“One life has already been lost,” Mrs. Dixon took a slow breath trying to calm the trembling. “I cannot live with myself being responsible for the loss of another.”
“Mortimer will not be harmed.” Mrs. Peabody placed a comforting hand on Mrs. Dixon’s shoulder. “The authorities will find whoever this is.”
“Just like they found the killer of Mr. Ascariot.”
“But they did find her. She was arrested.” Mrs. Peabody remembered.
“Then why does this person claim to have done it?” Mrs. Dixon shook her head. “Either the wrong person was arrested two years ago and a killer is still on the loose, or the true criminal is still haunting us from prison.”
“Prisoners cannot collect on blackmail letters.” Neville said. “This is likely some sociopath who knows of Mr. Ascariot’s murder and is monopoliz
