The Long Fall by Bruce Hammack

Author:Bruce Hammack
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jubilee Publishing

Chapter Twelve

One by one Steve listed the names of the suspects. He placed his hand on the first name and said, “Tabby Yancy. A golden girl, now with pots of gold under her control. She could go back to Hollywood and buy her way into stardom if she wanted to. You suspect her faith isn’t real.”

“I’ll concede that it’s possible. Yet, Tabby ticked off motives like reading from a shopping list. No, more like reading from a script. Why?”

Steve shrugged. “It could be as simple as she’s an honest person.”

Heather countered with, “All we’ve proven so far is that Victor didn’t fall from the balcony of the Presidential Suite. What if Tabby conspired with a classmate? She could have gone with Victor or gone before him. All we have is her word that she stayed in the room.”

“The key log would have registered when she came back. Leo’s checking on it.”

“She could have made a deal with one or two of them. What if all the members of the physics club conspired with Tabby?”

“Slow down. Let’s take these one at a time,” said Steve. “What do we know about Cassie New?”

“Victor did a number on her in high school. I can’t imagine how hurt she was when he laughed at her.”

“True,” said Steve. “But that happened over twenty years ago. Do you think a mouse like her would hold a grudge that long?”

“Why not? She trashed his car with a baseball bat and got away with it. Now she’s in serious legal trouble. She could be putting on an elaborate show by dressing down and knitting. By her own admission she needs money. Desperate people do desperate things.”

Steve ran splayed fingers through his brown hair.

“You need a haircut,” said Heather.

“Don’t get me distracted. Where was I? Oh yeah. What you said about Cassie is true, but I can’t imagine her being capable of killing Victor.” He paused. “And I have a very vivid imagination.”

“Badrah Patel is next,” said Heather.

Steve took over. “She’s a sharp-tongued mathematician who watched Victor gain fabulous wealth from work she may have started. Maybe she did more than Victor. What if she’s the true brains behind the invention?”

“I can’t see her killing him,” said Heather with a shake of her head. “She has the most to lose. She’s brilliant and has plenty of money. In fact, she’s the only one who isn’t financially strapped besides Tabby.”

“True,” said Steve. “Finally, we have the trio of Dirk Stewart, his wife, Michelle Chan-Stewart, and her brother, Lewis Chan. All three could have conspired to kill Victor.”

“Could Tabby be the brains and money behind hiring them to get Victor to take a long fall off a high balcony?”

“Or is the California attorney behind the curtain pulling the levers?” asked Steve.

Heather issued a deep sigh. “My head hurts.”

“Go take a shower, you’ll feel better.”

“What are you going to do?”

Steve stepped back to the bed and removed his sunglasses. “I’m going to take a nap and give my brain a rest. We don’t have enough information gathered yet.

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