The policeman stared at me and asked, "Are you the owner of the house? Did you set the fire?"
"I am the owner, but I absolutely did not set the fire!" I replied.
Rebecca came to my defense. "Officer, she couldn't have. She's been with me all day!"
"Of course you'd say that. You two are in this together. You might even be accomplices!" Tom retorted.
I held Rebecca back as she bristled at the accusation.
"Sir, I was out all day and never returned. How could I have set the fire?"
"Who said you haven't been back? I saw it with my own eyes! And not only did I see it, I took a picture of it!"
Tom brandished his phone as if it were a weapon.
"Let me see what you've got," I demanded.
"This is crucial evidence. I can't show it to you. It's for the police!"
Tom handed the video to the officer. "Officer, this is the evidence!"
The policeman's expression darkened as he reviewed the footage. His eyes shifted from sympathy to something far more severe.
"Take her away!"
Two officers approached to arrest me, but Rebecca intervened.
"You must be mistaken. Quinn can't be the arsonist. She was with me at the café all day!"