Chapter 17

A crystal tumbler with a gasoline residue inside was uncovered at the site. The tumbler, similar to the one Laura currently used upon my visit, had her fingerprints all over it, which coincidentally matched the crystal tumbler set at her estate that night. Public knowledge clarified that Laura had had a two-year romance with Oliver, which soured after the exposure of his affair with a New York City hussy and debutante. Judged as scarred, Laura took revenge on the man by burning his inn down. The twelve jurors on her trial deemed her innocent. No one had investigated tampering with the jurors, although rumors around Hurricane Bay and Turtle Bay painted a clear picture that each one of the twelve jurors walked away with a million dollars, tax exempt, since the payments were in cash.

I asked, “What do you know of the Hurricane Bay fire at the Flaming Flamingo?”