Chapter 71

Five more minutes went by, ten, twenty, thirty. My phone vibrated on the table. I jumped, my breath catching in my throat.

A video appeared on the screen. It was Ray and Chad, dressed now as Lucy, plus Maureen and Connie, looking quite Indigo Girlish. They were smiling. Relief washed over me. “Looks like nobody got shot,” I said.

Ray shuddered. “God, was that a possibility?”

I shook my head. “Sorry. Bad choice of words. What happened?”

His smile returned. “We did as you said. Each time we told them, individually, they looked more and more nervous. Plus, two other bar patrons came to their table. I’m guessing they told them the same thing we did. That should shake things up.”

Lucy’s bewigged head nodded vigorously. “And we added fuel to the fire.”

Connie also nodded. “Maureen and I told them we saw the cops talking to Auntie and Pearl, too. And when the cops showed them the photos, Auntie and Pearl seemed to get into some deep discussion with the women in blue.”