Chapter 33

“As far as I know, he came straight back to our table after he and Jan danced. He was there when Kev took drink orders, and when the body was found. She didn’t return until just before that happened, if I’m remembering correctly. Kev and I thought maybe she’d gone to the ladies’ room.”

Payne smiled dryly. “Have the two of you been coming up with a suspects list, in hopes of exonerating him?”

“I’m not sure exonerating is the right word, since we both know he didn’t kill Zeke. To answer your question, yes, we have.”

“Who else is on it?”

“Mrs. Hale, of course, and possibly Tyler Monroe, since he was one of Zeke’s conquests in college. And anyone else he might have slept with, male or female, although I can’t say who they would have been.”

“Selective memory loss?”

“No. I never knew who any of his lovers were, other than Tyler, and honestly I didn’t pay any attention to what girls Zeke was dating. If I had, I might know if Jan was one of them.”