"Well nice to see you again Miss Mars," replied Sheriff Lamb with a smirk on his face.
"Cut the crap I have a question for you."
"Well, I'm terribly busy and don't have time for your stupid questions. You'll just have to wait till later."
"Fine," said Veronica and she sat down in the chair. She pulled out her cell phone and called Duncan and told him there has been a change of plans. After she pulled out her laptop and began to type Wallace telling him of what just happened.
She missed Wallace a lot. It was so nice seeing him for New Years. She made him promise to email her back before he left. And being Veronica's best friend, he promised he would email her every chance he got, and he has kept his word.
Before she knew it, it was eleven-thirty and everyone started to leave.
"Still here Miss Mars?"
"Of course, because I have no life and I stayed here just to ask you a meaningless question."
"Oh darn, too bad I'm now leaving, goodnight Miss Mars."
"You can't do that, I've been here for," she stares at her watch, "seven hours. All I ask if for one question with a reasonable response."
"Fine, step into my office."
Veronica walked into Sheriff Lamb's office, she been there many times before, even before Lamb was the Sheriff, when her dad was the Sheriff.
"What's your oh so important question Veronica?"
"Well, Don, all I have to ask is why you didn't agree with the accusations of the abuse at the trial?"
"What abuse are you talking about Miss Mars?"
"You know the one I am talking about, you saw what the Manning's were doing to their own daughter."
"Well as you know I dropped you and Mr. Kane off after I arrested you, but then I went back to the house to check up on any accusations that were made. I went up to the room and looked and saw nothing Veronica."
"Nothing? Nothing what so ever? Did you check inside the closet?"
"Yes I did, there was nothing unusual or suspicious. I'm sorry but I cannot lie in front of the judge and say I saw something I didn't. I was not about to help Duncan get the baby that he was just going to leave with a sitter all day and all night. That baby needs people that would care and treat it right."
"So you leave it with people who abuse their children? That was smart."
"Veronica I checked it out. There was nothing."
"This is ridiculous", Veronica mumbled as a tear dropped from her eye.
Lamb wrapped his arm around her to try and comfort her. "If it means this much to you then I can check it out again."
She looked into his eyes and said "Thank-you. Call me when you find anything out will you."
"Of course Miss Mars, just for you."
She smiled picked up her bag and headed out the door.