“And you think Devlin could have done it?” asked Meadow.
Arnold shrugged. “I didn’t say that. Of course, he could have done. He was there, wasn’t he? If he saw me when I was running in for the dog treats, he was there, too, close by. He’d have known that I’d just left and that no one was at home.”
“That would have been sort of risky though, surely. He had no idea of knowing when you’d be back,” said Beatrice. “You could have run out for only ten minutes or so.”
“Yes, but maybe he thought he had no choice in the matter. After all, I’d come to town to try to convince my wife to give our marriage a second chance. For all he knew, this was his one opportunity to convince Annabelle to continue with the divorce proceedings and to resume their relationship. Maybe he tried and failed to persu
