Two weeks earlier, Brian had mentioned a signature request from his father.

He’d said it was routine paperwork.

When I asked to read it, he had snapped that I was suspicious of everyone in his family.

“Margaret,” I said, “would you be willing to tell an investigator all of this?”

“Of course.”

“And one more thing.

Have you ever heard Harold talk about Tessa as though she caused trouble?”

“Oh, sweetheart,” Margaret said softly.