Chapter 301: My Turn

By the time morning rolled around, Jill had herself convinced Eddie was the murderer and, though I still hesitated to fully commit, she was the deputy and I just the hired help.

She did seem surprised when I asked if I could be the one to deliver his breakfast, the rest of the guests quietly devouring Mom's offerings in the dining room, still under Bill's watchful attention.

"You're sure?" Jill eyed the tray Mom had handed me a moment earlier before disappearing back into the kitchen. "The guy tried to kill you, Fee."

"Exactly," I said. "I need to know why. And I think it's safe enough to ask, right?"

She grunted her agreement, joining me in his room, glaring at him while he glared back from his seat on the edge of the tub.

"Can you please uncuff me now?" He shook his arm, the rattle of the metal restraints on the plumbing hard on my ears and the headache I seemed unable to eliminate entirely. Too many nights of not enough sleep.