An Appetite for Revenge by Jennifer L Jennings

Author:Jennifer L Jennings [Jennings, Jennifer L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

As I walked down the hall toward the exit, Vivian was still at her desk. She raised her head slightly to acknowledge me as I left. “Have a good afternoon, Ms. Woods.”

* * *

When I got to Carter's room, I relayed the details of my meeting with Andrew. “He says he hasn't talked to his sister in months. He has no idea what her financial situation is, or if she's come into money recently. Basically, he wasn't much help. Did you find anything with the photos you took from Angela's apartment?”

Carter gave me a satisfied grin. “I think I found proof that Angela is not our blackmailer.”

“What? How?”

“Take a look at this.” He handed me his iPhone. “It's a receipt for Joe's Cafe, in Orlando. Look at the date and time. March fifteenth at eleven-thirty-five a.m. There's no way she could have left West Palm Beach Airport at ten-thirty and be in Orlando by eleven-thirty. It's at least a two-hour drive with no traffic.”

I plopped down on the bed and let out a sigh. “Well, this only proves that she didn't physically pick up the money. Maybe Angela had a partner or a friend to go to the airport for her.”

“It's possible, but does Angela seem like the kind of person to trust someone with that kind of money? She nearly killed me when she saw me going through her stuff.”

I shrugged. “You have a point.”

“Besides,” Carter said. “After looking through all her receipts, I didn't find any large ticket items. I would have expected her to at least go out for an expensive dinner, or buy a nice pair of shoes. Some kind of small indulgence, but there was nothing in those receipts. Unless she's being extremely careful.”

“So what do we do now? Give up on Angela and start looking for new suspects?”

“Well, there's another idea I had.” Carter leafed through some papers on his desk then handed one to me. “I was able to get a few shots of her daytimer that was on her desk. Angela keeps a pretty regular schedule. Every Tuesday at seven, Thursday's at six and Saturdays at ten a.m she has a standing appointment at the Delray Beach Community Center. When I checked out their website, those times coincide with a grief support group. Angela must still be having a rough time dealing with her mother's death, even after a year.

“I'll admit. Three support group meetings a week is overkill.”

“Exactly,” Carter said. “So I did more digging and found out that Angela is actually involved in a volunteer group run by a woman named Glenda White. She's a nurse, and also does work with hospice.

“Wow,” I said, giving Carter a well-deserved look of respect. “You think we should call this Glenda person? She if she'll talk to us about Angela?”

“It sure looks like Angela spends a great deal of time with her. I'll see if I can get an appointment with her. But my hunch is that Angela is not the person we should be focusing on.

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