30When Eddie Jr. disappeared behind the stage curtains, Peg pulled me outside and closed the front door.
“Sound to me like we’ve found our killer.” We were well out of Eddie Jr.’s earshot, but she still kept her voice down. “Talk about motive. The surefire way for Eddie Sr. to restart his recording career was to kill Lou.”
Frowning, I followed her down the front steps and leaned back against the brick wall. “But what about the reunion concert?”
“Just a smokescreen to make people think he would never kill Lou. He had no intention of going through with it.”
“I don’t know.” I rubbed the back of my neck.
“He’s been acting guilty. Disappearing mysteriously. Keeping secrets.” Peg ticked them off on her fingers. “Sounds to me like someone who’s just committed murder.”
I winced. I
