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would be important.”
“Shot? William was murdered? Where?”
I was starting to see telling Junior might not have been a good idea because I felt my own blood pressure rising. I took a deep breath, and decided to wait before I told Junior that William was shot to death next door.
Baby steps, Eugeena.
“Junior, why don’t you tell me about the last time you saw William. Was there anything different about him?”
“Why do I feel like you’re not telling me everything, Mama?”
It was time to pull mama rank. “Ralph, Jr., tell me about William. His mama has lost her only child, and any clues would help the police.”
Junior was quiet for a moment. “Alright, I don’t need you getting upset either. I saw William about two weeks ago when I was visiting a client in Charleston.”
I frowned. “You were in Charleston and didn’t come see me?”
“Mama, it was a quick day trip. Anyhow, William was coming out of the building that I was entering. I almost didn’t recognize him. The only clue was I thought I recognized William’s voice. He has that way of talking through his nose that’s pretty distinct. He was saying to the guy, ‘This is going to be a successful venture.’ I turned around and I hate to say it but I was probably staring. William … well he looked different. Being curious, I waited for him to finish talking to the man.”
“Man? Had you seen him before?”
“In fact, yes, I’ve seen the guy William was speaking to in a couple of publications. He’s a young guy who grew up around in South Carolina, went off to some Ivy League school and decided to set up business down here. His name is Jake something. Can’t think of his last name at the moment. Walks around with a hoodie so you wouldn’t know he was a businessman.”
“Is that so? Could you tell what else they were talking about?”
“Why so many questions, Mama?”
“Junior?”
“No, Mama, you need to tell me everything or I’m going to have to visit or better yet call Mr. Amos. I know he will give me the 4-1-1.”
“Why in the world would you call Amos?”
“Mr. Amos keeps an eye on you for us.”
What?
I didn’t know whether or not to be offended. It was one thing that Cora, Leesa and Louise were trying to play matchmaker, but my sons had made Amos a spy.
The nerve of these people.
Junior continued, not knowing the turmoil he just caused. “Anyway, if your inquiring mind must know, I think ole Will was surprised to see me, but he seemed pretty excited to spill the news about his investment in some technology startup company. I guess this Jake fellow is one of the partners. I reminded William that I deal with corporate law and if he had any questions feel free to look me up.”
“An investment in a startup? Here in Charleston?”
“Yep, right in your backyard. Charleston has really grown in the past decade and has been called the Silicon Harbor.”
“Wow, well I didn’t know that.” Still I was thinking there had to be a lot of money at stake. Where was William getting that kind of money to invest in a company? I knew he had power of attorney over Louise’s estate and money. Louise came from money, but it didn’t strike me that she was
that
wealthy for her son to mess over her money.
I shook my head. “This sounds like risky business to me. You said William appeared to look different?”
“He looked really clean, dressed in a real expensive suit. I didn’t think it was William’s style.”
“That’s what I thought when I saw him on Sunday.”
“You saw William before his death? What exactly are you up to, Mama? You’re not snooping around are you?”
“I’m head of the neighborhood watch, Junior. I keep up with incidents like this.”
“What would William’s death have to do with the neighborhood watch?”
I sighed deeply. “I haven’t told you everything. William was trying to sell Louise’s house. There was a buyer next door the night William was killed. You see there was a
“Shot? William was murdered? Where?”
I was starting to see telling Junior might not have been a good idea because I felt my own blood pressure rising. I took a deep breath, and decided to wait before I told Junior that William was shot to death next door.
Baby steps, Eugeena.
“Junior, why don’t you tell me about the last time you saw William. Was there anything different about him?”
“Why do I feel like you’re not telling me everything, Mama?”
It was time to pull mama rank. “Ralph, Jr., tell me about William. His mama has lost her only child, and any clues would help the police.”
Junior was quiet for a moment. “Alright, I don’t need you getting upset either. I saw William about two weeks ago when I was visiting a client in Charleston.”
I frowned. “You were in Charleston and didn’t come see me?”
“Mama, it was a quick day trip. Anyhow, William was coming out of the building that I was entering. I almost didn’t recognize him. The only clue was I thought I recognized William’s voice. He has that way of talking through his nose that’s pretty distinct. He was saying to the guy, ‘This is going to be a successful venture.’ I turned around and I hate to say it but I was probably staring. William … well he looked different. Being curious, I waited for him to finish talking to the man.”
“Man? Had you seen him before?”
“In fact, yes, I’ve seen the guy William was speaking to in a couple of publications. He’s a young guy who grew up around in South Carolina, went off to some Ivy League school and decided to set up business down here. His name is Jake something. Can’t think of his last name at the moment. Walks around with a hoodie so you wouldn’t know he was a businessman.”
“Is that so? Could you tell what else they were talking about?”
“Why so many questions, Mama?”
“Junior?”
“No, Mama, you need to tell me everything or I’m going to have to visit or better yet call Mr. Amos. I know he will give me the 4-1-1.”
“Why in the world would you call Amos?”
“Mr. Amos keeps an eye on you for us.”
What?
I didn’t know whether or not to be offended. It was one thing that Cora, Leesa and Louise were trying to play matchmaker, but my sons had made Amos a spy.
The nerve of these people.
Junior continued, not knowing the turmoil he just caused. “Anyway, if your inquiring mind must know, I think ole Will was surprised to see me, but he seemed pretty excited to spill the news about his investment in some technology startup company. I guess this Jake fellow is one of the partners. I reminded William that I deal with corporate law and if he had any questions feel free to look me up.”
“An investment in a startup? Here in Charleston?”
“Yep, right in your backyard. Charleston has really grown in the past decade and has been called the Silicon Harbor.”
“Wow, well I didn’t know that.” Still I was thinking there had to be a lot of money at stake. Where was William getting that kind of money to invest in a company? I knew he had power of attorney over Louise’s estate and money. Louise came from money, but it didn’t strike me that she was
that
wealthy for her son to mess over her money.
I shook my head. “This sounds like risky business to me. You said William appeared to look different?”
“He looked really clean, dressed in a real expensive suit. I didn’t think it was William’s style.”
“That’s what I thought when I saw him on Sunday.”
“You saw William before his death? What exactly are you up to, Mama? You’re not snooping around are you?”
“I’m head of the neighborhood watch, Junior. I keep up with incidents like this.”
“What would William’s death have to do with the neighborhood watch?”
I sighed deeply. “I haven’t told you everything. William was trying to sell Louise’s house. There was a buyer next door the night William was killed. You see there was a
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