The police constable showed up while Leigh was chopping vegetables for the variety of meals she cooked on Saturdays to heat up through the week. That explained her answering the door with a large knife in her hand. The police officer took several steps back and put his hand to his gun.

"Sorry," Leigh said, and put the knife on the step. "If I leave a knife on the counter Ryley likes to play with it."

"That sounds dangerous, ma'am." The constable took his hand away from the ...