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“You’re very good, Lieutenant,” Whitney said tightly “It’s been some time since I observed one of your interviews”

“Jack” Feeney sighed, hurting for everyone “She’s doing her job”

“Yes, she is It’s what she’s best at” He looked over as his wife came back into the room

She was pale, treut flared

“We’ll continue,” Linda said There was a warrior glint in her eye when she focused on Eve “My client wishes to ht”

“I’m sorry” Tears starred on her lashes “Jack, I’m sorry I couldn’t help it He was in trouble I knohat you said, but I couldn’t help it”

“It’s all right” Resigned, he took the hand that reached out for his and stood beside her “Tell the lieutenant the truth, and we’ll deal with it”

“I gave him the money”

“Did he threaten you, Mrs Whitney?”

“What?” Shock seeoodness Of course he didn’t threaten me He was in trouble,” she repeated, as if that should be enough for anyone “He owed a very great deal ofkind of people His business—that portion of his father’s business that he oversaas in so to get off the ground He explained it,” she added with a wave of her free hand “I don’t remember precisely I don’t bother overmuch with business”

“Mrs Whitney, you gave him four payments of fifty thousand You didn’t relay this information to me in our other interviews”

“What business of yours was it?” Her spine was back, snapped hard and cold so that she sat like a statue “It was odchild”

“A godchild,” Eve said with straining patience, “as being questioned in a ation”

“Hisher as David”

“You didn’t inherit a sizable portion of her estate”