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THE POLICE ARRIVE

Two officers stood on the front porch, appraising the house. Ethan knew the effect it had on people—the wide, graceful wraparound screamed Southern luxury. The double doors with their lion’s head knockers, the dormer windows, the tower. The whole house was special, each piece lovingly crafted, and it showed.

He’d always taken pride in it, though it was Sutton who’d made it a home.

One cop was a young woman in uniform. The second was an older, grizzled man in his fifties wearing a rumpled blue suit. The woman spoke first. “Sir? I’m Officer Graham, and this is Sergeant Moreno. We understand you’ve reported your wife missing?”

“Yes, I—”

A voice from the street called, “Hold up!”

Joel Robinson was motoring up the sidewalk as fast as his short legs could carry him. The white picket fence—for God’s sake, they even had a white picket fence—had a kissing gate, and Robinson fiddled with the latch for a moment, then barreled through, smiling, hand outstretched. “Roy, you old dog. How are things? How’s Beverly?”

Moreno shook hands with Robinson.

“Bev’s fine.”

“Still making that tuna noodle casserole for the church ladies?”

“She’ll never stop.”

“Give her my best, will you? I’ve missed the last few weeks, getting ready for a trial, you know how it is.”

“I do. Why are you here?”

Robinson stepped past the cops and took up position at Ethan’s side. “Ethan’s a friend. I thought I’d stop by and see if there’s been any news on Sutton. Has there?”

Ethan shook his head mutely.

“Well, then, let’s go inside and have a chat. Terrible thing. Terrible thing.”

And he hustled everyone inside. Ethan was starting to get an idea of why Joel Robinson was so respected as a criminal defense attorney.

Inside, Moreno introduced Graham. Robinson was all smiles again. “I know your daddy, he’s a good man. Fair, and not unwilling to admit it when he’s wrong. You tell him his pal from the other side of the fence says hello, will you?”

“I will. He’s spoken of you to me before. He says the same thing about you.”

“Good to know, good to know. All righty, then, let’s get down to business, shall we? We’ve got ourselves a gorgeous redhead to find.”