the nightstand and dialed 911. I told them I couldn’t wake up my grandmother.
The paramedic s came within seconds and then came detectives , Phillips and North , some uniformed police , and the coroner. My grandmother was dead. She was dead and I no longer had anyone on my side.
The detectives took me into one of the small sitting rooms and questioned me. I was in a state of shock
I couldn’ t prove who I was. I had dismissed my grandmother’s doctor. Miss. Gracie had written a new will naming me the beneficiary. I had the most to gain by her death.
I was arrested for murder and locked up in the county jail.
Adam and Susan came back into town and said that I had told them I was the granddaughter. They denied that Adam had come to Rehobeth and found me.
Since I had told no one back home about Adam and since I had left without notice to my job or my apartment manager, I didn’t have anyone to back up my story.
Nurse Rachael came back into town and verified that I had dismissed the doctor and then the doctor herself confirmed it when questioned.
Arsenic was found in the mince meat pie and Mrs. Hildebrandt said she had told me that my grandmother was the only one who would eat it.
The professor was the only one who didn’t turn against me. He said he knew I loved Ronnie and didn’t believe that if I knew there was arsenic in the mince meat pie, that I would have let Ronnie eat any of it.
I was arraigned and the bail was set at one million dollars but I had no money. I couldn’t collect on my inheritance. I was held over for trial.
CHAPTER 21
Life in jail was worst than anything I could imagine. I had to wear a gray drab dress and ugly slippers. I was made to sleep on a thin mattress with a thin scratchy blanket and a thin pillow.
I had to use the bathroom in front of the guards and in front of my roommate. My roommate was in for armed robbery and grand theft auto . She and her husband had held up a liquor store after stealing a car . She had bleached blond hair and was extremely thin. She was a chain smoker and her teeth were yellow. She looked at me like she hated me and would hit me if I looked at her the wrong way.
Once she beat me up and was put into solitary confinement, so I had a few days respite. When she got out she was a little nicer, but I was still scared of her.
She told me her name was Ross but didn’t tell me if that was her first or last name. I was afraid to ask.
I was hoping that Colin Baker would defend me since he had told me he believed I was Miss. Gracie’s granddaughter. He didn’t but he hired a Mr. Quincy. They came together for the first visit and it made me feel better tha t Colin Baker still believed in me.
I told my story to Mr. Quincy and he told Colin that h e wanted the pictures of my real parents. H e said he was going to get the woman who raised me down there and get her to tes tify for me, but I didn’t have a n y hope in that department. She had believed Reverend Jacobs over me.
It took several months before my case went to trial and before both the prosecution and the defense attorney were ready.
I had to spend Christmas in jail but Eugene came to see me and brought a Christmas card from Ronnie. “Don’t give up hope, Kathy. I am on the list of witnesses for the prosecution but he will be disappointed in me. I think you were framed by Adam and his sister and lover.”
I was surprised on the day of the trial when Mrs. Hildebrandt showed up with one of my dresses and a pair of high heels for me to wear to court.
They didn’t let her see me for long but she did have time to tell me that she believed me and that she was scheduled to testify on my behalf.
I was given time to change into my own clothes before they came and handcuffed me and led me upstairs and in front of a closed door. They took the handcuffs off me and opened the door into the courtroom.
Mr. Quincy shook my hand and asked me to
The paramedic s came within seconds and then came detectives , Phillips and North , some uniformed police , and the coroner. My grandmother was dead. She was dead and I no longer had anyone on my side.
The detectives took me into one of the small sitting rooms and questioned me. I was in a state of shock
I couldn’ t prove who I was. I had dismissed my grandmother’s doctor. Miss. Gracie had written a new will naming me the beneficiary. I had the most to gain by her death.
I was arrested for murder and locked up in the county jail.
Adam and Susan came back into town and said that I had told them I was the granddaughter. They denied that Adam had come to Rehobeth and found me.
Since I had told no one back home about Adam and since I had left without notice to my job or my apartment manager, I didn’t have anyone to back up my story.
Nurse Rachael came back into town and verified that I had dismissed the doctor and then the doctor herself confirmed it when questioned.
Arsenic was found in the mince meat pie and Mrs. Hildebrandt said she had told me that my grandmother was the only one who would eat it.
The professor was the only one who didn’t turn against me. He said he knew I loved Ronnie and didn’t believe that if I knew there was arsenic in the mince meat pie, that I would have let Ronnie eat any of it.
I was arraigned and the bail was set at one million dollars but I had no money. I couldn’t collect on my inheritance. I was held over for trial.
CHAPTER 21
Life in jail was worst than anything I could imagine. I had to wear a gray drab dress and ugly slippers. I was made to sleep on a thin mattress with a thin scratchy blanket and a thin pillow.
I had to use the bathroom in front of the guards and in front of my roommate. My roommate was in for armed robbery and grand theft auto . She and her husband had held up a liquor store after stealing a car . She had bleached blond hair and was extremely thin. She was a chain smoker and her teeth were yellow. She looked at me like she hated me and would hit me if I looked at her the wrong way.
Once she beat me up and was put into solitary confinement, so I had a few days respite. When she got out she was a little nicer, but I was still scared of her.
She told me her name was Ross but didn’t tell me if that was her first or last name. I was afraid to ask.
I was hoping that Colin Baker would defend me since he had told me he believed I was Miss. Gracie’s granddaughter. He didn’t but he hired a Mr. Quincy. They came together for the first visit and it made me feel better tha t Colin Baker still believed in me.
I told my story to Mr. Quincy and he told Colin that h e wanted the pictures of my real parents. H e said he was going to get the woman who raised me down there and get her to tes tify for me, but I didn’t have a n y hope in that department. She had believed Reverend Jacobs over me.
It took several months before my case went to trial and before both the prosecution and the defense attorney were ready.
I had to spend Christmas in jail but Eugene came to see me and brought a Christmas card from Ronnie. “Don’t give up hope, Kathy. I am on the list of witnesses for the prosecution but he will be disappointed in me. I think you were framed by Adam and his sister and lover.”
I was surprised on the day of the trial when Mrs. Hildebrandt showed up with one of my dresses and a pair of high heels for me to wear to court.
They didn’t let her see me for long but she did have time to tell me that she believed me and that she was scheduled to testify on my behalf.
I was given time to change into my own clothes before they came and handcuffed me and led me upstairs and in front of a closed door. They took the handcuffs off me and opened the door into the courtroom.
Mr. Quincy shook my hand and asked me to
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