Postmark Murder (2012)
“MATT’S FACE CLOSED in upon itself.
Laura said, “But if this man was her father, Jonny would inherit all the fund automatically from him, wouldn’t she? I mean—unless Maria Brown is her mother—”
“That would complicate things, certainly. But aside from that, if the man was Conrad Stanislowski and if he died intestate, yes, Jonny would inherit directly. The way things are, of course there’ll be some red tape to unwind.”
Laura hesitated, aware of his closed-in, uncommunicative face, aware, too, that... she was treading on delicate ground. She said carefully, “Has Doris told you how she feels about the money?”
Matt replied promptly. “Not in so many words, no. I can’t say she was overjoyed about finding Jonny and bringing her here. But Doris has got plenty of money, or at least she did have.” He caught himself up shortly.
Laura said, “She did have! What do you mean?”
“Nothing. Really, nothing, Laura. At least nothing of importance. Don’t forget,” he said, with a flicker of laughter in his eyes, “she’s my client.MoreLess
Laura said, “But if this man was her father, Jonny would inherit all the fund automatically from him, wouldn’t she? I mean—unless Maria Brown is her mother—”
“That would complicate things, certainly. But aside from that, if the man was Conrad Stanislowski and if he died intestate, yes, Jonny would inherit directly. The way things are, of course there’ll be some red tape to unwind.”
Laura hesitated, aware of his closed-in, uncommunicative face, aware, too, that... she was treading on delicate ground. She said carefully, “Has Doris told you how she feels about the money?”
Matt replied promptly. “Not in so many words, no. I can’t say she was overjoyed about finding Jonny and bringing her here. But Doris has got plenty of money, or at least she did have.” He caught himself up shortly.
Laura said, “She did have! What do you mean?”
“Nothing. Really, nothing, Laura. At least nothing of importance. Don’t forget,” he said, with a flicker of laughter in his eyes, “she’s my client.MoreLess
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