In fact, as they were leaving the show, Chase realized she had forgotten about the whole Ron-North-murdered, Julie-Larson-suspected mess. Maybe Julie had, too. “You know, that developer, Langton Hail, had an excellent motive to want Ron North dead,” Julie said, climbing into the backseat of Anna’s Volvo. Chase, already belted in the front seat, realized that Julie hadn’t forgotten about a thing. She twisted around to talk to Julie. “Have you been thinking about this all during the show?” “No. Well, a little bit. Detective Olson has to talk to me at the station again tomorrow.” Chase turned to the front and tried not to let her dismay show. “But developing property,” Julie went on, “buying cheap and making money on it, is Hail’s livelihood. He would have a lot to lose if Ron’s story cast him in a bad light. It might have made someone investigate what he’s doing.
