Mr. Thompson’s Confession
At first, Mr. Thompson tried to deny any involvement. “What a thing to suggest, Mr. Petrov! The idea that I would sneak into your garden on Halloween night and cut down your precious tree—I would never,” Mr. Thompson replied. But Andrey looked him squarely in the face and said, “We know you did it, Ed. And Marissa across the street has CCTV that can prove it. I wanted to give you a chance to confess before we go to the police.”
After some back and forth, Mr. Thompson finally admitted what he had done but he didn’t show any remorse. “It was blocking my view, so tough luck!” he said arrogantly. Andrey could tell he was going to need to take things further.