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Savich smiled "Do you knohen I set MAX round on Marsia Gay, I found nothing at all questionable But Willig had to fit soy records I found a distant cousin of Marsia’s mother, Eleanor Metzer She divorced her husband, remarried and had a son--and suddenly all the pieces slotted neatly together The son’s narew up in the sa called her when he was let out of prison, and the ti was perfect I wouldn’t be surprised if she seduced him, to tie him to her, no reason to take any chances, and pro to kill so was a psychopath, the perfect tool The fact that he wasn’t very bright was a plus because that meant he didn’t think too deeply

"Sherlock pointed out that in the end it wasn’t Vincent’s stupidity that brought him down, it was sheer bad luck Sherlock and I didn’t leave when Vincent thought we did And that e got Willig I’ve got to say, Marsia, you still kept your head, you didn’t panic

"Veronica saw hi to go back to prison for life You faced your biggest crisis If he rolled on you, it was over And he tried to, that afternoon when Venus offered hiive us the name of whoever had hired him--of course, no one believed him"

Veronica opened her mouth, but Savich held up his hand "No, don’t bother to deny it, Veronica It couldn’t have been anyone else but you who killed hih not to drive your car with its GPS to the hospital? You worked as a nurse’s aide for several years while you were finishing your psychology degree at Sh time to learn how hospitals function, what the nurses’ duties are, where the drug supplies are kept"

Marsia had sat in the beautiful antique wing chair, her legs crossed, her capable hands folded in her lap, no expression on her face She hadn’ther hands, her expression frantic, clearly not knohat to do

Time for the kill shot Savich said to her, "When Marsia told you about RobYou weren’t about to let that happen You didn’t think through what you were doing, you acted Luckily for Delsey, you failed

"Do you know, it’s very possible Delsey will never forgive Rob for keeping his relationship with Marsia froht down your house of cards needlessly"

Veronica looked at Rob, dislike clear on her face "If he’s anything like Alexander, like his father, he’d have talked her around I only wanted--"

Marsia said, not raising her voice, "Shut up, Veronica, please shut up"

Savich continued to Veronica, "Venus told me you’d become her dearest friend She didn’t want to believe it when I told her what you’d done She cared for you so very much You broke her heart" He paused "It turns out, your heart belongs to someone else--you’re in love with Marsia"

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Savich watched Rob finally turn to Marsia He looked both stricken and confused "You--you’re gay, Marsia? You were faking everything?"