Goose bumps covered my arms. “About then,” I said, wrapping my arms around myself.
“Well, someone saw Jack earlier, around six.”
“Do you know what happened?” I asked.
“Someone hit him over the head. Then he either fell or was pushed in the water. Who would do such a thing? And why? Sure, Jack had his faults, but he was a nice man. Ned is just devastated. He and Jack have been friends for years.” Katy and Sam started to have a pretend sword fight with their knives. “I better go over there and break things up.”
Scooter glanced over at the kids and smiled, then asked, “Before you go, Nancy, how’s Sandy doing?”
“Not great. She ended up breaking down in hysterics. Pretty understandable. They took her to the hospital for the night and sedated her.”
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When I arrived at the hospital, I
