Amos asked Swift as she drove them to Ruth Denton’s home. It was a toss up whether they would find her at home still on compassionate leave or back at school. They had decided to try the home in preference because it would be easier to talk freely there.“We suspect that both Matthew and Mark were milking the old man for money but it was Mark she had the row with,” Swift replied. “So why kill Matthew and not Mark?”“Perhaps Mark fobbed her off by telling her that his elder brother had stung the father for more, that Mark had taken only a small amount. That could have been why Mark got heated in the argument rather than rolling over when his sister confronted him.”“If that is the case, then Mark should be shaking in his shoes,” Swift said. “If he suspects Ruth Denton at all – and he must know his own sister and what she’s capable of – then he’ll know he could be next in line. We ought to talk to him again as soon as we’ve interviewed Denton.”By this time they were pulling up in the driveway of Ruth Denton’s home.
