The detective saw his opportunity. He grabbed the waitress’s arm and said “Hey, I am detective, how should I …” Marianne, the waitress, seemed not to hear the detective’s words. She put the tobacco sauce on the table and stared across the room. When she realized that her arm was grabbed by a man, she screamed, “Who, who are you! Why do you grab my arm!” Her screaming got everyone’s attention; the room went silent. “I am a detective!” The man showed his ID and pulled the woman to a small corner. “Were you here last night?” the detective whispered to the waitress. “No…no!” She denied immediately, “I told my boss that I couldn’t come to the restaurant because I was sick. You can ask my boss!” A few seconds later, she asked, “Why do you ask this? What has happened?” He stared at her eyes for a few seconds, and said, “A young man was killed last night; we found his body in a stream behind this restaurant.” The waitress was trying to calm down and hide her fear. “Can you give me your boss’s phone number and address of his house?” The detective looked around the restaurant. When he found nothing, he returned the attention to the waitress. “Here is his phone number but I don’t know his address.” Marianne got a small notebook in her pocket and quickly wrote down her boss’s phone number- “703-975-7966, Mr. Butz”. “Thank you very much, Marianne.” The detective smiled at her and took the paper from her hand. “You are welcome.” Marianne didn’t smile. “I have to go back to my work, detective.” She stood up and quickly walked to a guest. Meanwhile the detective went to the back to ask her co-workers. When he came back, he exclaimed, “When did you say you left for home at the night of the murder, Marianne? Your colleagues just tole me that they saw you were here when they left the restaurant...” The detective’s low voice could be heard from the all corners. Marianne stopped and hesitated for a few seconds. “9 p.m.! You can ask my boss if it is true!” She sounded panicked, did not turn around and hurried away quickly. But she can hear his slow steps following her around the corner.