Southern Pecan Killer by Summer Prescott

Author:Summer Prescott [Prescott, Summer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy, Culinary
Goodreads: 36194692
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2017-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

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“Billy was a good guy. Hard worker,” Tom Binkley, William Lyndhurst’s boss told Chas, shaking his head. “He’s gonna be hard to replace.”

“What made him so special?” Chas asked.

“He was one of the few guys that I have around here who felt comfortable making deliveries and interacting with the clientele. Rich people didn’t scare him the way they scare most of the guys. They respected his knowledge.”

“Did he ever say anything about his personal life?”

“Nah, he pretty much kept to himself unless there was a customer on the line, or in the showroom, then he lit up like a candle.”

“Did you get a sense about whether he was a happy person or not?”

“He seemed fine. On an even keel with no real peaks or valleys,” Tom shrugged.

“Did you ever meet his wife?”

“Once, at last year’s Christmas party. She seemed nice. They were both really quiet.”

“What about his finances? Do you know anything about that?”

Tom looked uncomfortable for a moment. “Something was going on there, I think.”

“What leads you to believe that?” Chas asked.

“He asked for advances on his paycheck for the last two pay periods in a row.”

“Did you give him the advances?”

“I gave him the first one, because he was such a valuable employee, but the second time, I just couldn’t. We don’t have sufficient cash flow to pay our employees in advance for the long term.”

“Understandable. Did he say why he needed the money?”

“I didn’t ask. Billy was a straight-up guy, and his business was his business.”

“Did he do or say anything unusual recently, aside from asking for advances?”

“He acted kinda like he was in pain, now that I think about it.”

“What kind of pain?”

“I don’t know, like a stomach ache or something. It seemed like it hurt him to lift. Maybe he had a hernia or something.”

“And when did you notice that?”

“Right before he…you know,” Tom seemed to turn a little green.

“I understand. Thank you for your time, Mr. Binkley. Please give me a call if you think of anything else.”

“I sure will. I really hope it wasn’t his wife who did this. How sad would that be?”

“Indeed.”

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