CHAPTER 84

What the old detective hadn't noticed was that his assistant had actually left the scene suddenly after noticing that it was precisely when he had answered the call from the first witness in the case and that she was about to arrive at any moment.

“Boss, I have to go now, I’ll call you later and tell you why…” were her last words before Aldo arrived looking to find her.

“Sir, sir...!?”, the police department receptionist draws Santiago’s attention as she approaches the old investigator who was sitting with the civilians and thinking.

“Hi, sorry...” if you noticed, the detective.

“Your guest and what appears to be her lawyer have already arrived.

Remember that you will need the room...? And Mr. Garcia asked for it to be brief?”, she passes on the delegate’s message.

Since the assistant had not arrived on time and had not called or responded to the detective's attempts to speak to her. The old man realizes that he will have to interrogate the witness alone.

This witness was not just an