Chapter 56 ~ January 3 The StashOn the drive to the Crescents house, Camelia steeled herself for the coming conversation. Her dear friend, her lifelong friend, could not be a killer.
There had to be some other explanation. But why would Rita lie about not seeing Freda and even go so far as to argue with Kenna about it on Boxing Day? She thought back to the argument and tried to recall if Rita had actually denied seeing Freda or... no, she hadn’t denied anything. She’d just deflected. Even so, Camelia was sure Rita was innocent. She had to be, but how to bring it up? Being a lawyer didn’t help, not when it was her friend and the question was so... indelicate. Years of dealing with people misbehaving had roughed up Camelia’s smooth edges, making her often seem too blunt, too direct, too...
