Perfect Plot
“Everyone at the table was silent and staring at her.
“It’s not true,” Erika murmured, barely above a whisper. “It’s not!”
“Why else would that slick cop show me your scarf and ask if I’d ever seen it before?” Bill continued. “Did you admit it was yours?”
“I—” Erika swallowed, then said, “I told him it looked like one I have. But the store where I bought it sells thousands of those scarves every year. It’s a classic.”
“A classic piece of evidence, you mean,” Bill said with a nasty grin.
Blinking... furiously, Erika pushed back her chair and ran out of the room.
“That was a rotten thing to do, Bill,” Vanessa spoke up from the other side of the table. “I can understand why Dorothea decided to get a new agent.”
Bill turned red. “That’s a lie! I was her agent right to the end.” He glared at Vanessa, then stalked out of the room, slamming the double doors behind him.
“Well, well,” Professor Coining said with a chuckle. “This weekend is starting to resemble a classic mystery story in which the guests are picked off one by one.MoreLess
“It’s not true,” Erika murmured, barely above a whisper. “It’s not!”
“Why else would that slick cop show me your scarf and ask if I’d ever seen it before?” Bill continued. “Did you admit it was yours?”
“I—” Erika swallowed, then said, “I told him it looked like one I have. But the store where I bought it sells thousands of those scarves every year. It’s a classic.”
“A classic piece of evidence, you mean,” Bill said with a nasty grin.
Blinking... furiously, Erika pushed back her chair and ran out of the room.
“That was a rotten thing to do, Bill,” Vanessa spoke up from the other side of the table. “I can understand why Dorothea decided to get a new agent.”
Bill turned red. “That’s a lie! I was her agent right to the end.” He glared at Vanessa, then stalked out of the room, slamming the double doors behind him.
“Well, well,” Professor Coining said with a chuckle. “This weekend is starting to resemble a classic mystery story in which the guests are picked off one by one.MoreLess
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