38That night, the weather was perfect for a fête. The ladies on the village beautification committee were having a dinner to raise funds for the year’s projects, and much of the village was expected to turn out. The entire staff of Dufort/Sutton Investigations was certainly planning to be there with bells on, eyes and ears open. Ben wanted to see Paul-Henri and sound him out about working together on some more forensic accounting, this time concerning Mega-Mart and the late mayor. Molly hoped to find Daniel. Ben had gotten back so late they had barely been able to shower and get ready before the fête, with no time to talk over the day’s events and discoveries.
Ben parked on a side street and they walked over to the Place, holding hands, both lost in thought. Others, friends and strangers,
