As they walked to the car, Myrtle said, “You couldn’t have come up with a genuine excuse? ‘We have that thing we need to get to?’”
“I thought you’d catch on that Hiram was ready for us to go.”
Myrtle shook her head. “No, I was thinking about the case.”
They climbed into Miles’s black sedan. Miles said, “What conclusions did you come up with during your mulling?”
“Nothing too concrete. It does seem like Shay might have gotten irritated with Palmer for treating her like a charity case. That wouldn’t be fun for anyone.”
Miles drove away from the country club. “Plus there was that thing about the animals.”
“For heaven’s sake, Miles! You’re not being very coherent today. What thing about the animals are you referring to?”
Miles stopped at a stop sign and turned to look at Myrtle. “You
