“Alone?

Where was Derek?”

“Patricia told the police she dropped Lily off with you on Tuesday morning,” Rebecca said, stepping up beside me.

“She claimed you agreed to watch her for two weeks.”

Evelyn let go of the gate latch and took two steps back onto her walkway.

“That’s an absolute lie,” Evelyn said.

Her voice was sharp and loud.

“I never spoke to Patricia about watching that poor girl.”