I learned about Kelly and Adam long before she took her final breath. Bob had approached me with evidence of Adam’s infidelities, which he had come across because he was looking to destroy Kelly’s life after what she did to his poor brother. He thought he would kill two birds with one stone—that he’d blackmail me into resigning out of embarrassment or at the very least, that I would lose focus so he could swoop in and get my partnership while taking down Kelly at the same time. He was wrong too. When he brought this to my attention, my reaction was nothing like what he expected, but more than he could have ever hoped for.

We decided to kill Kelly and frame Adam. After all, they did have it coming. Bob was out of town when she was killed to ensure that when the connection between him and Kelly was found out, he’d have an alibi. I didn’t want any loose ends.

We thought about hiring someone to do it, but like I just said about loose ends. There was only one person I could trust to do it and to do it perfectly… it’s like they say, sometimes if you want something done right, well…

I wasn’t pleased to learn that Anne knew Adam was cheating on me. As soon as I discovered the photo in Adam’s desk, I knew it was her behind it. Think I wouldn’t recognize my own assistant’s handwriting? I ultimately did end up forgiving her, letting it all go. After all, we were both each other’s alibis. That night we went out on the town, she didn’t keep track of time or her own alcohol intake, and why would she? She idolized me. I was everything she aspired to be. Time with me was like gold to her. I knew that. I counted on that.

I also knew all of Adam’s vices, and besides young pussy and self-loathing, his next favorite was scotch. Putting a handful of roofies in the decanter was as easy as, well… Kelly. With them both completely out for the evening, their memories on pause, all I needed was a quick detour from the bar at 10pm and a sharp knife. It was simple, like punching holes in a box so the animal inside can have air to breathe. But the opposite in this case.

Adam thought he was so smart. He thought Jesse was a real suspect. I knew Jesse was just a creep who was overly infatuated with Kelly, but following up on Jesse made it look like I was actually working on the case. Jesse was my decoy, just a way to look busy when in reality I was just waiting for everything I put in motion to play out.