Nineteen Thousand Dollars, a Forged Signature, and a Flight to the Dominican Republic

“Did you hear any noise from inside the house on Tuesday night?” I asked.

“I thought I heard crying around five o’clock,” Evelyn said.

Her chin trembled.

“I thought it was the television.

I thought Derek was in there with her.”

“Derek was already on a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico,” I said.

Evelyn looked from me to Rebecca, her mouth slightly open.

“I have something that might help you,” Evelyn said.