08 the Magician's Secret
“He was inside the courthouse.
But then again, so were most of the River Heights police force, prosecutor Ted Walton, Hugo, Lonestar’s two assistants, the judge’s clerk, George, Bess, Ned, and me. We all stood together, crammed inside the small storage locker where the Smallwood case evidence was stored.
Ted Walton held a clipboard and was flipping through the attached pages. “Where was the courthouse security guard?” he asked a tall, thin police officer whose name tag read COLLINS.
“There was n...o guard on duty, since the building is officially closed today,” Officer Collins replied. “It’s highly unusual that anything is stolen from the storage lockers.” He punctuated that by adding, “It’s never happened before.”
The stunned clerk said, “All employees were outside watching the show the entire time.” She sighed. “Wait until Judge Nguyen hears what happened,” she moaned. “I don’t want to be the one to tell her.”
“She knows,” my dad said. “I called her.”MoreLess
But then again, so were most of the River Heights police force, prosecutor Ted Walton, Hugo, Lonestar’s two assistants, the judge’s clerk, George, Bess, Ned, and me. We all stood together, crammed inside the small storage locker where the Smallwood case evidence was stored.
Ted Walton held a clipboard and was flipping through the attached pages. “Where was the courthouse security guard?” he asked a tall, thin police officer whose name tag read COLLINS.
“There was n...o guard on duty, since the building is officially closed today,” Officer Collins replied. “It’s highly unusual that anything is stolen from the storage lockers.” He punctuated that by adding, “It’s never happened before.”
The stunned clerk said, “All employees were outside watching the show the entire time.” She sighed. “Wait until Judge Nguyen hears what happened,” she moaned. “I don’t want to be the one to tell her.”
“She knows,” my dad said. “I called her.”MoreLess
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