Plain Truth by Debby Giusti

Author:Debby Giusti
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Trouble. The look in Zach’s eyes told Ella something was wrong. Terribly wrong.

“Did you get bad news?” she asked, almost afraid to learn what was causing his sour expression.

Earlier he had been concerned about her well-being and had insisted she rest. Now, his face was filled with questions and suspicion.

“Just tracking down some information.”

“About Daniel Fisher?” she asked.

“The Freemont police are questioning him.”

She glanced out the window to the Miller house. “I hope that doesn’t cause Sarah more upset.”

When Zach didn’t answer, Ella took a step closer. “I’m fixing something to eat. You must be hungry.”

“Anything would be appreciated.” He got up and started to walk away.

She grabbed his arm. “Look, I don’t know who you were talking to on the phone, but something’s going on, and I have a feeling it involves me. Why don’t you just come out with whatever is bothering you?”

He stared at her for a moment and then nodded. “You’re right. It involves you and your husband. I contacted the Memphis police who handled the investigation of his death. They said you drove there, and you were adamant that your husband couldn’t have taken his life.”

“And that bothers you because I stood up for my husband?”

“What do you know that you weren’t willing to tell them?” Zach demanded.

“I know how my husband reacted to stress. He became more committed to finding answers. That was the type of person he was. I’ve never seen him morose or despondent.”

“I thought you said he wasn’t acting like himself.”

“He was upset about the data that was collected on the children he had treated. There was something about three sets of twins. I told you that. They didn’t respond like the other children. That’s why I called the research center in Harrisburg when I first suspected that Shelly and Stacey had CED. I wanted to make sure the protocol hadn’t changed and that the treatment was the same as Quin had determined more than a year ago.”

“If your husband was upset about the findings, he may have blamed himself. Did the twins get worse? Did any children succumb to the disease?”

She shook her head. “No, it was nothing like that. No one died. All the children were treated and survived.”

“Then what was the problem?”

“I don’t know. I’m not sure he even knew. But something was amiss.”

“And that something—whatever it was—could have been too much for him to handle. Sounds as if your husband was temperamental.”

“Aren’t all geniuses that way?”

“So he was a genius?”

“He was an intelligent man who had a love of science and research. He understood genetics and how recessive genes manifest in small, limited populations. It was his life’s work.”

“That led to his death.”

“He didn’t take his own life,” Ella insisted.

“You think someone killed him.”

She gasped. “I never said that.”

“What else could it be? If he didn’t jump of his own volition, then someone pushed him. That’s a crime, Ella. It’s called murder.”

“He could have slipped and fallen,” she suggested.

“Did you see the bridge? Is that likely?”

She shook her head, realizing Zach was right.

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