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"Thank you," Logan said on behalf of the group

"I have to go and supervise sos and art pieces!" she added quickly "Oh, of course, the gallery owner hangs the painting, but I need to be there to see that everything’s just right"

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"I could stay now if you wanted," Sarah told Allison

Tyler answered for her "We were about to go out for a late breakfast But if you’re worried about any of the papers or ht have been compromised, please feel free to come back"

"I’ll do that," Sarah said "I’ll help you, Allison You and I are both so careful about our research I’d really like to find out if anything was taken"

"Of course, Sarah," Allison said

"Well, then, we’re out of here" Nathan paused and sain "Thank you, Allison Thanks for all you’re doing for the house"

"It’s my pleasure," she responded "I love the house and the history"

"Of course you do, dear," Cherry said, but somehow she made it sound like a reproach

Tyler walked theoodbyes, they were gone

"They can enter this house at any time," he said as he returned

"We could have asked for their keys," Allison told hi they’re under suspicion What we do need is an alarm system that’ll alert us if anyone tries to enter with a key Can you work on that, Sean?"

Logan turned to Allison "On the day Julian died, did you see the in"

"But Julian came into the house, and you didn’t see him So one of them could have doubled back," Tyler said "Annette was at the dentist, but where were you when Jason left? The house couldn’t have been locked until he was out and you closed up, right?"

"Did you see Jason leave the house?" Logan asked her

"I heard Jason shut the door, but I didn’t actually see hi, but…"

"One of them could’ve come back in, and you wouldn’t have known it"

"That can’t be," she said, and she knew her tone sounded desperate "Annette, Jason and I all got mad at Julian, but none of us would have killed him And I can’t think of any reason that a member of the board would have killed Julian They could simply have fired him!"

"They could fire hi he shouldn’t," Kelsey said

"Breakfast," Logan announced "Or nearly lunch if you prefer Hungry investigators don’t concentrate well Let’s get soet started in earnest here"

"Let’s just walk to your friend’s restaurant," Tyler suggested "What time does it open?"

"You mean Evan’s place? McDooley’s? He opens at eleven," she said "You don’t suspect Evan in this, do you?" she asked, her tone wry

"No, I suspect a board member, Jason or Annette, and I’m sorry, because I know that hurts you And after the way she just insisted on going into the office with you, I want to know an, not sure how to say what she ile, sweet, eternally nervous and innocent?" Kelsey asked "Never trust appearances"

"We’re all speculating right now," Logan said "Sean, can you quickly rig up an alarot the camera aimed at the door and a zip connection to reat place and I’ inwardly, Allison wondered how they could forget what they’d seen and think about so as mundane as food But they were obviously used to bizarre occurrences…

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"Hey, thanks! You did coout" Tyler grinned "Allison, introduce Evan around, will you?"