“Tibble kept pretty much to himself, always paid his rent on time. Once in a while he’d have a woman in here.”
“I think they were mostly pros.” “Do you know where he worked?” “Oh, yes. Global Computer Graphics Corporation.”
“He was one of them computer nerds.” Deputy Blake made another note. “Who found the body?”
“One of the maids. Maria. Yesterday was a holiday, so she didn’t come in until this morning—”
“I want to talk to her.” “Yes, sir. I’ll get her.” Maria was a dark-looking Brazilian woman in her forties, nervous and frightened.
“You discovered the body, Maria?” “I didn’t do it. I swear to you.” She was on the verge of hysteria.
“Do I need a lawyer?” “No. You don’t need a lawyer. Just tell me what happened.”
“Nothing happened. I mean—I walked in here this morning to clean, the way I always do.”
“I—I thought he was gone. He’s always out of here by seven in the morning. I tidied up the living room and—”
Damn! “Maria, do you remember what the room looked like before you tidied up?” “What do you mean?”
“Did you move anything? Take anything out of here?” “Well, yes. There was a broken wine bottle on the floor. It was all sticky.”
“What did you do with it?” he asked excitedly. “I put it in the garbage compactor and ground it up.”
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