“Well, he is the sheriff of the town, and you are the woman of a husband who supposedly murdered a resident there. And you’re also the defense attorney for said husband. He might see you more as a victim, like the wife of a murderer rather than the defense attorney and he could just feel bad for what you’re going through and the circumstances surrounding the case,” Anne suggests.

“He doesn’t seem to think Adam did it either. Don’t you think it’s odd that he told me that as the defense attorney on the case?”

“Yes, as the defense attorney. But not as the wife. He’s probably just not able to draw the lines between what’s appropriate and what’s not given what’s going on. This is an extremely odd predicament you’re all in.”

“I know, and sometimes, I wonder if I’m doing the right thing,” I confess.

“Right thing?”

“Standing by my husband when he didn’t stand by me.”

“You’re doing the right thing because you’re a good person. Just because your husband was wrong, doesn’t mean you have to be. You’ve stayed true to you and at the end of the day that’s what matters. Whether he spends the rest of his life in jail or not, Adam is going to regret what he did to you. I can promise you that.”

I press my lips together, raise my eyebrows and give a slight nod.

“Oh, by the way, the background checks on Kelly and Scott came in. Now I’m not you when it comes to investigative work, but I did find something that seems very odd. I just wasn’t able to figure out exactly what was going on.” Anne hands over the file.

I begin flipping through the pages. “What was the odd part you found?”

“For starters, Kelly Summers isn’t her real name. It’s Jenna Way.”

“Jenna Way? Why the change of name?” I flip through the papers trying to find the answer to my own question. It’s in my nature. If I ask a question, I have to find the answer. I typically don’t trust others to give me the correct information. I mean, Adam didn’t for all this time. He gave me half to nearly none of the pertinent information of what he was doing before Kelly was murdered and even now when his life is on the line, I know he’s not telling me everything.

“Well, she was married before Scott. And her previous husband was murdered.”

I’m still flipping through the papers. “What? How? By who?”

“He was stabbed to death by Kelly or should I say Jenna, and the odd thing is, she got off.” Anne raises her eyebrow.

“That’s really odd. None of it makes any sense. How did she get off?” I thumb through the papers.