“As of now, no one saw her with a third man.” I take another sip of my coffee and tap a pen on my desk. “Someone also sent Adam a photo with a threatening note. It was a photo of him and Kelly together, and the note said, ‘End it or else I will.’ Someone knew about them…” I bring the tip of my pen to my mouth and chew on it for a moment.

Anne’s eyes are wide. Her mouth opens and then closes. She doesn’t know what to say. I don’t even know what to say. She swallows hard and then brings the coffee to her lips, taking another sip. “Are they testing anyone else?” Anne crosses one leg over the other. She places the folder from her lap onto the desk.

“Who would they test? They can’t just go around testing any random man just because they don’t know who the third set of DNA belongs to. They have to have cause.”

“I know that. I’m saying is there anyone else that seems suspicious? Anyone else that may have had an affair with her, someone she worked with or was friends with or maybe an old boyfriend?”

“According to Sheriff Stevens, no one seemed suspicious at her work, but then again, you never know with his police work. No past boyfriends that he or Scott knew of and she didn’t really have any friends—well except my husband, I guess,” I say trying for dark humor. The attempt flops. Anne gives me a sad look, and I deliver a small smile, trying to convey that I am in fact okay, even if I don’t know if I really am.

“What do you mean, ‘you never know about his police work?’ Does he seem off?” Anne always picks up on the littlest things I say. It’s why she’s so great as my assistant.

“I don’t know. He just seems a bit overly friendly.”

“Overly friendly?”

“I don’t know how to explain it. He just seems like he’s more interested in this case than he should be.”

“Do you think he knew Kelly or something like that?” Anne leans back in her chair. This has piqued her interest.

“No. Well, yeah. Her husband is on the police force, and it’s a small town. He had to have known her. But I think he’s flirting with me. He told me he would be there for me regardless if Adam were convicted and… and it’s just the way he looks at me too.” Maybe I need that right now. I think I do. Sheriff Stevens might just be the person I need right now, more than I know.

“That’s really weird.” Anne juts her nose.

“Is it though? Should I be worried? I should be, shouldn’t I?”