Chapter 22: JetsamAny minute, Lydia thought, Brad Gerber will slam open that door and T-bone this conversation like he rammed Rosalie's boat.
"All of them?" she echoed. "Including Harriet?"
"Mm," Edgar affirmed. "Q.E.D."
"You want to spell that out for me?" said Detective Altman.
"As events have shown, Miss Benbow apparently had a gift for seizing her moment, coupled with a fatal weakness for getting hold of the wrong end of the stick."
"Meaning what in plain English?"
"She overestimated her influence at GreenHome. With both Gerbers, but disastrously with Rosalie."
Edgar sighed and sat back, wriggling to get comfortable. Detective Altman pressed on.
"So you’re convinced Rosalie Gerber killed Harriet Benbow."
"Oh yes." Edgar's chair squeaked. "Until this afternoon I wondered—but th
