She froze in the middle of the room and pulled the headphones off her head. “Oh, I am sorry.”
“Sadie, this is Judith. She comes in two times a week to clean the house.”
Sadie walked over to the credenza. “Two times a week, really? It’s a little dusty in here.”
“No, I…” she stopped talking when she saw Zack standing off to the side.
“I must have missed cleaning in here last week.”
Marnie stood up. “You need to make sure you clean the entire house, including the living room, every time, or I will tell Mr. Dumville he needs to find someone else to clean.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Judith nodded. “I’ll just get into the kitchen now.”
“Thank you,” Marnie said with a smile to Sadie.
Zack shifted. “Come down to the station tomorrow. I’ll have you sign some paperwork, and you can pick up the money. I’ll also escort you to the bank so you can get it deposited.”
“I will,” Marnie said. “Thank you, Chief Woodstone.”
Sadie said goodbye and followed Zack out the door. “I’m glad that ended well,” she said.
He smiled at her. “Of course, you had a big hand in that.”
Sadie shrugged. “Let’s go back to the shop.”
“What do you think? Was Roger forging paintings?” Betty asked. “I think he
Zack picked up the bundle from the coffee table. “I’ll take this down to the station until we get everything straightened out.”
Sadie stood up. “We should probably go, too.”
“I’ll be in touch,” Zack said and walked out the door.
“Thank you for helping me find the money and the receipts,” Marnie said to Sadie, walking with her to the door.
“I was happy to help. Hopefully, the Chief will be able to get everything verified quickly.”
Sadie caught up with Zack halfway down the path to the sidewalk.
“Did you find out anything in regards to Cyrus getting hit on the back of the head?” Zack asked.
Sadie nodded. “Marnie says Cyrus suffers from dizzy spells. He has fallen before, and his doctor can verify it.”
“Okay, I can look into that, too.”
The next afternoon, Sadie looked up to see Zack coming into the shop.
After a quick kiss, she asked, “What did you find out about those receipts?”
“It looks like Marnie will get to keep all of that money,” Zack smiled. “I was heading over there to let her know. Would you like to come along?”
“Sure.” Sadie called out, “Betty, I’ll be back in a little while.”
“Okay, I’ll hold down the fort,” Betty called back.
A few minutes later they were knocking on Cyrus’ front door.
Marnie opened the door. “Chief Woodstone, Sadie, come in.”
“Thank you,” Zack said, and they walked into the living room.
“Have you found out anything, Chief?” Cyrus asked.
“Yes, I inquired about the receipts and they all checked out.”
Marnie smiled. “They did.”
“What does that mean for me?” Cyrus asked.
“Well, both the note regarding the painting and the envelope of receipts were addressed to Ms. McAdams. The money and the painting seem to have been intended for her,” Zack explained.
“Rats,” Cyrus grumbled.
Marnie laughed. “Don’t worry, Cy. I am going to share the money with you. After all, Roger would want you to have some, too.”
Cyrus looked sad for a moment, before nodding at her. “We both miss him. I hope he comes back to us soon.”
Sadie felt like she was missing something. “Cyrus, how do you know Roger Orwin?”
“He’s my grandson,” Cyrus replied.
“He grew up with his mother on the other side of the country, so I didn't know him very well. He moved here a few years ago and we started to get to know each other.”
Before Sadie could respond, the front door opened, and an older woman came in with headphones over her ears. She walked halfway through the room before noticing Sadie standing by the coffee table. She was carrying a bucket in one hand and a large purse in the other.
She froze in the middle of the room and pulled the headphones off her head. “Oh, I am sorry.”
“Sadie, this is Judith. She comes in two times a week to clean the house.”
Sadie walked over to the credenza. “Two times a week, really? It’s a little dusty in here.”
“No, I…” she stopped talking when she saw Zack standing off to the side.
“I must have missed cleaning in here last week.”
Marnie stood up. “You need to make sure you clean the entire house, including the living room, every time, or I will tell Mr. Dumville he needs to find someone else to clean.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Judith nodded. “I’ll just get into the kitchen now.”
“Thank you,” Marnie said with a smile to Sadie.
Zack shifted. “Come down to the station tomorrow. I’ll have you sign some paperwork, and you can pick up the money. I’ll also escort you to the bank so you can get it deposited.”
“I will,” Marnie said. “Thank you, Chief Woodstone.”
Sadie said goodbye and followed Zack out the door. “I’m glad that ended well,” she said.
He smiled at her. “Of course, you had a big hand in that.”
Sadie shrugged. “Let’s go back to the shop.”
“What do you think? Was Roger forging paintings?” Betty asked. “I think he
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