Chapter 18Walking down the path toward the street, Merrick and Palmer heard Barbara close the door behind them.
As they approached the car, Palmer was the first to speak. “Is she lying, or doesn't she know where he is?”
“Not sure,” Merrick said. “Even if she's lying about where he is, could be she just doesn't think it's our business. She got pretty indignant.”
“Could be.” Palmer paused and then said, “Maybe we should have told her where he is right now to watch the reaction. Then maybe she could tell us what he's up to.”
Merrick shook his head. “No, we'll wait until we get a report about what he does from here. Then we'll see if he lies about where he was.”
“You really think this guy killed her?”
“I don't know,” said Merrick. “We know he's lying about how well he knew her, but that
