simply doesn't remember shooting Jimmy," Maxine said.
"I've seen that sort of thing happen before."
"What about this girl, the one who's supposedly pregnant with Farraday's baby?" Morgan asked.
"She has an airtight alibi," Maxine told him. "She was at an afternoon baby shower her friends gave her where she worked."
"OK, so we put Eileen at the top of our list. Then James Farraday, Jr. Who else?" Morgan dropped his folded hands between his spread knees. "What about co-workers at the television station?"
"Jimmy was so difficult to work with that there was usually a pretty big turnover on his show every so often,"Bethanysaid. "The only permanent fixtures associated with Jimmy's Wake Up Birmingham were his secretary, Vivian Crosby, and his announcer and sidekick, Tony Hayes."
"Crosby and Hayes?" Lifting one hand, Morgan rubbed his chin. "Aren't they the eyewitnesses who not only heard you threaten to kill your stepfather the night before he was killed, but also saw you right outside Jimmy's office the afternoon he was murdered?"
"That's right."Bethanynodded her head.
"We'll add them to the list," Morgan said.
"But they adored Jimmy,"Bethanysaid. "Vivian has been with him for over ten years. She worshipped him. And Tony … well, Tony was the heir apparent. Jimmy had made it perfectly clear that when he retired, he would turn over Wake Up Birmingham to Tony."
"We'll add them to the list. If Vivian's been around that long, there's a good chance there was more than friendship between her and Jimmy. And who knows, maybe Tony didn't want to wait for his boss to retire before taking over. That gives me four names to work with," Morgan said. "Four possibilities."
"Five," Maxine said.
Bethanyshook her head. "No. Don't."
"Don't what?" Morgan asked. "Who is this fifth person?"
"Seth Renfrew." Maxine glanced apologetically at her client. "Sorry, Bethany, but we did agree to be totally honest with Morgan. It's the only way he can do his job effectively."
"Seth Renfrew?Bethany's business partner. What's the guy's motive?"
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"Seth loves he loves the whole family," Maxine said. "His and Eileen's friendship predates her marriage to Farraday. He would do anything for her. And he adores Bethany and Anne Marie. He was outraged that Jimmy Farraday actually made a pass at Anne Marie."
"Farraday did what?" Morgan sprung out of his chair.
"That's the reason I slapped Jimmy and threatened to kill him,"Bethanysaid. "That night at Mother's party, just as Tony and Vivian walked into the study. You see I knew exactly what Jimmy was capable of. He—he tried to rape me not long after he and mother married. I warned him that if he ever touched Anne Marie, I'd kill him."
Morgan closed his eyes as pure rage coursed through his body. He slammed his fists into the back of the chair in which he'd been sitting, knocking it over.
"Hell, it's a good thing someone's already killed that sorry bastard or I'd kill him myself!" Morgan paced the floor, his big feet thundering against the wooden surface. "Now, I understand why his own son said that whoever killed Farraday deserved a medal." And he would understand ifBethanyhad killed the SOB.
A mother intent on protecting her child would do just about anything, even kill.
"You see why I said that we had to include Seth Renfrew as a suspect." Maxine calmly leaned over, grasped the back of the overturned chair and set it upright again. "Anyone who cares deeply for Bethany, her daughter or her mother had a motive."
Halting directly behindBethany's chair, Morgan mentally listed the suspects. James Farraday, Jr. Eileen Dow Farraday. Vivian Crosby. Tony Hayes. And Seth Renfrew. Five suspects.
And one of them was a man who cared deeply forBethany. Her friend. Her business partner. A man who had spent the night in her home. Was Seth Renfrew Bethany's lover? Anne Marie didn't seem to think so.
"Anyone who lovedBethanywouldn't allow
"I've seen that sort of thing happen before."
"What about this girl, the one who's supposedly pregnant with Farraday's baby?" Morgan asked.
"She has an airtight alibi," Maxine told him. "She was at an afternoon baby shower her friends gave her where she worked."
"OK, so we put Eileen at the top of our list. Then James Farraday, Jr. Who else?" Morgan dropped his folded hands between his spread knees. "What about co-workers at the television station?"
"Jimmy was so difficult to work with that there was usually a pretty big turnover on his show every so often,"Bethanysaid. "The only permanent fixtures associated with Jimmy's Wake Up Birmingham were his secretary, Vivian Crosby, and his announcer and sidekick, Tony Hayes."
"Crosby and Hayes?" Lifting one hand, Morgan rubbed his chin. "Aren't they the eyewitnesses who not only heard you threaten to kill your stepfather the night before he was killed, but also saw you right outside Jimmy's office the afternoon he was murdered?"
"That's right."Bethanynodded her head.
"We'll add them to the list," Morgan said.
"But they adored Jimmy,"Bethanysaid. "Vivian has been with him for over ten years. She worshipped him. And Tony … well, Tony was the heir apparent. Jimmy had made it perfectly clear that when he retired, he would turn over Wake Up Birmingham to Tony."
"We'll add them to the list. If Vivian's been around that long, there's a good chance there was more than friendship between her and Jimmy. And who knows, maybe Tony didn't want to wait for his boss to retire before taking over. That gives me four names to work with," Morgan said. "Four possibilities."
"Five," Maxine said.
Bethanyshook her head. "No. Don't."
"Don't what?" Morgan asked. "Who is this fifth person?"
"Seth Renfrew." Maxine glanced apologetically at her client. "Sorry, Bethany, but we did agree to be totally honest with Morgan. It's the only way he can do his job effectively."
"Seth Renfrew?Bethany's business partner. What's the guy's motive?"
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"Seth loves he loves the whole family," Maxine said. "His and Eileen's friendship predates her marriage to Farraday. He would do anything for her. And he adores Bethany and Anne Marie. He was outraged that Jimmy Farraday actually made a pass at Anne Marie."
"Farraday did what?" Morgan sprung out of his chair.
"That's the reason I slapped Jimmy and threatened to kill him,"Bethanysaid. "That night at Mother's party, just as Tony and Vivian walked into the study. You see I knew exactly what Jimmy was capable of. He—he tried to rape me not long after he and mother married. I warned him that if he ever touched Anne Marie, I'd kill him."
Morgan closed his eyes as pure rage coursed through his body. He slammed his fists into the back of the chair in which he'd been sitting, knocking it over.
"Hell, it's a good thing someone's already killed that sorry bastard or I'd kill him myself!" Morgan paced the floor, his big feet thundering against the wooden surface. "Now, I understand why his own son said that whoever killed Farraday deserved a medal." And he would understand ifBethanyhad killed the SOB.
A mother intent on protecting her child would do just about anything, even kill.
"You see why I said that we had to include Seth Renfrew as a suspect." Maxine calmly leaned over, grasped the back of the overturned chair and set it upright again. "Anyone who cares deeply for Bethany, her daughter or her mother had a motive."
Halting directly behindBethany's chair, Morgan mentally listed the suspects. James Farraday, Jr. Eileen Dow Farraday. Vivian Crosby. Tony Hayes. And Seth Renfrew. Five suspects.
And one of them was a man who cared deeply forBethany. Her friend. Her business partner. A man who had spent the night in her home. Was Seth Renfrew Bethany's lover? Anne Marie didn't seem to think so.
"Anyone who lovedBethanywouldn't allow
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