Vera’s room felt crowded with five people there, but they all managed to find somewhere to sit, the two women on Vera’s bed, Ed in the sleeper-chair, and Mick and Trent at the small table in one corner.
“I’m going to be blunt with you,” Trent said. “From what I’ve learned so far, the three of you are the only ones who might have motives for killing either James or Izzy, or both of them. I think we’ve already established that Sandy’s death was meant to throw everyone off the track.” He paused, looking at the three suspects one by one. “I did consider Dirk, but from what I gather, he and James got on well. Well enough that James was going to make him a partner in the firm. Of course there’s always the question of whether he’ll benefit monetarily from James’ death.”
“I’m the primary heir,”
