The entire interview thus far had something askew about it, and Susan couldn’t quite put her finger on what it was. Through the expected aura of shock and grief Sarah’s parents had explained that their daughter often went to her boyfriend’s (‘fiance’s’ Marion had reminder her husband) home on the weekend after working at the library and stayed overnight, so they weren’t alarmed when she wasn’t at home the Monday evening or the following morning. They had no trouble providing alibis, and didn’t appear concerned when Sarah asked their whereabouts at the time of the murder, a question that was necessary but needed to be worded delicately when addressed to a victim’s grieving family. “Just to see the chain of events of the day,” Susan had told them, and Marian readily detailed her schedule; a drive into town in the morning with stops at the grocery store and hair salon, home cooking dinner in the afternoon. Terry reported that his time was spent at home, doing some paperwork in his office in the morning and watching the football game in the afternoon.
