“Thank you for staying put, it’s appreciated. My name is Markus Doppler. I’m in charge of the investigation. Can you tell me exactly what you know?”

Maria wiped a tear from her face. “I usually come to open doors ‘bout seven-thirty. Every day the same. I walk around to make sure everything is tidy and ready for sale. I go home early so I don’t know whether anybody else has made it all nice for the customers. Who would hurt Anna? I don’t know why.”

Markus watched the woman dressed in a floral dress as she tried to keep control of her emotions. He waited.

“After I did the open and checking jobs, I went into Anna’s…I mean Mrs Harris’ office to tidy her desk. She was just lying there and I went close to see what was wrong. The...

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