“He has no motive that we know about,” Jesse said.
“They could have hired him to do it,” Molly said.
“And he’d own them for the rest of their lives,” Jesse said.
“Even Bergdorf sophisticates and Princeton grads can be stupid,” Molly said.
Jesse nodded.
“So,” Suit said. “Now we have an actual theory of the crime.”
“Lorrie, with or without the complicity of Hendricks, did it, maybe with help from Lutz.”
“Lot of with or withouts and maybes in there,” Molly said.
“How true,” Jesse said.
“And do we have any hard evidence to support our theory?”
Molly said.
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“You mean like clues?” Jesse said.
Molly nodded.
“No,” Jesse said.
“So what do we do now.”
“We go back into everybody’s history,” Jesse said.
“Everybody?” Suit said.
“Everybody on the chalkboard,” Jesse said.
“And of course we may find out that Lutz is telling the truth.”
“However ineptly,” Jesse said.
“And that Lorrie and Alan are simply adulterers. People cheat on their spouses without killing them, you know.”
Jesse smiled at her. “From experience, Moll?”
“Not yet.”
“Well, when you’re ready . . .” Jesse said.
“You’re on the list, Jesse.”
“How about me,” Suit said. “Am I on the list.”
“Not till you’re old enough,” Molly said.
“For crissake, Moll, I’m almost a detective.”
“So we have a theory, let’s see if we can find something that proves it or disproves it,” Jesse said.
“Wow,” Molly said. “Like the scientific method.”
“Sort of,” Jesse said.
