Chapter 2
Summary: We meet some secondary characters. And Richard and Camille can't help but start to fidget.
Chapter Text
Fidel is asking Mrs. Murray, who is finally calmer.
She is a middle-aged and widowed woman, with a dog. He has waited for the arrival of the Police to enter his house, once they have verified that there was no danger. Indeed, someone has entered his house, since everything is a little messy, although not too much.
´I'm glad to see Toby is fine, really.´ It was the first thing she said when he entered his apartment.
´Is there something missing, at first glance?´ Dwayne asks.
´Not at the beginning. I don´t get it. But I have to fix all this mess and then I´ll answer it with more security´ the woman answers.
´Could you tell us if you suspect someone in particular? For example, a neighbor with whom you do not get along, someone who has been watching you ... Something out of the ordinary´ asked Fidel.
Mrs. Murray thinks for a long time, but shakes her head. Although Dwayne perceives a small doubt in his gaze.
´Maybe you can think of something, silly as it may seem´
´I couldn't tell you, really. You see, I have neighbors who have been living here for about six months, more or less. He´s very reserved and she´s more sociable. They are the Stephen. It's just that, sometimes, she has been pending for a week or so since when I leave the house, it´s a strange behavior. Sometimes she gets too heavy for me to invite her for a coffee or tea, you know, she says that the neighbors have to know each other and help each other. But always ´inside´ my house. It´s strange.´
´We´ll talk to her. As with all the neighbors, in case they have seen or heard anything strange.´ Fidel reassured her.
The woman stirred in her seat.
´But don't tell her that I have told you something about his behavior´
´Don't worry. It's part of the procedure to talk to the neighbors´ Dwayne continued reassuring her, exchanging a look with Fidel.
After asking her some more routine details of the raid, Fidel and Dwayne got up, said goodbye to Mrs. Murray, insisting again that if she remembered something or observed something out of the ordinary, she would call them at once. And they left.
Once outside the house, and at a safe distance, Fidel telephoned Richard:
´Chief? Yes, there has been no problem. But we are going to talk to the neighbors, especially the Stephen ones. Mrs. Murray has thought she observed something strange in her behavior, and they have only been living here for six months. So Dwayne and I we get to it right now. ´
´Very good, Fidel´ Richard answered from the Station. ´On your way back, I'll go through all the statements. It seems like a routine case, though.´
After a few more observations, Richard hung up the phone and spoke to Camille.
´At the moment we have nothing, although it seems serious. We´ll see´
´Tell me what you know. We live there and I would like to know what neighbors we have to deal with to be forewarned,´ said Camille.
´As you wish´ and explained how little was known so far.
´You know? I'm really glad that we won't be living there long. It is not pleasant that things like this happen close to us and we cannot solve something so simple at once´ said Camille.