Wordle by Wordle: Day 139
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Wordle #1064 – BRINY
“After that party, did you contact Roy again? Text, phone call, email…”
“Um, no, I don’t think so.”
I’m still processing the fact that my very last conversation with Roy had been about which cheese was superior, whether the cornichons were too briny…
“To your knowledge, were you a beneficiary to any of Roy’s assets at the time of his death?”
This snaps me out of our chat over some stupid charcuterie board and back to the present.
“What? No, why? Why would I be? We’ve been divorced for years.” I realize I sound too flustered, too defensive, but the question had taken me by surprise. “Is that what Palumbo’s saying? That I killed Roy for his money—?"
Aparna makes a “keep it down” gesture with her free hand.
“Palumbo will try to establish motive as either money or jealousy, or both,” Aparna says bluntly. “We need to anticipate his arguments to build the best defense.”
“No, we can prove that I’m innocent with evidence against Bree! She’s the one who did it!” I’m through with dancing around the truth of the matter, and I don’t bother to lower my voice, despite Aparna’s increasingly animated hand gestures.
“That’s not really how this all works—”
“Don’t you hear what I’m saying? Bree killed Roy and now she’s trying to frame me!”
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