a P

he emergency call echoed sharpl

rom pale to an ashe

g off the sofa and lunging toward me to grab the phon

eanly on the

g her footing and crashing hea

ady. "You bled my mother's trust dry and sold me out

Daphne complete

avy, cut-crystal ashtray from the side table

you, you ly

years of defensive training took

't bac

r right wrist with my left hand, and twi

in agony as he

r fingers, smashing against the marble fl

ne high, the small red recor

," Owen announced calmly. "Every second

ws, the wail of sirens cut th

d across the painted ceiling, painti

armed New York State troopers stepped into the

icer demanded, scanning the shatter

down the front of my coat, and walke

ld, the sole legal owner of this property. These individuals are trespassing on p

floor and nodded to Owen, who immediately prese

for less than ten seconds before the lead officer

directly to

nd your back. You are under a

flailing her arms in panic. "I'm Daphne C

ordered, grabbing her arm an

fs locking around her wrists sounde

ward, his face m

pute! I am a prominent business owner

rd the entrance. "And the property owner has demanded your immediate removal. If you and you

in absolute silence as Daphne was hauled t

r and ran out after the squa

the doorway, his ey

"You think you've won? You will pay f

eeing you try, Henry

ind him, and the sirens fa

was fina

mbers stood near the kitchen hallway, p

ed out, turnin

older woman responded, her vo

noon," I instructed. "And take everything the Cole family left

, nodding quickly before hurr

oured two fingers of rye whiskey

our preparation, this would

putting his phone away. "However, Henry won't sit idle. He's go

d. "By the time we hit discovery, I'll have enough

landline telephone on the parlor side

digital caller

crypted, pri