Helen shrugged and shook her head at the same time. The private part of this investigation was blown. If she could still get what she needed, she’d happily put the family’s worries to rest, collect her p*****t, and move on to better things.
“Okay then, Martha. Heard of Broken Ridge Mining?”
“Sure. Broken Ridge has been digging the mountains out under Laurel Gap and the whole county for over a hundred years now. Switched to taking the mountains down instead about ten years back. Half the town works for them. The other half understands where most of the money comes from.”
Helen slipped her ID back into her wallet and tapped it on her thigh.
“Then maybe you heard about an incident back in October. A car accident.”
“Heard plenty about it,” Martha said, her eyes narrowing. “Late at night,
