I’m simply pointing out that our actions have consequences, and powerful men’s actions have powerful consequences.”
“Is this why you’re here?” I asked. “The other girl dropped out.” Emily looked at me carefully and said, “There was some kind of disagreement between her and the director after the theater got a new benefactor.” She stared at me expectantly for a beat, and when I didn’t immediately respond, she said, “Please tell me that wasn’t you trying to buy your way back into my good graces.”
“Would that have worked?” I asked. She’d mentioned working over the weekend so she could take some time off near the end of the week to go on a getaway with her rich new boyfriend. After all, I felt partly to blame for Ray’s death, even if I hadn’t pulled the trigger. Still… I made a mental note to talk to her about that later. Mr. Apparently, he didn’t have a lot of family. “You like?” Carla asked. The last thing she needs—”
“I know,” Emily said. The man couldn’t talk if no one could find him. Helen would be free. Want to hit a few rounds with me this afternoon, then perhaps get something to eat? “That’s where my mother always told me I was going.”
“Your mom?” I asked. My disgust at the inability to act sooner must have
