49It was dark. They expected Dr. Vernay to be home with his wife, as on any normal evening. Chief Charlot and Castillac’s most famous detective made their way through the quiet streets of the village, each trying to think of some conversational gambit that might trip up the doctor.
In the back of her mind, Molly worried that Ben did not seem convinced she had it right; it was precious little to go on, and anyway, the doctor was such a respected member of the community. Was it arrogant of her to suspect him? Unfair? Did it put too much emphasis on a forensic test when labs could and did get things wrong all the time?
She would just have to see how it went. And whether she could get him off balance just long enough to get at the truth.
They rang the bell. Robinette appeared so quickly it
