Lucas explained that he had gone to the house early to accompany her to the funeral because he knew she would be devastated. As he passed by the garage, he saw the rag tightly tucked inside the exhaust pipe. It didn’t look accidental.
“I wanted to take it out without scaring you, but when I heard you coming down… I just reacted,” he said.
Helen tried to think clearly.
“Who went into the garage? Who has keys?”
The list was short: her two children, Anna and David; her daughter-in-law, Laura; and Lucas himself. No one else.