“The boat builder who could have become the decisive witness died two days after Arthur Listerwell and his wife drowned. He was attacked by a robber at night, robbed of his money, and killed.”
Harriet’s face darkened.
“Do you really think it was just an ordinary robbery?”
“Of course not. If it were, it would be far too obvious.”
A sigh escaped her. The boat builder had only taken on a strange commission and carried it out as instructed, yet he had been killed without even knowing why.
“That gives me one more reason I can’t afford to lose this trial.”
It also meant there might be others who had been silenced in the same way.
Angry at John and Bella’s cruelty and selfishness, Harriet asked the next question without much expectation.
“Then what’s the good news?”
“The boat builder’s wife is still alive. And Edgar…
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