Mansion -alibi- ✭ «TESTED»

"Elara," Mara said, softer now. "The east wing is twenty rooms. Maids' quarters, a ballroom, a billiards room. You're telling me that for three hours, neither of you left that wing? No calls? No bathroom break? No glass of water from the kitchen?"

"About the documents?"

She looked up at the chandelier again. It was electric. No candles. Mansion -Alibi-

"Mansion's old," Mara murmured, almost to herself. "The east wing still has gas sconces, doesn't it? And the west wing—the study, the master bedroom—updated in the nineties. But the power went out tonight at eight forty-five. The whole block. Generator kicks in only for the west wing, the security system, and the kitchen." "Elara," Mara said, softer now

Elara’s face went the color of old bone. You're telling me that for three hours, neither

"Tell me again," Mara said, not turning around.