Chapter 25

By the time the police showed up at their door the O'Rourke's were at their breakfast table digging into the meal Eileen had prepared for them. The housekeeper slash cook was glad to see her mistress enjoying her food with such relish again.

These last few days since the murder the other woman has been off her food, barely picking at her meals. Now it looked like she was coming to terms with what had happened.

Riley wasn't too pleased to see them back at his door. He'd been hearing whispers even here on the farm and had had to dress down a couple of his guys for letting their tongues get away with them.

Somehow the rumor mill had got it into their heads that Sonya had been some kind of loose woman who was having an affair and that that's what had led to her being murdered. He blamed the two people who were now standing on his doorstep asking for entrance.

"I don't know how much more we can tell you detective." He moved out of the way and let them in but leaving no doubt that he was