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with murder. And then he was murdered.”
    “The question is does one have anything to do with the other or is this a macabre coincidence?”
    “My mother once told my brother that coincidences were only facts not known yet.”
    Jason quirked an eyebrow. “Interesting observation. What brought it on?”
    Brinley smiled as she remembered the occasion. “The parents of Dan’s friends all called our house one Sunday morning before church. All their sons had spent the night with Dan out in the tent in the backyard and were now sicker than a dog and puking their guts up. So was Dan, by the way. Mom and Dad had been out of town the night before so of course they questioned my brother. Dan tried to convince my parents that it was just an amazing coincidence. Mom and Dad thought there was more to the situation that they weren’t aware of. Turns out there was a keg of beer, and a party too.”
    “Ah, those pesky facts. They do give our secrets away.” Jason chuckled and motioned to the untouched side of the room. “Let’s see if we can get a few more of those facts. But that story has a good lesson in it. Friends know many more secrets than family ever does. We definitely need to talk to Brad Enright. My hope is that he can give some context to what we’ve found today. Hell, maybe he knows why Roger had your address. He might be the type to confide everything to someone he was close to.”
    “Are we almost done here? I’m beginning to get used to the smell and that worries me.”
    Jason chuckled, the sound low and deep. “We can’t have that. Let’s get this done and get out of here. I don’t like invading the Gaines’s privacy at a time like this any more than we have to.”
    Their visit had only created more questions and hadn’t answered any of the ones they’d already had. Solving this murder wasn’t going to be as easy as Brinley had hoped.
    She might never find out why Roger Gaines had her address in his hand when he died.

Chapter Seven
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    J ason climbed back into his truck with a defeated sigh. A visit to Enright Luxury Cars had proved to be fruitless. Brad Enright was in Denver and had been for the last week at a sales conference. He was expected back late tonight and would be in his office tomorrow morning.
    Warning bells had gone off in Jason’s ears when he’d heard Roger’s friend wasn’t in Billings. Out of town was a good alibi. If he’d truly been in Denver, that is.
    “So?” Brinley asked, looking at him expectantly.
    He had to admit she’d been a good sport today. Other than the whole smell thing at the Gaines home she hadn’t bitched or complained once. The stench had been awful. He’d tried to play it off like it was nothing, but he’d had trouble keeping down his pancakes. It wouldn’t have surprised him if they’d found another dead body in that room.
    “Brad Enright isn’t here. He won’t be back until tomorrow. We can talk to him then.”
    “We’re coming back in the morning?”
    “I’m coming back. You’re welcome to join me if you like.”
    Jason had also been thinking about the creepy books, papers, and photos they’d found in Roger Gaines’s room. If the guy was violent, he might have equally violent friends. Add in Brinley’s address and Jason was more determined than ever to keep her safe. He wasn’t sure she was actually in any real danger but he wasn’t taking any chances at this juncture in the investigation. Too many unknowns. Too many open questions.
    It all came down to one thing. Jason wanted to keep an eye on Brinley until they knew more about this case.
    The fact that she was beautiful, smart, and funny was a complete coincidence.
    “Of course I want to. I meant it when I said I wanted to find out how I fit into all of this. So what are we going to do now?”
    “Dinner,” Jason answered promptly. “Then back home. We both need a good night’s sleep. I’m guessing you didn’t get any more rest last night than I did.”
    “Not much,” she