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So what are your questions?”
    â€œI’m curious about something. You were friends with Marjory until something happened. Could you share what it was?”
    Tina shrugged. “I guess it doesn’t matter now she’s dead. It was because I started dating her son, you know, a while ago.”
    â€œJason?”
    â€œYeah. He’s not a great talker, but he’s lots of fun. Not hard on the eyes either.”
    I was speechless for a moment. Jason wasn’t what I would call attractive. Alcohol must have lowered her standards. “Is that why she and Jason were fighting too?”
    â€œOh yeah. Marjory acted like I was a home wrecker. She wanted me nowhere near her son.” Tina shrugged. “I ended it with Jason. Seemed the best way to keep Marjory from declaring all-out war on me.”
    â€œInteresting. Do you know if Marjory was having an affair when she died?”
    â€œNot sure. But she sure did everything possible to take that dental-clinic job away from me. Sally gave it to me first. Then Marjory kept asking for it until Sally gave in. It was odd.”
    â€œWhy?”
    â€œWell, it meant Marjory had to drive clear across town to work. She already had a nice job near where she lived. Maybe she had her eye on one of their dentists and was waiting for an opening.” Tina flicked cigarette ash onto the table. “Is that all? I’ve actually got a date. He should be here any moment.”
    â€œYes. That should do it.”
    We walked toward the front door. “If you think of anything, here is my phone number.” I handed her a card with my name and office number.
    We stepped outside. Tina waved at someone across the street. He was just locking his car parked behind mine. I ducked my head, but it was too late. Jason had seen me. He looked puzzled, like he was trying to place me. I glanced at Tina, and she wouldn’t meet my eyes. It hadn’t taken her long to get back with Jason now that his mother was out of the picture. Curiouser and curiouser.
    I hurried to my car and climbed inside. I locked the door and drove away without making eye contact. I prayed he wouldn’t remember seeing me in the funeral home parking lot. Before I turned the corner, I saw Jason hugging Tina in my rearview mirror. Talk about an unlikely couple. They seemed as good a match as a cow and a chicken. Marjory had freaked out when they were dating. Both had been angry with her for breaking them up. The way I saw it, they had two good reasons to want her out of the way—money and hormones. These motives were enough to make them suspects in my book. But did they have what it took to kill her?
    I hit my forehead with the palm of my hand. How stupid could I be? I should never have left Tina the card with my name on it. Jason would see it and know that I wasn’t an old friend of his mother’s. He might even have heard my maiden name from Brian or his mother.
    Once again, I drove home as fast as my car could manage. I kept checking to make sure I wasn’t being followed. It seemed like a good idea to lie low for the rest of the day.

CHAPTER TWELVE
    M onday morning I made it in to work for eight. I planned to catch up on some work and then visit the dental office. I’d brought the papers that Sally Peters had photocopied for me. It was time to figure out where the dentist office was located. I skimmed down the sheet until I found the clinic name. “Pine Tree Dental on West Superior Street,” I read aloud. I lifted my head. Some bit of information was floating in my memory bank. “Aha! Marjory worked at the same place where Cal got the dental records to id her.”
    I looked around to make sure nobody heard me talking to myself. I tossed the paper back on the desk. It was a little fact that might mean nothing. It was just one more useless bit of information that wasn’t getting me any closer to saving Brian. I knew that I should just stick to my desk job