Chapter 2
"I always thought he was out there somewhere", Mrs. Deaver said.
"I'm sorry. Can we ask you a few questions?", Jeffries asked.
"Yeah."
"Is there something special that you can remember about the night your husband went missing?"
"Not that I know of", Mrs. Deaver said hesitantly, "oh wait. There was a phone call, right before he left. Then he went to Andy."
"Andrew Miller?"
"Yes. I thought it was him who made that phone call.
"Did you tell the cops about that call?", Vera asked.
"No, after I reported him missing, they asked me hundreds of questions about Robert having an affair and all those things. I must have been so confused, that I forgot about the phone call. Well, I'm pretty sure it was Andy, so why would that call matter anyway?"
"It is an investigation, Mrs. Deaver, and part of the investigation is, that the detectives know about those things, even if they're just little details. Anyway, did your husband have any enemies or something like that?"
"I don't think he had enemies, but he had trouble with a coworker. He wouldn't tell me anything about that. He barely talked about work."
"Were Robert and Andrew close?"
"Oh yes, they were. They met in 1995 at a football game. He would never do anything to Robert."
"Why do you think we suspect Andrew Miller?", Jeffries asked suspiciously.
Meanwhile, Stillman was still talking to Josie Sutton about her application. "So, you sure you want to join the Cold Case squad?", he asked.
"Yeah, my supervisor told me about that squad and it sounded real interesting, so I thought 'why not apply'", Sutton said.
"Ok. So, how long have you been doing homicide?"
"Three years."
'Well her application file looks good. I guess the others won't be too happy about a new team member', Stillman thought.
Miller opened the door. "Andrew Miller?", Scotty asked. He nodded." "Philadelphia Police, can we come in?" They both showed him their badges. "Well, emm", he said, but they had already entered. "Is everything okay? We heard a noise", Lil' said. "Oh that, that was nothing. I broke a plate accidentally."
'Yeah, right, I bet you did.'
"We need to ask you a few questions about Robert Deaver", Lilly said. "Is that really necessary now?", Andrew said rolling his eyes.
Andrew Miller worked at a restaurant. Actually it was his own. He was married and they had one child, a girl named Susan. She was sixteen years old.
"Yeah, it is", Scotty answered, "we're looking into his case again." Suddenly Susan stepped out of the kitchen and walked towards the stairs. "Hi", Lilly said, smiling at her. Susan looked at Lilly, then she turned around and went upstairs.
'I know that look' Lilly thought, 'there's something wrong with that family.'