Piper also watched as the gardener walked away, his unbuttoned cotton shirt flapping in the breeze. The man walked with a slight stoop as if his back was sore from hours of bending over to pull weeds. Like Joel, Piper had a premonition that Drew might come to play in the solution of Samuel"s murder.
Her attention was diverted from the man by the appearance of two dogs racing across the lawn, quickly followed by Roger and Beth. Their arrival brought into focus why Piper had remained in the house. Turning back to Maggie, Piper suggested they continue their tour of the house.
"Would you mind if we saw the bedrooms? I think I"d like to see them before everyone returns. I"m sure they wouldn"t be happy to see somebody traipsing through their rooms. This way, we can have a look and be done befo
