information so I’d grab onto it. I don’t know. I just don’t think she has much motive. I mean, she did mention Patsy broke up her marriage, but said it was years ago. I think if she was going to do something, she wouldn’t wait some odd thirty years or so.”
“Right,” Charlotte replied. “Who else would have a motive? Let’s look at some basic motives. Money, revenge, and maybe jealousy? What else?”
“I don’t know. I’ve got to think on it. It’s all moving so fast.”
“Are you going to be okay?” Charlotte worried about her friend. She had been through so much already.
“I hope so.” Annie lifted her legs up on the sofa, pulling her knees into her chest.
“Okay, so let’s look at money, revenge, and jealousy. Who would have a reason to be jealous? The woman was eighty years old. And nobody really knew about her lover. Did you? I certainly didn’t. They kept that on the down -low. I just can’t really see jealousy figuring in here. What about you?”
“I don’t think so. Was she on a board somewhere, where some pettiness could have gotten involved? I don’t know those kinds of details about her unless she complained about it while at the shop. I’d say let’s rule out jealousy for now.”
“I agree. What about revenge? She was hardly a friendly soul. That one I could see being a possibility. She was bitter more than she was anything else. It’s like she had her own personal storm cloud that followed her around.”
“True, but without knowing who she interacted with daily, it’s hard to know who would want her dead. It’s still so hard to believe.” Annie sighed, afraid they’d never figure it out.
“Which leaves us money. Insurance money. She was loaded,” Charlotte pointed out.
“I’m guessing her son was her only heir. Unless there was another child or something we don’t know about. She never talked about anyone else.” Annie closed her eyes to think back. Nope, she’d never mentioned men in her presence. “Greg seemed pretty well taken care of. I don’t think he’d need more money than he already had. He lived with her, and I’m pretty sure she had enough for both of them. Though he still did have a job. Maybe he wanted more money than she was giving him.”
“But if he was her only heir … Maybe they had a big fight, and he’d had enough. Or maybe he was just wishing he wasn’t under her thumb anymore.” Charlotte was reaching for straws. She obviously didn’t know enough about their relationship to draw any conclusions.
“I overheard Trish and Greg talking about money. What if she put him up to it? What if she wanted a piece of the pie?” Annie was trying to sort the pieces of the puzzle, and kept getting stuck.
Charlotte didn’t expect that. “How does she have anything to do with this?”
“She’s having an affair with him. She’s trying to keep it on the down -low.” Annie said, feeling bad she’d given away Trish’s secret.
“Ohhh,” Charlotte said. Maybe she did it, thinking she’d get a piece of the action if Greg collected. “Let’s go talk to them.”
“They don’t want to talk to me. I tried. They know I’m scrambling to find answers.” Annie blushed, not having admitted that part to Charlotte yet.
“Right now, they’re looking pretty fishy , if you ask me. There’s motive, with money.” Charlotte’s brain was ticking. “And you should have told me. I would have gone with you.”
“But no proof. And let’s be honest, killing her is a little extreme, don’t you think? Maybe we’re getting away from ourselves here. Maybe there’s somebody else that we just don’t know about.” Annie was at her wit’s end. It was so hard not knowing, and yet she was the one whose life was dangling precariously.
“Let’s go visit Greg at work,” Charlotte suggested.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea, Char. I think I’m finally just going to let the cops do their job. I’m starting to feel defeated.” Annie
“Right,” Charlotte replied. “Who else would have a motive? Let’s look at some basic motives. Money, revenge, and maybe jealousy? What else?”
“I don’t know. I’ve got to think on it. It’s all moving so fast.”
“Are you going to be okay?” Charlotte worried about her friend. She had been through so much already.
“I hope so.” Annie lifted her legs up on the sofa, pulling her knees into her chest.
“Okay, so let’s look at money, revenge, and jealousy. Who would have a reason to be jealous? The woman was eighty years old. And nobody really knew about her lover. Did you? I certainly didn’t. They kept that on the down -low. I just can’t really see jealousy figuring in here. What about you?”
“I don’t think so. Was she on a board somewhere, where some pettiness could have gotten involved? I don’t know those kinds of details about her unless she complained about it while at the shop. I’d say let’s rule out jealousy for now.”
“I agree. What about revenge? She was hardly a friendly soul. That one I could see being a possibility. She was bitter more than she was anything else. It’s like she had her own personal storm cloud that followed her around.”
“True, but without knowing who she interacted with daily, it’s hard to know who would want her dead. It’s still so hard to believe.” Annie sighed, afraid they’d never figure it out.
“Which leaves us money. Insurance money. She was loaded,” Charlotte pointed out.
“I’m guessing her son was her only heir. Unless there was another child or something we don’t know about. She never talked about anyone else.” Annie closed her eyes to think back. Nope, she’d never mentioned men in her presence. “Greg seemed pretty well taken care of. I don’t think he’d need more money than he already had. He lived with her, and I’m pretty sure she had enough for both of them. Though he still did have a job. Maybe he wanted more money than she was giving him.”
“But if he was her only heir … Maybe they had a big fight, and he’d had enough. Or maybe he was just wishing he wasn’t under her thumb anymore.” Charlotte was reaching for straws. She obviously didn’t know enough about their relationship to draw any conclusions.
“I overheard Trish and Greg talking about money. What if she put him up to it? What if she wanted a piece of the pie?” Annie was trying to sort the pieces of the puzzle, and kept getting stuck.
Charlotte didn’t expect that. “How does she have anything to do with this?”
“She’s having an affair with him. She’s trying to keep it on the down -low.” Annie said, feeling bad she’d given away Trish’s secret.
“Ohhh,” Charlotte said. Maybe she did it, thinking she’d get a piece of the action if Greg collected. “Let’s go talk to them.”
“They don’t want to talk to me. I tried. They know I’m scrambling to find answers.” Annie blushed, not having admitted that part to Charlotte yet.
“Right now, they’re looking pretty fishy , if you ask me. There’s motive, with money.” Charlotte’s brain was ticking. “And you should have told me. I would have gone with you.”
“But no proof. And let’s be honest, killing her is a little extreme, don’t you think? Maybe we’re getting away from ourselves here. Maybe there’s somebody else that we just don’t know about.” Annie was at her wit’s end. It was so hard not knowing, and yet she was the one whose life was dangling precariously.
“Let’s go visit Greg at work,” Charlotte suggested.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea, Char. I think I’m finally just going to let the cops do their job. I’m starting to feel defeated.” Annie
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