Murder in the Shadows by Jade Astor

Author:Jade Astor [Astor, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“We managed to shoot a few more scenes,” Darian told his moms that evening, after he’d finally managed to break free and drive home. He’d been wearing the same clothes for almost forty-eight hours. It felt good to pitch them into the laundry basket and take a long, hot shower. Afterward, he’d raided his fridge for the last few edible items it contained and sat down at the table to make another phone call he dreaded. Surprisingly, Rikki and Ange seemed to take it in stride that he’d stumbled across another body. Granted, it was becoming almost a monthly occurrence, like paying the electric bill. “All of us were on edge, but we did the best we could.”

“It must have been very difficult for Victor,” Ange observed. “You said he’d known this unfortunate soul since his childhood.”

“That’s right. He did take it pretty hard.” Several times during the long afternoon, Darian saw Victor holding back tears. He had kept to himself more than usual, studying his script in a chair in the corner. “He’s probably calling his mother about now, too, so he can break the news to her.” That was one of the reasons, if not the main one, that Victor hadn’t objected to Darian leaving Reece Hall for the night. No doubt he had needed some time to regroup as much as Darian did.

“That’s bound to be a difficult call,” Rikki said. Then Darian heard a muffled thump, as though she had placed a hand over the phone. Darian knew what that meant. He waited while his two moms conferred on the other end of the line. Finally Rikki came back. “So, Darian…Ange and I are wondering if anyone acted suspicious when you all got back to work. Like they knew more about Brother Lew’s death than they were willing to let on.”

“What? Are you two playing detective all the way from Florida?”

“We just want to make sure you’re not in any danger in that house,” Ange said. “It’s doesn’t seem like Argo is doing enough to prevent another incident.”

“I’m sure he’s doing the best he can,” Darian hedged.

“Which is more or less my point,” Ange said.

After he said goodbye, Darian considered their question more carefully. As far as he could tell, Victor’s colleagues had behaved more or less the way he had expected—Victor quietly grieving, Wes immersed in his character, Sandra busy instructing Darian about the makeup and organizing the costumes. Yet now that he thought about it, a few anomalies surfaced. Chuck remained as silent as a statue while he fiddled with his cameras, lights, and filters, barely responding when anyone spoke to him. Logan had been short-tempered, accepting no excuses for muffed lines or missed cues. In stark contrast, Jamie was all business for a change, approaching his performance with newfound determination and even sincerity. He wasn’t without talent, Darian realized, when he put some effort into the task at hand.

Still, what reason would any of them have to kill Brother Lew? Even if

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