When Shadows Fall: A Helen Bradley Mystery (Helen Bradley Mysteries Book 5) by Rushford Patricia H

Author:Rushford, Patricia H [Rushford, Patricia H]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Patricia H. Rushford
Published: 2013-07-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Rosie stared at the road through Helen's rain-spattered windshield. "I killed Ethan."

"Humph." Helen gave her passenger a quick glance and shook her head. "Right, and I'm Clint Eastwood. Forget it, Rosie. Nothing you say is going to convince me of that. You think you can protect Alex by confessing to the murder yourself, but you can't. If anything, you'll make matters worse. Joe will know you're protecting him, and that will only make him look more appealing as a suspect."

"Well, I have to do something. You and I both know that if there's enough evidence against him, the police aren't going to look elsewhere."

"I doubt that's the case. They'll keep investigating, at least for the next few days. They still need to look at the medical examiner's report and find Ethan's car. They may not go as far as we want, but they'll do the best they can to get at the truth."

"The truth is, Alex didn't kill Ethan."

"You can't be certain of that."

"Yes, I can."

Helen rubbed the back of her neck. "As I told you earlier, the best thing to do is tell Joe everything."

"No, and don't you tell him either. I told you the truth, and look where it got me. You think he did it."

"I'm not convinced he's guilty either, but you have to admit things are not looking good for him." The night before, looking into Alex Jordan's eyes, she'd believed him. After hearing

Rosie's story, she didn't know what to believe. "I need to see Alex again. Talk to him. Find out exactly what kind of evidence they have against him."

"You're going to tell Joe whether I do or not, aren't you?"

"I have to, Rosie. You know that."

"You'll help Alex, won't you?" Rosie was tearing up again. "Right now I feel like no one's on my side. I need you."

What could she say? Helen wanted to walk away from the entire mess, yet knew she had to see it through. At the same time, she wanted to pack up and head for Portland, find J.B., and demand he tell her exactly what was going on. "I'm not sure I'll be of much help."

"Of course you will. I'll work with you."

"Not a good idea. If Alex didn't kill Ethan, then the real killer is still out there."

"I already have an idea of who it might be."

"Really?"

"What if Eleanor found out about Ethan and me?"

Even though the thought had crossed her mind, hearing it aloud gave Helen pause to consider the idea more thoroughly. "Seems to me if she suspected you were having an affair with her husband, she'd kill you, not him."

"Not necessarily. She might be even more angry with Ethan."

Helen nodded. "You have a point. If J.B. were having an affair, I'd be tempted to kill him first, then the woman. But only tempted, mind you."

"But that's you, Helen. I couldn't actually kill anyone either."

"Eleanor probably feels the same way. Can you really see her knifing someone? If she did commit murder, Eleanor would do something less messy, like putting poison in his drink.

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