Chapter 4: The Detective’s Inquiry
By midnight, a plainclothes detective named Miller approached Grant. Eleanor had sustained a severe concussion and a fractured wrist. She was stable but unconscious. Miller’s questions were pointed. He asked about the tension between the two women.
Lydia interjected smoothly, painting Eleanor as a confused, tragic figure whose mental faculties were rapidly declining. She was so convincing that the detective offered her a sympathetic nod. But Grant saw through the veneer. He asked the detective for a moment alone, and when the door clicked shut, Grant laid out his suspicions. He requested a quiet, off-the-books look into Lydia’s financial background.
