The Innocent Caller

I called, apologised for the delay, said that violent crime had increased, it was the season. The person called insisted on their innocence. The voice slightly hoarse, almost childlike. The person expressed concern (empathetically) and wanted to know more about the victim. I said the scratches were nasty, that my stomach had been upset by the photographic evidence. The wife was certainly guilty. Whatever she said. But all this was confidential, I stressed. The person understood, apparently knew all about confidentiality.