'Yes, Caleb usually takes his nap right after his noon meal, but his
schedule has gotten all turned around lately. I was sick with
influenza, and because he sleeps in my bedroom, I kept waking him up
all night. He slept late today and then had a late nap. That's why
he's still running around now.' She was rambling like an idiot, she
realized, and giving them far too much useless and boring
information.
'Did Sheriff Sloan show you the bag we found? ' 'Yes, he did, ' she
answered. 'He told us he found it under one of the desks. It doesn't
belong to me, ' she added emphatically. 'I never carry a bag.' Ryan
flipped his notepad shut and put it back in his pocket with his
pencil.
She noticed he hadn't written a single word.
'Are you positive about the time? ' Cole asked.
'You're sure you were in the bank at two? ' Ryan asked.
'Give or take ten minutes, ' she answered.
The marshals exchanged a look. Ryan rubbed the back of his neck.
'Do you have any plans to leave Rockford Falls? ' he asked.
'Yes, I'm planning to leave as soon as possible. Caleb and I leave
tomorrow as a matter of fact. I'll miss Tilly, but I'll be glad to get
away from this town. Ever since the rumors started, I've been very
concerned that the men who killed those poor innocent people will come
back here. They might believe that one of us saw them, and I'm sure
you know what has happened to the witnesses of the other robberies. '
'Yeah, we know, ' Cole said.
'Where are you headed? ' Cole asked.
'Colorado, ' she answered.
Any further information she might have wanted to add was forgotten when
Caleb came running out on the porch. The baby spotted his rag doll by
the steps and snatched it up by one of its feet. Strutting over to
Cole, he leaned against his leg and grinned up at him.
Jessica wasn't surprised. Caleb was always initially shy around
strangers, but it never took him long to get over it. He liked men.
She thought their size and voices fascinated him.
