Chapter Eighteen
POSY GAVE BEATRICE a wide-eyed look as she stood and then motioned Beatrice to stay down and hidden. Beatrice immediately silenced her phone and then texted Ramsay an SOS, saying where they were and who was there and what was happening. She knew Ramsay was probably still directing exiting traffic at the fair but she hoped he would check his messages. Then she looked through her apps until she found the voice recording one and, with a trembling finger, turned it on.
Posy was saying, “Bertha? What are you doing here? I’m afraid the shop’s closed and I’m in the middle of putting everything back.”
Bertha said in a saucy voice, “You should learn to lock doors behind you. I know we live in a small town, but bad things can happen in small towns.” Her voice held a warning to
