33As a disappointed Molly emerged from the forest and into to the meadow at La Baraque, the Castillac police car was pulling into the driveway, and Maron quickly got out as Ben came out of the house to greet him. Did he have some news? Her muscles ached from the short walk, her arm still tingled, and heaven knew her brain was muddled. But Molly was not going to miss a meeting on the murder case no matter what.
“I…I hope my reliance on you is not causing any resentment,” Maron said to Ben as they walked toward the house.
“I appreciate your forthrightness,” said Ben, mildly surprised and pleased by the direct fashion in which his former protégé spoke to him. “It is no problem, and I very much hope we will be able to continue to work together once Molly and I get our private investigation b
