Now, I was totally baffled. If the sheriff could locate this information so easily, why not wrap up that part of the case quickly? I sat back in my chair and sipped my wine. “Okay, so there’s a reason that the sheriff hasn’t asked for that information then, right?”
Mart shook her head. “I suppose so, but if he could catch the thief, wouldn’t that get him a bit closer to solving the murder?”
Ariel’s head whipped up. “Wait, so this is about more than the co-op’s money?”
I gave Mart a significant stare, and a flush went up her neck. “Oops, were we keeping the possible connection on the down-low?”
I sighed. “That had been the plan.” I turned to Ariel. “No offense, Ariel. The sheriff just didn’t want to jump to conclusions or spread rumors, you know?”
Ariel was staring off into space and d
