“Wow, that was some speech, Claire,” said Ross. “I admire your resilience and your strength in getting your life back together, but we do have to investigate Remington's murder and find his killer. Whoever did this, they had a powerful motive, I can tell you that much.”
Ross turned to Lee Denton.
“How long have you and Claire been together, Lee?”
Lee looked a little surprised that Ross had addressed him directly.
“Oh, must be about three years, Inspector. We got engaged when we bought this place together two years ago.”
“I assume you were aware of what happened to Claire?”
“She told me all about it once we found ourselves growing close. I admired her for the way she'd fought to put her life back together after such a terrible experience. As it happens, my own sister was the victim of
