Chapter 86:
I don't say anything for a second.
"Mrs. Vance?" Alan Whitfield's voice is smooth. Patient. "Are you there?"
"I'm here."
"Good. I'd like to meet. Today. Before this gets any further than it already has."
"Why would I meet with you?"
"Because I have something you want."
"You said that." I grip the phone. "What is it?"
"The truth about your mother's death." He pauses. "Not the version that was in the courtroom. Not the version that was in the tapes. The real version."
My hand's shaking.
"I already know what happened to my mother."
"You know what Margaret Sterling did. You don't know why." His voice is quiet. "And you don't know who else was involved."
I look at Kael.
He's already on his feet.
"Where?" I say.
"My house. This afternoon. Three o'clock." He gives me an
