Nick rose from the chair on Trisha's front porch when Lafferty pulled in the long drive. Between Nancy and Eduardo, the Eatons, and Wayne, the living room resembled an unleashed storm. He'd only had two hours alone with Trisha before everyone arrived and the yelling began. Nick was pretty certain no one noticed he'd stepped out.
"What have you got?" he asked.
Lafferty removed his sunglasses and climbed the porch. "Coroner will look at the body this afternoon, but it appears strangulation is cause of death. The message on the windshield is blood, but we won't know if it's the same source until tomorrow. No fibers, maybe a hair, but plenty of prints. The lab will sort it out."
"If we could match the rope or find it, they could test for epithelial cells." With the advancements in science,
