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“Several tiain “As I said, we considered ourselves partners We had the children, and there were a few business interests”

“Including Mercury”

“Yes” His lips curved ever so slightly “You are anacquaintance of Roarke’s”

“That’s right Did you and your forree on any of your partnerships, personally or professionally?”

“Naturally we did, on both But we’d learned, as we had been unable to learn during our e, the value of compromise”

“Mr Angelini, who inherits Prosecutor Towers’s interest in Mercury after her death?”

His brow lifted “I do, Lieutenant, according to the ters in soeuide the interests, advise her on investments Upon the death of one of us, the interests and profits or losses would revert to the other We both agreed, you see, and trusted that in the end, all either of us had of value would go to our children”

“And the rest of her estate Her apartment, her jewelry, whatever possessions that weren’t part of your agreement?”

“Would, I assuine there would be a few bequests to personal friends or charities”

Eve was going to dig quickly to learn just how elini, you were aware that your ex-as intie Hammett”

“Naturally”

“And this wasnot a problem?”

“A problem? Do you mean, Lieutenant, did I, after nearly twelve years of divorce, harbor homicidal jealousy for my ex-wife? And did I slice the throat of the mother of my children and leave her dead on the street?”

“In words to that effect, Mr Angelini”

He said so, Eve suspected, uncomplimentary “No, I did not kill Cicely”