Now, when it was too late, Nell wondered why she’d believed Dunstead when he said he wouldn’t hurt Alex. Didn’t Miss Marple advise against believing what people said? And this was a bad guy who probably hadn’t been on speaking terms with the truth for years.
As if he heard her thoughts, or suspected a revolt incoming, he murmured, “You kill a cop, you get more heat.”
Not a stupid man, despite making his stand in the laundry room. Nell tried not to be offended by the notion that her death wouldn’t result in “heat.” She did have other things to think about. If this was a kidnapping, then what happened next?
It seemed to take a long time for the steps to pass the door and continue on. She exhaled a tiny sigh of relief. The air was too nasty for a big sigh. Damn, she could taste it in her m
