‘They ran your husband over Tabitha and then picked him up and dumped him like rubbish back on your doorstep.’
‘I don’t … I don’t know why anyone would do this to Graham. He’s a good person,’ Tabitha repeated. She opened her bag andrummaged inside, eventually retrieving a box of ibuprofen. She pushed out two caplets and swallowed them whole.
‘You keep saying that Graham is a good person, but that doesn’t explain why someone tried to kill him.’
Tabitha inhaled sharply and squeezed her eyes shut. ‘I don’t know,’ she said.
‘You’re not ok,’ said Henley. ‘You’re in pain.’
Tabitha rocked back and forth. ‘I’m fine,’ she said.
‘Where were you when your husband was attacked Tabitha?’ asked Henley as she leaned in closer.
‘I was in Bath.’
‘I don’t believe you. Where were you?’
‘I told you already.’
‘Someone tried to kill your husband, and you disappeared for six days. You must understand that there are going to be questions.’
Tabitha nodded and then shook her head as though the need for denial was stronger than telling the truth.
‘Your house was examined by the crime scene investigators,’ Henley said. ‘They found blood. Graham’s blood, blood belonging to an unknown person and your blood.’
Tabitha’s face whitened as Henley held her gaze, daring her to blink first.
‘Why would your blood be on your kitchen floor when, at the time of the attack, you were apparently in Bath?’
Tabitha pursed her lips and stubbornly shook her head.
‘What happened?’
‘I can’t … I can’t.’
‘You were in the house when your husband was attacked, weren’t you?’
‘No,’ Tabitha whispered.
‘You know who attacked your husband.’
‘No. No, I don’t. I don’t know what he—’
‘He?’ Henley said as Tabitha placed her hand over her mouth and shook her head again.
‘Did you see who attacked Graham?’
‘No. I wasn’t there. I don’t know who hurt him.’
‘Was Graham protecting you?’
‘I can’t … you’ve made a mistake.’
Henley watched Tabitha become more agitated as her face grew even paler which made the bruises on her jaw appear even brighter.
‘What happened to you? I can help you if you—’
A loud bang interrupted Henley as the door to the family room swung open and hit the wall. Tabitha jumped back and cried out as the back of her head hit the wall. She doubled over in pain, her hands cradling the side of her head.
