32The morning after the gala, Molly called Constance and asked her to come back and finish the job cleaning the cottage. No, she wasn’t fired. Yes, she did have to mop after vacuuming. Yes, it would be better if she came this morning. Then Molly walked over to ask the Bennetts if they would mind leaving the place for a few hours, but when she knocked, no one answered.
Were they still asleep? Gone out before Molly was up? She walked around the side and peeked in a window, but she couldn’t see much. She went back to fetch the vacuum cleaner and mop, then banged hard on the door. Silence.
Molly put her hand on the doorknob and slowly turned it. She wanted the cottage clean, really clean, even though she knew in the grand scheme of things it made no difference. It was just the one thing she
