Chapter 59

“The deceased was known for taking young men home with him,” she said, “and giving them cash and jewelry in exchange for sexual favors.”

Mrs. Murchison exploded in a lengthy tirade, the sum total of which was that her late brother could not possibly have been one of “those” kind of people, and once again, I let her rant until she ran out of breath.

“Mrs. Murchison,” I said, “I have in front of me interviews with no fewer than four young gay men, all of whom state that your late brother took them home for periods of time that varied from a weekend to a couple of weeks. In addition, we have interviews with the security guards at the entrance to his community confirming that a steady stream of young men called upon the late Mr. Jordan.”

“Humph,” she said. “I still don’t believe it.”

I pulled a sheet from the file, handed it to Mr. Murchison, and said, “Please read this.”