Yes, Danny Trinh owned the Mercedes he was tooling around town in, but she added smugly, “The alleged vehicle is not new but actually four years old.” “I’ve never been good with cars.” “And yes, he bought that home in Elmwood for his mother just last year. No big deal here, Rick. Homes in that neighborhood are below current market value. Sounds to me like the dutiful son giving his mother a bit of the old pie.” “Anything else?” “Susie’s worked for the Torcellis for over two decades.” “Interesting.” “It really isn’t, right? I mean, where are you going with this?” I laughed. “My use of the word ‘interesting’ was purely transitional.” “Well,” she dragged out the word, “that’s it from police central, Rick.” “What? I hear something in your voice, Liz.”
