Mother-in-law Loves Picking Mushrooms
“It’s not that. We have a question to ask you. Are you Josh Aster’s wife?”
I pretended to be even more confused and immediately feigned panic. “Yes, I am! Did my husband do something wrong?”
The officer shook his head again. “No, but we received a report from a woman, saying that her family became violently ill after a meal. They experienced severe vomiting and diarrhea, and their faces turned blue.
“By the time they were brought to the hospital, an elderly woman, Helen Beck, was pronounced dead on arrival. Your husband, Josh Aster, and his sister, Dani Aster, are currently in the ICU in critical condition. According to the scene investigation, it’s mushroom poisoning.”
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