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“And you just heard about Annetta?”
“I haven’t been watching TV, and Annetta doesn’t get the papers delivered out here. I didn’t kill her. Did you kill her?”
“Certainly not,” Stone replied. “Funny you should ask. The police want to ask you that same question.”
“Me? I’m in the Hamptons. How could I kill her?”
“Well, there are some holes in your alibi, Eddie.”
“What holes?”
“First of all, you said ‘I didn’t kill her,’ ” Stone said. “That’s not an alibi, that’s a contention.”
“Okay, number two: I’m in East Hampton.”
“Prove it.”
“How do I do that?”
“Is anyone with you?”
“No, I’m alone.”
“Has anybody seen you there? A maid, maybe?”
“No.”
“Well, you’d better get to work thinking of some way to prove you weren’t in New York, in her house yesterday afternoon.”
“I told you, I was in East Hampton. I still am.”
“Be sure and mention that to your lawyer, when he comes to bail you out.”
“You seem to think I’m going to be arrested,” Eddie said plaintively.
“I’d say you’re the prime suspect unless you can come up with a plausible alibi.”
“You’re my lawyer, Stone. You think of a way I can do that.”
“For the umpteenth time, Eddie, I amnotyour lawyer. I’m your stepmother’s lawyer.”
“Can’t I inherit you from her?”
“That was not mentioned in her will,” Stone replied.
“Speaking of her will, I get the money now, right?”
“Wrong, Eddie. She specifically excluded you as an heir.”
“She can’t do that after she’s dead, can she?”
“She did it when she was alive and kicking,” Stone replied. “You’d better get yourself a lawyer, get back to the city, and convince the police you had nothing to do with her death.”
“How do I do that?”
“I thought I just explained it. First, you have to be innocent. Second, you’d better have an alibi to back up your claim of being in East Hampton. Maybe you’d better write that down. Goodbye, Eddie, and good luck staying out of prison for the rest of your life.” Stone hung up. The phone began to ring again, but this time Joan answered it. She must have arrived. His intercom buzzed. “Yes?”
“Eddie Jr. on one for you. What shall I tell him?”
