he snapped lieutenant franklin 's card off of the refrigerator and dialed the number . he was told that the lieutenant was n't there but they would page him and have him return the call . the good thing about the lieutenant and the good thing about living in a small college town was that everything and everyone is usually close by . within fifteen minutes there was a knock at the door announcing the arrival of the
lieutenant

after all the stores closed for the evening the sheriff always made a round to check the doors and make sure no one had forgotten to lock up . tom went on the round with him to learn what needed checking , and how to do it . along the way several business owners were just leaving , and the sheriff introduced tom as his new deputy . everyone in town knew the richards family , but did n't expect tom to become a
deputy

but first , since i started investigating this story i have come across two more people who have the last name of williams , and all were raised by their mothers , no father . '' `` single motherhood is not all that unusual , neither is the surname williams . '' ned reached for a chicago phone book on the table and opened it from the back , shuffling a few pages until he reached

williams