“I’m going to.” She looked at Eve with direct blue eyes. “I swear by all the gods and goddesses, I’m going to.”
The buzzer sounded again.
“Looks like you’re about to get started on that,” Eve said.
Chapter Nineteen
Reo and Peabody arrived together. Hands were shaken, introductions made, seats taken, and coffee served.
Reo, in her no-nonsense gunmetal-gray suit, her fluff of blond hair tamed in a roll, took a tablet out of her briefcase, then glanced at Eve.
“Record on. Reo, APA Cher, Dallas, Lieutenant Eve, Peabody, Detective Delia, expert consultant Roarke meeting with Delaney, Jenna Lynn, and her counsels Wenn, Robert, Wenn Stephen.”
“Ms. Delaney—”
“Jenna, please. Just Jenna. I can hear we’re from the same part of the world.”
“Yes. Jenna, your counsel and I have spoken, and I’m aware he has given you the terms of this agreement. But we are now on record, and I will explain those terms for you again, on the record. If you have information that can and does lead to the identification of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Nathan Barrister, if you have information that can and does lead to the recovery of the items taken fromBarrister House, I’m authorized to offer you immunity for any charges related to the theft of those items. If you’re not truthful, if your information proves false, the immunity will be invalidated.”
“I understand.”
“Do you also understand that when a death occurs during the commission of a felony, those who participated in the commission of that crime can be held responsible for that death?”
“Yes. It’s why I’m here.”
Reo took a tablet out of her briefcase, handed it to Wenn. “You’ll want to read the agreement before instructing your client to sign it.”
“I’m going to sign it. I’m going to tell you everything I know.”
“You’ll just wait on that, Jenna,” Wenn said, and read. He nodded as he read, then handed it to Jenna.
“Thank God,” she murmured as she swiped her signature.
Wenn took it back, signed, handed it to Reo. Once she’d signed, she tapped. “I’m sending you a copy, Mr. Wenn, and a second for your client.”
Once done, Reo set the tablet aside. “At this point I’d like Lieutenant Dallas to read you your rights and start the interview.”
“Jenna Lynn Delaney, you have the right to remain silent.”
After reciting the Revised Miranda, Eve asked Jenna if she understood her rights, and further understood waiving certain rights in conjunction with the agreement she’d just signed.
“Yes.”
“Did you kill Nathan Barrister?”
“No, I did not.”
“Did you enter Barrister House last Friday evening after circumventing the security system?”
“Yes.”
“Did you enter by a window, access the vault in the room Nathan Barrister used as a home office?”
“Yes.”
“Did you remove anything from that vault?”
“I removed the Royal Suite, which included a necklace, a bracelet, a ring, a pair of earrings, and a tiara, emeralds, diamonds set in platinum.”
