CHAPTER TWENTY-NINENow I knew four things: Curtis Little had definitely been involved in smuggling illegal workers into the country, Karla Dixon was more than just a busty redhead, Dwayne Sutterman was way more than a pothead and occasional fisherman, and there was something distinctly rotten going on at Bower Farms. No wonder those three had latched onto Billy Ray. So why would they want to kill the goose that provided their golden eggs? I could understand how Curtis Little might have gotten killed due to greed, but why Billy Ray? What motive would his minions have? As I motored down the road, I grasped at straws. What should I do next? My mind meandered through the past few days. I thought about my talk with Danni Beranski. Had I asked her about Bower’s son, Junior? What had she said?

