The Bond Between Us (Anastasia and Herman) novel Chapter 508

Flynn was utterly bewildered.

Glancing between the two men, he asked, "Herman, Henry, what are you guys on about? What do you mean?"

Henry picked up another crime scene photo and said, "Herman, you and Mr. Salstrom never did look much like brothers."

One's clever, the other's... not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Flynn: "..."

Even if he wasn't the brightest, he still understood that barb.

"Henry, cut the crap and speak English."

Henry chuckled and explained, "What I mean is, Grannie Anita wasn't killed instantly after she was stabbed. This autopsy report's telling a different story. The second stab pierced her heart, shattered it. She wouldn't have had a second to react, would've died on the spot. If that's the case, then how did Grannie Anita call for help?"

Flynn's head was spinning. He raked his fingers through his hair and said, "I think I get it, but I also don't."

Henry asked, "Can a dead person call for help?"

Flynn shook his head: "Nope."

Henry pressed on, "So if she was dead, how'd she call for help?"

Flynn was getting tied in knots again. "Well, obviously a dead person can't call for help. You gotta be alive to do that."

Henry grinned, "Exactly. The report says Grannie Anita was stabbed twice, but it was the second stab that was fatal. She was alive after the first stab and died from the second."

Herman's face grew darker, his aura more menacing: "Anastasia left the bathroom after stabbing Granny, who was still alive. Julie went in, and Granny asked her for help. Her blood got on Julie's pants. But by the time we got there, Granny was dead. The second stab—that was someone else's doing."