What was her Jessie doing on their porch talking to Bernardi? And when had this happened? Oh God! She had to talk to her daughter right now—had to make sure Bernardi hadn’t said or done anything inappropriate. Surely, Jess would have told her if he had. “So you’re saying you had no idea the dead man visited your house?” Maddy turned sharply to face Tony Pirelli. She’d been so worried about seeing Bernardi chatting it up with Jess, she’d almost forgotten her lawyer was sitting across the kitchen table and interviewing her about killing a man. “I need to talk to my daughter,” she said, reaching for her cell phone before remembering that Jessie was in school. As much as she wanted answers, calling her out of class after what happened a few nights before would only scare her more. It would have to wait until she got home. Maddy shoved the phone back into her purse before pushing away from the table and walking over to the sink.
