Chapter Sixteen
I said, “I’m afraid so. I got confirmation from Burton that it was definitely murder.”
“But why would anyone do such a thing? Could it possibly be a coincidence? Could she have someone in her life who wanted to do away with her and just chose this time to do that?” asked Nathan.
I said, “It certainly seems like it must be connected in some way to Roger’s death. The only thing I can think of is that she knew something about who might be responsible for his murder.”
Nathan said, “And then she tried blackmailing this person?”
“That’s what I’m thinking. I spoke with a woman Mary worked with, and she said Mary had hit a rough patch, financially speaking. It could be that she tried to use what she’d seen or knew about to pressure someone into giving her money,” I said.
“And
