“He’s going to advise me not to take the case and, if I insist, he’ll ask me to take a leave of absence without pay.”
“Let’s have lunch tomorrow. Rubicon, one o’clock.” David nodded. “Fine.”
Emily came in from the kitchen wiping her hands on a kitchen towel. David and Quiller rose. “Hello, David.”
Emily hustled up to him, and he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
“I hope you’re hungry. Dinner’s almost ready. Sandra’s in the kitchen helping me. She’s such a dear.”
She picked up a tray and hurried back into the kitchen. Quiller turned to David.
“You mean a great deal to Emily and me. I’m going to give you some advice. You’ve got to let go.”
David sat there, saying nothing. “That was a long time ago, David. And what happened wasn’t your fault.”
“It could have happened to anyone.” David looked at Quiller. “It happened to me, Jesse. I killed her.”
It was déjà vu. All over again. And again. David sat there, transported back to another time and another place.
It had been a pro bono case, and David had said to Jesse Quiller, “I’ll handle it.”
Helen Woodman was a lovely young woman accused of murdering her wealthy stepmother.
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