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They drove through town to a bar just outside the city limits. Nathan helped her out of the truck and they went inside.
When they walked into the almost empty bar, the music played softly. Very few lights lit the room, and only some neon signs shined on the bar which was empty.
“Hello,” Nathan called knowing they didn’t have as much time as it seemed.
A woman walked from the back.
“How can I help you?”
“Are you Priscilla Jones?”
“Yes,” the woman said, wiping her hands on a dish towel. “I’m sorry. I’m preparing everything for tonight.”
He nodded. “Could we ask you some questions?”
The woman’s brows drew together.
“About what?”
“Almost twenty years ago, a group of men liked to play poker in the back room.”
Her face darkened.
“Paul Bradley and Ron Thomas were two of the players. Do you know who the other two were?”
She licked her lips and frowned. “Toby Smith, Andy Long, and William Rogers. They met in the back and played every Tuesday night until…”
There was silence. She’d almost said until the night of the incident.
“Until what?”
“The last time they played, Andy couldn’t make it, and Ron Thomas agreed to sit in for him,” she said.
“What happened that night?”
“Who are you people?”
“Sorry, I’m Nathan Alley, and this is Lillian Bradley,” he said.
She frowned. “You’re Scott Alley’s son, and you’re Paul’s granddaughter. The one he used to brag so much about.”
“Yes,” Nathan said, and Lillian just nodded, keeping quiet.
“That night was a long time ago. What do you want to know?”
“Do you remember how many beers Paul drank that night?”
“Don’t remember,” she said and quickly turned away. He couldn’t blame her for responding that way because it had been a long time ago.
Lillian stepped in front of the woman. “My grandfather signed a document that gave the ranch to Ron. Did you see that document?”
“No,” she said. “I was just the waitress.”
“And yet your name is on it as a witness.”
The woman swallowed.
“A document that is obviously not worded correctly. A document that is fraudulent,” she said. “With your name on it.”
