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asked.
    Tara and I both said we hadn’t.
    “It’s a long shot, but I might be able to get a print off the key or the box. So, you arrived and began to look around. What made you decide to go into the back room where Mr. Weaver’s body was found?”
    “Max wandered into the room and found the body,” I answered. “If he hadn’t gone sniffing around, we most likely would have left without ever finding the body. How long do you think he’s been dead?”
    “I’ll need to wait for the medical examiner to arrive from the mainland, but I’m going to guess around twelve hours. Did either of you see anyone else in the area when you arrived?”
    I looked at Tara.
    “I didn’t,” she said.
    “Yeah, me neither.”
    “Okay. I’ll need you to walk me through your movements from the moment you got here until I arrived.”
    Tara and I filled Finn in the best we could. Finn is a good guy, and I was sure he’d get to the bottom of Keith Weaver’s murder. Sometimes I find myself mourning the fact that he’ll never be an official part of our family. I know he was devastated when Siobhan left the island, and as strange as this may sound, I’m fairly certain I took Siobhan’s breakup with Finn harder than she did. They’d dated since their sophomore year of high school, and he’d been a daily part of our lives for a lot of years. In many ways he was like a brother to me.
    “If one of the deputies from the main office comes around to investigate, it’s important that you stick to the facts and only answer what’s asked,” Finn cautioned me. He knows I tend to ramble, and I’m sure he doesn’t want the woman who is akin to a little sister to him behind bars for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person.
    “I’ll let Tara do all the talking,” I said.
    Finn seemed satisfied with that response.
    When Finn told us we were free to go I headed home to drop off Max and check on Romeo. I really wasn’t looking forward to my meeting with Camden Bradford, but I’d promised Tara I’d be there and so I would. I knew Tara’s schedule was going to be off, which would toss her into a bit of a frenzy, but I also knew she’d show up at the bank looking cool, calm, and collected. Tara was one of those unique individuals who always seemed to know what needed to be done and exactly how to do it.
    “How was your morning in your new home?” I picked up Romeo and gave him a warm cuddle. The large cat began to purr as I rubbed my cheek against his soft fur. “I’m afraid I’m going to have to leave you again, but we’ll try spending some time outdoors when I get back.”
    Romeo dug his head into my neck as I scratched his back. I doubt he’d been on the street long to be this affectionate. He buried his head under my thick, long hair as I hugged him one final time before setting him on the floor. I checked his food and water, topped off Max’s water, grabbed my backpack, and headed out the door.
    It was a nice day and I was tempted to ride my bike into Pelican Bay, but I hated to show up all sweaty. On the other hand, I didn’t want to waste even one minute of sunshine, so the bike won out over my twenty-year-old car.
    The ride along the seashore was breathtaking. There was a dirt path that hugged the coastline all the way to the harbor. Once I reached the wharf I headed to the far end, where the one and only bank that served the island was located. I wished I could say I felt brave and confident as I locked up my two-wheeled, human-propelled mode of transportation, but the truth of the matter was, I was terrified. I walked slowly along the boardwalk toward the entrance, where I had arranged to meet Tara. I know this is going to sound crazy, but I felt like a prisoner on her way to execution, as if the long walk up the wooden walkway would be my last.
    “Ready?” Tara, dressed in a bright sundress topped with a practical cardigan, asked.
    “Not really. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’m going to lose the lunch I didn’t