.
“You’re right, it is none of your business, but I will tell you that it was not because I would have felt bad had I. Rory was a kid and my first boyfriend. We married for the wrong reasons with neither of us ready for such a serious relationship. He cheated and we fought constantly. It was never good. Within a year, we separated and when he left for his second tour in Nam, he was living with some woman from the Bronx though we never divorced. We were still married when he was killed in a raid. No, dear Detective Cranford, I can tell you that the year I was married was the worst possible of my life! Not one I ever wanted to repeat and not exactly what you thought you would hear, right?”
Anna laughed, but the laughter was not heartfelt, rather the sort which could easily turn into a sob. She turned her head away from his intimidating eyes and was relieved to see that they were at the end of the ride to Sang-mi’s . By the time she hopped out of the car, she had her emotions in check, produced the key, and realized she had not even thought to lock the door in her hurry to get out of there and follow the ambulance to the hospital.
She opened the door and they walked in to find the place turned upside down. Cranford pulled his gun from his jacket and motioned for her to stay back as he searched the whole house to make sure no one was in it. When he came back to the front room, Anna was trying to right the smaller pieces of furniture and he stopped her.
“Anna, do not touch anything else! I have called for forensics and they will want to check for prints. Maybe you did not forget to lock the door after all. Who else has a key?”
Anna’s nerves begin to show and he led her to the foyer and sat her on a cushioned seat while they waited.
“I have no idea! Beside Jacks and her children, there is me and, oh, I don’t know!”
“It is okay. When the uniforms get here, I am taking you back to your place. There is no need for you to be here and we will figure it all out. Just if you do think of something…anything or anyone who would do this or what they might have been looking for, you need to tell me immediately.”
Anna nodded and kept shaking her head. As far as she knew, Sang-mi had no enemies.
“Maybe it was just a robbery. Sang-mi acquired all sorts of valuable collectables over the years and I have a list from the will if that will help.”
He nodded,
“It will. You can give it to me when we take you home. Somehow though, I have a feeling Sang-mi had something of worth to someone and it was not a Ming vase.”
It was true. Before he stopped her, she had picked up a painting from the floor, which was worth a lot of money.
Cranford also noted several objects, which could bring a fair amount of money throughout the house. No, whoever did this was looking for something specific. Something Sang-mi had that they wanted badly. It was causing Cranford to wonder how deep she may have been involved in her extracurricular activities she was so secretive about .
Uniformed cops arrived along with a team of forensic people and after talking a few minutes with them privately, Cranford and Anna left. She was glad to get out of the commotion and was having one of her occasional panic attacks. She kept apologizing, but Cranford assured her that he understood. She had endured a trying time with Sang-mi’s death and now the dramatic events of today were a bit much for anyone. He delivered her to her apartment over the restaurant, insisting on checking out her place to make sure it had not been tampered with .
When he felt she was safe, he told her that he would come by and check on her later. Meanwhile, he asked that she just give him the list of Sang-mi’s belongings then and to try to think of anything she may have heard Sang-mi say, which would shed some light on the break in. Then he returned to Sang-mi’s house. When he was done there, he
“You’re right, it is none of your business, but I will tell you that it was not because I would have felt bad had I. Rory was a kid and my first boyfriend. We married for the wrong reasons with neither of us ready for such a serious relationship. He cheated and we fought constantly. It was never good. Within a year, we separated and when he left for his second tour in Nam, he was living with some woman from the Bronx though we never divorced. We were still married when he was killed in a raid. No, dear Detective Cranford, I can tell you that the year I was married was the worst possible of my life! Not one I ever wanted to repeat and not exactly what you thought you would hear, right?”
Anna laughed, but the laughter was not heartfelt, rather the sort which could easily turn into a sob. She turned her head away from his intimidating eyes and was relieved to see that they were at the end of the ride to Sang-mi’s . By the time she hopped out of the car, she had her emotions in check, produced the key, and realized she had not even thought to lock the door in her hurry to get out of there and follow the ambulance to the hospital.
She opened the door and they walked in to find the place turned upside down. Cranford pulled his gun from his jacket and motioned for her to stay back as he searched the whole house to make sure no one was in it. When he came back to the front room, Anna was trying to right the smaller pieces of furniture and he stopped her.
“Anna, do not touch anything else! I have called for forensics and they will want to check for prints. Maybe you did not forget to lock the door after all. Who else has a key?”
Anna’s nerves begin to show and he led her to the foyer and sat her on a cushioned seat while they waited.
“I have no idea! Beside Jacks and her children, there is me and, oh, I don’t know!”
“It is okay. When the uniforms get here, I am taking you back to your place. There is no need for you to be here and we will figure it all out. Just if you do think of something…anything or anyone who would do this or what they might have been looking for, you need to tell me immediately.”
Anna nodded and kept shaking her head. As far as she knew, Sang-mi had no enemies.
“Maybe it was just a robbery. Sang-mi acquired all sorts of valuable collectables over the years and I have a list from the will if that will help.”
He nodded,
“It will. You can give it to me when we take you home. Somehow though, I have a feeling Sang-mi had something of worth to someone and it was not a Ming vase.”
It was true. Before he stopped her, she had picked up a painting from the floor, which was worth a lot of money.
Cranford also noted several objects, which could bring a fair amount of money throughout the house. No, whoever did this was looking for something specific. Something Sang-mi had that they wanted badly. It was causing Cranford to wonder how deep she may have been involved in her extracurricular activities she was so secretive about .
Uniformed cops arrived along with a team of forensic people and after talking a few minutes with them privately, Cranford and Anna left. She was glad to get out of the commotion and was having one of her occasional panic attacks. She kept apologizing, but Cranford assured her that he understood. She had endured a trying time with Sang-mi’s death and now the dramatic events of today were a bit much for anyone. He delivered her to her apartment over the restaurant, insisting on checking out her place to make sure it had not been tampered with .
When he felt she was safe, he told her that he would come by and check on her later. Meanwhile, he asked that she just give him the list of Sang-mi’s belongings then and to try to think of anything she may have heard Sang-mi say, which would shed some light on the break in. Then he returned to Sang-mi’s house. When he was done there, he
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