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“Dinah was just saying that here she lives barely a half block from you and doesn’t know anything about you.” I

smiled innocently. “So, are you married, divorced or what?”

“I’m married, but you probably haven’t seen my husband,” she said directing her comment at Dinah.” He’s the

sales manager for a manufacturer up in Chatsworth and he’s on the road most of the time.”

“What do they manufacture?” Dinah said. I knew she was trying to keep the conversation going until I brought up

the real estate agent.

“This and that,” she said. She stared directly at us. “What is it exactly that you’re here for?”

I picked up the wrap. “Do you crochet? We’re always looking for more Hookers,” I said.

It took a moment for it to compute. “You mean your crochet group that meets at the bookstore.” She punctuated it

with a laugh as if it was an absurd idea. “I certainly have no time for handicrafts. I bought that from Kelly.”

“Then you were familiar with her online business,” I said. Nanci answered with an impatient sigh.

“No. She just showed me what she was selling. I just bought a few things—most of it was too expensive for me.

She made a point that she used only very expensive yarn and made one-of-a-kind items.” Nanci picked up the wrap

and showed us how there were beads spaced through it and the yarn, though the same color, changed texture. There

was a moment of silence and I saw Nanci glance toward the door. Any second she was going to push us out.

I struggled for a topic that would grab her interest and buy me some more time. “It’s about Autumn,” I said. At the mention of her daughter’s name, Nanci snapped to attention.

“How do you know my daughter?”

“I don’t really know her very well. It’s more her boyfriend.”

“Boyfriend?” Nanci was really alert now.

“Yes, Jeffrey Greenberg or maybe you know him by his stage name Columbia.”

Nanci appeared dumbfounded. “The kid on the bicycle? He’s like a baby.”

“Isn’t that the truth. Girls mature so much faster. I just wanted you to know that he’s a really good kid and Autumn couldn’t do any better.”

Apparently Nanci didn’t agree. She went into a whole rant about how Autumn had no time for boyfriends now. She

had school, her dance lessons, the soccer team, show choir and of course, preparing for her future, which Nanci was confident was going to include an Ivy League college and a big career. “She’s going to use her talents for more than running the PTA.”

Nanci must have given up her concern about being rude, because she started walking toward the door. “You must

have some important appointments to get to.”

Dinah and I looked at each other. It was our last chance. The Average Joe’s Guide to Criminal Investigation said if time for questioning was limited, go right for the throat.

“Here’s the thing,” I said as we reached the front door and she opened it. I quickly told her how Dinah and I had

been next door the day Kelly was shot. “We’re pretty sure a real estate agent stopped by while we were there.

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