Page 9 of Little Bitter Truths
“You know as well as I do that sometimes the people you least expect are the guiltiest of them all.”
Whitlock rubbed his chin.“That they are.”
“Who else have you questioned?”I asked.
“Wren’s coworkers,” Foley said.
“What did Wren do for a living?”
“She managed an elderly care facility, a place called Golden Harbor Senior Care.”
“Nice name,” I said.
“Seems she ran a tight ship.”
“Meaning?”
“Everyone we spoke with had good things to say about her.They described her as responsible, organized, and compassionate.”
Whitlock lifted a finger.“Noteveryonehad good things to say.Remember?”
Foley sighed.“Almost forgot about Clive Simmons.”
“Who’s he?”I asked.
“A former employee.Worked as a medication technician.Wren fired him about a month before the murder.”
“For what?”
“Repeated mistakes with the patients’ medications,” Foley said.“Wrong dosages.Missed doses.Things that could have caused serious harm.”
“That’s not something you overlook in a place like that.”
“Wren documented everything, and when it kept happening, it seemed she had no choice other than to terminate him.”
“He didn’t take it well,” Whitlock added.“One of the other employees was there during his exit interview.She said Clive raised his voice, called her a few names, and told her she’d regret her decision.”
“That’ll do it,” I said.
“We’ve spoken to him,” Foley said.“He’s sixty-seven, lives with his wife, and has a minor record for disorderly conduct twenty years ago.We’re keeping an eye on him.”
“What about Mia’s house?”I asked.“Did you find anything unusual at the scene?”
“Not at the scene itself, but one of Mia’s neighbors mentioned something interesting, though it’s not been confirmed.Suppose it’s still worth mentioning.”
“The neighbor lives two houses down,” Whitlock said.“She’s an older woman with insomnia who says she saw someone the night before the murder.”
“And?”
“She thought she saw someone across the street from Mia’s house, sitting in their truck.She said it was about half past eleven.”
“Did she get a good look at the person?”
“Doesn’t seem so, not enough to give us a physical description or tell us whether it was a man or a woman.”
“What about the vehicle they were driving?”
“She believes the truck was dark blue or black.”
