Chapter 15

“According to Zeke, they’re…they were in the process of getting a divorce, so she didn’t come to the reunion with him,” Neil replied.

Payne nodded. “That jibes with what I’ve been told. I presume no one heard what went on during your conversation with him this afternoon.”

“Not that I know of,” Neil told him. “He was being very careful not to say anything when he thought he might be overheard. He even admitted, when I said something about it, that if his wife found out he was gay it could hurt him in the divorce.”

“All right. I would like the names of any of the other men you know of who also had relations with him while the two of you were in college.”

“If I tell you, it could get them in trouble,” Neil replied worriedly.

“Were any of them here tonight?”

Neil nodded.

“Well?” Payne said when Neil reminded silent.

“Tell him,” Kev said. “He’s not going to dash off to arrest him for the murder, any more than he’s going to arrest you. He’s just collecting information right now.”