“I’m sorry for your loss, Mr. Cosgrove, but you understand, in cases of homicide, we have to talk with everybody.”
“Yes, Lieutenant, I know you’re just doing your job.”
“When was the last time you saw your wife?”
“This morning, when I left for work. She was going shopping. She loved to buy clothes. I couldn’t keep track of everything she bought.”
“What was she wearing when you last saw her?”
“A dress with very broad black and white stripes.”
Mr. Cosgrove, that’s the dress she bought after you left for work. You couldn’t possibly have seen it unless …”
“Yes, Lieutenant, I know you’re just doing your job.”
“When was the last time you saw your wife?”
“This morning, when I left for work. She was going shopping. She loved to buy clothes. I couldn’t keep track of everything she bought.”
“What was she wearing when you last saw her?”
“A dress with very broad black and white stripes.”
Mr. Cosgrove, that’s the dress she bought after you left for work. You couldn’t possibly have seen it unless …”
