![]() “She was also married to him at the time.” “She stole a kiss from the butler across the street in broad daylight once.” She was apparently one of those clean-living, universally well-liked sorts.” The summation is, I don’t think anyone’s got a bleeding clue who might have wanted to off Miss Nimowitz’s maid Elizabeth, let alone why. Look over them when you’re in a better mood. She glared at him, the sort of liver-curdling look to which he’d by necessity become immune early on in their association. She snatched the notebook from his hand and thumped it down next to her cup, almost causing the coffee to slosh out. “I heard you the first time, Simms,” she said, tone rather grouchy. Though far more disturbing was the fact that she didn’t seem to be listening to him, in a real sense, rather than that studied nonchalance with which she normally took reports, indicating her mind was working furiously. In Simms’s years of knowing her, Captain Ramos had never showed any sort of interest in animals, let alone affection-and hadn’t she been all set to shoot the poor thing before? The little dog had proceeded to fall into boneless sleep, the Captain’s hand idly tracing figures on his pale little forehead. Captain Ramos had entered with an exhausted, panting Chippy tucked under her arm like a purse and set him in her lap as soon as she’d sat. ![]() They’d met up in one of the many coffee shops they routinely used for that purpose. Simms waggled the notebook at her, trying to draw attention away from her gently steaming coffee cup. There wasn’t a single name that showed up on the list more than twice, I checked.” “After a while, all the speculation got so wild I couldn’t keep track of it all. “…and I’ve written it all down here,” Simms said, offering a tattered notebook to the Captain. The Curious Case of Miss Clementine Nimowitz (and her Exceedingly Tiny Dog) by Alex Acks Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4
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