After dealing with Mrs. Thompson, William returned to the hospital with Toto, when he saw Harry in the hallway.
"Father"
"Harry" they give each other a hug, "what are you doing here?"
Harry hunched down and petted, Toto, "working on a case, and came by the station this morning, and Inspector Brackenreid informed me about the situation with Mrs. Thompson and Susannah in the hospital"
"Ah."
"Glad, she's alright. But, did Mrs. Thompson tried to kill her?"
"More like tried to harm her, and hoped Toto would get the blamed for it"
"But why?"
"Long story"
"Well, Susannah is resting and mother is doing surgery"
William told him the whole story, which left Harry speechless, "my goodness. If it wasn't for Toto…"
"Susannah may have died and we wouldn't have found Mr. Thompson's body"
"How you going to tell her about Mr. Thompson?"
William rubbed his forehead, "I have no idea."
"William, Harry" Julia said as she came down the hallway, "is she been arrested"
"Yes, we won't have to worry about her ever again."
"And Mr. Thompson?"
"Toto found his head, under the porch, and rest of the body in various places of the garden."
"Nurse outfit?"
"Again, was found by Toto"
"But, why did she do all this?"
"Did she kill, Mr. Thompson?" Susannah asked from her room
Julia walked over to her, "darling, you need to rest"
"Mom, I'm ok. Did Mrs. Thompson kill Mr. Thompson?"
"Yes, sweetheart, she did" William said
Susannah took a deep breath, but couldn't hold back the tears, as they all gave her a hug, including Toto, "he was my friend, my only friend, next to Toto."
"You were a good friend of his too." William said as he took a letter out of his pocket and handed it to her, "we found this letter in their house. It's for you"
"What does it say?" She asked
"It wasn't addressed to me, so I didn't read it"
She opens the letter, and reads it, as she wipes a tear, "he thanks me for being a great friend, these past 4 years, and has given me, Kyle's red wagon" as she hunches down and hugs Toto
"Father, if it wasn't for Toto…"
"I wouldn't have found the letters or the body"
Susannah looks up at William, "do you still think we shouldn't have gotten him, daddy?"
William leans over and pets, Toto, "no, I'm glad we got him for you. He truly is a good dog"
A week later, Susannah was out of the hospital and well enough to go to Mr. Thompson's funeral.
Maisie, thanked William for helping her brother get justice, "please, don't thank me, Mrs. Logan. Thank, Toto, and my daughter. if it wasn't for them we wouldn't have found his body or any evidence"
"Right, where is your daughter?"
William looked around, "at your brother's tombstone"
Maisie approaches her, "Susannah?"
Susannah looked at the lady, "yes?"
"I'm Maisie Logan, Stephen…Mr. Thompson's sister"
"I heard a lot about you." As Susannah held her hand out, "nice to meet you"
"Likewise. My brother talked so much about you. You were a good friend to him."
"I read that in the letter he wrote me. Wish I could have saved him."
Maisie grabbed her hand, "you did. You brought him justice. If it wasn't for you and your dog, my sister in law would be off somewhere with all his money"
Susannah said nothing but smiled
Maisie petted Toto, "he's a special dog. Treasure, every moment you have with him."
"I will, ever since I got him for my birthday, he's truly been a good boy"
The End