"Gem Atkinson."
"Hmm?"
"If, I'm just saying if, if it's really as Lawyer Thompson said, that there are no confessions, I hope you won't do anything foolish. I hope you won't compromise on Emmett Atkinson's terms. I hope you'll take good care of our little treasure. Three years, it's just three years."
The man's eyes were as dark as Clive's, gazing at the distant pavilions and towers, lost in thought, yet he softly said, "Fool, I won't let you go to prison."
The dagger, which Gem Atkinson had determined would arrive in River State soon, was stolen on its way there!
This news spread rapidly.
News media and entertainment gossip were rife with speculation.
Some said: Could it have been the real killer who stole it? Maybe there are not only Forsythia Brown's fingerprints on it but also new evidence.
Some said: Maybe it was just carelessly lost.
