Angel's eyes lower and her free hand makes a small fist on the table. During my years as a police officer, I learned the best way to get an answer is silence after the question. I wait, making each second seem like a minute.

She replies abruptly without looking at me. "I was married to an older man when I was young and-"

I break the golden rule of interview and interrogation and interrupt. "How young?"

Her delicate gulp before answering tells me a lot. ...