Wordle by Wordle: Day 167
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Wordle #1092 – PROUD
Aparna lets out another long sigh. She seems discouraged, but I have my own news for her—good news. Kinda.
“Hey, do you remember when we were at the police station and Palumbo got a call from Austin Early? Bree’s lover?” Aparna blinks at me once, slowly. I guess I’ll take that as my cue to continue. “Well, it turns out they definitely know each other. Here, I can show—”
“I know.” Aparna stops me with a hand up. “I promised I’d look into it, didn’t I?”
I don’t remember any promise, only the most reluctant of nods, but still, I’m grateful she listened to me.
“And?”
“You’re right. Palumbo and Early are close friends, they have been for years. But—"
“But what? Isn’t that a conflict of interest or something? Palumbo has a clear bias against me, to protect his friend, and he’s the lead investigator. We could get the case dismissed or—”
“There’s no proof that Austin Early and Bree Olsen-Liu were having an affair,” Aparna says pointedly. “If Early can’t be connected to the case, then neither can Palumbo.”
I pause. I’m not proud to admit that this thought hadn’t even crossed my mind.
To me, the connection between Bree and Austin is more obvious than the Earth being round. But it’s also true that I don’t have any evidence of their affair. Some detective I am.
But, wait a second…
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