“You should have told us the second you knew. What the hell is wrong with this town? The principal of the school lied, and now this?”
There were tears in her eyes.
“I didn’t hurt her. I’m not behind this. Scott and I broke up, and that’s it. Like I said, we’re friends. You can call him and ask,” she offered.
Then why the hell didn’t she tell them? Because they would have asked him.
Point.
Blank.
“You’re off this case,” Gene said, grateful they didn’t share all that much information with the woman. For all they knew, she was the one leaking it.
Or the boyfriend was the one killing people.
This made a mess, and since they didn’t have anything to connect them, but where they went to school, this was a problem.
Standing, she didn’t even put up a fight. Deep down, she knew she should have told them, but she’d just been given access, and Leah knew she didn’t kill the victims.
“Come on, Dannie.”
The man was so pissed.
When he stood up, Gene stopped him.
“Not you. You didn’t lie. She stood over that body, and she knew who she was. In fact, she told us she recognized her. You looked surprised when Ethan said the boyfriend’s name.”
There was immeasurable relief.
“I can work it?” he asked.
Gene was to the point.
“Unless you’re hiding something, because we don’t like surprises like this!”
The man shook his head.
Oh, and his partner was not happy.
“You’re not leaving with me?” Leah asked. “You’re going to let me be booted, and not have my back?”
This was a difficult one, but the facts were the facts. She’d made a mess. She’d seen the picture at Vina’s house, and she said nothing.
Leah could have warned him.
So, he made up his mind.
He shook his head.
“No, Leah. You did this. I’m working this case. I had nothing to do with their deaths. Someone has to represent our town, and that’s going to be me. I’m helping catch this person, and I hope to God you’re not involved.”
She gasped.
“You think I did this? You believe I’m killing people all because I live in a general area, and I dated one person?” she asked.
Instead, he said nothing.
And that said it all.
