“Wanna take a ride?”She looked at him in surprise. “Where to?”“Tell you outside.”Sherry looked at the front of the room, where Cora Felton was handing out clue sheets to the heirs. It was not going smoothly: Philip and Phyllis were still squabbling over who went first, much to the amusement of Daniel Hurley, who stood with hands on hips, quietly waiting his turn. Becky Baldwin, Sherry noted, was glued to his side.“I’ve got to check with my aunt,” Sherry told Aaron. “How long will this take?”“Not long. I’ll drop you off at home. Come o#x201C;Hown. Slip her the high sign, and let’s get out of here.”Sherry caught Cora Felton’s eye, waved, pointed to Aaron and herself, waved bye-bye, and mouthed, “See you at home.”From the look on Cora Felton’s face, Sherry might have told her there was no room in the last lifeboat. Sherry pretended not to notice, and followed Aaron out the door.They got downstairs just in time to see Chief Harper drive off.“Gonna follow him?”
