Pelican Beach Murder by Phyllis H. Moore

Author:Phyllis H. Moore [Moore, Phyllis H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-21T22:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

AFTER HENDRIX LEFT, Meg sat on the deck and called Jean. “I was just going to text you and let you know Gizmo and I arrived,” Jean said when she answered. She was stunned when Meg told her about her walk on the beach that morning. “That’s unbelievable. Poor girl. I don’t know why I think of her as a youngster.”

“I was telling the detective the same thing this morning. I guess it was her immature behavior that made us think of her as younger, and maybe the fact that we could be her mother.” Meg told Jean there was another body, but she wasn’t sure who it was or what the cause of death might be.

“What? That’s pretty unbelievable for that little sleepy community. Gizmo and I left just in time to avoid that drama. Are you sure you’re going to be okay? Maybe you should’ve come home with me?”

“I’m fine. Detective Hendrix assured me there will be increased police presence in this area for a while, at least until they figure out who did this.”

“Weird, Meg, that you’ve been exposed to two murders in the last six months. What are the odds?”

“Yeah, I know.” Meg pulled the timeline out and went over the dates with Jean to double-check her memory. Jean affirmed the number of nude bodies running on the beach each evening. “I’m glad Tom’s coming for a visit. I’ll be able to run this stuff past him.”

“Yes, his perspective will be interesting. I was just thinking rage could fit any of the people we talked to who knew Echo. I don’t know why her family is estranged from her, but it seems any of the women at the country club could’ve been angry with her for philandering with their husbands,” Jean speculated.

“That’s true. I’ve considered that,” Meg agreed. “I’ll let you know. Glad you’re home safe and sound. I just wanted to bring you up-to-date on this soap opera.”

They hung up and Meg continued to sit on the deck with the legal pad, making notes. She didn’t know where Echo lived; the police might have to go by her driver’s license to get the last known address. She wondered how those things worked with people like Echo and Leon, wanderers with no visible means of support or residence. Meg hadn’t thought about it before. She wondered how the police would know to notify the uncle who recommended the Charles house to them. It would complicate matters that she was such a free spirit.

Is Echo’s mother still alive? Certainly both her parents could be. How sad.

It dawned on Meg that Echo could have children. That would be tragic if there were children left motherless. However, certainly someone would have been functioning as a mother in Echo’s stead. She didn’t seem capable of full-time responsibility of children; she was certainly old enough, but she was unreliable and reckless.

Meg was exhausted from the emotional events of the morning and the fact that she had gotten up early to see Jean off.

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