Chapter Sixteen
Sterling narrowed his eyes and shook his head, looking at Beatrice. Beatrice took a deep breath and said, “No, that actually happened earlier today. Like I was saying, I wanted to tell you if you came by the show this afternoon. But then a few minutes ago, Sterling drove by and saw me alone outside at the dumpster. He didn’t think anyone else was here because Dora parked out back to leave room for other cars in the parking lot. I think he realized I knew something this afternoon and that’s why he came back although he said he returned to help me when he saw me with the trash bag.”
Sterling shrugged and then winced as his handcuffed arms protested the motion. “I wasn’t sure what I’d said, but Beatrice looked worried this afternoon. Not ‘tired’, like she’d said. I wanted to
