“ANYTHING NEW?” I ASK. “How’s Gladys?”
Helen yawns in the seat beside me. I picked her up after work and we’re heading out of town. My plan, such as it is, is that we drive until we’re hungry and eat at the first restaurant we come across before driving back.
“About as well as can be expected,” Helen says. “Neither of us got much sleep last night. I told her to go home and rest.”
“How about you?” I ask.
“I’m fine,” she yawns. “I was able to grab a nap on the couch in my office so I’ll be OK as long as you don’t keep me out too late.”
“I promise to have you safely home by 8 p.m., as long as you promise to go straight to bed as soon as I drop you off.”
“Fair enough.” She pauses. “Because she was involved in the accident, I can’t let her anywhere near any of the evidence.”
“I bet she d
