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"I’m afraid there isn’t much more to show you yet The entrance here is the most complete portion All the sa a wonderful job"
"Peter doesn’t know about you, that you are involved with all of this?" I asked, cautiously taking the seat next to her, al it to bite me
"Of course not," she replied "As far as he knows, he’s handling the work for a group of Tucker’s friends"
"Tucker’s dead" I said, collapsing into the cushions
"I know" Her voice broke as she said the words "That’s why I knee could meet here When the news spread, Peter sent the crew hoic to spy on Peter?"
She laughed a slow, sad laugh as tears caer at a security ca technology to keep an eye on progress" She took a breath and wiped her tears "Tucker was a dear friend My oldest and perhaps even my last in Savannah"
"I’m sorry I didn’t know you tere close"
"Of course you didn’t," she said and folded her ar at all about me Thanks to Ginny and my sisters" I felt a pain in my chest as she lumped Iris and Ellen in with Ginny
"I pro it now Tucker’s ent for you to know the full truth"
"But what does he have to do with any of this?"
"Tucker has been helpingme take the steps I needed to ainst us"
"Ellen would not have killed Tucker," I said, ed"
"Keep your friends close, and your ene Tucker did, he did to help us, including proposing to Ellen"
"He was lying to her?" My e path; I could not find a firun to believe that Tucker really loved my aunt, a new reality had been revealed toEllen’s heart be of any help to us?"
"Breaking Ellen’s heart?" She raised her eyebrows and lowered her chin, looking at ," she said, looking down her nose, "but your loyalties aremyself to think of either of hts, whether through raphed byyou that theout to you, has been n that soainst me The way Tucker was murdered tells me that that sa to fit you up for Tucker’s murder"
"I don’t think I really have to worry about the police," I said, reasoning out loud "I only have a tangential relationship to Peter’s great-uncle, and of course I know, knew, Tucker, but"