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making us write three hundred words describing an important event
in my life, so yes, I have the idea for my paper, but no , I haven't written it yet,
because I suck at French. And since you and Dad do not parlez-vous frangais, I called Carolyn Bennett, and she said she'd help
me out. Can I go over there?'
    'I
know French,' Diana said.
    That
was an understatement. Diana had lived in Paris for three years. So, yes, she
knew French. But she didn't know the teenage mind. Emily flashed her a look
that said, Hey, lady, you're screwing up my plans to get out of the
house.
    Diana
recovered quickly. 'Of course, it's mostly menu French. Escargot, quiche,
French fries, stuff like that.
    And
even then, I really don't know three hundred words.'
    'Too
bad,' Emily said, giving her a smile of relief. 'So then, Mom, can I go over to
Carolyn's house? I'll be back by ten.'
    'Nine
thirty,' Marilyn said.
    'Nine
forty-five.'
    'Nine
fifteen,' Marilyn countered.
    'OK,
OK, nine thirty,' Emily said. ' Merci beaucoup.'
    'What
important event are you writing about?' Terry said.
    'The
day Big Jim gave me Jett. Bye.' She turned and headed toward the front door.
    'Nine
thirty,' Marilyn yelled after her. 'Not a minute later.'
    ' Oui,
Maman ' Door
slam.
    'There's
no dinner,' Marilyn said.
    'I
believe you mentioned that.'
    'You
want some wine?' She reached for the bottle on the table.
    'Why
don't the four of us go out to Mr Cecil's for ribs?' Terry said, removing the bottle
from her hand before she could pour. 'Give the wine a chance to wear off so
Mike and I can ask you a few questions about Jo.'
    'I
don't know what I can say to help, but, OK,' Marilyn said. 'Just promise me one
thing. Promise me you'll catch the person who did this.'
    Terry
has a voice that is magical. Soft and strong at the same time. It warms you,
comforts you, reassures you. People always tell him he should be on the radio.
His
    standard
answer is, 'Well, I sure got the face for it.'
    He
put his arms around Marilyn one more time. 'We'll catch him,' he said. 'I
promise you, we'll catch him.' He said it with total conviction, without a hint
of the fact that we were currently clueless.

Chapter
Ten
     
     
    'You
ready to answer a few questions?' Terry said, after we sat down and ordered
dinner.
    'Who's
asking?' Marilyn said.
    'Me,
Mike, does it matter?'
    She
sat there, hands folded on the table. 'I'd be more comfortable being
interrogated by somebody who's not my husband.'
    'Interrogated ? Jesus, Marilyn, it's just a few
simple...' He turned to me. 'Fine, you put her through the wringer. I'll just
sit here and be Bad Cop.'
    'How
about you just be Quiet Cop,' she said. 'Go ahead, Mike.'
    'How
much time did Jo spend at the flip house you're renovating?'
    'Not
much.'
    'Did
she have anything to do with the contractors, any of the workers?'
    Marilyn
shook her head. 'You think someone on the crew did it? No, they'd rather kill
Marisol.'
    'You're
the second person to say that,' I said.
    'Well,
it's true. Marisol is on the crew's asses every day. She's a total bitch. Most
of those macho construction guys hate her, but she gets the job done.'
    'So
Marisol is there every day,' I said, 'and from what I understand, she gets paid
extra.'
    'Right.
Besides her partner share of the profits she gets a project management fee.'
    'And
Jo doesn't work with the crew,' I said.
    'Jo
and I are like the junior partners. This is our first house with them, so we're
still kind of learning the ropes. We got to sit in on all the meetings with the
architect, and we helped pick out the appliances and the fixtures. I worked
with the landscaper, because I'm good at that, and Jo is coordinating the book
launch party. It's supposed to be tomorrow night, but I spoke to Nora, and
she's putting it off till after the funeral.'
    'What
about Julia? What's her role in it?'
    'Julia
shows up when she wants to, which is mostly never.'
    'Does
that piss the other partners off?'
    'Just
Nora. This whole thing started because Nora was