The Double Exposure Murder by Jeanne Quigley

Author:Jeanne Quigley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amazon Corporate

“Do you take this class every week?” I walked with Ingrid to the locker room after class. “And does it take you a full week to recover from it?”

Ingrid laughed. “I’m here most Saturdays. Kit’s great, isn’t she?”

“I haven’t exercised this hard in a long while. Actually, never. Kit really is a drill sergeant. She knows how to get your heart pumping and to take your breath away. I hope not permanently.”

“Come every week, and you’ll see a difference in no time. You’ll feel great and have so much energy.”

“How long have you been coming to the class?”

“Since October. I was working the concession stand at a football game with Kit and a few others and asked if anyone could recommend a good exercise class. It was a bit of a late start on my New Year’s resolution.” Ingrid made a comic wince.

“You kept the resolution. No need to admit you waited ten months to start it.”

We parted ways in the locker room. I took a quick shower and dressed and was glad when Ingrid accompanied me into the hall.

“Does Kit always teach this class? Or does she alternate with other instructors?”

Ingrid pushed open the front entrance door. “This is Kit’s class. No one else ever leads us.”

“So, she was at last Saturday’s class?”

“Yes.” Ingrid stopped at the car parked two spots from the door and gave me a narrow-eyed look. “You didn’t come for the workout, did you? You wonder if Kit killed Brooke.”

“Well . . .”

Ingrid stunned me with her next remark. “I confess I’ve also wondered. I mean, who wouldn’t suspect the rejected girlfriend?”

Her glance darted to the community center’s entrance.

Here came Kit, her eyes shaded by sunglasses. “Have a good day, ladies. I hope to see you at next week’s class, Robyn.” She walked past us to a car a few spaces beyond Ingrid’s.

There was no warmth behind the invitation.

Though Kit walked out of earshot, Ingrid moved closer and spoke sotto voce. “I saw Kit and Frank together the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.”

“Where?”

“In the park, about an hour after class. I had a pickup at the dry cleaner across the street from Firemen’s Memorial Park. When I left, Kit and Frank were sitting on a bench in the park, having coffees. I thought nothing of it at the time. Exes can be friends. But it’s been on my mind since Brooke’s murder.”

“Did you tell the police?”

Ingrid bit her lower lip. “Um, no. Frank couldn’t have done it. He’s such a nice guy. Kit, well, I really doubt she killed Brooke, despite my wondering. It’s circumstantial evidence. I’m sure the police have questioned her, and if she is guilty, they’ll have more proof than one meeting in a park. If neither one of them is guilty, I’d be adding to their grief, right?”

I understood Ingrid’s hesitation to report people she liked and agreed the park get-together could be circumstantial evidence. I did, however, remember Eileen’s remark of how often people didn’t report useful tips because they assumed the police already had the information.

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