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reading the letter tomorrow at Simpson’s office?”
    “I’ll read the letter before the reading of the will.” Carrie answered Suzanne’s question without mentioning she had the letter in her possession. “I just wanted some time before I made any decisions.”
    “Decisions?” asked Mrs. Faraday.
    Carrie placed her coffee cup on the saucer and turned to face her hostess. “I’m very saddened by the loss of Jamie, as I know all of you are. However, I’m just not sure what my role is and why Jamie…” She paused.
    Charles supplied the missing word. “Involved you.”
    “Why do you feel Jamie did involve you?” Suzanne interrupted abruptly.
    “I haven’t seen Jamie’s letter yet. However, my assumption is that he felt that if he died under unusual circumstances, he needed someone outside his immediate circle of family and friends to look into his death,” Carrie responded.
    “ Does that mean you’re not satisfied with the accidental death verdict?” Charles asked the question as if this suspicion were being raised for the first time.
    “I don’t know whether to be satisfied or not. I won’t know until I read the letter and see what Jamie was thinking.”
    “You can’t make a decision until you read the letter, but you give the letter back to Simpson,” said Suzanne.
    “Suzanne is right, my dear,” stated Mrs. Faraday. “We could have read the letter together and then worked with you to determine the next steps.”
    Carrie was thinking how to respond when the phone rang, and Charles went into the hallway to answer. The conversation stopped while they waited for Charles to return.
    “Hello. Yes, this is Charles Faraday . Yes, of course I know him…has something happened…When? Is he all right? …That seems unusual. What hospital is this again? …I’m on my way. It will take me about twenty minutes to get there.”
    “What is it, Charles?” Mrs. Faraday asked when he returned to the room.
    “It’s Simpson. He was mugged.”

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    “Is he hurt?” Suzanne asked.
    “ He’s at the hospital, but he must be okay. The hospital is calling because they want someone to accompany him home. He’s ready to be released.”
    “Was anything taken?” Suzanne was full of questions.
    “According to the person from the hospital, the police said he was attacked, but his money and credit cards were left.”
    “That is most unusual,” remarked Mrs. Faraday.
    “I don’t understand,” piped in Suzanne. “What’s so unusual about that? I bet a lot of thieves don’t take credit cards.”
    “Perhaps, but Simpson is known for carrying several hundred dollars in cash,” said Mrs. Faraday. “And while some thieves may not take credit cards, I’ve never heard of one that doesn’t take cash.”
    “Mother and I have warned him several times that he would be a target for a mugger carrying that kind of money,” added Charles. “Then when he does get mugged, the mugger doesn’t take the money?”
    “Maybe they didn’t know he was carrying money,” Suzanne said as she went to the side table and poured herself another cup of coffee.
    “I think it means he w asn’t looking for money. Anyway, I better get going. I’ll have more answers once I talk with Simpson.”
    “Charles, Hugh’s wife is out of town visiting their daughter. If he needs a place to stay while he mends, be sure to bring him here,” added Mrs. Faraday.
    Carrie was surprised by the continued show of hospitality on the part of Mrs. Faraday. First she extended her home to Suzanne, then provided a room for her, and now a place for Simpson to heal. After what she overheard earlier, Carrie couldn’t help being cynical about Mrs. Faraday’s reasons. Did she want everyone related to the case gathered under her roof?
    “I wonder…” Suzanne looked directly at Carrie. “I wonder if the muggers were after the letter.”
    Suzanne asked the very question Carrie was thinking. Was her letter the cause of Simpson’s mishap?
    “Suzanne,