Ficlets

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there she stood, right before my very eyes, a pretty woman who knows more than Mr. Psychopath wants.
No-one but her ever dared to talk to the police, possibly because they fear him too much. We both took a seat, opposite each other.
A great silence overwhelmed us…
This case has been stuck for several years now and this was the only person who could speak him in jail.
When she started talking I could hear she feared for her life. I even noticed some tears who reflected in her eyes when she said what her husband had done during all those years.
Evidence enough to me to believe that what she said was nothing but the truth…

After that long interrogation I was absolutely certain this case would finally be closed.
There was only one witness but she apparently knew every single detail.
Why she did talk was not important to me, I didn’t even ask because I didn’t want to know what was needed to let her talk after such a huge series of cruel crimes.
The most important thing was that she did talk…
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