Off the Beaten Path. John Schlarbaum
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this case though, even if someone else was convicted of Lucy’s murder, Eric’s dirty laundry would be exposed in time, ruining his reputation in the process. A dead wife is still going to cause him problems down the line.”
“Then what about Julie’s influence over him?” Dawn countered. “Maybe she gave him an ultimatum.”
“I’ve read all her interviews and get the impression she’s simply an educated young woman who got caught up in an office romance that ended badly—”
“For Lucy.”
“Yes, for Lucy and Julie, and possibly Eric,” I said.
“You appear to be leaning toward taking this case,” Dawn said as she took her plate to the sink.
I cleared the table and put all the folders back in the box. “My intuition is telling me Eric and Julie had nothing to do with Lucy’s killing. They could have been leaving an out-of-town movie theatre with a hundred witnesses, instead of watching television at her place. I think that fateful night began like all their other clandestine evenings, only this time they were caught in a lie.”
“Bad karma.”
“Very bad karma,” I agreed.
“So, if Eric wasn’t involved and there are no new leads, where would you start your investigation?”
I took Dawn’s hand and led her to the couch to relax after our delicious and filling meal. “The lone person left in this love triangle.”
“Lucy?”
“The one and only.”
“Are you saying the victim brought this upon herself?” Dawn asked slowly.
“I’m saying when you eliminate two of the three people in this equation, you’re left no other option than to train your sights on the third party, regardless if they’re dead or alive.”
“Lucy holds the key.”
“In my mind, yes.”
“Her mother isn’t going to like this, you know that, right?”
I took a deep breath and stared at the bank draft on the coffee table. “No, I don’t think she will.”
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