“When he reached for his water glass, the stem knocked against the table twice.”

“He was furious,” I said.

“Zane doesn’t tremble when he’s furious, Sarah,” Ruth said.

She dropped the apple wedges into a plastic baggie and pressed it shut.

“He trembles when he’s cornered.

He did the very same thing eight years ago when the hardware store ledger came up two thousand dollars short.”

I put my mug down on the wooden counter.

“What ledger are you talking about?” I asked.