Murder on the Court by Barbara Barrett

Author:Barbara Barrett [Barrett, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbara Barrett

Fifteen

“You do not have to help Kitty yet another time,” Marla told Rex ten minutes later, after joining him at his condo and briefing him on Kitty’s latest request.

“I’ve never known your sister to be quite so pushy. Are you a bad influence on her?” he joked.

“It’s not me. It’s this Hub Sherman. She’s so taken with him, she’ll do about anything, within reason I hope, to keep him interested in her.”

“How long do we have to examine all the information we’ve obtained today before we have to break for this lesson?”

“It’s about twelve forty now. If we break at six, we’ll have at least five hours to determine if we’ve found a new lead,” she replied.

Rex stared at her, one brow raised. “How did you do that?”

“What?”

“You didn’t look at your watch or the clock in the room,” he said.

“Oh, that. It’s just something I can do, know what time it is, or at least something reasonably close.”

“Is it a trait you inherited?”

“Not that I’m aware. But then, I don’t have Kitty’s perfect pitch, either.”

“The woman who doesn’t know how to bake a pie has perfect pitch?” he said.

“Ask her to start a song sometime.”

Rex chuckled. “This talent for knowing the time? Did it come in handy when you were acting?”

“Just the opposite. I knew exactly how late shooting was going whenever the director took us into overtime. I would’ve preferred being kept in the dark then. Just believing we were running a little late rather than exactly how late.”

“I’ll look to you from now on to keep us on schedule,” he said. “I just wish I possessed some special quality I could contribute to our efforts.”

“Are you fishing for a compliment?”

“No, not at all. I’d like to contribute my own special talent to this partnership.”

“Excuse me? Rex Alcorn finds himself lacking in one tiny area?”

“Don’t kid me, Marla. I was being sincere.”

“Oh. It’s just that you’re always so sure of yourself. It’s difficult to picture you as anything else.”

“Boy, have I put one over on you,” he said, wonderingly.

“C’mon, Rex. Ever since the day you helped me bring my baggage in out of the rain, you’ve made it your purpose to let me know the awe I should show to be in your presence.”

“Are you deliberately trying to start a fight?”

“No! Of course not. Maybe we should get on to the matter at hand?”

“You don’t want to get into whatever it is I’ve done that has put you off? I was under the impression the two of us had resolved our initial differences and were now getting on quite well? But if you’d prefer to spar …?”

“No, I’d rather not. Never mind what I’ve been saying. You’re right. We have been getting along ever since somewhere in the middle of the Elliot case. Far be it from me to mess that up now.”

“I did a quick review of the personal profiles Goodhue sent us while Kitty was playing on your sisterly concern. Too bad we didn’t have the profile on Eloise available before we began our interviews.

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